Kaeleigh

 

This is Kaeleigh.  She is our Student of the Week for May 6-10.  Kaeleigh loves the colors PURPLE and PINK the best. She loves to eat her dad's pancakes.  Kaeleigh likes to watch Woody the Woodpecker on television.  She has two dogs and a turtle for pets.  Kaeleigh loves gymnastics and can do a cartwheel and a handstand by the wall.  She loves to visit her Grandma whenever she can.  Kaeleigh likes to read Henry and Mudge books.  When she grows up, Kaeleigh would like to be a teacher and teach little kids. Kaeleigh is special because she knows how to roller skate, but the VERY BEST THING about Kaeleigh is her pretty hair!

Connor

 

Here is Connor.  He is our Student of the Week for April 29-May3.  Connor loves the color RED.   He would like to visit North Carolina with his family.  Connor likes to read books about rocks.  He likes to watch The Flash on television.  Connor has two dogs and two cats at home.  When he grows up, Connor would like to be a mechanic.  His very favorite sport is basketball.  Connor likes to eat cheese cake.  Connor is special because his family loves him, but the VERY BEST THING about Connor is that he knows a LOT about rocks!

Wesley

 

Here is Wesley!  He is our Student of the Week for April 22-26.  Wesley loves to eat ice cream - especially Superman flavor.  His favorite sport is football.  When Wesley grows up, he would like to be an astronaut.  He has a LOT of pets:  two dogs, three cats, two chickens and a fish!  Wesley likes to watch Fear Factor on television.  His favorite book to read is "Muddy Paws".  Someday, Wesley would like to visit Ireland.  His favorite color is ORANGE.  Wesley is special because his family loves him, but the VERY BEST THING about him is the fact that he is silly!

Noah

Here is Noah!  He is our Student of the Week for April 15-19.  Noah loves the colors BLUE and YELLOW!    He would someday like to visit Disneyland in California with his family.  Noah likes to read a book called "Not and Ordinary Dragon."  His favorite thing to watch is Toy Story 3.  Noah has a dog named Clementine, who he loves so much.  When he grows up, Noah would like to be an artist.  His favorite sport to play is football.  Noah loves to eat chocolate waffles!  Noah is special because God made him, but the VERY BEST THING about Noah is the fact that his family loves him very much!

Jalynn

 

Here is Jalynn!  She is the Student of the Week for April 8-12.  Jalynn loves the color PINK.  Someday she would like to visit Florida with her family and pick up shells on the beach.  Jalynn loves to read Fancy Nancy books the best.  Her favorite thing to watch is "Alexa and Katti".  Jalynn has a dog named Finley that she loves very much.  When she grows up, Jalynn would like to be a teacher.  Her favorite sport to play is soccer.  Hamburgers are her favorite food to eat.  Jalynn is special because her family loves her, but the VERY BEST THING about Jalynn is the fact that she is UNIQUE.

Nathan

Here is Nathan!  He is the Student of the Week for March 18-22.  Nathan's favorite color is BROWN.  Someday he would like to visit Florida with his family.  Nathan likes to read his "Wall-E" book.  He likes to watch Spider Man on television.  Nathan has two cats at home named Gizmo and Dum-Dum.  When he grows up, Nathan would like to be a firefighter.  Nathan is very fast, so his favorite sport is racing (sprinting).  His very favorite food to eat is Ramen Noodles.  Nathan is special because God made him special, but the VERY BEST THING about Nathan is that he enjoys being helpful!

Trenton

This is Trenton!  He is the Student of the Week for March 11-14!  Trenton loves the colors BLUE and GOLD.  Someday he would like to go to Disney World with his family.  Trenton likes to read National Geographic Kids "Dinosaurs" the best.  He loves to watch Dino Dan on television.  Trenton has one dog named Bailey, two cats named Ziggy and Finley and two goats named Bluebell and Sprinkles.  When Trenton grows up, he would like to be a police officer.  He loves to play soccer.  Trenton likes to eat chicken nuggets.  Trenton is special because his family loves him so much, but the VERY BEST THING about him is the fact that he is so kind to others.

Grace

 

Here is Grace!  She is our Student of the Week for February 25-March 1.  Grace loves the color PURPLE. She would like to visit Florida with her family sometime.  Grace likes to read "Welcome, Spring!" with characters from the movie Frozen.  She likes to watch The Greatest Showman on television.  Grace has a puppy named Hulk.  When she grows up, Grace would like to be an artist.  Her favorite sport is soccer.  Grace loves to eat popcorn.  Grace is special because her family loves her, but the VERY BEST THING about Grace is that she likes making new friends!

Valentine's Day Celebration

Happy Valentine's Day!  We enjoyed our celebration before lunchtime today because we have STEM and PE in the afternoon on Thursdays!

First, we enjoyed a cupcake and juice box snack from Clayton and Jalynn!  Thank you for providing the goodies for us!  We enjoyed them so much!

Next, we spent about 15-20 minutes delivering our Valentines to our classmates!  You should have heard the excitement in the air!

Finally, it was time to open our Valentines!  The kids were so polite to each other!  I heard lots of 'Thank you' and 'You're welcome' coming from them!  We agreed that they would only eat TWO pieces of candy, since we already had a cupcake and juice.  Funny how many chose the two BIGGEST items in their bags (can you say Fun Dip???)  Yikes!  Lots of blue tongues, teeth and faces! 

A few of the kids chose to make a Valentine craft, while others just enjoyed time to finish their treat and chat with their friends.  Overall, it was a successful and very fun party!  Thank you to all of you for helping your child make their Valentines for their classmates!  No worries... I will give them a little more sugar before heading home to you!  We can share their sugar high!  :)  Happy Valentines Day to everyone!

Hudson

 

This is Hudson.  He is our Student of the Week for February 11-14.  Hudson's favorite color is RED.  He would love to visit the beach with his family when the weather gets warm. Hudson likes to read 'The Book With No Pictures' the best.  He likes to watch Sponge Bob, Square Pants on television.  Hudson does not have any pets at home, but if he could choose a pet, he would want a dog.  When he grows up, Hudson would like to be a police officer.  His favorite sport is soccer.  Hudson loves to eat hot dogs and cookies.  He is special because he is nice, but the VERY BEST THING about Hudson is the fact that he is kind to everyone!

100th Day Of School

Did you hear all about our fun day on Friday?  We celebrated our 100th day of school!  Although it was not REALLY our 100th day (who knows exactly because of all the snow days??), we enjoyed it!

The kids brought in 100 pieces of a dry treat to mix together with everyone else's to make an AWESOME morning snack on this special day!  Because it was also popcorn day, the kids chose EITHER the popcorn OR the 100th day treat to eat, and take the other home for later.

The "Bee" group

The "Fish" group

The "Frog" group

The "Butterfly" group

We had SIX students who have been in school ALL 100 DAYS and never missed school once!

Congratulations to Nathan, Avery, Alyssa, Silas, Hudson and Noah for perfect attendance for 100 days!

Several students came to school wearing 100 items as well!

We began our day by making special "100 Days Smarter" headbands.  The kids were really proud to wear them around all day long!

 

 
Later in the morning, we did some 100th day centers.  We divided into smaller groups and participated in a 100 piece puzzle station, fun '100' papers, and the balance scale/weight station. 

Puzzles:

Papers: (no pictures taken)

Balance Scales:  Kids brought in a collection of 100 items to weigh against small ceramic tiles in a balance scale.  First they balanced their items, then counted out how many tiles balanced it, and finally, sorted their 100 items into piles of ten.  Interestingly, several children then realized that they did not have exactly 100 items in their collection, because they did not have ten piles of ten!

During our calendar time, which we do daily, we have been tracking how many days of school in several ways: tallies, a number line, adding a straw to our 'ones' pouch daily, and making 'tens' every two weeks, and adding a penny to our chart each day, trading for bigger amounts as we were able.  On the 100th day, we were able to combine all of our straws to make a 'hundred', circle ten groups of ten tally marks to make a large group of 100, exchange all of our coins for a golden/paper dollar, and add our special '100' number to our number line display! 

To end our day, we divided into groups of 4-5, and used 100 Dixie cups to create a sculpture!  Here are the teams as they worked together:

Here are their finished creations:

We had a very fun time celebrating the 100th day of school.  Hopefully your child came home expressing how enjoyable it was for them!  And now... as usual... here's 'the funny one'!