Hello December!

December 2nd

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! We hope everyone enjoyed the time off filled with food, family and fun :) 

In room 207 we are beginning our Holidays Around the World booklet.  We will be "traveling" to different countries to learn about  world holidays ! Today we visited Germany and listened to the song "Oh Tannenbaum" (Oh Christmas Tree). Below is the link for the song:

Oh Tannenbaum

"Germany has castles" Braden
" They do not say Christmas tree, they say Tannenbaum" Zoey
"The German flag is black, red and yellow" Henry
" We had to size paper from big ones to small ones to make Tannenbaums!" McKenna
"A German food is pretzels" Cooper
"It is fun to say German words" Elizabeth
"I loved making these Germany trees" Abbie
Auf Wiedersehen!

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Check out these turkeys!!!

These turkeys will be on the loose next Thursday....LOOK OUT!

November 20th- Peaceful, easy feeling!

 With Mrs. Bartz ( guidance teacher) practicing techniques to calm us when we are upset or anxious.

We are taking belly breaths- Maddie
When I get too crazy I can calm down- Cooper

It is good to calm down when you are mad- Nola
I can calm down by taking a belly breath- McKenna

Today in reading a boy and his mom took "reggae steps". We wondered what that meant so Ms. Johnson turned on some Bob Marley. We sure had fun letting loose to the music.

My mom has that music in her car- Braden

I liked dancing to the music- Connor

It is fun to dance with Olivia- McKenna

I like to dance- Collin
Reggae is island music- Jackson

We have the reggae beat!

I can dance to the beat with Violet- Elizabeth

Nov. 18th - Thanksgiving Vocab.

Pilgrims are a group of people who sailed from England to America on the Mayflower.

They sailed for 65 days!- Violet

Seven days until Thanksgiving!

Native Americans also known as American Indians, were the first people to live in America.
They helped the Pilgrims grow corn- Quinn
Their leader was Squanto- Cooper

Freedom is a persons right to make choices.
The pilgrims did not like to go to the church they were supposed to (in england)- McKenna
The pilgrims came here for their freedom- Cooper

A holiday is a special day where people or events are remembered.
Like Thanksgiving!- Cooper
The clover leaf day ( St. Patricks Day)- Jackson
Christmas!- Violet

Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates a special harvest in America a long time ago.

We eat a good meal with our families- Maddie

Change means things do not stay the same over time.

We change oil on a car- Jackson

We change the calender each month- Nola

We change our clothes- Cheyenne

We changed, we do not drink a bottle, babies do that- Zoey

We put up different decorations like no more pumpkins. Pretty soon it will be our Christmas tree.- Samantha

We change our library books every week- Addi

The temprature changes- Quinn

Nov. 17th- first flakes and winter wear!

We know Violet, all these snow clothes are no fun,
BUT,
 kids need warm coats, hats, mittens, boots and snow pants to play in the snow!

" I like winter and playing with Maddie"- Mason

Pull those boots on Zoey!
"Recess with snow out is fun!"- Zoey

"Snowmen are so fun to build"- Quinn

The helping hands of Mrs. Teeters!
"I am so thankful for Mrs. Teeters"- Ms. Johnson

Stop smiling and get ready!!!
"Building snowmen  is fun!" - Connor

"Me zipping my coat with no help!"- Cooper

Are we ready yet???????

Pretty in pink!

"Winter is my favorite kind of weather!"- Maddie

"This snow is icy!"- Nola

A face mask is the perfect accessory for a day like today!

Even a bit of snow creates big excitement- we had snow much fun!

Nov. 14th- Over and out!

It is such hard work being a kindergartner these days!   Reading, writing, math, science, our specials and so much more. As our brains get bigger we sure like our afternoon rest. Over and out on a great week of learning.
Have a happy weekend!

November 13th, "Mix It Up" Lunch!

 Usually each class sits at their own lunch table but today was a special- "Mix it up lunch!" sponsored by S.A.V.E, our "Students Against Violence Everywhere",  Big Bend Elementary chapter.  The students enjoyed chatting and visiting with their buddies from Miss Marx's and Mrs. Haas's kindergarten. Members of the Big Bend Fire Department circulated tables keeping the conversation flowing with starters like,what makes a good friend?  and about safe hands. 

Hands are Never for Hurting!

"Alyssa is a friend I play with outside for recess"- Maddie

"It was fun getting a picture taken with my buddies, Alex and Jeremiah"- Henry

"Me and my friend Cash, from Mrs.'s Haas's class"- Mason

"I liked choice one chicken nuggets and Carson"- Jackson 

" I liked eating lunch with Michael from Miss Marx's class"- Connor

"Braden is my very nice friend and neighbor"- Cooper

Mixing it up!

"Best friends"- Quinn

"I liked eating my sandwich"- Addison
" I like to sit by Reese"- McKenna

"Rosey is in Miss Marx's class" - Zoey

Self control is :
Staying calm- Braden
Sitting still- Collin
No Punching- Henry
Raising your hand and listening- Addison
Settling down- Gianna
Keeping your hands to yourself- Abbie
No shoving or yelling out- Zoey
No kicking- Elizabeth
Thinking before doing. Doing the right thing even when no one is looking- Ms. Johnson
No pushing- Quinn
No hurting and fighting- Maddie
Don't be a tattle tale just to get someone in trouble- Jackson
Don't shove or crowd the  way- McKenna
No running in school- Cooper
Don't listen when someone wants you to do somethng bad- Nola
Make good choices!