Thomas REPORTS:

On June 11th we made a picture with our buddies of the ducks in a random place. The kindergartners had baby ducks in their classroom. Some people made their scene inside, and some people made the setting outside (I even heard there was a duck in a bathtub). Most people did it outside because that’s where most ducks live. The Fourth graders made the background and the Kindergarteners did the ducks. Then we watercolored everything and the Kindergarteners cut out and glued their ducks on to the background. Then we all wrote our names on the backgrounds we made. The Fourth graders were allowed to put their names anywhere on the page and the Kindergarteners put their names next to their ducks.

Alon REPORTS:

It was Wednesday June 10th when we went with our buddies to Jane’s Carousel. We were responsible for our Kindergarten buddies and we got to ride the Carousel with our buddies. It was a really exciting trip and I think we should thank the teachers for bringing us there. First, we had snack then we rode on the Carousel. Some little buddies didn’t want to ride the Carousel but they got over their fear and were brave to go on the Carousel. Some people rode on horses and others rode on chariots. This was fun for us because we got to ride on a carousel “in school.” At the end of the trip we played in the park near the East River where we were. It was the only field trip I went on with a younger buddy so far in my life.

Estelle and Tess REPORT:

Little Buddies

Every year each person gets one or two little reading buddies. We had a bunch of fun reading and learning with the kindergarteners, but that was not all we did with them. We made watercolors of their ducklings. We painted a big background and the kindergarteners made one or two paintings of their ducklings. Our little reading buddies are so cute and have AMAZING manners. It was so cute when they were telling us about their ducks. The kindergarteners have been studying the ducklings and it was so fun to paint with them because they knew so much about the details on the ducklings. For example, they would show the webs on the feet and the nostrils on the ducklings noses. We hope to see them a lot next year.

Now we will interview some little buddies:

What is your name?
“June”

Who is your fourth grade buddy?
“Stella”

What book do you like to read with them?
“Piggy and Gerald books”

What do you like most about your buddy?
“I like how she draws. She is good at drawing.”

Here is another interview with a little buddy:

What is your name?
“Lily”

Who is your fourth grade buddy?
“Zoe”

What book do you like to read with them?
“Piggie and Gerald”

What do you like most about your buddy?
“She is good at drawing”

We all enjoy being with our buddies. After we went on a field trip with them, we ALL had rest time, because we played with them so much.