December

December!  What a busy month we had.  I had *hoped* to get this post up before the holidays, but alas I simply did not get to it.  Enjoy these great pictures of your kids... as difficult as it will be to wake up early and get going, I am looking forward to seeing these beautiful faces tomorrow.  

Chorus Winter Concert

Visiting our Buddies and learning about Hanukkah. 

Sharing our families' holiday traditions with the class.

Morning puzzle time

We said good-bye to our Hood College student, Ms. Contee.  

Exploring magnets

Making menorahs... with fingertip candle flames ;)

More family traditions shared with classmates.

"What we ate for Thanksgiving dinner..."

Building color words

Center time!

Literacy Centers

Another day of exploring magnets.

Ice cream party from the PTA :) 

Center time

We made bracelets with the colors used for menorah candles.  

Holidays Around the World

(thank you to Mrs. Rodrigues for taking pictures as the kids traveled to the other Kindergarten classrooms) 

We had another special time with our Buddies to learn about Kwanzaa.  

Our NEW firestation!  Thanks so much Mrs. Welter and Mrs. Werts!!!

Making gingerbread numbered cards.

Then, we ATE gingerbread cookies, graphing HOW we first bit into them... the head (most kids!), an arm, a leg or the tummy???

Time to make GINGERBREAD HOUSES!  Oh what fun :) 

we even had a performance by the 4th grade band students :)

Outside recess! 

We made holiday cards for those very special to us... hopefully you received these!!

After I taught the kids how to play a variation of "War" with their gingerbread cards, THEY taught their third grade Buddies how to play... and hopefully you at home as well.  

They wrote all 40+ wight words!

Inside recess