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Filled With Joy

Friday, January 24, 2020

Filled With Joy

Word Part Power! Blends and Digraphs Kindergarteners have been busy with their word studies! This week, students talked all about dissecting words for tricky blends and digraphs. Students began their study by listing and looking […]
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Compliments in Kindergarten!

Friday, January 17, 2020

Compliments in Kindergarten!

Writing Compliments Kindergarteners were thrilled for the chance to incorporate writing into their personal relationships this week! Students kicked off a new writing project writing compliments for their classmates. Our class began by brainstorming the […]
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New Year, New Goals!

Friday, January 10, 2020

New Year, New Goals!

Clothing Down to a Science Our class started the New Year by kicking off our latest Science unit on fabric and clothing. Students began the week by considering and telling us about and illustrating their […]
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Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 20, 2019

Happy Holidays!

Fun and Festive Centers! Kindergarteners spent the week engaged in fun and festive learning centers to celebrate the holiday season! Student partnerships followed steps from a book teaching how to dye noodles. The end result […]
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How To Be A Kindergartener

Friday, December 13, 2019

How To Be A Kindergartener

How-To WritingWe spent a lot of time this week working on building our How-To books, as Kindergarteners explained all of the things that they feel they’ve mastered. Students walked us step-by-step through how to do […]
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Welcome December!

Friday, December 6, 2019

Welcome December!

We Are Avid Readers!Kindergarten launched into a new unit this week in Reading Workshop!  These young readers are learning that “Avid Readers” are people that love reading so much that they can hardly stop! We […]
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The Gift of Gratitude

Friday, November 22, 2019

The Gift of Gratitude

Writing Our GratitudeKindergarten spent the week considering and discussing all of the things in their lives that they are grateful for. It warmed our hearts to hear all of the things that immediately came to […]
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Building Connections

Friday, November 15, 2019

Building Connections

ABC SchoolThis week, Kindergarteners got to celebrate all that they have learned so far in their study of phonics by holding “ABC School” for special stuffed animal friends! These brave “teachers” spent time showing their […]
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Kindergarten Powers!

Friday, November 8, 2019

Kindergarten Powers!

Super PowersKindergarteners have been busy working hard on their sight word power during Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop and Phonics. Young readers have been gaining fluency with these words as they read and reread familiar texts. […]
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Happy Halloween!

Friday, November 1, 2019

Happy Halloween!

Reading Kindergarteners are so busy gaining more and more reading “superpowers” each and every day! Kindergarteners have mastered the routines of Reading Workshop and are thrilled to be meeting with teachers for small group guided reading. […]
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Kindergarten: Marsha McCoy

Marsha enters her sixth year at The Cooper School. Raised in Charleston, Marsha received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from The College of Charleston. Marsha has taught for fourteen years in both the public and private schools. She delights in fostering a warm classroom environment where children can thrive and express themselves comfortably. Marsha enjoys hula hooping, crafting, relaxing at the beach, and finding treasures at flea markets.