A tRiP oN tHe PoLaR eXpReSs!!!!!

What an amazing time!!! The trip on the Polar Express was a perfect way to end our week of learning the letter Pp. It was a fun filled day with a train ride (for pretend!), cocoa and marshmallows (Yummy juice for "D" who is allergic to milk!), The Polar Express story, great practice sewing and learning to tie-(keep helping us so we can tie our own shoes!) on a candy cane, then a train ride back to school! Then, guess what?!!?!??! When we were getting our FISH folders and coats and backpacks, we received a package from the Santa Claus!!! Mr. Silzly and Mrs. Biery brought it to us right when it arrived to school! Inside, there were bells that were still cold just like the North Pole! The best part was that everyone single one of us could hear the bells-meaning we believe!!!!
I know I enjoyed the day and LOVED seeing my students faces and their excitement! Once again, I am in awe watching my students learn and enjoy life! What truly wonderful days. I love my job!!! Your children are perfect and so much fun! I hope you enjoy a few of the pictures of our day(s)!

Special Guests!!!

Last week, we were given a very special treat! A few of my former students, now First Graders, came and read to us a play!! It was a silly play about Santa in a parade with just his underwear on and they did an amazing job!!! We laughed like crazy through the whole thing!! I was so proud of how well they are reading and the Kindergartners were mesmerized by the "big" kids and what they were going to be doing when they move on. (Sniff, sniff!)
Thanks BIG First Graders/Mrs. Brookes! Thank you for thinking of us and coming in to read to us! You made our day! You are nothing short of amazing!!! We can't wait to be just like you!!!

Pajama Day in Kindergarten!

Just a reminder that tomorrow and Thursday is pajama day in Kindergarten! It is sooo cold, so you will need to make sure that your child has nice warm ones on. They can bring slippers to change into when we are at school.

Our morning will stay the same but we will get on the Polar Express (It is okay. It is just a pretend train but still LOTS of fun!!) to leave for the North Pole around 12:00!!! Yipee!! Oh what fun.......

Oh yea, no worries! We will be back to school around 2:35 so you can pick us up!!!!

OuR cHrIsTmAs WiShEs!!!

Christmas in Kindergarten is the best time of year! It is an amazing time of excitement and full of wonder and wishes! We hope you will enjoy reading our Christmas wishes for this year!!!

Hopefully you have heard by now that we had our annual Kindergarten Feast last week before the break! Well, not "just" a feast. A feast with little Pilgrims and Native Americans and LOTS of food! What could be better in a 5 year old's life than to end a unit on the First Thanksgiving with friends,food and fun centerst!!
Thanks to all the wonderful parent support and all of the items that were donated to make our feast a success! We spent the first part of the day practicing our letters, the sounds each letter makes and reading together. Then we kicked off the celebration by combining our classes for the big Feast. We played the part of the Pilgrims this year and I must say that we were the best Pilgrims ever!
After our bellies were full with WAY to much food, we spent the afternoon doing "special" centers like making a sweet little turkey made out of our own little hands, (Enjoy them! They will only stay that small for a little while!) we made bracelets with beads to help us remember the first Thanksgiving story, (Just ask us, we would be more than glad to share!) we played some addition turkey bingo,(Shhh, we know it is First grade math but noone knows! Oh and Yes, Mrs. Ryan is so proud of us!) and we even made a turkey out of an apple to take home for a centerpiece. We were busy!!! A great way to end the week and get ready for our own family feasts at home!

I hope you enjoyed your time with your child over the Thanksgiving Break! I sure enjoy my time with your child!! Once again, I am thankful for all of you! You and your child make my job look easy and are such a special part of my life! Thank you!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

a PeEk At LaSt WeEk...

 

In case you were wondering what we were working on last week, here is a little "peek" from some of our activities. We worked hard on the letter Hh and the alphafriend Hattie Horse. To finish the week, Mrs. Ryan always puts something in the sound box to have us guess what might be in it. (We are also learning to ask questions and what the difference is between a question and a story! But we just like it because if we guess what is in the box, we get to keep it!) Of course it started with the /h/ sound! It was a bunch of Horns for us to blow while we sang our new song! (Parents, I do hope you know that I apologized and smiled as I sent them home for you to listen to! No need to say thanks!! :-))
We also talked about Veterans Day and made flag windsocks to fly and show how much we appreciate the men and women that protect and work for our country! It is an honor to be an American and we wanted to take some time out to think about all of our Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles and others that help us! So if you are one of them, please accept our very best, "Thank you"!!!
However, the best part of last week was that we started to read! Really read! We know know our very first vowel and we are blending sounds with it to make words! Please help us practice at home! Practice makes us better and we are VERY excited about our new skill! We should know the letters a,b,h,m,n,r,s and t! This means that we can actually read words like hat, cat, man, ham, and tab! Aren't we amazing? We think so!!!
(A MUST share from your teacher: During our workshop time, the kids work on their Must Do's, Next Do's and then may go to choices. Choices are usually "housekeeping", play table, puzzles, etc. My highlight thus far was when four students got together and decided to play "teacher" and did blending, letter sounds and letter identification together at the carpet in a pretend "meeting". What a wonderful moment for me as a teacher! I am so very blessed! They will never know how much that inspired me as I watched them practice! So, "C", "R", "R" and "K", thanks for making my day!! I have these moments every day and sometimes I just want to share! Your kids are amazing!

A Note of Thanks from your Teacher!

I would just like to take minute and tell you how very thankful I am to have met with so many of you during parent/teacher conferences! I am so lucky to have such caring and supportive parents! I enjoyed sharing all the wonderful things your children have learned and I am honored that you allow me to work with someone that is so precious to you! It is because of you that my job looks and is easy! I value you and appreciate your support and all the extra hard work you do to make Kindergarten a success! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I love my days with your kids! I have the best profession in the world and am so blessed! Please know that you are the best and that even in the midst of some hard changes, we are excelling because of you!
Take some time to celebrate with your child! They have all come so far and in so many different ways! See you on Monday when we will be ready to get back to work!
(An added bonus for all of you football fans that are trying to convert us...I added the Boise State football schedule in upcoming events, just for you! You know who you are! Cornhuskers...Buckeyes..Vandals...geez!!! GO BIG BLUE!!!!!)