Snow!

We quickly changed our morning plans when the snow started to fly! Instead of math and writing we launched our science unit about weather by going outside to observe the weather and then to play!!! We used the following focus questions to help us think like scientists.

• How would you describe the weather today?
• What do you see?
• Close your eyes. What does it feel like?
• What does it smell like?
• What do you notice about the sky?
• How much wind is there today?

After our outside observation we came back in to create a shared writing of words to describe the weather. Students then wrote and drew about what they noticed about the weather.

Welcome Back!

We had a great start to 2012 yesterday! We began by writing and talking about our vacations. It was fun to learn about all of the fun activities. During morning meeting we played a ending sound game and enjoyed one of our favorite greetings, "Hello Neighbor!" Writing Workshop gave us a second oppurtunity to write, yielding some 3 page stories! In Math we learned a new game called "Count & Compare Pennies" and got our calendar ready for a new month AND a new year. Our afternoon was filled with guidance, P.E. and free choice time.

Lucy

A Special Visitor

Lucy the Gecko came with her friend Mrs. Bishop to visit us today. We were all able to touch her and then we built a maze out of blocks for her to travel through.

A Kindergarten Greeting

Happy Holidays from the Kindergarten!

Circle Time

At circle today I was told:

"Mrs. Couture, I just can't concentrate, it is too close to Christmas!"

Holiday Stories

The students are very excited about the holidays and have been bringing in their favorite holiday books to share during read aloud time. Today we read Dream Snow by Eric Carle. In this book a farmer has five animals that he cares for. He falls asleep one night and dreams of snow, lots and lots of snow. When he awakes he quickly packs a sack of decorations and toys and decorates the tree beside the barn where the animals sleep. When he is done he pushes a special button which plays music for the animals. We pushed the button over and over we like it so much! :)