Winter Party

Wow, what a wonderful party! First, I'd like to thank all of the families who donated supplies and items for our Gingerbread Houses and Party! I was overwhelmed with the amount of support and generosity! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!

While the class was at Music, I and a few parents come and help me decorate and set up for the party. Thank you Tiffany, Candace, and Brenda! 

As the kids came back they were so happy and excited when they saw the classroom. I heard a lot of, "Oh wow, this looks beautiful." and "This is the best day ever!!!" 

We enjoyed some delicious food and listened to some music.

Parents who were able to attend the party.

After we ate, the kids were eager to start decorating. My intent was to take some "action shots" of the kids decorating and then a "finished product". Well, I was able to take the action shots, but I never got around to taking pictures as the students finished. The classroom was buzzing with excitement and energy. It was so fun to watch the class get creative and sneak a few pieces of candy here and there. :)

It was a fun and exciting day. Everyone had a great time and I hope that you all enjoy your treats over the break. I look forward to seeing all of my class back on January 7th!!! Happy New Year!

All Aboard!!!

Today we had our Polar Express day. We dressed up in warm pajamas, had a parade throughout the school, and watched the movie The Polar Express. Each child received a ticket to enter the classroom and had a wonderful time enjoying the movie.

Winter Rotations

We have had a very busy week with so many fun activities. We had some fun Winter Rotations and the kids had a lot of fun.

Here is a class picture of our class (plus a few others).

KC Club helping with Math Stations

A couple girls in the KC Club come to our class every once in a while. They are always eager to come and help out. They did a great job helping with Math Stations and the kids LOVE the extra attention from a "big kid".

Math: Shape Walk

This week we are learning about 2-Dimmensional Shapes. We've been focusing on circle, triangle, rectangle, square ("special rectangle") and hexagon. This afternoon we went on a Shape Walk around the school looking for shapes. The class brought their math journals and off we went. They drew the shapes they saw as we walked the halls. We even went into Mrs. Meador's (one of our Assistant Principals) office.

 We came back to the classroom and worked with partners to discuss the shapes we found.

 Here are a few examples of their math journals.