Show your school spirit tomorrow!
Students have been busy in the music room! Students in kindergarten and first grade have been exploring some of the different drums. Preschool students were busy playing the bells to "Jingle Bells." Second graders have been busy composing on their ipads!
Gobble Gobble! Miss Ferreri's kindergarten class has been busy this month disguising turkeys for Thanksgiving, dreaming of Thanksgiving feasts and discussing what we are most thankful for. We are so thankful for our wonderful school community and our classroom "family!" We hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving!
Fun was had by all at Kelly Lane today at our First Annual Turkey Trot! Even though it was a little chilly the students loved running to earn their feathers. Thanks a bunch Ms. K for doing such a great job organizing this for our students. . . they loved it!!
The students have been working hard on completing an obstacle course in PE. They have been jumping, rolling, crawling, climbing, and running their way through the obstacles. Their favorite part of the course is when they can jump on the spring board and land on the giant crash matt!
Mrs. Diemer's second graders ordered three digit numbers! What real world connection to ordering numbers can you make? Video games, siblings' ages and organizing our Uno cards were our examples!
Second graders had a special lab this week in science, they built lego river bends to design and test ways to stop water from flowing.
Kindergartners in Mrs. Curley’s class are playing roll and record to practice counting, number recognition and number writing. They also love buddy reading each day!
We had a fabulous time at our Character Day parade this week!
Storybook Character Day is tomorrow at Kelly Lane!! You are invited to dress up as a book character for the day! Parents are invited to line up outside at the time of your child's parade! See you tomorrow!
In the resource room, students are practicing their skills in various hands on ways—moving Velcro pieces, playing “follow the path” games or turning just about anything into a whiteboard/marker activity!
In Miss Porter's preschool classroom, students are learning about pumpkins! They are working on fine motor activities including painting with a Q Tip and a shape activity using pumpkins to supplement their learning.
Ms. Costas' second grade class is enjoying a special visit from Indian Rock! Students are learning about the tools, foods and the culture of Connecticut’s early Native Americans. They are using hands-on examination of reproduction artifacts and storytelling to bring to life our first native inhabitants.
These in-class programs were presented by staff of
the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut, based at Indian
Rock Nature Preserve in Bristol, CT. Today's visits to all second
grade classrooms was made possible through a mini-grant by the Granby
Education Foundation.
Mrs. Bava read the Book of the Month "Kindness Snippet Jar" by Diane Alber to Miss William's first grade class.
Writers in Mrs. Buder's first grade class are building their stamina! We enjoy movement breaks before we begin to get our brains ready to write!
Readers in Miss Goldberg’s first grade classroom use their smart spots to get comfy and stay focused during Reader’s Workshop.
Kelly Lane has Granby Spirit!
Tomorrow is Granby Spirit Day for PK-5!! Show your spirit and wear maroon and gold or your favorite Granby shirt!
Mrs. Budlong's second grade class is sharing reading strategies with buddies!
Mrs. Bisaillon's Kindergarten class is practicing what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to read to self. Grab a good book and find a comfortable spot!
