Pirate for a Day!

Argh!  Damien's dad Jake,, treated us 

to an afternoon of pirate treasure and tales.

We made our own pirate hats, adorned an eye patch

and listened to the story of Skull Island.  

                     
                         Show us your best pirate face or you shall walk the plank!
                         Thanks to Jake and Sara Hooks for a special afternoon!

The Perfect Day!

On Thursday, our whole kindergarten grade level

 went outside to sled together.  

We went over some of the school safety rules at 

Wealthy and then practiced, and practiced and practiced - what fun!

Just look at all our happy faces below :)

                                         We concluded the event with 

                                              steaming, hot chocolate 

                                          topped with marshmallows and 

                                               whipped cream - yum!! 

Making Bold Choices

All week we have been reading and discussing the world changing, bold choices that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made in his lifetime.  I came upon a poem that is entitled With My Own Two Hands that talks about how we too can make positive changes in our world by using our hands.
At the art center, pairs of children made a bold choice in allowing a friend to paint their hand and print it on their poem.  The experience was so heart warming to witness.  Each friend was very careful to take their time and do their best design.  I'm so proud of the beautiful, bold choices they created together!!

                                                            Simply Precious!

Gingerbread Buddy Day

Our Gingerbread Buddy Day was a wonderful event!  

Builders of all ages created beautiful houses 

using a variety of shapes and colors of 

candy, candy and more candy.  

Here is a quick peek at some of the 

busy builders and their creations.

The candy buffet was a magical place to meet - oh, the possibilities!

Adding some finishing touches

Now how am I suppose to get this home????

Was it Grandpa Swift or could it be...

We were all treated to a wonderful drawing session 

from Grandpa Swift this morning.  He came as Fisher's V.I.P.

guest and was gracious enough to stay and  

share his talents at our art center.  

View the sketches below and ask yourself,  

could Grandpa Swift be from the North Pole???

A happy frog...

and a sweet bulldog.

Butterflies that soar and a lion that roars.

Ho!  Ho!  Ho!  

Did we ever have fun.

Thanks Grandpa Swift!!

A Day at the Pow Wow

We all enjoyed a Native American Pow Wow in our classroom last Monday and Tuesday.  The children visited several centers that incorporated crafts, stories, games and music.  We opened the Pow Wow with a traditional call of the tribes entering from the east and closed on Tuesday by exiting to the west.  Look and see just a few of the activities we accomplished together!

We created feathers by tracing and fringing with Mrs. Cambro-Feliz

Played partner games.

Made headbands adorned with pictographs to tell a story.

Designed Iroquois False Face masks with Mrs. Boeker. 

We used our color word knowledge to complete a color by number page.

Let's Hear it for Color Week!

We celebrated primary and secondary colors this week at school.  Children not only dressed in the color of the day but also had a chance to incorporate each color into their center time.  Take a peek...

We learned to write our color words...

We read books about colors...

We built a ring of colors words...

We recorded specific colored 

objects at our I Spy table...

And we mixed primary colored 

gelatin into secondary colors.

What fun!!!