Amaryllis

Look at our amaryllis!  We can't believe how beautiful it is.  Ask your child how many blossoms we have on our amaryllis.

Skype Visit

What is a Skype?

a software application and online service that enables voice and videophone calls over the Internet

We were very lucky to have a Skype visit with author, Paul Czajak.  Mrs. Klipfel arranged the visit, and we video conferenced with Mr. Czajak using Skype.  All the kindergarten classes met in the library to listen to Mr. Czajak read two of his books.  He told us about being an author and said that he got a lot of his best ideas for books from his own children!

This is Mrs. Klipfel saying hello and making introductions.

Here is Paul Czajak reading one of his books.

We enjoyed listening to a real author read his book to us.

It was fun to ask questions when Mr. Czajak was done reading.

                   

               Monster Needs His Sleep                           Seaver the Weaver

These are the two books that Paul Czajak read to us during our Skype visit.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We had fun learning a Leprechaun song, reading a book about a leprechaun looking for his gold, and making puppets.

How many word wall words can you find in this song?
Ask your child to sing it for you.

During our writing time, we read Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Chute and wrote about what we would do if we caught a leprechaun.

St. Patrick's Day writing

Sink and Float

What types of shapes can float?

How can you make a boat out of clay?  Out of tin foil?

How many counters can you add before your boat sinks?

We learned that if you make your boat thin and keep the sides up, it floats better.  You have to be very careful to balance the weight you add to your boat.  We also learned how important it is to work slowly and keep trying!

We read Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham and Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen to inspire our scientific exploration!

                                                                     

Dr. Seuss Day

Many thanks to Mrs. King for coming in to our classroom and reading to us on Dr. Seuss' birthday, Read Across America Day.  We loved listening to . . .

Happy 100th Day

We have been together together together

We have been together for 100 days.

We've been working and playing 

And sharing and caring

We have been together for 100 days!

We are Scientists

What types of materials are attracted to magnets?

We have been learning about properties of materials.  Recently we were asked to explore magnets and discuss what types of materials we thought were attracted to magnets.  At first we thought it was all metals.  But magnets don't stick to coins or aluminum cans, so we realized it couldn't be all metals.  We learned that it has to be metals that contain iron.   

We read What Makes a Magnet?  by Franklin M. Branley to get more information.  Please click on the following link if you would like to learn more.

What Makes a Magnet?