Thursday, September 18, 2008

* Our Mascot & Teacher


Our teacher is crazy about our NEW SCHOOL MASCOT!

Our Mascot the Peace Panther.

This is going to be a great year because our Mascot will join us at different events throughout the year. Our Mascot will bring lots of school spirit to our Kindergarten!
Go Panthers!
Click on the word panther to learn more about this beautiful cat.

* Photo Bug : Our Teacher

Hey!
Teacher!
Why do you always have a camera with you?

Oh...
You are a Photo Bug!

We are glad!
'Cause we like to see the pictures.
'Cause we like to watch us learning.
'Cause we like to share what we learn.
'Cause.
'Just...cause!

* School Spirit Kick Off







Wednesday, September 17, 2008

* Purple Feet Along the Sidewalk

Hello purple feet painted on the sidewalk!
Hello friends!

These purple feet help us know where to stand. They teach us about standing in a line.
When we put our feet on the purple print, we learn about appropriate space in line.

They help us look after each other.
They help us be safe.
We love you purple feet!




Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.



Saturday, September 13, 2008

* Writer's Tool Box


Today our teacher introduced us to the "Writer's Tool Box." Inisde the box were all kinds of tools to use when we write. There were tools to use when we write words and there were tools to use when we draw pictures that tell about words. There were papers, pencils, pens, markers, crayons (several kinds), and there was a "thinking cap."
We can't wait to get started using our tools to write stories. We are learning to read and write. We can be the Author and or Illustrator of our story. Happy kindergarten writing all year long!

Friday, September 12, 2008

* September Gingerbread Man


The first few days of Kindergarten we read many different stories about The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Girl, and The Gingerbread Baby. We even read a story about The Gingerbread Cowboy! One day there was a Gingerbread Boy in the book. It had a clue written on it. We followed the clues all through our new school, meeting many of the helpers in our school. The last clue led us back to our classroom where we found a plate of Gingerbread Cookies waiting for us to eat!

Math - Gathering Data:
Before we took a bite, our teacher asked us to think about which part of the Gingerbread boy we would eat first. Would we eat the head first? Would we eat one of the legs, or one of the arms? Mrs. Probert gave us a paper cut out of a Gingerbread Boy. We tore off the part of the body we would eat first. We took our paper Gingerbread Boy out into the hallway.
Organizing the Data - Making a Graph
We made a Bar Graph with our paper Gingerbread Boys.
Answering the Question: Which part of the gingerbread boy will most people eat first?
14 People would bite one leg first.
8 People would bite one arm first.
3 People would bite the head first.

We made paper Gingerbread People and decorated each with paper shapes. We hung the paper Gingerbread People in the Kindergarten hallway for everyone to see.
We are very proud of the Gingerbread People!
Thanks for looking!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

* 4th Grade Learning Buddies



Here we are with our 4th Grade Learning Buddies. We gather together every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30-10:45. We work together to learn many things. We do all kinds of learning in math, reading, and art. We make projects together too! One of our favorite part of the day is when we have buddies. We also really like it when we see our buddies at recess, lunch, at an assembly, in the hallway, or anyplace at school or in the neighborhood. Before our buddies leave our class each day, we thank them for helping us learn to read and write.