April
March
Chicks!!
We got to hatch baby chicks in our classroom!!
We watched one hatch and got to observe NINE adorable baby chicks for a week!!
We got to hatch baby chicks in our classroom!!
We watched one hatch and got to observe NINE adorable baby chicks for a week!!
... and what chick hatching isn't complete without a chick celebration?
Eating our "chick food" like we're chicks! =)
Eating our "chick food" like we're chicks! =)
St. Patrick's Day
My little leprechauns were left a special treat for staying on green - Leprechaun Fizz! =)
My little leprechauns were left a special treat for staying on green - Leprechaun Fizz! =)
Happy Dr. Seuss Week!
We went all out for Seuss! We wore Wacky Clothes for Wacky Wednesday, ate Green Eggs and wore Green for Grinchy Green Day, and dressed like our favorite Seuss characters for Favorite Character Friday! We even had the most adorable Seuss-themed snacks this week!! =)
We went all out for Seuss! We wore Wacky Clothes for Wacky Wednesday, ate Green Eggs and wore Green for Grinchy Green Day, and dressed like our favorite Seuss characters for Favorite Character Friday! We even had the most adorable Seuss-themed snacks this week!! =)
Amazing Artists and Authors!
We found our latest amazing artist and writers of the week!
Way to go, Zayden, Audrey, and Tristan!! =)
We found our latest amazing artist and writers of the week!
Way to go, Zayden, Audrey, and Tristan!! =)
Guest Readers!
We loved our guest reader, "Mr. Tom" Reppart! =)
We loved our guest reader, "Mr. Tom" Reppart! =)
February
Never Goodbyes... Just See You Laters <3
We said see you later to the Lawson family this week =(
We are going to miss Kristin so much!!
We said see you later to the Lawson family this week =(
We are going to miss Kristin so much!!
Celebrations!
Ayden and Alley filled their flowerpots, and Keegan earned a Golden Ticket from Ms. Jones for all of his hard work in the classroom!
Ayden and Alley filled their flowerpots, and Keegan earned a Golden Ticket from Ms. Jones for all of his hard work in the classroom!
Dental Health Eggs-periments!
Mrs. Schaffer's class came over to help us make elephant toothpaste for my new pet elephant, and then we left "teeth" in water and soda for two days to see what happens when we eat bad things and don't brush them away.
Mrs. Schaffer's class came over to help us make elephant toothpaste for my new pet elephant, and then we left "teeth" in water and soda for two days to see what happens when we eat bad things and don't brush them away.
I Love to Read Month!
Surprised with TWO Guest Readers and reading Throughout the Halls for I Love to Read Month! =)
Surprised with TWO Guest Readers and reading Throughout the Halls for I Love to Read Month! =)
Super Science!
So much fun exploring force and motion for the first time using Kinex! =)
So much fun exploring force and motion for the first time using Kinex! =)
Amazing Artists and Writers!
Congrats to our latest Amazing Artist, Audrey, and our latest Writer of the Week, Lilly! Audrey added so many great real life details to her picture, and Lilly used so many Tree-riffic Words in her writing! Way to go, little ones! =)
Congrats to our latest Amazing Artist, Audrey, and our latest Writer of the Week, Lilly! Audrey added so many great real life details to her picture, and Lilly used so many Tree-riffic Words in her writing! Way to go, little ones! =)
Working on Words!
Kristin learned all of her words (and FILLED HER FLOWERPOT!! =]), so we got to have a snowball fight, and Analyse read all 100 Fry words in less than a minute, so she got to sit at my desk for the day! Such amazing K kids!! =)
Kristin learned all of her words (and FILLED HER FLOWERPOT!! =]), so we got to have a snowball fight, and Analyse read all 100 Fry words in less than a minute, so she got to sit at my desk for the day! Such amazing K kids!! =)
Literacy Fair
Three K kids from Room 123 participated in Welch's first literacy fair!
Way to go, Audrey, Rylei, and Natalie! We were so proud of you!! =)
Three K kids from Room 123 participated in Welch's first literacy fair!
Way to go, Audrey, Rylei, and Natalie! We were so proud of you!! =)
100th Day of K!
To celebrate being 100 days smarter, we started our day with a special 100 themed breakfast, dressed like we were 100 years old, found 100 things around our room and put them in order (well... almost 100! We still can't find two =)), made 100 gumballs on a gumball machine, made what we would look like when we are 100, made hats with 100 dots, made a snack with 100 things, turned a 100 into something, built things using 100 cups, and made the coolest 100th day collages I've ever seen!! =)
To celebrate being 100 days smarter, we started our day with a special 100 themed breakfast, dressed like we were 100 years old, found 100 things around our room and put them in order (well... almost 100! We still can't find two =)), made 100 gumballs on a gumball machine, made what we would look like when we are 100, made hats with 100 dots, made a snack with 100 things, turned a 100 into something, built things using 100 cups, and made the coolest 100th day collages I've ever seen!! =)
Writer of the Week & Amazing Artist
Congrats to our latest Writer of the Week, Dominic, and our latest Amazing Artist, Dallin! :)
Congrats to our latest Writer of the Week, Dominic, and our latest Amazing Artist, Dallin! :)
Dental Health Month
Dentists from base came and presented a play to the K kids about dental hygiene :)
Dentists from base came and presented a play to the K kids about dental hygiene :)
Presidents Day
My little presidents sharing facts about Abe Lincoln and George Washington! :)
My little presidents sharing facts about Abe Lincoln and George Washington! :)
I Love to Read Month
Tabletop Reading for I Love to Read Month!
Tabletop Reading for I Love to Read Month!
Awards Assembly
Kindergarten's FIRST EVER Awards Assembly! K kids received awards for Perfect Attendance and Citizenship (all S's on the right side of their report card), and one amazing K kid (Addy!) received Most Improved. So proud of each and every one of my little ones!!
Kindergarten's FIRST EVER Awards Assembly! K kids received awards for Perfect Attendance and Citizenship (all S's on the right side of their report card), and one amazing K kid (Addy!) received Most Improved. So proud of each and every one of my little ones!!
February brought the sweetest surprise... Kristin's dad came home!! =) =)
Welcome home, Mr. Lawson!!
Welcome home, Mr. Lawson!!
We had our first Writer of the Week and our first Amazing Artist! Way to go Tristan and Analyse on your incredible work!! =)
February is I Love to Read Month, so we kicked it off with a Mystery Reader on our Smartboard... COACH! =)
January
We had our first school-wide celebration for good behavior!
We got to choose to watch Finding Nemo or Despicable Me 2 and have popcorn! =)
We got to choose to watch Finding Nemo or Despicable Me 2 and have popcorn! =)
Gabrielle learned all of her Kindergarten words,
which meant we got to have a snowball fight to celebrate!
And the amazingness continues.. Gabrielle, Dallin, and Addy filled their flowerpots!! =)
which meant we got to have a snowball fight to celebrate!
And the amazingness continues.. Gabrielle, Dallin, and Addy filled their flowerpots!! =)
January brought us another new friend - Olivia!
Welcome to Room 123, Olivia! =)
Welcome to Room 123, Olivia! =)
Brooklynn was the first K kid to get to wear the Super Kid cape -
she wrote a hook, first, next, last, and ending ALL HER HERSELF!
She could have been playing, but she chose to write. Go Brooklynn! :)
she wrote a hook, first, next, last, and ending ALL HER HERSELF!
She could have been playing, but she chose to write. Go Brooklynn! :)
We squished paint on our paper to make a cute little polar animal - a PENGUIN! :)
January brought us a new friend - Gabrielle!
Welcome to our classroom family, Gabrielle! :)
Welcome to our classroom family, Gabrielle! :)
December
Field Trip
We went on our first field trip of the year to Loblolly Acres! We got to have a snack, listen to a story, visit Santa, make a craft, go on a hayride, feed chickens (and a TURKEY!), pet animals (pigs, donkeys, horses, and more!), and go in a straw maze. We had a blast!
We went on our first field trip of the year to Loblolly Acres! We got to have a snack, listen to a story, visit Santa, make a craft, go on a hayride, feed chickens (and a TURKEY!), pet animals (pigs, donkeys, horses, and more!), and go in a straw maze. We had a blast!
Holiday Party!
We made GINGERBREAD HOUSES!
We made GINGERBREAD HOUSES!
More Fun!
We celebrated Lilly, Alley, and Callie learning all of their Kindergarten words with a snowball fight and Lucy learning all of her letters and sounds by dancing!
We had another surprise- Dr. Fitzgerald came and read us "Santa is Coming to Delaware!"
Finally, we decorated our door... and WON FOR KINDERGARTEN! =)
We celebrated Lilly, Alley, and Callie learning all of their Kindergarten words with a snowball fight and Lucy learning all of her letters and sounds by dancing!
We had another surprise- Dr. Fitzgerald came and read us "Santa is Coming to Delaware!"
Finally, we decorated our door... and WON FOR KINDERGARTEN! =)
Elf on the Shelf
We found an elf in our classroom! We took a vote and named him Rudolph.
We found Rudolph using our connecting cubes to make a tree, playing with his friend Jingle, (Addisyn's elf!), moving colors to red, turning our center numbers upside down, writing his name as our Buzz winner, leaving us a message for our field trip, and reading to Eeyore and his friend Lucky (Tristan's elf!).
On our last day before Christmas, we found him with a note that lifted his magic so we could hug him good-bye!
We found an elf in our classroom! We took a vote and named him Rudolph.
We found Rudolph using our connecting cubes to make a tree, playing with his friend Jingle, (Addisyn's elf!), moving colors to red, turning our center numbers upside down, writing his name as our Buzz winner, leaving us a message for our field trip, and reading to Eeyore and his friend Lucky (Tristan's elf!).
On our last day before Christmas, we found him with a note that lifted his magic so we could hug him good-bye!
Christmas Around the World
We learned about Hanukkah and made menorahs, played with dreidels, and ate potato latkes and applesauce.
We "flew" to:
- Holland and learned all about Sinterklaas, his helper Pete, and leaving our shoes out for Sinterklaas by the fire - we left out our shoes and found a candy cane surprise!
- Mexico and learned all about decorating with poinsettias and celebrating Los Posados
- Sweden and learned about St. Lucia Day; we celebrated by making a candle crown and eating cinnamon rolls like the oldest daughter wears and prepares!
- Italy and learned all about La Befana and Italian foods, such as pizza; we even got to make our own pizza! :)
- Germany and learned how they were the first to decorate Christmas trees; we even got to decorate our own Christmas trees out of sugar cones, icing, and sprinkles!
We learned about Hanukkah and made menorahs, played with dreidels, and ate potato latkes and applesauce.
We "flew" to:
- Holland and learned all about Sinterklaas, his helper Pete, and leaving our shoes out for Sinterklaas by the fire - we left out our shoes and found a candy cane surprise!
- Mexico and learned all about decorating with poinsettias and celebrating Los Posados
- Sweden and learned about St. Lucia Day; we celebrated by making a candle crown and eating cinnamon rolls like the oldest daughter wears and prepares!
- Italy and learned all about La Befana and Italian foods, such as pizza; we even got to make our own pizza! :)
- Germany and learned how they were the first to decorate Christmas trees; we even got to decorate our own Christmas trees out of sugar cones, icing, and sprinkles!
November
Turkey Day Fun!
We used Oreos and candy corn to make our own turkeys, made and wrote how to make pumpkin pie in a bag, and a visit from Myrtle for filling our Warm Fuzzy jar!
We used Oreos and candy corn to make our own turkeys, made and wrote how to make pumpkin pie in a bag, and a visit from Myrtle for filling our Warm Fuzzy jar!
November 21st was National Parental Involvement Day. To celebrate, we had two Kindergarten moms come in and do an activity with us! Mrs. Balcena from our classroom taught us a song and dance for Albuquerque Turkey and Mrs. Weatherford from Mrs. Schaffer's class taught us all about Braille!
Our November family project was to disguise a turkey so he wouldn't be eaten! Check out the amazing animals, creatures, and characters that made their way to Room 123!
I think our class wins the award for cutest snacks! Our fruit turkey from Keegan and our birthday minions to celebrate Kristin's birthday!
We celebrated our friend Jayda's last day by making her a book and giving her the biggest group hug we could!
Veterans Day
Painting soldiers for Veterans Day!
Painting soldiers for Veterans Day!
50s Day!
We're 50 days smarter! So we celebrated with a 50s themed day, complete with a sock hop where we wore 50s themed outfits, bowled, learned the hand jive, hula hooped, blew bubbles, had root beer floats, and more!
We're 50 days smarter! So we celebrated with a 50s themed day, complete with a sock hop where we wore 50s themed outfits, bowled, learned the hand jive, hula hooped, blew bubbles, had root beer floats, and more!
We celebrated Miss W's birthday with BIRTHDAY POPCORN! =)
Celebrations!
15 kids stayed on green the WHOLE MONTH of October and we celebrated with a Lunch Bunch!
Ayden and Keegan learned all of their kindergarten words and we celebrated with a snowball fight!
Rylei and Natalie filled their flowerpot and we got to dance!
Zayden learned all of his letters and sounds and he got to dance on the table!
We had a Lunch Bunch with Mrs. Schaffer's class! =)
15 kids stayed on green the WHOLE MONTH of October and we celebrated with a Lunch Bunch!
Ayden and Keegan learned all of their kindergarten words and we celebrated with a snowball fight!
Rylei and Natalie filled their flowerpot and we got to dance!
Zayden learned all of his letters and sounds and he got to dance on the table!
We had a Lunch Bunch with Mrs. Schaffer's class! =)
October
Pumpkin Fun! Counting Seeds, Carving, and FAMILY PROJECTS! =)
Celebrating Red Ribbon Week with Crazy Hair Day!
Putting on our "writer's eyes" to make sure we have 5 smile sentences!
October has brought us the CUTEST snacks!! =)
So many accomplishments!
1. Brooklynn, Audrey, and Analyse filled their flowerpots!! They got to pick a dance for us to do and they got a flowerpot full of gummy worms for their hard work =)
2. Parker, Callie, Lilly, Jackson, Addisyn, Kristin, and Alley learned all of their letters and sounds and got to dance on the tables!
3. Natalie, Analyse, Audrey, Dallin, and Tristan learned all of their kindergarten words and we got to have a snowball fight!
1. Brooklynn, Audrey, and Analyse filled their flowerpots!! They got to pick a dance for us to do and they got a flowerpot full of gummy worms for their hard work =)
2. Parker, Callie, Lilly, Jackson, Addisyn, Kristin, and Alley learned all of their letters and sounds and got to dance on the tables!
3. Natalie, Analyse, Audrey, Dallin, and Tristan learned all of their kindergarten words and we got to have a snowball fight!
We went on a Leaf Walk, sorted leaves, and did a leaf rubbing!
Our Rider Pride Party! We decorated cookies, ate blue and gold popcorn, made blue and gold bracelets, played Pin the Tail on the Rider, and had our faces painted. We had so much fun! :)
We got to have our first "snowball" fight to celebrate Brooklynn, Rylei, and Dominic learning all of their Kindergarten words, and FIVE MORE FRIENDS got to dance on the table for learning all of their letters and sounds!
Spirit Week!
Hat Day, Twin Day, Sports Day, and Blue & Gold Day!
Hat Day, Twin Day, Sports Day, and Blue & Gold Day!
September
We had a new friend join our class (Welcome, Alley!! =]), THREE MORE KIDS learned their letters and sounds (wooo hooooo!), we celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday, we had the cutest snacks, and we learned the word "like," which opened up so many possibilities for our emerging writing skills! :)
ANOTHER kiddo learned her letters and sounds, we had our second lunch bunch of the year - my biggest one yet, with 15 adorable little ones!, we practiced our beautiful smiles for Picture Day, we played a game with Pete to learn about the FISH Philosophies of Be There and Play, we had our first handwriting fairy visit, we had so many kids join the Color Club, and we started learning words we can put into sentences!
Two more kiddos learned their letters and sounds!
Way to go, Analyse and Natalie!! =)
Way to go, Analyse and Natalie!! =)
When K kids save 30 points on Class Dojo, they can trade them in to eat lunch with me in our classroom! I had a fantastic first Lunch Bunch of the year with these little ones! =)
August
Rylei got to dance on the table for learning all of her letters and sounds!
Way to go, Rylei!
Way to go, Rylei!
We filled our Warm Fuzzy Jar TWICE and got to meet and pet Myrtle!
The Class of 2026!
Hands down the cutest class ever!! :)