Teamville Says Good-bye to Stanzi...

~ On November 25 our class lost a special furry friend. It was with sad hearts that our class bid farewell to our class pet, Stanzi, the guinea pig.  5 1/2 year old Stanzi was a well-loved guinea pig who enjoyed being read to and talked to by her many friends of all ages. Upon return from Thanksgiving break, we celebrated the life of Stanzi by writing a book in her honor.  She will be remembered always...  

 

A Month of Native American Learning

The Kindergarten Friendship Feast was just one of the many meaningful parts of our November unit on Native Americans and Thanksgiving.  Students enjoyed learning about some of the traditions, as well as some of the everyday knowledge we have gained from Native Americans which we tend to take for granted.  (i.e. how to make a boat float, how to make an bow fly straight) We also enjoyed reading in our classroom teepee and learned about other styles of Native American homes. However, perhaps our favorite activity during this unit was simply sitting around our classroom "campfire" listening to stories and singing songs. November was yet another rewarding month of learning together...

 

A SPOOKTACULAR Halloween!

~ Fun was had by all on Halloween in our classroom!  We enjoyed our walk over to Hallmark Care Center where we showed off our costumes and sang some Halloween carols for the residents there.  We brought lots of smiles to our new friends at Hallmark!  We enjoyed yummy treats and apple juice provided by some of our families (thank you!) and had fun listening to stories and playing games.  It was also fun parading through the elementary gym in our costumes!  A big thank you goes out to all families for helping make this yet another fun and memorable event at Washington Elementary School!  Happy Halloween!

Introducing Alyssa... Our Class Tree

~ As part of our kindergarten science unit on trees and how they change with the seasons, each class adopted a class tree on or around our playground.  Our class took great pride in our tree and wanted to name her, and so that we did.  After brainstorming a few names, our class voted on "Alyssa".  Her full name is "Alyssa Buddette Maple Tree"! Little did we know when we chose her as our tree what a gift she would be to us; not to mention the whole community!  Take a look at the photos which demonstrate just how much she changed from when we first adopted her until now...  a real beauty with so much to teach us all!  Enjoy...

                                     

The kids had so much fun watching Alyssa go through her autumn changes!  We would go outside periodically and record her changes in our science journals...

    

WE Walk Together!

~ The entire Washington Elementary School had a blast at our annual WE WALK fundraising event.  Our school worked together to raise over $17, 000!  Way to go, Boys and Girls!  We had so much fun walking, skipping and even dancing around the track on the actual WE WALK day in October!  Enjoy a few pictures of this fun and memorable event...

MORE KINDERGARTEN CATCH-UPS!

OPEN HOUSE HUGE SUCCESS!

~ It was so rewarding watching the kindergarten students give their families tours of our classroom back at the end of September!  They were so proud!  Please know that I'm proud of THEM! They are amazing kids with amazing families! Here are a few family photos taken that evening...

  

   

    

RECENT HAPPENINGS...

~ So much has happened in our kindergarten world in the last several weeks!  Some technological challenges have delayed the posting of of such happenings!  Now that I'm up and running again, here are some of the highlights...

The Wedding Ceremony of Q & U...