Email: jabban@melrose.mec.eduNovember 2008 Kindergarten News
In Kindergarten, we begin November with a two-month study of celebrations. In social studies, we will be learning about the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower, settled in Plimouth Plantation, and suffered a hard winter. We will talk about the friendly Native Americans and how they showed the Pilgrims how to pick berries, plant corn, and live off the land.
We will begin December with a study on celebrations. Light will be the theme; we will compare many holidays and show how they use lights in their celebration. We will discuss most of the holidays happening in December, as well as other holidays around the world that happen at different times throughout the year. We will leave for the winter vacation with a special craft countdown to New Year's Eve!
Mrs. Abban and Mrs. Pietropaolo
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education from UMass Amherst
M.Ed. in Special Education from UMass Boston
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Free Time Activities
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Kayak with my family, shopping and watching football cheering, gymnastics, kickboxing and lacrosse games.
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Favorite Hoover Memory
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Kickball against the 5th graders!
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Favorite Movie and Book
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Movie: "Just Friends" and "Enchanted"
Book: Anything by Jodi Picoult or Janet Evanovich
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Inspirational Quote
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Live, Learn, Love
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If you could be a character in a children's book, who would you choose?
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Mrs. Frizzle! I would love to go on all those field trips!
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Associate's Degree, North Shore Community College -- Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts, UMass Amherst -- History/Geography
Bachelor of Arts, UMass Amherst -- English
Master's in Education, Salem State College -- Elementary Education
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Free Time Activities
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Flower design/gardening,
read, read, read,
going to the gym
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Favorite Hoover Memory
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Playing kickball with second lunch every day last year.
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Favorite Movie and Book
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The black and white version of "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir." I love all books and always have one with me -- my favorite children's book is "The Acorn People."
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Inspirational Quote
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"....Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
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If you could be a character in a children's book, who would you choose?
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Mrs. Frisby from "The Rats of NIMH"
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