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Come visit our Kindergarten classroom this year. 

It's almost here

Well the end of the school year is quickly approaching.  We have really enjoyed all the children and the fun times we have had learning and laughing.  Please join us for our end of the year awards on June 2 @ 9:15.  

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Busy busy busy!

Well the last two months have been crazy busy and time has gotten ahead of me with posting.  Here are some picture highlights of what we have been up to.  These include Kevin Henkes Celebration, science, the garden, egg hunt, field trips, and time with friends! 

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It's Sleepover Day!

Family Night

What a great night with all our families.  This year we decorated pillowcases for sleepover.  We had a lot of fun and the creations were awesome!  

Sleepover Has Begun!

Yes - it is that time in first grade for Sleepover.  One iur favorite things is the at home project.  This year we tried to include our theme of The Wizard of Oz by having the kids create a stuffed animal or pillow with that theme.  Kids could make lions and tigers and bears - OH MY!  Here is a look at our creations. 

100th Day ! 100 times the Fun!

Monday was the 100th day of school.   What a fun day.  We did some fun 100 day activities and ate 100 snack goodies.  Some of us also dressed as 100 year olds.  To top it off we had our Readers to Leaders Bingo with Mrs. Phillips.  What a great bonus for the day.  We look forward to the next 80 days.

Movie Day

Even though it was a small group today we had a great time seeing Paddington.  Thanks to Chase, Sophia, and Jackson for their donations to Promise To Kate Foundation in December. It was a lot of fun. 

Welcome back!

Welcome back everyone.  We hope everyone had a great break.  We look forward to getting back into the swing of school and finish out the second nine weeks.   We have a busy 3rd nine weeks so get ready for some "oz"some upcoming events.  

It's that time of year!

WOW...the holidays are near and you can tell around our classroom.  Thank you so much to all the families who joined us for our family feast.  We love being able to spend time with you.

Of course then we have our holiday party!  Yes we dress up in our pj's, wear our santa hats, drink hot cocoa, do crafts, and have our holiday book exchange.  So much fun!

One of the best parts of this day is our story time with Auntie Claus.  We get to sing songs and listen to a great story!  On the way out we even got a candy cane.  It was a great day!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS...SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

Stop and Jot

What is stop and jot you might ask....well it is a strategy we have been learning in reading to help us with difficult text.  Today we read Snowflake Bentley (our December Book of the Month).  It is about a man who devoted his life to learning and photographing snowflakes.  Through the text, students are encourage to stop at different parts and think about reflections, questions, or difficult words they may have.  After we are done reading the text we discuss their jots and clarify misunderstandings.  We will be doing this many times throughout the year.  This is also an activity you can do at home with some sticky notes.  STOP and JOT your thoughts.

A little garden time

What fun we had in the garden.  We planted peas, beans, and carrots.  We look forward to seeing all our veggies grow!

Literary Parade

What a fun morning with our Literary Parade!  Thank you for all who joined us today.

Fund Run Was a Fun Run

What a great kickoff to our school year.  Thank you for all your support through our FundRun this year.  Our class raised around $1500!  AWESOME!  We won two parties - a dance party and a water balloon fight.  Although the day was very hot, the kids did an amazing job running and sticking with it.  Here are some highlights.

Up Up and Away - well almost!

Welcome to the first day of school.  Today the kids got to see a real hot air balloon.  Although the plan was for it to take off with Mrs. Philliips inside - the wind was too rough.  It was exciting though just to see one up close and watch them inflate it.  Hope your child had a great first day.

Welcome to Munchkin Lands Lollipop Shop

Welcome to first grade.  We are excited about this new year.  Check out our blog frequently to see all the great things happening in our class.

The end is near!

Only a couple more weeks of school and your little ones will become first graders.  Can you believe the year is almost done?  This summer have your child keep a journal of their day- it's a great way to keep them writing and save good memories!  

Welcome Lester Laminack

What a great treat this week as we welcomed the amazing author - Lester Laminack.  he has written many books and is an excellent presenter.  We have read many of his books in our class throughout this year.  If you weren't able to order any of his books this week- run to the library and check some out.  You will love tove them. 

Time to Celebrate Eric Carle

What a fantastic unit we have had reading Eric Carle books.  The kids have loved reading the many, many books.  To end the unit all kindergarteners had a fun day doing activities related to Eric Carle.  We made shirts earlier in the week and they turned out so cute!

We had pancakes and a movie, made caterpillar necklaces, and then played Eric Carle bingo. During the afternoon we  made fireflies out if band-aids and click beetles.