100th Day Par-Tay!

The 100th Day of Kindergarten may be my absolute favorite day of the entire school year. For this special day, we get to put aside "normal" and partake in the awesomeness that is ONE HUNDRED! To kick off this special day, the K teachers made a "100 Days Smarter" banner for the kindergarten hallway. We knew we were asking for hyperactivity, but it was worth it to see the excitement on the little kinders' faces that morning!

100th Day Activities:

Hop 100 Times (chart adjectives that describe how we felt afterward)

Take 100 Steps (predict where we will end up)

100 Chart Secret Message

100th Day Trail Mix (10 pieces of 10 items)

100-piece Fruit Loop Necklace

Color 100 Gum balls

Read 100 Books

Write 100 Words

Compare 100 Items bags (Heaviest? Lightest? Most Full? Most empty?)

Photos provided for your entertainment...

 

Zero the Hero doing what she does best: Adding Value (By giving hugs)

I hope you enjoyed viewing our memories as much as we enjoyed making them!

Until next time,

Ms. Taylor

December Came and Went...

Readers,
      Sorry to keep you waiting! I have uploaded many photos to fill you in on classroom happenings in December. If I make this post extra media-filled, could you find it in your heart to forgive me?!


One of my favorite themes is The Gingerbread Man. We hunt for the gingerbread man around Christmas time to learn map skills, and it's such a blast! At the end of the unit, we use the maps we made of our classroom to hunt for the gingerbread man who has left a star on the map where he is hiding in the classroom. So fun! Watch below.  (I had to trim it down to fit the file on here, so you're catching them at about 4 minutes deep in their hunt.)

The gingerbread man was holding a clue that told the kids where to find the cookies he left them! 

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More Christmas....

Props to my mom for providing the cutest Christmas craft, ever! She bought and painted these miniature gourds for us to decorate like little snowmen. They turned out so cute! It would have been impossible for me to do these with 22 kids- I'm so grateful for parent volunteers during Christmas!

Here's a few snapshots of our Christmas Party...

Who doesn't like a good ol' Pajama Day? We enjoyed some yummy hot chocolate and popcorn while we watched The Polar Express- Complete with movie theatre seating and VIP!



I hope you enjoyed the December update!

Ms. Taylor