June 19th, 2015

Today is the day!!!

Today is the day that I look at each of my students one by one...

....and know that I will miss them so very much as they grow too old for my classroom.

This year has been an absolute joy.  We baked cookies together...

Practiced alphabet technology together...

Danced in the rain together...

Painted handprints together...

Hung out with some firemen together...

Built spider webs together...

Played dinosaurs together...

Sang with Mr. Maldonado together...

Worked hard together...

Had pajama parties together...

Sang in Christmas performances together...

Counted together...

Built sugar cube igloos together...

Performed science experiments together...

Made playdough together...

Searched for rainbows together...

Wore green together...

Examined bugs together...

Looked at bones together...

Ran a jog-a-thon together...

Counted sheep together...

...and learned some sign language together.

There are some that have been here for several years.

Some that I've known since they were infants.

Some that I've only just met.

And no one that I will ever forget.

It's been a good year, my class of 2015!

June 5th, 2015

On the first day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

the whole alphabet from A to Z!

 On the second day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

two picture books...

 and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the third day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

three pencils...

 two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the fourth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

four puzzle shapes...

 three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the fifth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

five golden stars...

 four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the sixth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

six fish for feeding...

 five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the seventh day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

seven stacks for sorting...

 six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the eighth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

eight beads for stringing...

 seven stacks for sorting,

six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the ninth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

nine blocks for building...

 eight beads for stringing,

seven stacks for sorting,

six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the tenth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

ten coins for counting...

 nine blocks for building,

eight beads for stringing,

seven stacks for sorting,

six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes, 

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the eleventh day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

eleven beans for planting...

 ten coins for counting,

nine blocks for building,

eight beads for stringing,

seven stacks for sorting,

six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books,

and the whole alphabet from A to Z!

On the twelfth day of kindergarten, my teacher gave to me

twelve eggs for hatching...

eleven beans for planting,

ten coins for counting,

nine blocks for building,

eight beads for stringing,

seven stacks for sorting,

six fish for feeding,

five golden stars,

four puzzle shapes,

three pencils,

two picture books...

AND THE WHOLE ALPHABET FROM A TO Z!!!

May 29th, 2015

This week, we really got into the Hawaiian spirit!

We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, a book about the alphabet climbing a coconut tree...

...and then we did some coconut tree math!

We also got to spend one last day with Miss Corinna before she prepared for her wedding this weekend.  She helped make handprint coconut trees...

...to create our own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom stories!

We read lots about Hawaii...

...and were especially fascinated with hula dancers.

We had fun with flowers...

...we had fun with playdough...

...we always have fun!

And, a special congratulations to Mrs. Corinna Wydra!!!!

May 15th, 2015

This week, we've been learning all about sign language!

Everyone caught on quickly and, by the end of the week, we were signing pros

We started with our library of awesomeness.  

Then, on Monday we explored our first vocabulary set with emotions...  

...because there is never a shortage of emotions when you're five years old.

We painted how we were feeling that Monday morning, making sure to learn the sign as well.

Miss Corinna is most definitely our classroom expert and, on Tuesday, she taught us the alphabet, A-Z.

Then, we figured out our names

On Wednesday, we examined numbers 1-10.  We completed some math sentences...

...and we made take-home books.

On Thursday, we celebrated our family members.  We drew pictures of them while also learning their signs.

Reviewing the letter Ff, we got to finger paint and trace along letter Ff mats.

This morning just so happened to be National Chocolate Chip Day.  It's also the day we learned some food signs.  What better way to celebrate than to whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies?

Rainy days?  No problem!  We have dancing and a fresh batch of cookies!

:)