Awesome-sauce!

We made homemade applesauce today 

with the help of Ruby's mom, Mrs. VanBronkhorst.

First, we all got a turn to chop the peeled apples.

Then we put the apples pieces in two large crock pots, 

added 1 cup of water,

 brown sugar and cinnamon.  

We let the apples cook slowly all day.  

Their sweet smell began to travel through our hallways, 

inviting friends to come and taste. 

 By the end of the day, both crock pots were completely empty.

Great job kindergarten cooks!!!

Let's - Go - Fly - a Kite!

In science, we are study weather and climate.  

One of our experiments included observing the wind.

Tuesday was the perfect day to make kites and fly them outside.

Just look at all the fun we had together!!

We discovered that if you stood on top of the hill, 

your kite would fly all by itself! 

 However, running with your kite 

was still the popular choice!

When we returned inside, 

we recorded what our kite looked like inside our school

and then what it looked like outside in the field.

Capturing air in our kite showed us how powerful the wind can be!

Hold on tight!!

Can You Guess Our Character Voices??

We Are Readers!

On Wednesday morning, 

we celebrated our strong reading skills 

with a loud and proud parade!!

We are able to use character voices, 

find exact words, 

use beginning sounds to decode text and so much more.

Most importantly, we LOVE to read!!

Watch out office staff, we're coming in with volume!!

Scientists Working Together!

The children started with what they thought were plain white beads.  

They used a pipe cleaner to create a small creature with the beads.  

Look what happened when we stepped outside!  

After reading Beneath the Sun by Melissa Stewart, we learned how people, birds and animals protect themselves from the sun's harmful rays - even in the ocean!  Our goal was to work in engineering teams to create a shelter that would keep our beads from turning colors.  We learned so much about working together, rethinking our designs and the thrill of success.  

Below are just a few of our ideas.

 Great job Scientists!

Writers Use Labels

In writing workshop, 

we are learning the importance of using labels 

to help the reader gain meaning.

We labeled a picture first and then...

Our Principal, Mrs. Allen stopped by 

and we labeled her!

What a GREAT sport she is!  

Thank you Mrs. Allen!!

Partner Power!

Whether it's reading a book or a word in our classroom, 

it's so much more fun to do it TOGETHER!!

Thank you Mrs. Pletcher 

for reading Mrs. Wishy Washy with us!