Mrs. Probert's Kinder-Bugs 2008-2009

* The Choice is BIG

2009-12-05T10:22:00.000-08:00

Work to enjoy the life you choose...

Living takes money. And hard work. Learning to work starts early in life. We can set our path now by doing our best.

I realize that this is a BIG discussion for Kindergarten kids... but it is working.

We talked about the vacations we have been on and the ones we hope to take. We talked about the places we've been that we'd like to go back to.

We talked about what kind of car we want to drive when we grow up... Would we be safe in this car?
Would you like to drive this car? Would you be safe in this car?

How about this car?

Or this car?

Or this?

We talked about taking care of our emotions and learning to smile. We talked about taking care of our teeth.

We talked about shopping. Would you like to shop here?

Would you like to work at a job where you could earn enough money to live here?

Is this the place you would want to shower, a place to get clean?

Would you be happy if this were all that you had?

How would you feel if this is where you kept your clothes?

This boy looks happy.

Do you think he is?

Would you like to sleep here or here?

or here?

When you grow up, do you want to chew your food? Do you keep your teeth healthy now?

This man needs a job.
What job do you think this man could do?

Would he be a good doctor?

Would he be a good cook?

Would he be a good dad?

Would he be a good friend?

Would he be a good dentist?

He is a good person.

He could be anything he worked at being.

He would have to change a few things and he would have to work hard.

What would he have to change?

Would you like to sleep here? This man is sick. He needs to be in a doctor's care, but he can't pay for help. He is lonely and lost.

Would you like this to be your home? Would you like this to be your neighborhood? Would you like to play in this neighborhood?

If you didn't have a home, where would you go at night? Where would you go when it was cold?

Would you like to sleep here?

Would you like to walk around all day pushing your things around with you in a shopping cart like this man?

...or like this woman? Even children live like this with their mom or dad or sometimes with both of their parents. Sometimes kids live on the streets all by themself.

The only power this person has is the power to push her cart.

A homeless person is using a public restroom. This is a bag with her things sitting on the floor in the bathroom.

This person has lost her power.
Would you be happy if you were this person?

Would you feel lonely?

What choices should this person make?

Sometimes it is hard to find work.

This person might not have the skills needed to find a good job.

This person is laughing.

This person is happy.

Would you be happy if you were this person?

Has she lost her power?

Here is a group of friends. Does it look like they are having fun?

The man is playing a song hoping that someone will give him some money so he can buy some food.

They don't have much power.

The choice is BIG. You can choose to be a grown up who has a happy family. You can choose to be a grown up who lives in a home together where you can be safe and warm. These people have their power. They are honest and good. They work hard. They play and enjoy life together.

Choose now to do your best work.

Choose now to listen to your teacher the first time.

Choose now to follow directions.

Choose now to be a good friend.

Choose now to make a difference for someone.... maybe even for yourself.

Choose to share and take turns.

Choose to take care of materials.

Choose to keep your kindergarten power.

* My "Summer Time!"

2009-06-05T22:18:00.001-07:00

Hello Kinder-Bugs! It's time for me to re-charge my body for next fall's Kinder-bugs!....
Many moments will be dedicated to learning new teaching strategies, always so much to do as a teacher staying on top of the game!
And... many moments will be dedicated to my family. The smile box below includes photos of my hubby and our 7 grand-kids (soon to be 8 in July!) They are all living here in Utah this summer!!!!!!!! They are a beautiful part of my life. Not pictured: 2 fabulous sons & 1 fabulous son-in-law, 2 gorgeous daughters and 1 gorgeous daughter-in-law.
I will also be spending time with my mother. She lives in an assisted care facility close to my home. Also... time with my syblings and father... just hanging out!
Thanks for letting me share!
Please feel free to email me and let me know how you are enjoying your summer!
Enjoy some of the many learning links along the right bottom side of our blog, keep learning!
Hugs, Mrs. Probert

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* My Wish For You...

2009-06-05T19:13:00.000-07:00

PHOTOS WANTED! Parents, if you took pictures of today's advancement program, or photos on the lawn after the program, and if you would like me to add them to the slideshow below, please send them in small attachments to my email at jprobert@dsdmail.net

THANK YOU SO MUCH for a F A B U L O U S and GROWING year!

Don't forget to HUG YOUR KINDER-BUG every single day!
Thank you kinder-bugs for giving me "pinch me" moments every single day! Have a perfect summer, be safe, keep learning, and enjoy the summer sunshine. I hope to see most of you next fall! Many hugs, Mrs. Probert

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* Samantha's Garden

2009-06-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Mr. Clark, you are amazing! Thank you for your gift, the flowers are beautiful. Thank you for talking with the children about car safety. And, thank you for teaching them about sod, soil, annuals, perenials, plant names, turning the soil, and turkey manure! Thank you for teaching them about friendship. Thank you for your example, and for taking time to plan and purchase this garden. Have an amazing summer Mr. Clark, and we will see you in the fall.

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* Introducing the Class of 2021

2009-06-04T22:57:00.000-07:00

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We are going to miss each other, but we will forever be in each other's heart! Many hugs!!!

* Field Day 2009

2009-06-04T20:27:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time at Field Day! We worked together as a team just one last time.

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* Boom Chicka Boom!

2009-06-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

Today was our last BIG day with our 4th Grade Buddies. Tomorrow we will say goodbye! We will perform our advancement program for them. We want to thank them for all their help this year! You've helped us grow!

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An Hour in the Sun !

2009-06-02T21:55:00.000-07:00

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* Samantha: You Changed my World

2009-05-30T07:40:00.000-07:00

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These 3 pages are scrapbook scans of pages I made for my memory book. The picture of Samantha in the dress was taken on her birthday. She is wearing her friend's dress. She'd changed into it minutes before the picture was taken. She thought it was "pretty." She hadn't remembered it was picture day, and she hadn't combed her hair that day, which wasn't uncommon. She was wearing denim bibbed over-alls, which was common. So, we combed her hair, and she thought she looked beautiful, of course I thought she was beautiful every day! The photo captured the biggest smile I'd seen her have. I know she felt pretty.

The story of losing Samantha can be found later in this post.

These scrap scans were made using pictures from that 3rd grade year. The picture of all of us together was taken outside. This was after we'd lost Sammy. We'd painted life celebration pictures, and had taped them to the outside of the building near the back doors. We'd just finished planting sun flower seeds, in hopes they would grow and welcome the kids back to school in the fall, in memory of our friend. And they did grow. And they were beautiful. I wish I could find the picture of them. They were so bright and huge!
I've always been glad that I am a "picture taker", documenting life. I'm so happy I have these pictures to help celebrate Samantha's beautiful life, and her friends.

They graduated from high school last year, and many of them are in college now. A few of them are married. One girl and one boy from the 3rd grade class ended up marrying each other!!!!

I can't wait to see what the future brings for each one of them as we keep in touch.

THE STORY:
It's been 10 years since I last saw Samantha, but I can still see her big brown eyes.
Samantha, had just turned 9 years old.
Walking to school, crossing the street in front of the school, she didn't see the truck as she had stopped in the middle of the road to tie her shoe.

She had a bundle of dandelions in her had, she'd picked them for her teacher.
Her friends weren't with her at the time of the accident. She was all alone.
Her friend Aubry was with her earlier that morning while she picked the flowers, but then she said she was going to walk a "different way to school." She walked through the truck gate. She was planning to buy a drink from the fruit drink machine in the front hall area.
There wasn't a need for a crossing guard in the front of the school that year. The base children weren't suppose to walk outside of the trucking gate. They were suppose to walk through the back gate at the back of the school. How she slipped through we will never know.

The truck driver didn't see the little girl in the road. The truck couldn't stop.

I was Samantha's 3rd grade teacher here at Hill Field Elementary.

A friend drove me to Primary Children's Hospital as we watched the helicopter swiftly carry Sammy away from her school.

I stayed with her a couple of days until her parents could be contacted. They were having family challenges, and her mother had gone to visit family out of state that day. Dad was in distress and couldn't be located. Cell phones weren't as common as they are now, and neither of her parents had one.

Samantha had head trauma, she never woke up.

Too many memories of that day to tell.

That 3rd grade year was one we will never forget, for we endured many emotional times (that story is at the bottom of this post), even from the beginning of the year: I am still in contact with many of the children from Sammy's class. We have a bond that will last through the eternities. But, there is one thing that I do know: That moment changed my world. I am forever a better teacher and person. I miss you Sammy.

I visit her grave sight here in Layton Utah often. Sometimes I bring balloons or flowers. All of her family lives out of state now, I've lost touch with them as they have had many trials and have separated and challenging lives.

Each year I take my student's out to the memory rock. I thank our principal, and my forever friend Paul, for creating a place for us to remember Samantha. We had planted a tree, donated to the school by my sweet, dear mother. But, when the new parking lot was put in, the tree came out.

We talked about being safe around cars and trucks. We flew paper airplanes, laughing and smiling and celebrating where we are and where we are going. We celebrate friendship and caring for each other.

The 3RD GRADE YEAR that changed my life...
I love being a teacher... Each year has had its special moments.
One year stands out in my mind. It was 1998-1999. I had the humbling opportunity of teaching a beautiful group of 3rd graders.
During this year we suffered many great and tragic losses, and battled individual trials. But, in the end, we celebrate one another with great admiration and love, and feel the warmth of the Savior's love surrounding us.

Our memories, like our dreams, are ours alone and tell our story.

First came Shane, with his tosselled hair, and lonesome eyes. He and his dad lived together. He had a dog that had puppies. He shared his 5 puppies with us for show and tell. We fell in "puppy" love. Then 3 days later his home on the base burned down, all the puppies were lost in the fire. Shane and his dad were not hurt, but they lost all their material possessions and memories. We warmed one another with hugs and tears.

A few weeks later, I arrived to the news of Peter's greatest loss. His father's plane had crashed and burned on the salt flats during a test run. There were no survivors. Peter's dad had visited our class on a couple of occastions. Once again we warmed one another with hugs and tears, and we became more thankful for our family and the people we love and who love us.

Next came my ankle surgery and removal of a tumor. I was out for 2 weeks. The great blessing of having my sweet husband Dave and my sweet son Nathan sub-teach was felt as they held the children together through their feelings of loss. And... they questioned often "Will our teacher come back?" (My adorable daughter Andelyn has found a love of teaching too, and I have the greatest of family support from Chrissy, Kyle and Kychelle!)

Early in the spring I returned to the classroom. The traditional school group and individual pictures were taken. Aubrey let Samantha wear her "pretty dress." That's just one example of hundreds of how these children loved and served one another. It was a joyful time.

It was 3 days later that we lost our friend, "Sammy," the little girl who wore her friends dress. She was hit by a truck while walking to school. Once again we comforted one another with hugs and tears, and we learned how important our friends are, how much we miss them when they are gone.

We kept her desk just as she had left it, and we filled it with hundreds of written notes and promises "We will not forget you!" "You are loved."

We will never forget one another. I will never forget each of you. "You are my friend!"

4th Grade Friends

2009-05-28T23:08:00.001-07:00

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*Farm Field Trip

2009-05-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

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Kindergarten Friends

2009-05-27T21:39:00.001-07:00

The other day I was out taking pictures of the kids in their advancement 2021 hat. I was taking their pictures on the playground. I just kept taking pictures through recess and decided the kids might like to have a slide show with lots of friends from all the kindergarten classes. Oh, I adore these kids! I'm going to miss them so very much.

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* Dirt Made My Lunch

2009-05-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

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* Painted Piggy Toes

2009-05-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

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* Balloon Animals

2009-05-17T08:28:00.000-07:00

Our lunch manager, Mr. Ray, came to visit today. He made balloon scultures for us! We each got to take one home. We also learned about balloon safety! Thanks Mr. Ray.

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* Kindergarten Learning Power

2009-05-12T06:19:00.000-07:00

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* Mixing Colors

2009-05-12T06:08:00.001-07:00

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* School Carnival

2009-05-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

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Bowling Math

2009-05-11T19:05:00.001-07:00

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Thank You for EVERYTHING !

2009-05-04T22:26:00.000-07:00

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* Painting Spring!

2009-05-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

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* What Should I Be: Miscellaneous Kindergarten Moments

2009-05-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

The song that I added to this Smile Box is one we will be singing at our Kindergarten Advancement on June 5th. Please let your kindergartener listen to the words and practice so we will be reallllly good at singing this song! Enjoy!

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* Recess

2009-05-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

I copied the message below from a note posted in our Teacher's Lounge.... I think we all need a little RECESS!

Februrary 25, 2009

Hitting the Blacktop Can Help Increase School Performance

A New York Times article cites a recent study the concludes recess can help students learn better in the classroom. The study of 11,000 children concludes that those who have 15 minutes or more of recess behave better in school than those who have only a brief recess or none at all.

Thirty percent of the schools participating in the study had little or no recess, and many schools view recess as a privilege and not as part of curriculum. The study is significant because it concludes that recess should be a necessary part of the school day. Additionally, students who had recess in a "natural" setting did better than those in an urban setting, and students with attention challenges benefit greatly from having a break during recess.

In light of this research, should recess be a school-day privilege or a priority?

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* We Are the World: Spring Concert

2009-04-29T06:37:00.000-07:00

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* Kid Numbers

2009-04-27T06:36:00.000-07:00

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* Button Bear

2009-04-19T13:17:00.001-07:00

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* Getting to Know You

2009-04-19T07:13:00.000-07:00

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* Keeping Our Body Safe

2009-04-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hello Kindergarten Friends!
Some friends from the Base came to present ways we can keep our body safe. Here are some photo's and video's to help you talk about this important message at home. Enjoy!

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* Magical Me

2009-04-18T11:19:00.001-07:00

Hello Kindergarten Friends!
One of your favorite mornings is Friday! We start our day in the computer lab where you have access to your own computer. You have your own log-in and password! I enjoy watching you learn through fun activities that you choose.
The song that goes with this Smile Box is one that we will be singing at our Kindergarten Advancement in June!
Happy Singing!

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* I Feel Tall Inside

2009-04-18T11:11:00.001-07:00

Hello Kindergarten Friends!
I am proud of the writers you are becoming! You can do anything when you try!
The song that goes with this Smile Box is one that we will be singing at our Kindergarten Advancement in June! Enjoy!

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* I Like Being Little .....ALOT !

2009-04-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hello Kindergarten Friends,
I enjoy watching you paint! You are awesome artists!
The song that goes with this Smile Box is one that we will be singing at our upcoming Kindergarten Advancement program in June. Please listen to the song and learn all the words so you can "wow" your parent(s). Hugs!

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* Math Bag M&M's

2009-04-17T22:29:00.000-07:00

Math Bag: We Love Math Bag.
We each take a turn bringing the math bag home. We work with our family to put something in the math bag for us to problem solve. We write our problem in the Math Exploration Note Book. We can't tell our friends what is in the bag, they have to ask questions to help them with clues about what is in the bag like: "Is it oval?" "Are they different colors?" "Can you sort it?" "Can we share it?" Can you play with it?" "Can you eat it?" After we guess what is in the bag we open it and put the item(s) on our Exploration Mat. We read the Exploration Problem that the person wrote. We discuss what we need to do to solve the problem. We work together to solve the problem. We also think of over ways we can explore math with the item(s). We thank the person for bringing the item(s) and a problem for us to solve. Then it is another friends turn to take the bag home! It is one of our favorite learning experiences. A big thanks to our parents for helping us learn! Our parents like to read the explorations in the book that our friends have written!

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* Looking Back

2009-04-16T06:23:00.000-07:00

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* Spring Snow

2009-04-15T22:45:00.000-07:00

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* Texture Art

2009-04-15T22:20:00.000-07:00

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* Kids Deploy Day

2009-04-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

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* Chicken Dance

2009-04-15T21:48:00.000-07:00

Our sweet librarian brought these eggs in for us to watch the hatching process! Isn't she wonderful? A big thankyou to her!

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* Show n Tell Bag

2009-04-13T11:34:00.001-07:00

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* Show n Tell Bag

2009-04-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

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* Friends School Picture Day

2009-04-07T21:47:00.000-07:00

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* Number Concentration

2009-04-07T21:04:00.000-07:00

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* Character Education

2009-04-07T20:57:00.001-07:00

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* Making Twenty-Two

2009-04-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

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* Growing Patterns

2009-04-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

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* Greater Than Less Than

2009-03-31T08:59:00.000-07:00

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Play online here:

http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/Kids-Math/compare-number.html

These kids are so smart! They got this concept right away!

* I Can Read

2009-03-30T10:06:00.000-07:00

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* Number Sense & Counting

2009-03-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

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Counting
It all starts with COUNTING. Let children count all kinds of stuff they see during their play. Use simple counting games, such as:

Have a deck of regular playing cards minus the picture cards. Each person draws a card. The one with a higher number wins all the cards played in that round. This can teach both number recognition and counting, because the child can count those little pictures (hearts, spades, clubs, or diamonds) on the card.

A variation of the one above: deal two cards to each person. The person with a higher TOTAL wins all the cards played in that round. Children will learn basic addition!

Use any board game. Have the markers advance as many steps as a die or dice show. The child will need to count the dots on the die or dice, and then count steps to move his marker.

Lay a bunch of dominoes face down on the table. A child picks one, you pick one. The person with a higher "dot-count" gets both dominoes.

Lay a bunch of dominoes face UP on the table. A child picks one and places it on the table to start the "train". The next person picks one so that its end matches one end of a domino already laid.
Play with marbles or blocks or similar objects. You take some objects, and ask the child to take for himself as many as you have AND ONE more. Then it's the child's turn to take some, and you need to take the same amount plus one more. Reverse the game later to do ONE LESS.

* You Brush Your Teeth

2009-03-28T08:53:00.000-07:00

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* The Wheels on the Bus

2009-03-22T11:29:00.001-07:00

Riding the bus is always more than half the fun! We had a great bus driver. He did all the actions to the song "The Wheels on the Bus." He called "Move on back" in his mic, made the wipers swish swish, honked the horn, and bounced up and down. It was a great ride!

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* Our Very Mixed Up Field Trip!

2009-03-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

Thank you Union Bldg Bowling Ally for letting us come!
Thank you volunteers for coming and helping!
Thank you Mrs. Probert for paying for our games!
Thank you our Teacher Friend for making arrangements for us!
Thank you boys and girls for learning step by step.

Read the story below the Smile Box Slide Show... to learn about our
Very Mixed Up Day!

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It was a crazy day!

Last August Mrs. Probert scheduled a field trip with the University Art Department. We were going to learn how to make a print stone and make many prints from it! The day of the trip, we were all ready to go. Permission slips signed. Parent volunteers were ready in the classroom. The bus was parked out front... Then, just before we were to leave, Mrs. Probert heard the phone ring. It was the University. They canceled our field trip. The teacher could not come and teach the art project.

What will we do?

We talked to the Principal. He asked us to think of a new place to go.

First we thought it would be fun to go sky diving! Yup! Sky diving.... we would have to get an airplane, parachutes.... new permission slips. But, wait... one of the boys in our class is afraid of heights... so we decided NOT to go sky diving. That made our teacher smile.

We were beginning to think we would just go to the park and play together. Then our teacher's friend (who teaches kindergarten) had a great idea to call the university bowling alley. We crossed our fingers, hoping they would be able to have us bowl there!

Yes! They said we could come. They would only charge us for the games we bowled ($1.50/game) and not charge us for shoes. That made our teacher smile, because she was paying for all of us. (Our other field trip was free).

We were sooooo excited! What size of shoe does everyone wear? Lots of little shoes to get... Lots of shoes to untie and tie! Have you ever bowled? Many of us had not! So, we had a lot to learn. We had to learn to take turns and to watch our score. We really didn't care about our score, we just had fun bowling together!

A big thank you to one of our volunteer dad's who came and helped when our lane was stalled! (This happened alot because we threw our ball too soon sometimes!)

Thanks for a happy ending!

* Duck Pond

2009-03-22T11:14:00.001-07:00

We had a few minutes before the bus would arrive to take us back to school so we decided to walk down to the duck pond and see the ducks!

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* Puppeteer Assembly

2009-03-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed several short plays with the help of some students from the audience. We also enjoyed the puppet play "The Dinosaur Egg." We learned that it is important to learn to read and write so we can write stories. Without a story, there is no puppet show! We are happy we are learning letters, sounds and words. Someday we might be a puppeteer!

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* A Very Lucky Day!

2009-03-17T20:37:00.000-07:00

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* Making 10

2009-03-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

We used 2 sided counters and ten frame mats to learn about "What can make ten?" Today was our Math Specialist's Birthday and we did a good job listening and learning. We learned there are many ways to make 10.

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* Character Education: Self Discipline

2009-03-06T22:53:00.000-08:00

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Each month we are taught many great character education lessons from our friends Marvin and Jessie and our teachers. This month we are learning about Self Discipline. The kindergarten kids helped with the play this month! They did a great job!
Self Discipline:
1. Form Good Habits
2. Work Hard
3. Just Do It!
4. Stand up for your values.
Help your student understand these important ideas by talking about each one and helping him/her become self disciplined more and more each day.

* Big Learning Board

2009-03-05T21:57:00.000-08:00

One of our favorite teaching and learning tools in our classroom is our InterWrite Interactive Learning Board. We call it the "Big Learning Board!"

This board brings power to our learning. We can bring the world into our classroom in a really BIG way. The big board is like a supersize on the wall computer.

This photo is a simple way of telling us it is time to put our coat and backpack on and ready ourselves to go home. This gives our teacher power to use her time and voice to help us in other ways besides telling us what to do. This helps us learn to be observant in our learning environment as we must notice for ourselves what needs to be done and think and process for ourselves what we are being asked to do.

This is just one simple way we use this board to communicate and to learn.
This board is powerful. We are just learning how to use the board, and we know there are very big learning days ahead!

* Literacy Night 2009

2009-03-04T20:12:00.000-08:00

Thanks for supporting our Literacy Night. Hours and hours of planning went into this special night! The volunteer teachers put in a 13 hour day... but it was worth it! It was great to see you and your family. We missed those who were unable to come.

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* Literacy Night! DON'T MISS IT!

2009-03-02T14:55:00.000-08:00

We are getting ready for the big night!

***LITERACY NIGHT***

6:00-7:30 Tuesday March 3, 2009

Bring the whole family!

Meet Dr. Seuss Characters...

Refreshments

Games

FREE Book for everyone!

Book Making

Reader's Theatre

Story Telling

Battleship

Puppets

Music

Face Painting (In our Classroom!)

and MORE!

See you there!

* Kindergarten Birthday Traditions!

2009-03-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

I used the school's digital to take these pics and video. This weekend I purchased a new personal camera (mine never showed up!)... so we are back in business...

You may want to hit the mute button. There is a lot of noise in Kindergarten! Most days I go home and lock myself in my room for an hour just to get my ears cooled off! LOL. Every Birthday is SPECIAL!

* Skating Day

2009-02-26T16:03:00.000-08:00

Yes, my camera is still LOST! If you find it at your home... please send it in! Thanks ...I was able to borrow Mr. Clark's camera for our special skate reward PE. Thanks Mr. Clark! Thanks for looking!

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* K Teachers Sing Reggie Rooster !

2009-02-25T16:54:00.000-08:00

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* Our 4th Grade Buddies

2009-02-25T11:48:00.000-08:00

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My buddies are Ms. Mindy and Mis Annie. They are nice and we do things together. They help me learn and help me teach kids. by Mrs. Probert

My buddy comes and we do stuff. I like to do my own stuff. by Ethan

My buddy is my sister Sophia. When she comes I show her the calendar. We count on the calendar. We make art stuff together. She helps me cut. She helps me color. She helps me glue. I like my buddy because she is my sister. by Ella

I like my buddy. She is nice. by Holly

My buddy is sweet and nice and beautiful and sharing. I remember her name. We hang out at recess. by Bryana

I keep forgetting my buddies name. My story is about when I was playing at recess I found puddles but I didn't jump in them. My buddy came and asked me to play for 5 minutes and then I played for 5 minutes and then my buddy told me it was time to go in. by Abby

We cut. We glue. We color. We learn. I see my budy at recess and in the hall. I like my buddy. By Emilio

My buddy is Mrs. Probert. She is nice. She is a good teacher and I like her. From Elijah

My buddy is Matthew. When Matthew comes we made Abraham Lincoln and we cut and we glue together. And we maked him tall. by Wendell

My buddy is Hunter. We work in the hall and we made Abrahm Lincoln and we glued and we cut out the pieces. I like having my buddy come because he is nice. by Stephen

Molly is my buddy. She is nice and kind of really really my friend. Because she is really nice to me because I just like her because she is kind of a best buddy. by Braeden

Me and my buddy play down at the playground. And me and my buddy be friends. And Gia is sad because I miss her because she is absent today. by Sonya

Me and my buddy played at the playground today. And we played tag in the grass. We made a snow tunnel one time at recess and we made a snowman first... we made 2. When my buddy comes we share by when we have one scissors we share it. We wanted the same color one time but we shared it and the color was red. by Jaylin (JW)

I don't remember my buddies name. I play with her at recess. We all play in on the red poles. And there is a new thing outside. I don't know what it is. We do stuff in our classroom with them. We umm... we took a walk and we saw 2 house against us and we both of us goed to our own house ... The End by Lillie

I remember her name. Yeah.. Well I just don't remember what we do. My buddy helps me do practice stuff that my teacher says. by Rocky

Hayden is my buddy. We went to the park. Then we did ahhhh... we did... we went down the slide. Then we played tag there. He helps me do a lot of stuff like cutting and glue stuff. He helps me learn lots of stuff. by Jaylon

Adam is my buddy. We goed outside and we find each other outside. by Bryson

My buddy he pulled a flower and he had a flower. by Simone

We play tackle football. He is Payton. We play soccer. He is a cool guy. When I see him at school I wave hello to him everywhere when I see him. by Aiden

My story is called umm... oh, wait. I hit the biggest rain cloud I ever seen and two of his ummmm, ummm gaurds. I play with my buddy. by Samuel

My buddy is Asher and we like to have fun. And we do work very nice. And one more thing... uhhh... and we are friends. by William

Matthew my buddy my brother is nice and he helps me and we do stuff. by Jacob

Absent: Gia
Absent: Sarah (went home early not feeling good.)

* Goodbye Cheer

2009-02-19T14:41:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

At the end of each day of kindergarten we say our goodbye cheer, and thank everyone for helping us learn!

*GOODBYE CHEER*
See you later alligator...
Bye bye butterfly...
Be sweet parakeet...
Blow a kiss jelly fish...
Give a hug lady bug...
Out the door dinosaur...
Take care polar bear...
See you soon racoon...
So long king kong...
Goodbye said the flyyyyyyyyy!

* Sometimes We Just NEED to MOVE!

2009-02-19T14:03:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

* Cubes: 3 D Shapes

2009-02-19T14:02:00.001-08:00

Make a Smilebox postcard

* We Learn About Cones !

2009-02-18T13:49:00.002-08:00

We learned how to make a cone! A cone starts with a circle. It is a 3D shape. Cones can be attached to lots of things: ice cream cones, rockets, pencils, hats, unicorns, rhinos. We cut out a cone and glued it together. We drew pictures of cones. We wrote about our drawings in our journal. It was a great fun learning about cones in math. We hope you enjoy our slide show. Be sure to look for more cones in your environment.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

* Kindergarten Valentine's Day

2009-02-17T06:31:00.001-08:00

Games... Cards... Friends... Food... Memories!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

* 100 Days of Kindergarten

2009-02-17T06:13:00.000-08:00

We had great fun all week counting to 100 lots of different ways! We made 100 fingerprints, read 100 stories, found 100 numbers, made 100 kisses, made 100 hats, brought 100 things... our teacher gave us 100 dollars! And... we tossed confetti into the air to celebrate our big day!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

* Valentine Hug Boxes

2009-02-17T05:59:00.001-08:00

This is a little video created by our teacher showing how our Valentine Boxes "came to be." I hope you've enjoyed your Valentine Weekend !

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

* Black Out

2009-02-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

Click on the blue arrows to look through our Sack LUnch Scrap Book!

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* What Will I Be?

2009-02-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

We are learning that hard work now will pay off later. We are learning that we want the BIG LIFE... and we have to work for it. We are starting to look at the details and do our PERSONAL best work. We will not settle for anything but the best.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Alpha Friends ABC

2009-02-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

We are super smart! Of course we KNOW our ABC's and our Sounds. Now we are doing a lot of practice using the letters to read and write. Today we made a Smile Box Video. We are learning to use technology! Thanks for looking in on our classroom today. We love learning!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

* Segmenting Words: Word Work!

2009-02-05T18:38:00.000-08:00

We do Word Work every day! Here we are using our Segmenting Mats. This is how we use the mats to learn to read and write:

(LOL... These are the words as they were told to me by the children!)

1. Get a mat-- it doesn't matter which one because they are all the same!

2. Get a "rasable" marker... we can pick our favorite color!

3. Get a CLEAN tissue - to erase the marker

4. Get some 2-color chips... mostly we need 3!

5. Choose a picture card.

6. Say the picture word very slowly (like a turtle) so you can hear the letter sounds but don't talk too loud cause other people's heads can't think.

7. Put a color chip on the mat. For each letter sound you hear. If you don't put the chip on then our teacher will remind you because this is VERY important!

8. Take your marker and put it in your hand. And take the lid off. And put it on the bottom so you won't lose it. And don't write on yourself.

9. Write a letter for the first chip because that's what you do.

10. Keep writing the sounds you hear until you have a letter that goes under each by chip. You have to keep making the sound so you won't forget what you are doing.

11. And now you look at the marker letters on the mat that you made and you read the sounds. And see if the sounds made the word you wanted.

12.If you made a word you did good. Then you give yourself a cheer because you did a good job.

13. And this is important... use a clean tissue to wipe off the word so you can write a new word. You can't use the same tissue that your nose used.

14. Keep writing and "rasing" and

picking picture cards until the teacher says it is time to clean up.

15. Everyone better clean up because it's rude if you don't.

16. Then stand by your chair and wait until your teacher tells you to go to the next center.

We are good at writing words! It takes a lot of "segmenting!" Try it next time you have to spell a word.

That's good advice from us kids!

* Healthy Teeth

2009-02-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

We MUST learn to brush our teeth. Many of our kindergarten friends are coming to school without brushing their teeth. Please take a few minutes two times a day to brush your teeth... your friends, AND YOUR TEACHERS will thank you for it! Get yourself a healthy smile.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

You have to take care of your teeth or you won't have any teeth when you are older, and you won't be able to chew your food.

This boy has lost a tooth, but that is okay because it is a baby tooth. He will get another tooth, an adult tooth in its place. He needs to take care of his teeth now so his adult teeth will grow in strong and healthy.

These boys don't have any front teeth. They lost their baby teeth, but they didn't take care of their teeth. When their adult teeth grew in, they were not healthy so they rotted out. Their teeth are not healthy and they are in pain many times during the day.

This baby is getting teeth. Take care of your teeth from the very beginning.

This is a healthy smile.

This smile will bring you a BIG life!

These kids have healthy smiles. They are happy and out of pain.

This is a healthy mouth.

This girl is loosing her baby teeth. She has a healthy smile because she brushes her teeth 2 times every day. She eats healthy snacks and visits her dentist 2 times a year.

She will have a healthy smile if she keeps up these good habits.

This is a healthy and happy smile!

These are dentures. They are false teeth. They cost a lot of money. People have a set of teeth like these made for them if their teeth are rotten. Some people don't have enough money to buy teeth like this.

These are baby teeth.
These are rotten baby teeth.
This person does not take care of his/her teeth.
This person might have sucked on a bottle with juice in it and never brushed his/her teeth.

This must be very painful!

These adult teeth. These are rotten adult teeth.

Take care of your teeth. They need to last a lifetime.

Brush 2 times a day.

Floss every day.

Eat healthy snacks.

See your dentist 2 times a year.

Take care of your smile!

You'll want to look like this!

And have a healthy set of teeth for a lifetime.

* Calendar Time

2009-02-03T18:00:00.000-08:00

This is our Kindergarten Calendar! We are learning the months of the year and the days of the week. We are learning about the seasons of the year. We learn about birthdays and special days to celebrate.

We make different patterns on the calendar.

We like doing calendar every day. It measures time in a different way that a clock. We learn that when each day is over, we can't go back to that time again because it is in the past. We learn that we look forward to days ahead because those days are in our future. We learn that we need to make the best of our time today, because soon today will be over.

"The calendar spills days like delicate sands in an hourglass, and each new morning holds a promise in its hands. "
Author: Flavia

To learn more about calendars click here.

To sing the days of the week click here.

* Counting to 100 Days of School

2009-02-02T22:00:00.000-08:00

We have been counting the days of school. Each day we add a number to the 100s Chart. We learn alot about each number as we add it to the chart. We learn about all the patterns we see on the chart. We learn to count as we touch each number and say it.

We are learning to count by 5's and 10's. Soon we will count by 2's.

In this photo we are on the 90th day of school. When we get to 100 days of school... we are going to have a BIG CELEBRATION~ 100 days of learning in Kindergarten is a BIG deal ...
But, kindergarten won't be over. We will still have about 70 Kindergarten days before we can say our kindergarten days are over. We will tell you about our 100 day celebration in another blog... DON'T miss it!

* Shadow or No Shadow?

2009-01-30T17:31:00.000-08:00

Ground Hog Day is coming!
Wake up,
Wake up!
Furry little groundhog!
Your winter nap
is DONE!

Pop up from your hole
and take a look around.

Tell me, Tell me..
Do you see your shadow?
Check back with us on Monday and we will tell you the news.

Until then, visit these groundhog sites!
We'll be talking to you soon.
Click here
and here!

* These are the Months of the Year

2009-01-29T21:28:00.000-08:00

We are learning the months of the year. We work together to arrange the names of the months in the correct order. Our school math specialist comes to help us learn more and more about math! She is awesome!
Our teacher says we are super smart!
We love learning.
We are learning that we can be anything we want to be when we grow up.
We are learning that there are many things to learn before we go on to 1st grade!

* Word Wall

2009-01-23T22:06:00.000-08:00

Here is our Word Wall. We have been using this word wall all year long! We started by learning the letters and putting them up in order of the Alphabet Song. The letters and words are put onto the board with magnets. This way we can take the words or letters off the board and use them on the white board to make words, make sentences, or study words and letters. We learned that if we put the letters in order of the Alphabet Song, it will be easier for us to keep the words and letters organized. It will be easier for us to find the letters or words we are looking for when we read and write. We learned that this is how words are organized in a dictionary and other word learning books. Sometimes information is organized this way on the internet so that it is easier to find what we need.
In the beginning of the year, we put all of our names on the board. We took our names off to make room for the sight words we would be learning this year. The board is getting full of sight words, and we are getting to be super reader's and writer's because we are learning these words.
Thank you word wall for helping us learn!

* We Love Math Bag

2009-01-22T20:48:00.000-08:00

We have a special bag in our class. We each take turns taking the bag home. It is called Math Exploration Bag. Our teacher is the creator of the bag and the explorations. The bag also has a math recording book in it.

When it is our turn to take the bag home, we work with our parents to choose something to put into the bag. We ask a question, present a problem or exploration for friends to solve.

Before we begin the exploration, we feel the bag and ask questions to discover what is in the bag. This helps us with our language and communication skills.

This day, our friend brought Star Burst candy. We sorted the candy by color to discover which color there was most and which was least. Before we sorted, we made several estimated guesses. What we discovered was that there were more pink and less red. Next, we made a pattern using the colors. Then we each picked our favorite flavor and used the wrapper to make a graph. We discovered that our the flavor most liked by our class was red.

If you would like a Math Exploration CD with lots of fun ways to explore math, you can email our teacher at jprobert@dsdmail.net.

* Look At Us

2009-01-21T21:54:00.000-08:00

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Eric Carle
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do You Hear?
and more...
BABY BEAR, BABY BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE KITTY CAT, KITTY CAT, ARE YOU WAKING UP

We enjoy reading all of these books. We worked together to make our own version...
Teacher, teacher, what do you see?
I see friends looking at me!

* Literacy Centers & Social Learning Time

2009-01-20T20:14:00.000-08:00

One of our favorite parts of the day is Social Choice Time. This is a time when we can use our imagination and creativity! During this time of the day we add literacy to our play. To learn more about Literacy Centers click here.

During this time of the day we learn to share and take turns. We learn about our community of friends.

We use these activities to build vocabulary and communication skills. We do lots of writing about this time of the day. We write before, during and after. We enjoy reading about our time together.

This is our teacher's favorite poem...

Just Play
By Anita Wadley
From Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul Copyright 1999 by Jack Canfield and Mark V Hansen
When I'm building in the block room, Please don't say I'm "just playing." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. About balance and shapes.
When I'm getting all dressed-up, Setting the table, caring for the babies. Don't get the idea I'm "just playing." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I may be a mother or a father someday.
When you see me up to my elbows in paint, Or standing at an easel, or molding and shaping clay, Please don't let me hear you say "He's just playing." For you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm expressing myself and being creative. I may be an artist or an inventor someday.
When you see me sitting in a chair Reading to an imaginary audience, Please don't laugh and think I'm "just playing." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I may be a teacher someday.
When you see me combing the bushes for bugs, Or packing my pockets with choice things I find, Don't pass it off as "just playing." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I may be a scientist someday.
When you see me engrossed in a puzzle, Or some "plaything" at my school, Please don't feel the time is wasted in "play." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to solve problems and concentrate. I may be in business someday.
When you see me cooking or tasting foods, Please don't think that because I enjoy it, it is "just play." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to follow directions and see differences. I may be a chef someday.
When you see me learning to skip, hop, run and move my body, Please don't say I'm "just playing." For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning how my body works. I may be a doctor, nurse or athlete someday.
When you ask me what I've done at school today, And I say, "I played." Please don't misunderstand me. For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to enjoy and be successful in work. I'm preparing for tomorrow. Today, I'm a child and my work is play.

* 3 D Snowpeople

2009-01-13T21:55:00.000-08:00

We worked with our 4th grade buddies to create these 3 D Snowman creations.

We have had some great snow here at our school! We are looking forward to more snow days ahead... but for today we are in a January Thaw.

What kind of weather are you enjoying?

* We've Got Mail

2009-01-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

This is our class "Motivation Mailbox." Our teacher made it out of a real mailbox. She painted it and put school stickers on it.

The mailbox is on a shelf in our classroom. It has a red flag on it. Sometimes the red flat is up, and sometimes it is down. If the flag is down, the mailbox is empty. If the flat is up, the mailbox has something in it.

We get very excited when the red flag is up because we know "We've got mail!" It is fun to open the box and see what is inside. These are just some of the things we have found in our mailbox:
* A letter from our teacher
* A letter from a friend
* A special book
* A music CD or learning DVD
* A class rule that we need to be reminded of
* Praise notes
* All about us pages
* A treat!
* An item that we get to talk or learn about (clocks, coins, etc.)

* M U S I C Fun!

2009-01-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

Each Monday our Friend comes to our school to sing with us. He brings his Guitar and Banjo. We learn fun and silly songs!

We sing songs about Monster Goop, Beavers and even Bubble Gum. Songs help us learn.

Singing makes us smile.

Thank you Music Friend!

* Kid Letters

2009-01-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

We are active learners. Here we are using our bodies to make letters. Letters are made from straight lines, slanted lines, and curvy lines. Some letters are just straight. Some letters are just curvy. Some letters are straight and curvy. We like learning about letters and their shapes and sounds. We are learning to read and write.

Learn Your ABC's

Act silly

Believe in Magic (or Believe in Yourself)

Create adventures

Daydream every chance you get

Enjoy life as much as possible (Or Enjoy the little things)

Find time for fun

Goof off (or Go to Unexplored places)

Hang upside down from trees or Hug Somebody)

Imagine...

Join clubs (or Join)

Keep it simple

Love all creatures

Make time for friends

Nap when you can

Open you mind to new ideas!!!

Play when you feel like it (or Play Every day)

Question the answers (or Quiet your mind)

Run with the wind

Sing favorite songs

Take days off

Uncover your talents

Venture out (or voice your opinion)

Walk on the wild side

X-pect the best Y

ield to the moment

Zzzz peacefully at night

* A Place to Show Our Best Work

2009-01-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

To start the New Year out, our teacher is challenging us to do our Personal Best Work. We are learning to slow down and take pride in our work products.

To help us show off our Personal Best Work, our teacher created a special space in our classroom. She made a "Happy Kid" sign with our name on it. We each colored our Happy Kid, using our hair and skin color. We colored our Happy Kid's shirt with our favorite color.

Next we each were given a special tack to use to pin our Personal Best Work over our Happy Kid. We are excited to show pride in our work. Just watch us shine!

* Hugs!

2008-12-16T20:41:00.000-08:00

There are some very nice people in our world. Many of our parents are away from our families serving our country. We miss them when they are away from our home. Some high school students gathered over 500 stuffed animals and delivered them to our school. The animals give us something to hug! We made a sign for them, and we signed our name to the sign. We thank them for their kindness!

Thank You Friends!

* Office Helpers

2008-12-12T21:59:00.000-08:00

My teacher says she can't do her job alone! She has a group of friends in the office to help her! They help her with lots of things. When they help her, they are helping us! And that is good. Very good!

Thank you office FRIENDS!

* Objective Learning Board

2008-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:00

Every day we read our Objective Learning Board. Our teacher taught us that the word "objective" is a big word because it is a word that includes all of the things we will be learning this year. We can't learn all the things at one time, so we will focus on one learning "objective" at a time. The board helps us keep our focus. It helps us keep on task. We can read the board as a group, we can read the board with a friend, or we can read the board all by ourself. Each day we read the Objective Learning Board with our teacher. This is what the learning board says: "Today I will learn the name/sound of letter(s) ____ (Our teacher writes this in when we read the board). I will learn to use this letter(s) when I write words and stories. I am learning to read and write! Thank you Objective Learning Board for helping us keep our focus!

* Numbers Numbers Numbers

2008-12-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

These are the number cards that are hanging in our classroom. We have big and little cards. We use the little cards in our centers. The big cards have magnet on the back, so sometimes we take them off and use them on the white boards. These number cards help us learn how to write the numbers 0-30. We learn how to make the strokes of the numbers so we don't make the number backwards.

Each number has a song that helps us remember how to write the number.

We also look at the value of the number on a ten frame. This helps us see the relationship of the value of the number to the value of 10.

We like learning about numbers. We plan to learn about numbers to 100 (even though we only NEED to learn to 30 in Kindergarten) because we are SUPER DOOPER SMART kids!

Our teacher made the number cards. If your Kindergarten would like a copy of the number cards and number songs, please email jprobert@dsdmail.net and write Number Cards in the subject area.

Click here and here to view number songs on line.

Numbers Online Game

Number recognition
It helps to have concrete numbers (plastic or foam) the children can touch. Other than that, games are again an excellent way to reinforce learning.

Here's a simple game: Have a bunch of foam numbers and/or plastic magnetic numbers, and make a heap of them between you and the child. You pick one, hold it up high and call out loud its name, such as "Number five!" and put it to you personal pile.

The child will then find the same number (make sure there are at least two of each number) and does the same, calling its name out loud and gathering the number to himself.
Then you reverse it so that it is first the child's turn to pick any number from the pile, call out its name, and put it to his pile, and you have to find the same number. After all the numbers in the middle pile were gone, the task is to arrange the numbers you have in order.

Play all kids' favorite card game: UNO. That'll motivate children to learn to recognize numbers quickly.

DotMath for kids practices number recognition based on the dot patterns on a die. Several pages of the book are available online (as images).

Abacus Online

2008-12-06T19:31:00.000-08:00

http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/java/AbacusApp.html

* On Schedule

2008-12-03T22:05:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of our Schedule Board. Our board has many different cards with words and pictures that tell us about our day. The word/picture cards are attached to the board with Velcro Tape so that we can arrange them in order for the day. On the back of each card our teacher also added magnet strip. This allows us to use the schedule word/picture card on the white board when we are learning to read and write. Thank you Schedule Board for helping us keep our day organized. Have a happy kindergarten day!

* November Friendship Feast

2008-11-22T19:58:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is celebrated in November. We learned about the first Thanksgiving. We talked about the traditions we have in our family during Thanksgiving. Every day at our school we eat lunch together as friends. So, we say we have a Friendship Feast everyday!'
Our teacher says we are good eaters! We make good choices when we go to the fruit and salad bar.
We are healthy kids, and good friends forever!
To Help us learn about Thanksgiving, we clicked here.

* Dads and Donuts

2008-11-18T20:54:00.000-08:00

Today we welcomed our Dad to school. The PTA provided donuts and juice. It was fun to see all the friends and their dads.

My Dad
Original Author: Wendy Silva

My Dad is one of those special Dads that every kid dreams about.

He loves me unconditionally, and for this I have no doubt.

My Daddy loves to spend time with me no matter what it is I do.

And I seem to have much more fun when I can count on two.

He is the person that can cheer me up when I am feeling sad.

He is my friend and my teacher and I am proud to call him Dad.

* Courtesy: Marvin and Jessie

2008-11-15T21:56:00.000-08:00

Every month, the a group of teachers and staff members at our school perform a play for us. They plays are about building good charactor. There are always 2 characters that stay the same. They are Marvin and Jessie, two kids who make good character choices while they are growing up.

This month, our teacher was in the play. She was Madame Magenta. Her character created a machine that would take a person into the future. Marvin and Jessie were acting rude. Madame Magenta asked if Marvin and Jessie would like to go into the Magnificant Future Machine. When they went into the machine they found out that if they were rude when they were kids, they would probably be rude when they were grown up.

This play taught us to work on courtesy so that we can be courteous kids now and courteous adults in the future.

We thank our teacher for taking time to teach us to be courteous each and every day.

We look forward to learning each month from Marvin and Jessie!

Math Resources

2008-11-06T19:08:00.000-08:00

Worksheets for shapes, matching, equivalence, more, and less
To recognize shapes and practice matching, you can either use ready-made worksheets or workbooks, or make some of your own.
If you make your own, you can just draw three circles on a page and then 2-5 triangles on a page, and ask the child to match each circle with a triangle by drawing a line from shape to shape. Vary the shapes and the amounts. Sometimes the amounts should be equal, sometimes not.
Another variation is to ask the child to draw. First make some sticks, circles, squares, or other shapes on a page, and encircle them. Make for the child a big "bubble" to draw in, and ask the child to draw either the same amount, one more, or one less.
Also have your child practice writing numbers on paper.

You can find lots of different kinds of basic kindergarten workbooks at LearningThings.com. You don't really need anything too fancy to practice these concepts, so workbooks from many different publishers can work equally well.
Singapore Math's EarlyBird Kindergarten math is praised a lot. Dorling Kindersley's kindergarten math workbook is of good quality as well.

There are of course several fine websites that have free worksheets for kindergarten math, such as:
Kidzone.ws kindergarten math worksheets
Maths is fun kindergarten worksheets
Kindergarten math worksheets from About.com

* Shape Up!

2008-11-04T20:35:00.000-08:00

We learn to draw circles. We use the circles to make a picture. This is our friend. She used circles to make a butterfly. She is a happy learner!

Click here to go to a shape snip-it!

* Harvest Celebration

2008-10-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

A Colorful Halloween

Halloween is in the fall,

When summer colors fade.

But there are colors everywhere,

In the Halloween parade.

It’s fun to dress on Halloween,

In costumes bold and bright.

An old brown owl, a big black cat,

Or a little ghost in white.

Pumpkins are so fat and round..

A bright orange color, too.

Scoop them out and carve a face.

So they can grin at you.

So have a colorful Halloween

And make October bright.

With all the colors of Halloween: Black, orange, brown and white. ***

We have been learning about COLOR... making books about color, mixing colors, painting, and reading about color! Colors are everywhere!

It has been said that "You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parent(s) every time around - and why his parent(s) will always wave back. ~Original Author: William D.

Thank you to our good parents who help make our class celebrations so much... FUN!

A pirate's life is a wonderful life. ***from "Peter Pan"

Teacher: Read To Me

Read to me riddles and

read to me rhymes,

Read to me stories of magical times.

Read to me tales about castles and kings.

Read to me stories of fabulous things.

Read to me pirates and read to me knights,

Read to me dragons and dragon-book fights.

Read to me spaceships and cowboys and then, When you are finished -- please read them again.

A teacher's constant task is to take a roomful of live wires and see to it that they're grounded!
Author Unknown

* ORANGE

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