We ate....WORMS?!?!?

This week in reading, we read a poem called "I Brought a Worm." In the poem, the little girl brought a (candy) worm to show and tell and ate it! Today, I surprised the students with their very own worm to eat! YUM!

Happy Birthday, Brooke!

Yesterday was Brooke's 5th birthday! Her mommy came to eat lunch with us and brought yummy cupcakes! We hope you had a wonderful birthday, Brooke! Thank you for sharing your special day with us! :)

Happy Birthday Jahdai!

Last week was Jahdai's 5th birthday! Happy Birthday, Jahdai!!!!

Happy Birthday, Jalen!

Last week, Jalen celebrated his 5th birthday! His mommy brought yummy cupcakes and goody bags. Thank you for sharing your special day with us!

We are Friends!

Our reading unit on friends is in full swing. This week we read Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. We are discussing examples (and non-examples) of being a good friend and are beginning to respond to texts with pictures, letters, and words. Most importantly, we've begun to make friends with our classmates - how wonderful! Please check back this week for more fun and learning from our classroom!

Friendship Salad

This nine weeks, we are working on a Friendship Unit in Reading. We've been discussing the characteristics of a good friend and have read many pieces of literature on friendship. On Friday, we created a friendship salad; each ingredient represented something important in our classroom. The bowl represented our classroom, each ingredient represented friends who make good choices, friends who use kind words, friends who share, etc. When I tried to add a very rotten banana - the students all screamed "noooo!" When I asked why I couldn't include it, they explained that the banana was yucky. I explained that the banana represented friends that made bad choices, were not kind, didn't share, etc. We decided not to include that "friend" in our salad. Next we all ate the salad - it was enjoyed by all!

Please talk with your child about this activity, and let us know what part of the salad they enjoyed most by leaving a comment below! :)

Kindergarteners....Start Your Engines!!!!

Welcome Kindergarten Racers and their families! I am your Crew Chief, Mrs. Spurlin and I am so excited to work with each of you this year! I will use this blog to add photographs and stories of our activities throughout the year; we would love if our families would leave comments for us to read during morning meeting!

So, on your mark....get set....LEARN!!!!!