Happy National Kindergarten Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate the joy of learning, curiosity, and growth in our youngest students. Kindergarten is where friendships begin, confidence blossoms, and a lifelong love of learning takes root.
Artsy Thursday 🎨
After reading Beautiful Oops!, we learned that mistakes can turn into something beautiful. 💫 Our students used their imagination to transform simple prompts into creative masterpieces.
I am truly blessed and honored to be recognized as the Governor’s Educator of the Year at School #5. Thank you to everyone who nominated me and to the incredible staff who have supported me throughout my career. I’m so grateful! 💙
Our kindergarteners had a blast celebrating Work Together Wednesday for the Week of the Young Child! 🎉 They teamed up with preschool friends to complete relay races, pass the hula hoop, and enjoy exciting parachute games. So much fun building teamwork and friendships! 💛
Tasty Tuesday fun! Our kiddos listened to stories about friendship, talked about ways to show kindness, and then got creative making Taylor Swift–inspired friendship bracelets…using Fruit Loops! They shared their bracelets with friends and gave each other sweet affirmations 💛
🎶 Kicking off Week of the Young Child with Music Monday! Our students proudly created their own musical instruments at home and paraded through the school sharing their creativity and joy. What a fun and festive way to celebrate learning! 🎉🥁🎺 #WOYC #MusicMonday
Kindergarteners had an egg-cellent time celebrating Easter! 🐣🌷 From following step-by-step directed drawings, to an exciting egg hunt, and sharing MY favorite tradition of egg dyeing—so much joy, creativity, and springtime fun filled our day! 💛🎨
Hopping into learning fun with our Easter ELA centers! 🐰🌷 Students practiced digraphs, CVC words, and rhyming words through hands-on games, word building, and engaging activities—making literacy egg-stra exciting!
Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day to the absolute best, Ms. Laurie! ❤️Your kindness, patience, and dedication make such a difference every single day. We’re so lucky to have you!
Family Math Night fun with our kindergarteners! 💙 We explored numbers to 10 by playing games, comparing greatest, smallest, and equal numbers, reading math sentences, and finishing with a hands-on craft. Learning + laughter made it a night to remember!
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❄️ A flurry of fun at School 5's Family Math Night! Thank you to our families for partnering with us & to the BEA for sponsoring the event! @BEA_United @S5_Belleville @mscorino_math @ePerri904 @Ms_DGroh @Belleville5_tc
Spring has sprung in kindergarten! 🌸 Our little learners shared why they love spring and brought their ideas to life by creating beautiful butterfly masterpieces. So much creativity, color, and joy in our classroom! 🦋💐 #KindergartenFun #SpringLearning
We kicked off March Madness in our classroom today! 🏀📚 We read I Promise by LeBron James and talked about teamwork and perseverance, then practiced our skills with a fun CVC matching basketball game. Learning + fun = a slam dunk! 🙌
Our kindergarteners had a magical St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️✨ They wrote about what they would do if they found a pot of gold 🌈💰 and then got creative making colorful rainbows using Froot Loops and marshmallows. Such a sweet and imaginative day in our classroom! 💚
Our kindergarten kiddos showed kindness this week! 💙 They made special get-well cards for their classmate who had surgery to help brighten their day. @S5_Belleville
A huge THANK YOU to all of the amazing readers who visited our classroom during Read Across America Week! 📚 Your time, energy, and love of reading helped inspire our students and made this week extra special. We are so grateful for our wonderful community of readers! ❤️
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Click the link below to check out our February Newsletter! We had so many great accomplishments this month! Enjoy! (via smore.com) app.smore.com/n/g814n
To celebrate the 100th Day of School, our kindergarteners created 100 cereal necklaces! 💯🥣 They practiced counting to 100, strengthened their eye-hand coordination, and showed incredible patience along the way. Learning + fun = the perfect combo! 🎉👏
Our kindergarten kiddos also celebrated the 100th Day of School by teaming up to create posters showcasing 100 THINGS! 💯✨ From chocolate chips to googly eyes to popcorn pieces- teamwork truly made the dream work! 👏🎉 @S5_Belleville
Our kindergarten kiddos began the 100th Day of School celebration in a BIG way! 💯🎉 They brainstormed ideas and wrote about what they hope to do before they turn 100 years old! Their ideas were spectacular! 🌎✨ Dream big, little learners! @S5_Belleville
