ThE aFtErNoOn GrOuP gEtS a TuRn At AlL dAy!!

Today the PM class got to have a turn being at school all day! Miss Hall, a First Grade Teacher, was our host for our special experience! We were able to create a book about First Grade, read around the room, check out some very cool grass and alfalfa, as well as hear an awesome story! Then to top of an already amazing adventure, we got a treat from our buddies! Pencils and our own name tags to take home! WOW! We so enjoyed our time! Thank you Miss Hall and class! We can honestly say it was a fabulous time! Of course, the main event was eating lunch at school! Can you believe it? LUNCH! Probably second to that was the opportunity to have FOUR (Yes, count them, FOUR!) recesses! We even started our very first chapter book! It was a great day!!!
It is amazing to think that in 11 short days our Kindergarten days will be over. (Sniff, Sniff!) It has been a wonderful year and today just proved how ready the kids are to be in First Grade! Kindergartners, you are truly amazing! I am so proud of you and all you have done! See you tomorrow (normal schedule) as we prepare to finish the year in style! Have a nice evening!

ScHoOl AlL dAy!

One way we attempt to prepare our kids for next year, is to have our Kindergartners come and stay at school all day. It is a great way to practice being a "First Grader" and see a schedule from 8:15-2:35. We had a wonderful time that started with our normal brain work and then headed to a First Grade classroom. We were able to spend some time in Mrs. Wright's classroom today where we read a story, authored and illustrated a book, and even did a subtraction sheet! WOW! Can you believe it? Thanks Mrs. Wright's class, you were amazing and we so enjoyed our time with you!!! Our Kindergarteners were briliant! We ate lunch, created designs/patterns on our graduation caps (sniff, sniff!) and even started our FIRST chapter book! Unbelievable!!!!! What a fun-filled day of school and a perfect celebration of all we have accomplished this year!
Remember AM kids and families, no school tomorrow!!! I will miss you and can't wait to see you on Thursday! Way to go Kindergarteners! You were fabulous and I am so proud of you!!! PM Kids and families, I can't wait to see you tomorrow!

What We Know About Our Moms!

Mother's Day is a time when we get to tell our mothers how thankful we are for everything they do and what we know makes them special. Too often Mom's are overlooked but this one day each year, mothers get the thanks should receive on a daily basis. In Kindergarten, we took some time to think about our Mom's and how very special they are to us and tell the world what we love about them. So, Mom's take a look at what your child said that puts you above the rest!!!! Happy Mother's Day! We love and appreciate you!!!

A Glimpse at Our Chicks On The Farm!

Here is a picture of our babies, safe and happy on the farm. Farmer Steph and Farmer Val say that they are very happy and doing well. They miss us and have enjoyed the letters we sent with them. Farmer Steph and Farmer Val have had their kids read them to them when they get lonely. Look at those chicks use their listening ears while they are being read our stories! Wonderful! See all of our hard work is paying off!!! Way to go Kindergarteners! I will keep you updated as soon as I get some new pictures. Parents, I will try to get some of the goodbye pictures on our blog as soon as I can! However, we do have some special plans for Mothers Day so make sure you keep checking back often!

Just another day?!?!? NO WAY! Today was amazing!!!

 

We would like to formally announce the arrival of our first baby chick! There appears to be at least one more baby hatching so we will just have to wait and sewe what happens tomorrow! Can I tell you have very excited we were today? It was a day of celebration! Not only were they chicks hatching but we have officially finished meeting every alphafriend! Keep checking back for chick progress and updates, as well as what we will do next, now what we have finished learning the alphabet! Kindergarten is the place to be!!!

Hey, do you know what "going green" means?!?!?!

Such a BIG question for our little Kindergarten kids! The best part of working with kids is it doesn't matter if they know the answer or not, you will always get an answer! So in honor of Earth Day, we started the day with a question. What does "going green" mean? After the questions, we talked about Earth Day, what we can do to help, and to be in true Kindergarten form learned a song about the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Isn't Kindergarten fun?!?!? We just love it! Happy Earth Day to you all!! Enjoy and help take care of our Earth that we like to call home!

HaTcHiNg EgGs In KiNdErGaRtEn!?!?!?

Of course! It is a great way to observe science in action and learn about life cycles and scientific observations and much more!! Our eggs arrived last Tuesday and we put a dozen different types of chicks into our incubator. We have learned so much about our chicks or what we now call the embryo's because we are such amazing scientists! In fact, we are becoming experts about chicks and their cycle of life. For example, it takes around 21 days for our chicks to hatch, they are currently being fed by blood vessels inside of the shell, they have a heart that is beating and the eggs need to be kept in temperatures around 100 degrees. It is such a fun time in Kindergarten! The kids love learning about them and even chose to sing "special" lullabies to them as they are busy growing, instead of playing in housekeeping and with Lego's. Can you believe it? Instead of Legos!!!!