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     I'd love to share some happenings of our days in KR!  Please check a few times per month for updates and photos of our classroom activities.  Please enjoy these pictures from this week's field trip!

Here we go!  SO excited to get to the park!

Kindergartners, kindergartners, what do you see?

Exploring the nature center!

Look how big I am!

We got to hold the turtles!

Our adventure of the day was to search for signs of fall.

We then used those little bits of fall to design colorful palettes!

Stop by Pence to see our collages on display!

We even squeezed in a little time to play with friends!

Good times!

     We had a great day!  Therese complimented our class and wished she could keep us longer!  Parents, pat yourselves on the back for raising such wonderful kids!  They make me proud!

Children's Museum, Here We Come!

      A day of fun was had by all!  These photographs document some highlights of the day!

 

"Riding" in the hot air balloon.

Waiting for the parachute to come down.

Balls and ramps!

Climbing wall

Trains

Baby care

Building a car

Make me a pizza!

Can't live without these ladies!

The doctor is in!

How can I help you?

Keeping them corralled...:)

Still corralling...

Last corralling pic!

Exhaustion!

So sweet!

 

     We had an extremely successful day.  All of the kids were on their best behavior -- they made me proud!

One Soggy Day

     I have been meaning to post these pictures for about a month now!  Today is the perfect day to get it done.  Our trip to the Jefferson County Park was definitely a soggy one.  I can't thank my parent volunteers enough -- although the weather was miserable, we all enjoyed our time with Therese and created some special memories out in the rain!

     We spent lots of time learning about frogs and toads and creating a "chorus" with combs, marbles, rubber bands, and our voices.  The inclement weather created the perfect opportunity to observe a real, live toad up close!

It was so chilly that he wasn't moving; this is why we could get really close!

Boys and toads!  :)

     Our time in the nature center was fun, too.  My favorite part was the game show, but the kids loved using the binoculars (too bad most of the birds were hiding away from the rain!).

     I love this picture.  "Look, Mom!  I'm the same size as a bear!"

   
 These kids have climbed their way into my heart!  :)

Day 100 Highlights!

     Since we have yet ANOTHER snow day today, I thought I'd take a minute to share our Day 100 photos.  I love Day 100 because it presents the opportunity to celebrate the number we've worked so hard to understand all year.  We now know that 10 groups of 10 make 100.  We can count by 1's and 10's to 100.  It's fun for the kids to realize that we are 100 days smarter!
     Most of our day revolved around the number 100.  We started by reading Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten.  The kids love Miss Bindergarten!  We followed up the story by responding to the frame:  "I could eat 100 _______.  I could not eat 100 _______." 

     In Math, we made the classic Froot Loop necklaces.  Before they strung their cereal, the students organized it into 10 groups of 10 on a workmat.  It was a great way for them to visualize just how big 100 really is!

     The stringing part was the fun part, though!

My little worker bees.  :)

The "silly" shot.

     We ended our day with a "100 Kisses Hunt."  So fun!  Each child had to search for 6 Kisses.  Each Kiss had a sticker on the bottom with a number from 1-100.  We met back on the carpet and put the Kisses in order on the chart.

     Here's to NO MORE snow days!  I miss my kids!
 

Playing Catch-Up





     I'm not quite sure what happened to the month of November, but it's long gone and December seems to be slipping away just as quickly! I hope you enjoy the photos I'd like to share to help catch you up on what's been going on in KR!

Fire Safety



Mr. Winslow came and taught us about fire safety.

I was the lucky teacher chosen to try on his gear.  My, was it heavy!






 

Symmetry



      One of my favorite concepts to teach in math is symmetry.  The kids get really intrigued by it and start looking for lines of symmetry everywhere!  Perhaps you've heard about something being symmetrical at home?  (Maybe too many times?!  :) )  I love the photo below.  Look at the excitement on their faces as their symmetrical paintings are revealed.

 

Here is the "before," as we were "tipping and dripping" our paint bottles to create our masterpieces!

 

 

Jefferson County Park







 



     We had a beautiful morning at the park with Therese!  She does an amazing job of teaching the kids about nature, while entertaining them at the same time.  Our main goal on our hike was to find the colors of fall and capture them on our palettes.  We found leaves, grasses, seeds, pine needles, and nuts to represent the beautiful colors observed in autumn.  I hope you were able to catch a glimpse of your child's palette before it fell apart.



 

 

     Stay tuned for another post in the near future!  :)