Polar Express Day

Today the kids came to school in their jammies.  After music we pretended to be resting and then I blew my train whistle, passed out train tickets and the kiddos climbed aboard our very own polar express.  We held our stuffed animals tight and watched the movie, "The Polar Express."  The kids got to stop and enjoy a popcorn treat and even received a little bell to keep like in the movie.  We had a magical time! ;)

Holiday Party

Thursday we celebrated the upcoming holidays with a Kindergarten Holiday party.  The kids were able to go to three different classrooms to play games and make crafts as well as the cafeteria for a yummy and messy treat.  From the smiles we saw on thier faces- they had a great time!  Many thanks to those that helped out by volunteering or donating supplies!

 

Gingerbread Centers

      In the month of December the Kindergarten kids participate in many activities related to the classic Gingerbread Man story.  We read many different versions and compare and contrast them.  We test out what would happen if a gingerbread cookie tried to swim across the river, we make props and retell the story, and we also play some fun and challenging math games with gingerbread.  Our 4th grade buddies in Mrs. Clay's class planned an awesome extension of this learning today!  They set up 5 different gingerbread centers in our media center.  With thier buddy, the kids rotated through the stations.  They made new words out of gingerbread, played a board game, measured the area and perimeter of a gingerbread using candy, played a dice roll adding game and played a dice roll drawing game.  The kids were all so excited and engaged with these centers.  The older kids did an awesome job explaining how to do each center and giving our younger kids the guidance they needed to do them successfully.  Here are a few pictures...