Happy 100th Day!

Yesterday, we celebrated the 100th day of Kindergarten. It's hard to believe that we are half way through the school year. The students had fun decorating their 100th day hats. The story, Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten was read and the class did a following directions/learning activity. In writing, we wrote about what we would do with $100.00. Some of the responses were:

I would go on a train
I would give it to my mom :)
I would buy legos
I would buy a zoo.

The class also answered questions to what they would be doing in 100years. Here are some of those responses:

In 100 years, my favorite thing to do will be to watch TV.
In 100 years, my favorite thing will be to sleep.
In 100 years, my favorite thing will be to do nothing.
In 100 years, my favorite thing to do will be make sculptures.

In 100 years, I think my job will be a farmer.
In 100 years, I think my job will be a server at Pizza Ranch. :)

In 100 years, I will be living in a blue house
In 100 years, I will be living in a barn.
In 100 years, I will be living in a houseboat
In 100 years, I will be living in paradise. :)

In 100 years, my favorite food will be chicken
In 100 years, my favorite food will be pizza
In 100 years, my favorite food will be cake.

In 100 years, my favorite TV show will be America's Funniest Videos. (This friend started writing American's Funniest Videos by using her sound/phonic knowledge. When she was almost done, she erased the whole thing. I asked her why and she said there was a shorter way of writing it. Then she wrote AFV. I had to giggle to myself.)

So...as you can see we have a lot of prospective of what we have to look forward to in 100 years. We had a good day and now we are on the down hill slope. Can't wait to see what February has to offer.

Crazy Hair Day

Friday was Crazy Hair Day at school and boy was it crazy! Most of my students took part in this fun event. They all looked very cute with their hair all dolled up. Can't wait to see what we do in February!

Winter Fun

We are back in school after a nice two week break for the holidays. Students started back yesterday and we had a great day. Over the break, I found some awesome units from some outstanding Kindergarten teachers around the US. I didn't want to start our new math topic yet, so I pulled some math activities from these units. One of the activities was a math survey. The kids had to go around to 10 friends and ask the question, "Do you like marshmallows in your hot chocolate?" They loved this activity and am excited to try more. Today, I tried the other math activity which was a great introduction to our new math topic. The students had to see if they were taller than, shorter than, or same height as the snowman that I created. I loved this activity as well as the kids. They had fun making predictions and measuring themselves next to the snowman. It's fun being able to do something different then the curriculum. I'm hoping we can do more fun activities like this throughout the rest of the semester. Even though the weather here in Nebraska doesn't feel like January weather, we had to do something to get the feeling of winter.

Spotting Santa

Merry Christmas from our classroom to yours. We decided to get into the holiday spirit today and make some santa's. I love this art activity because santa comes out differently for everyone. Santa has many facial expressions! We are all looking forward to Christmas and the break from school. I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday season and I can't wait to share more from my classroom once the new year begins. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Jodi

Very Thankful

I will have to apologize that I haven't been posting much. It's been really busy and time seems to be flying by. Our classroom has been really busy learning many new things and trying to get some of our E.O.'s accomplished.
This past week, I have learned a new meaning of being thankful. My grandpa passed away on Saturday. My family and I were all there to see him take his last breath. I am thankful that I had him for a grandpa. He was the best and it's been hard realizing that he is gone. I am thankful for our many family and friends that have showed their kindness/generosity these past few days. Words can't express how much all of you mean to me. It's hard losing a loved one so close to the holidays but I know we have support from our family and friends that we will get through it. Now it's time to move on and get back to our daily routines. This year has had it's up and down moments but I'm looking forward to the holiday season. I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you for all your support and friendship.

Halloween Came and Went

We survived Halloween day and the party. The kids had a great time and our room mother did a nice job of planning some very low key activities. Thank you Mrs. Linder and all the parents who helped out. It was greatly appreciated. Here are some pictures of what we did. Thanks for stopping by.

Our Trip to the Forest

Here in Bellevue, we are blessed to have a wonderful resource and attraction. Fontenelle Forest is a beautiful facility and is a must for any visitor or resident. The Bellevue Public Schools cooperates with the forest to have all elementary grades attend at least one field trip at their location and participate in one of there learning units. This year, we were able to visit the forest in the Fall and learn about animals and their 5 senses. We made the trip to the forest last Wednesday and we couldn't ask for a more beautiful day to go. The class was able to learn about how animals use their 5 senses, go on a hike through the forest and eat lunch outside on the patio. Here are a few photos to share with you the fun we had. Fall is my favorite time of year and being able to go to the forest during this time is a highlight. So if your ever in the area or have been meaning to go, please take the time and explore! Happy Fall Y'all