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News and Views from YHIS<br />
Vol. 01, Iss. 04 Page 3<br />
Fifth Grade and Kindergarten Reading Buddies<br />
by CLLOEY JANG and<br />
JENNY KIM<br />
Every Thursday, from 8:45 to<br />
9:15, the fifth grade students<br />
read books with the kindergarten<br />
students. Many of the books are written<br />
by Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems. The<br />
reading buddies are usually randomly<br />
selected by the teacher, or the students<br />
choose their buddies. If there are more<br />
kindergarteners than the fifth graders,<br />
some of the fifth graders get to have two<br />
buddies.<br />
The fifth grade and kindergarten<br />
students have the opportunity to<br />
read. The fifth graders read to the<br />
kindergarteners, and they also listen to<br />
the kindergarteners read to them. The<br />
kindergarteners choose the books they<br />
want to read from a shelf full of picture<br />
books. When describing the experience,<br />
Amitta Sokol, a fifth grade student,<br />
explained that, “It is fine and fun. I get<br />
to rest when the kindergarteners read to<br />
me.”<br />
The kindergarten students enjoy<br />
their time with the fifth grade students.<br />
Vivi Jung and Eden Patton, both<br />
Each Thursday morning, 5th grade students joined the Kindergarten class for a time of reading - above, Nancy<br />
Lim reads Wacky Wednesday to Tony Park and Roy Kim.<br />
kindergarteners, exclaimed that, “It’s<br />
wonderful!” They like to read the<br />
Elephant and Piggie series by Mo<br />
Willems and a book entitled, There Was<br />
an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick<br />
by Lucille Colandro. They both like<br />
reading to the fifth graders and listening<br />
to the fifth graders read to them.<br />
The fifth grade and kindergarten<br />
students appear to truly enjoy reading<br />
together. The experience is a fabulous<br />
opportunity for all of the students.<br />
Ms. Jutte, the kindergarten teacher<br />
concluded, “It allows the kindergarten<br />
students to listen to and experience<br />
other children reading to them. It also<br />
helps them to build relationships with<br />
other elementary students.”<br />
Fourth Quarter After School Activities<br />
by SHAINA KIM and WENDY KIM<br />
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the<br />
elementary students have after<br />
school activities. Each quarter<br />
they choose two activities in which they<br />
Baseball is one of the popular after-school activities chosen by elementary students<br />
would like to participate. These activities<br />
enrich their educational experience at<br />
YHIS, provide an opportunity to enjoy<br />
a non-curricular environment, and<br />
allow students to build relationships<br />
with their peers. During the fourth<br />
quarter, the students<br />
could choose from<br />
basketball, baseball,<br />
soccer, Ping-Pong,<br />
coloring/dot-todot,<br />
clay crafts,<br />
cross-stitching, and<br />
popsicle stick art.<br />
The teachers<br />
and students enjoy<br />
doing the activities<br />
together. A few of<br />
the second grade<br />
students shared with the Royal Thymes<br />
about their favorite after school<br />
activities. “I like baseball the most<br />
because of the throwing, hitting, and<br />
catching,” said Ian Chae. “Soccer is<br />
the most fun,” commented Luke Son.<br />
“Ping-Pong is so much fun,” stated<br />
Sophia Kim.<br />
These activities are beneficial<br />
for the students. We interviewed Ms.<br />
Moran, the first grade teacher, who<br />
explained, “Activities give the students<br />
an opportunity to practice skills and<br />
things that they might not be able to<br />
practice during the school day. The<br />
activity I lead extends their learning of<br />
counting and gives them an opportunity<br />
to have an outlet of coloring to express<br />
their creativity.”
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