First Flakes of Snow at School

It's tradition! 

When the first flakes of snow fall during the school day, 

we stop what we're doing and make chocolate chip cookies - it's tradition :)

 The smell of Toll House cookies fills the hallway.

 Who cares if it's 8:30 in the morning - it's tradition!

We shared some warm cookies with our wonderful office staff too!

Our First Trip Together!

Meet Grandma Steffans.  

She is telling us all about the importance 

of bees in the apple orchard

After learning all about how apples grow 

and the varieties on the farm, 

we hopped on a wagon ride with Farmer Rob Steffans 

to see the apples up close.

 Below is Farmer Rob pointing out the red delicious apples we can try - yum!

 So many to choose from,

pick the best one!

CRUNCH!!!

Then it was off to the pumpkin patch so select a pumpkin for home

Thanks Steffans Orchard, 

we had a GREAT time!!

Smile and say "Applesauce!"

Many thanks to Heather Saunders for these incredible pictures!!

A Serenade for Rosie

Drawing upon lullabies that were sung to them, 

the kiddos spontaneously sing Rosie to sleep.  

Precious!

Ending the year with a...Peep!

How does a teacher keep her student's 

attention in school when summer is beckoning?

Hatch chicks!!!

You should have seen them skipping 

down the hallway this morning to meet our new class pets

Rosie hatched at 7:50 this morning and the children 

instantly sang 'Happy Birthday!"

Here she is getting use to all the smiles 

that encourage her every move and peep.

 What a great way to end our school year together!

Merry Month of May!

 What do you do on a beautiful spring day?  

Stop and marvel at the colors on display.

After their CHAMPion behavior - what a feat,

We stopped at Jersey Junction for an ice cream treat!

#freezetimeplease!

The Greatest Show on Earth!

 Today the kindergarten children dazzled their family and friends 

with their very own circus show.  

Each child brought a unique and special ingredient to the event.

I am so very proud of their accomplishment and extraordinary ability to perform.

Encore! Encore!

A few quick candid shots before the circus parade began.

Extra thanks to all the incredible artists who transformed 

our kiddos into the character of their dreams! 

That's all folks :)

The Cuteness

Look how much fun learning to juggle can be.

Can't wait for our kindergarten circus!!

They were suppose to be practicing 

their kindergarten sight words.  

They decided to melt my heart instead - I so love my job!!!

When Irish Eyes are Smiling...

Just look at the shamrock cookies that we made!

Special thanks to Mrs. Orsini, Mrs. Koop 

Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Wurl.

Tropical Beach Day

 A yummy tropical treat

for all to enjoy this

afternoon.

Just look at these happy smiles!!

 Thank you Mrs. Orsini, Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Gohel 

for spoiling us with such a healthy treat!!