Dear Parents,
I am beyond thrilled to be launching this blog! It will certainly be a great way for us
to keep in touch and let you know about all the exciting things happening in
Ms. Beller’s room. First off, I
would again like to express just how much I love being in your child’s
classroom. Your children’s smiles
and enthusiasm for learning remind me daily why I chose to be a part of this
rewarding profession.
As many of you are aware, our class has been exploring
nursery rhymes and fairytales for the past several weeks. Last week was all about the
princesses! We read several
versions of Cinderella and Rapunzel including Cinderella Skeleton by
Robert D. San Souci, Smokey Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by
Alan Schroeder, Rapunzel retold by Paul O. Zelinsky, and Falling for
Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox. The
class favorites definitely seemed to be Cinderella Skeleton and Falling
for Rapunzel. The kids just
laughed and laughed! Be sure to
ask them about these fairytales because I know they would love to share with
you.
Over the next couple of weeks, our class will begin writing
our very own fairytales. First, we
will write one collaboratively as an entire class, and then your students will have the
opportunity to write their own. I
am sure that they will come up with some imaginative fairytales, and I cannot
wait for them to read their stories to you once they are completed.
Just as a reminder, we will have the Kindergarten Fairytale
Parade on Friday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m.
This is an opportunity for the children to demonstrate their knowledge
of characters from nursery rhymes and fairytales that we have studied. Listed below you will find some
suggestions for characters that could be used for costumes. Please note that we do not expect you
to try and buy a costume. Most of
the fun is in finding a creative way to use things you already have to make the
costume! Have fun creating, and we
hope you will be able to join us on Friday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m.
- Prince,
princess, queen, king, woodsmen and knights – Cinderella, Snow White,
Sleeping Beauty, Princess and the Pea
- Wolf –
Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood
- Pig – Three
Little Pigs
- Hen – The
Little Red Hen
- Cat – The
Little Red Hen, Three Little Kittens
- Dog – Hey,
Diddle, Diddle
- Cow – Hey,
Diddle, Diddle
- Spider
– Little Miss Muffet, Insy Weensy Spider
- Egg – Humpty
Dumpty
- Knight
– Humpty Dumpty and other fairytales
- Mouse
– Hickory, Dickory Dock
- Butcher,
Baker, Candlestick Maker – Rub-a-dub-dub
- Star –
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Any
of the story characters…Red Riding Hood, Miss Muffet, Bo Beep, Little Boy
Blue, Willie Winkie, etc.
Please make sure your child knows who they are if someone
should ask! Also, we ask that your
student not dress up like any superheroes for the parade. As we have discussed with the students,
no fairytales or nursery rhymes have Batman or Superman in them.
As always, thank you for your continued support! Hope you all have a fabulous week!
Educationally Yours,
Ms. Bruner
Our class' Venn diagram comparing the two versions of Rapunzel we read.
