3rd Quarter PBS Reward

For our school's students who maintained a 90% or higher in conduct for the third quarter, Barn Hill Preserve visited our school and introduced us to some awesome exotic animals: a baby kangaroo, a sugar glider, a baby tortoise, a parrot, and a bearded dragon. There was a drawing for free pictures with the animals. Students could also purchase their own close-up with an animal of choice.



Shamrock Sprint

Today, students participated in the Shamrock Sprint during their P.E. times. Kindergarteners had to race around the track twice and be at or under the specific time set by the coaches.

 

Mrs. Ray allowed teachers to participate so I got a little exercise in with the K kiddos. Even earned my own shamrock!

 

One of the pros to working at the same school my sons attend... photo ops! :)

 

Dr. Seuss Week (Read Across America)

This was a great week! We celebrated a great author and illustrator, Dr. Seuss.

 

Our door design was inspired by the book, Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose.

Each student illustrated when they are big-hearted, just like Thidwick!

We had some high school students visit our class and read to us. They also played a few Seuss-inspired games with us! Thanks for coming!!

On Friday, we could dress up like any book character. I chose to be Pete the Cat!

I was rocking in my school shoes. ;)



Our Class Picture

We were asked to take a class picture for the yearbook this year. Not everyone is looking, not every was in attendance. But we tried our very best! When the timeline is about to expire, you take what you can get.



Focused Writers

I just had to post this! Every now and then, my students show such focus on their work. I am so proud of their effort!

 

100th Day of School Celebration

We made necklaces using yarn, fruity loop cereal, and cardstock tags to help us separate each group of ten. We also had on some cute 100th Day crowns.

After reading a cute story, The Wolf's Chicken Stew, students wrote a letter to Uncle Wolf requesting him to bring them 100 of something!

 

Enjoying our 100-piece class snack! 10 of each kind of snack item combined in our personal baggies equals a tasty 10x10 treat.

 

Who'd think I'd look so cute as a 100 year old woman? :)

 



Martin Luther King Jr. Unit Study

This week, we spent a lot of time focusing on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the many  lessons he taught during his short lifetime. We concluded that our eyes see the colors on the outside, but our hearts and minds to "see" what's on the inside!

 

A great lesson involved using two different kinds of eggs - both were eggs, but with different shell colors. Students recorded what they saw on the outside and made a prediction about what the inside of each egg would look like.

 

 

 

 

We cracked them both open and look what we discovered -- both eggs were the same!!!!