Ms. Batte's Kinderland

As part of our study of Measurement, we made Play-Doh in our Math Groups last week.  The students measured out the ingredients and mixed the...

Newsletter for February 27 - March 2_ 2012 -

     This week our Focus Story will be One Little Mouse , written by Dori Chaconas and illustrated by LeUyen Pham.  A little mouse is in nee...

All Target stores across America will be hosting a Dr. Seuss Storytime reading of The Lorax this Saturday, February 25th from 9:00 to 11:00 ...

Newsletter for February 20 - 24_ 2012 -

     Our Focus Story this week will be My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza.  This is one of my favorite stories to share with the students--it is s...

Here is a look at the progress of the students' grass seed as of yesterday, Friday, February 17th: Also, we had a fun visitor in our ...

Happy Belated Valentine's Day !  I'm sharing with you some of the pictures from our party this past Tuesday.  We had a special day,...

Newsletter for February 13 - 17_ 2012 -

     This week our Focus Story will be Bunny Day by Rick Walton and Paige Miglio.  This story takes us through an entire day in the life of...

     Friday we made some homemade toothpaste for Dental Health Month (February).  This recipe included water, baking soda, vanilla flavoring...

 Yesterday, we came back to school to discover that our grass had grown over the weekend !  Here are a couple views of the growth seen so f...

Newsletter for February 6 - 10_ 2012 -

     This week our Focus Story will be Hide, Clyde ! by Russell Benfanti.  Clyde the Chameleon has a problem--his brothers can change their...

This week in my Math Group (Group 4) we learned about fractions--how to identify, write, and read fractions !  These kiddos did an amazing ...

Yesterday we predicted who we thought would win the Super Bowl on Sunday.  We talked a little about both teams, looked at a few pictures, an...

In honor of Groundhog's Day, we predicted whether Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow, then watched the video of his emergence this m...