Halloween!!!

Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat

Turn into a jack-o-lantern just like THAT!!!!!

Brooke P. was not afraid to get her hands dirty :) 

Feels slimy

Time to draw the face on our jack-o-lantern!!!!

Smile 

Jack and Bryce in their matching shirts

Elias eating lunch on "crazy hair" day

Picnic lunch outside

We were all very thankful that the rain had stopped

We baked the pumpkin seeds from our pumpkin and tried them for a special afternoon snack. Thanks for being our special helper Addilyn! 

Make sure to check out our bat writing in the hallway!!! We are all doing an awesome job :) 

Batman Jack and Batman Elias say Happy Halloween 

Looks like Ironman Mark, Ironman Henrik and Thor AKA Bryce are ready to save us from the bad guys. 

 Wow! Isaac, Jayden and Isaiah you guys are really SUPER kids

Ethan, Noah and Maddox . . . The sweetest superheroes around! 

Uh oh! The super girls are out and about. Go get 'em Avery, Journey and Brooke C. 

These girls brought their stuffed sidekicks with them to save the day! Bella, Kortney, Ava and Camryn show them how it's done. 

Jill, Violet and Brooke P. say boo to you!!!!

Happy Halloween from Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Michelle!!!!

 

Busy Mrs. Bailey

Sorry we have not had very many posts this month!!! Lots of Halloween pics coming tomorrow as well as some October birthday celebrations. Big thanks to everyone for taking the time to come and visit with me at parent conferences!!!! 

Great free website

Noah and Jack are learning about the letter L on starfall.com! Check it out!!!! Great use of technology as a learning tool. 

Center Time

Colors!!!!

Ethan and Isaac are learning what happens when you mix yellow and blue!! 

Ava, Isaiah and Violet are being scientists . . . What do you predict will happen when you mix colored vinegar and baking soda? 

Jill is making marble art!!! Can't wait to put these up outside the room. 

Trixie the Triangle

Did you know we can use our bodies to make shapes?!

How many sides does a triangle have? 1, 2, 3!!!!!

 

Happy Birthday Henrik

Thank you for our special ice cream snack today!!!!

Apple Party

We had a very busy Friday as we celebrated the letter A with an apple party. 

We started the day off with a story about a little boy who was tired of playing with all his toys and wanted a new adventure. The little boy asked is mommy if she knew of something fun for him to do and she replied, "I want you to find a round red house with no windows and doors and a star inside." The little boy had never heard of such a thing but was intrigued by the request and went off to find the house. At the end of the story the little boy finds himself in an apple orchard and discovers that the apple was the answer to his mommy's  riddle. 

A red round house with no windows no doors AND

A STAR inside!!!!!!! 

After the story our class had a taste test with red and green apples. . . We discovered that 10 of our classmates liked the red apples and 12 of our classmates liked the green apples. Make sure to look for our awesome apple graph next week; Mrs. Bailey will be sure to put it up in the hallway.

For a special apple snack we also made applesauce from all the apples you guys brought from home; it was delicious!!!!!!

Here's how we did it if you want to make it at home:

Cut & Peel about 10 large apples (we did almost 20)

Place chopped apples in crockpot - put on high

Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup water or apple juice 

Stir and Smash as they cook

Add sugar and cinnamon to taste 

Enjoy! 

A REAL little red hen!!!!!!!

Mrs. Tasa from PPCD brought her red hen to school today for a visit and it was awesome!!!! 

Her name is Henny Penny and she lives in Mrs. Tasa's backyard. 

She makes one egg every day . . . The brown eggs are from Henny Penny

Her body is different from ours because she is a bird

She feels very soft

Her comb feels kind of like rubber

Look! She is talking to us!!!! 

Awesome Day :) thanks Mrs. Tasa

 

Circle vs Sphere

Today we got to use our knowledge about Cindy the Circle and compare circles to spheres!!! Mrs. Michelle helped Mrs. Bailey do a sorting activity with the class because poor Mrs. Bailey lost her voice.

Each time an object was pulled out of the box the class had to decide if it was a circle or a sphere

Great sorting!!!! 

Can you find circles and spheres around your house? I bet you can :)

Making Dough!!!!!

Today we acted out the story of The Little Red Hen and made bread dough!!!!! 

These were Mrs. Bailey's puppets but everyone is going to make their own set in center time :) when your child brings home their set ask them to retell the story for you. 

In our story the Little Red Hen mixes all the ingredients and kneads the dough before baking the bread, so we thought we would give it a try. 

First it's really messy

And you have to mix and knead it for a long time

But then it starts to stick together and form a ball

Yay!!!!

Check out all of our creations!!! Way to go guys :) 

The Little Red Hen

We have been reading a great story titled The Little Red Hen. The kiddos have been exploring the characters (the cat, goose, dog and hen) and their roles in the story. Ask your child to retell the story for you and explain why the little red hen had to teach her friends a lesson. 

Today we made cornbread in class but my iPad was not cooperating . . . I'll make sure to get some pics tomorrow when the kids make their own dough! 

Castle

This was too cute . . . Had to post!!! 

Way to go boys :)

Math Centers

Did you know that we have 6 math centers?!

A shape center where we can create and identify basic shapes . . . 

A pattern center where we can create, extend, identify and name patterns . . .

A sorting center where we group things together because they are alike in some way . . . 

A counting center where we work on one to one correspondence . . . 

A fine motor center where we build finger strength . . . 

AND 

A number center where we explore what the numbers look like and what they symbolize. 

WOW!!!! Our brains are surely getting smarter :)