Monday, June 7, 2010

K News

Monday, June 7th
It was our last day of kindergarten! We had a morning meeting, then went to the all school assembly in the gym. We got to watch a slide show of all the kids/activities at Horizon. We sang the Horizon song together. When we got back to our classroom we did beach relays with Mrs. Whitney's class. It was fun. We did a fish relay, a spoon zoom with sea shells, a flip flop relay, and a water relay using wet sponges. :) Then we had a picnic lunch in our community area. We played outside for noon recess, then came back to our classroom for a short "beach" rest time. We did different beach stations...ocean book looks from the pool, fish creation station, and float or sink. We celebrated Shae's birthday. She brought cupcakes to share with us. :) We got to play in inflatables in the gym. They were sponsored by our PTO. It was awesome! We were tired after that. We came back to the room for our afternoon meeting. We sang, and said goodbye to each other. We ended our day with a hug. :) It was a fun beach day and a great school year! Happy Summer to all the Kindergarteners and families of Room 163! Enjoy.....
Mrs. Strayer

Friday, June 4, 2010

News by the K Kids

Friday, June 4th
Reminders...
*Remember to check our Horizon website for school information. :)
*Remember that Monday, June 7th is Beach Day. :)
*School is dismissed at 2:35 pm on Monday, the last day of school.

We celebrated Bella's real birthday and Tenley's summer birthday today. :) They both brought special treats for us. Bella brought cupcakes and juice. Tenley brought cookies and juice. We had PE today. We did "Mission Impossible." Nora's mom came for lunch. Pete's dad came for lunch. Bella's mom came for lunch. We had guidance. We had surprise guests talk about first grade. We did kindergarten capers. Awesome talent! :) Sneha was our line leader. Sydney was our backer. We played math BINGO. We went to the computer lab. We had a good day! :)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

News by the K Kids

Thursday, June 3rd
B and Libby came to visit us today. B read a book to us. Libby wrote us a note and gave us first grade pencils. We are supposed to use them in our summer journals. We had outside recess. We spent time with our fourth grade buddies. We wrote our buddies a note and they gave us a note. We had popcisles on the playground with them and we took a walk. We ate lunch. We had art class. Laura was the sound crown greeter. It was our 177th day of school. We celebrated Cameron's birthday today! Cameron brought cupcakes to share and he got to take the first bite. His real birthday is August 9th. We had lots of great acts in our Kindergarten Capers talent show. We had quiet rest time. Pete was our line backer. Natalie was our line leader. Tenly was our calendar helper. Patrick and Logan were the room checkers. We had a good day!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

News by the K Kids

Wednesday, June 2nd
We had outside recess today. Riley was the mailbox helper today. We had library and music today. Keegan was our line leader. Dessa was our line backer. Today was our 176th day of school. TJ and JT were our room checkers today. We had a parrot show...pirate show from the Johnston Public Library today. We are supposed to sign-up for their summer reading program. It starts on June 7th. We wrote the news. We started Kindergarten Capers todays. We saw some awesome talent! :) We will have more acts tomorrow and Friday. It was a sunny day. We had centers. We had a supercalifragilisticexpealidocious day! :)

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

News by the K Kids



Tuesday, June 1st
Our baby chicks hatched over the weekend! :) We got to hold them today. They are soft. One more chick needs to hatch. We finished our chick journals. The chicks are cute! Nora was a student reader today. We celebrated Laura's birthday today. She brought cupcakes. She also read to the class. Becca was our line leader. Dessa was our line backer. We had PE. We had art class. We are taking our art portfolios home today. Owen shared his toads today. Bella shared her new dog today. We wrote the news. Today was our 175th day of school. Grace and Natalie were our room checkers today. JT's mom came today and we presented her with a flower pot and poster for volunteering this school year. JT was our sound crown greeter. Owen's mom came today and we also presented her with a flower pot and poster for volunteering. We ahd a good day! :)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

News by the K Kids

Keegan was our line leader. Sneha was our line backer. Sydney was our sound crown greeter. Erik M. was a room checker with Laura. It was our 173rd day of school. We had 4th grade buddy time. We did activity bags. We had free choice centers. It was our last day of the classroom store. We had outside recess. We had art class. We are taking home our pots. Emma was our mailbox helper. Tomorrow is field day. We need to remember to....wear tennis shoes, bring a non-disposable water bottle, and bring sunscreen. We should have our moms and dads put sunscreen on us before we come to school. Names should be on our containers of sunscreen and our water bottles. Some students need to bring a lunch/drink. Some students ordered a school lunch...hot dogs or hamburgers. Patrick shared for star of the week time. We made top ten list of things to do this summer....
10. Go to the beach....like Big Creek
9. Play outside
8. Go to a pool
7. Go to your cousin's house
6. Read
5. Go on vacation
4. Play with friends
3. Stay inside where it is cool to play games
2. Go fishing
1. Have fun!

We had a good day at school! :)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

News by the K Kids

Wednesday, May 26th
Zoey was our line leader. Nora was our line backer. We had music and library today. JT received his second purple pillar and Laura received a blue pillar. Owen lost a tooth at lunch today. :) B came to paint reading rocks with us. Sneha read to us today. We need to bring back backpacks and library books tomorrow! Kenny and Owen were our room checkers. There are 8 more days left of school. Sydney's Nana came to help today. We looked through our portfolios today. We had a sweet day! :)

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

News by the K Kids

Tuesday, May 25th
Field day is on Friday. We need to remember to...wear tennis shoes, bring sunscreen, and a bring a water bottle. Our names should be on the water bottles and sunscreen. Some students ordered a school lunch and some students are bringing his/her own lunch. We had PE today and talked about field day. We practiced the games. We had art class. Nora and Bella were our room checkers. Logan lost a tooth at school today. :) Today was our 171st day of school. We packed our portfolios. We had a good day! :)

Monday, May 24, 2010

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Monday, May 24th
We caught a lot of fish at the farm. 109! Wow! Pete Sackett caught the biggest fish that day. :) We celebrated Eli's birthday at the farm. He brought us donuts and juice for breakfast that day. The bull got out when we were fishing. There was a lot of mud at the farm. We had fun. We saw and momma goat and her baby (kid). We had lots of parents go with us, along with a grandma. We had fun fishing. It was a long bus ride. We saw cow manure. We saw some baby cows. (calves) Today was our 170th day of school. Erik M. was our line backer.
We went to music class. We celebrated Patrick's birthday today. We ate lunch. Next Monday is a holiday. Friday is our field day at Saylorville. Zoey read to the class. We had a great day! :)

Thursday, May 20, 2010

News by the K Kids

Thursday, May 20th
Tomorrow is our farm field trip. :) We talked about expectations for the trip. We need to remember our lunches, drinks, fishing poles, and worms. We also talked about wearing sweatshirts, because it might be cold. If it rains, Mrs. Strayer is going to call us at home in the morning. Erik M. shared for star of the week time. He also brought us a special snack this afternoon. :) We ate lunch. We had art class. We spent time with our buddies. We worked on our chick journals. We read farm books. Shae was our line backer. Nora was our line leader. Keegan and Emma were our room checkers. We had stations. We had a good day! :)

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Friday, May 14th
Katie, Jack, and Charlie were here talking about the farm today. They brought machinery and picutres. They read us a book about machinery. They taked about tractors. They talked about baling hay. They talked about moving cows. They talked about planting corn and beans.
We went to the computer lab. We had PE class. We had snacks on the ABC rug today. Erik M. was our line backer. We had guidance. Bella was our line leader. It was our 164th day of school. Laura shared for star of the week. Laura read to the class today. Nora read to the class. It was a good day in kindergarten. :)

Thursday, May 13, 2010

News by the K Kids

Thursday, May 13th
We had one outside recess and one inside recess. Laura was our line leader. Dessa was our line backer. We had centers. We started a new Junie B. book. We had a Ronald McDonald assembly about good character. We ate lunch. Sneha was our calendar helper. We had rest time. We got the quiet flower two times. We wrote the news. We had reading time. Grace was our room helper. Laura brought us her favorite snack...Twinkies. :) Eric Lo received a purple pillar. Kenny received a red pillar. More people need to return the farm field trip notes. It was our 163rd day of school. We had a great day! :)

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

News by the K Kids

Tuesday, May 11th
We had PE class. We played Pirate Ball. We had art class. It was our 161st day of school. We ate lunch. Shae and Sneha were our room checkers. Laura was our line backer. Grace was our line leader. Erik M. lost a tooth during lunch today. :) We have eggs in an incubator in our community area. We are trying to hatch chicks. Mrs. Harkin was our guest speaker on the chicks. We earned a star party today. We acted out the story of The Three Little Pigs. We had a good day! :)

Monday, May 10, 2010

News by the K Kids

Monday, May 10th
We learned about pigs. We read The Three Little Pigs. Tomorrow we are going to act it out. :) We ate lunch. Erik M. was our line leader. Bella was our line backer. Natalie was our room helper. Zoey was our soudn crown greeter. Tenley was Zerona, the calendar helper today. Today was our 160th day of school. Laura is our new star of the week. She shared pictures today. We need the farm field trip notes back and the field day notes back. We had music class. We observed pill bugs and sow bugs. We brainstormed a list of kindergarten memories. We made a story map of the memories. We are going to start our books. We had a good day! :)

Friday, May 7, 2010

News by the K Kids

Friday, May 7th
We had PE. It was our 159th day of school. Owen was the Oz Some Sport of the day in PE. Nora was our mailbox helper. Sneha built a rainbow today. Gabi was our line leader. We went to the computer lab. We had guidance. We went to free choice centers and the store was open. We had lunch. Cameron's birthday was announced today. :) We had a guest reader. Sydney and JT were room checkers. Logan was our room helper. We said goodbye to Beatrice and Bernard. We had bear treats and we took pictures. Laura will be our new star of the week. Dessa shared today. We talked about cows and sang a song about Betsy, the cow. We wrote the news. Eric Lo was our line backer. We had a great day! :)

Thursday, May 6, 2010

News by the K Kids

Thursday, May 6th
We ate lunch. Dessa shared for star of the week time. She brought star crunches for treats today. We wrote the news. We had art class. Tonight is the art show at Horizon. We had 4th grade buddy time. We are doing projects about popsicles and eating popsicles with our buddies. The popsicles are from Pete's family wiht the money collected during his birthday party. :) Thank you! Erik M. was our room checker with Shae. We had centers. Owen was a student reader today. JT made a book that he read to the class today. We had a supercalifragilisticexpealidocious day! :)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

News by the K Kids

Wednesday, May 5th
Today was our 157th day of school. We had snacks and listened to a cow book....Dooby Dooby Moo. :) Erik M. received a pillar today. Some students need snacks for snack time. We had library class. We had music class. Pete and JT were room checkers. Patrick was our room helper. Grace was our sound crown greeter. We wrote the news. We ate lunch. We learned about sheep. We read a sheep book. We broke our earth day pinata. :) We had centers. We had a good day!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

News by the K Kids

Tuesday, May 4th
We celebrated Gabi's birthday today. :) She is going to her Grandma's house to celebrate. She brought Hannah Montana cupcakes for us today. Natalie was our line backer. Nora was our line leader. We went to PE class. We played Sink the Ship. We ate lunch. Dessa shared for star of the week time. Zoey was our Oz some Sport of the Day in PE. we had centers. TJ and Eric Lo were our room checkers. Laura was our calendar helper. We wrote the news. We read a chapter in Junie B. We had a good day! :)

Monday, May 3, 2010

News by the K Kids

Monday, May 3rd
We ate lunch. Nora's mom, dad, and brother came for lunch today. We wrote the news. We had music class. Today was our 155th day of school. We are taking home our Earth buddies. Some of us gave them haircuts. :) Emma was our line leader. Natalie was our line backer. Logan was our room helper. We got to look at worms today. We finished a drawing of one today and wrote something we learned about worms. We are in a new month. Tomorrow is Gabi's birthday. We have three birthdays this month. Dessa shared for star of the week time. Kenny and Zoey were our room checkers. We had outside recess. We had a surprise visitor this afternoon.We had a great day!

Friday, April 30, 2010

News by the K Kids

Friday, April 30th
Becca Dougan was Zerona today. She helped us with the calendar. :) We had PE. We started a new Junie B. book. We ate lunch. JT was our Oz Some Sport of the Day. Laura and Erik M. were our room checkers. We opened our classroom store. It was our 153rd day of school. TJ and his dad went to Burger King for lunch. Nora's mom came for lunch. Eric Lo was our mailbox helper. We went to the computer lab. We had guidance. Owen was our room helper today. Owen is going on a new bus today. Owen is moving this weekend. He will still go to our school. JT was our sound crown greeter. Gabi is going to KTC now. Our Earth buddies are growing. Tomorrow is a new month. We had free choice centers. We had a good day! :)