100th Day of Kindergarten

We decided to spread out our celebration this year and it was such a fun week!! We made 100 Froot Loop Necklaces, counting by 10s chain, 100 item book, counting by tens crown, 100 item snack, dressed like we were 100 years old and had a "100" snack. Fun was had  by all!! 

100 Days SMARTER!

We celebrated our 100th day of kindergarten on Tuesday. I wasn't sure we would ever get there with so many snow days. 😊 We made books about being 100 and 100 things, we made hats, a 100 item snack, a snack with doughnuts and twinkles, a necklace with 100 front loops and LOTS of fun! Oh and... Our cuties came dressed like they were 100 years old. Cutest thing EVER!

Classroom Tour 2013

HOLLA!!!!!! Our rooms are *almost* finished!! Meet the teacher is still a week away and THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED!! Last year at this time, we were not so patiently waiting for clearance to move into our new school. We had 3 days to prepare for kids and unpack. Kelly and I have NEVER been this far ahead but we are LOVING it. I am so excited to be able to enjoy the next 2 days with my girls and not worry about school!! We *might* like zebra print a lot! Our rooms are almost completely organized… we are in the process of preparing informational packets for parent night and meet the teacher. Enjoy the Tour!

 

 

Persuasive Writing in Kindergarten!

So… Kelly and I were selected as Oklahoma state presenters for Common Core. We are super stoked about this amazing adventure but we still have so much to learn! J We will be attending a training event in March to meet and plan with our cadre group. Our area is “Creating Engaged Classrooms”. We are excited to share with others about our unique collaborative approach to teaching! I don’t know about you but for us, the extensive writing involved with CCSS is kinda overwhelming.

We write all day in our classes…fiction and non-fiction.  We have been impressed with our students' work including conventions and decided they were ready for a challenge. Today, I taught an introductory lesson on persuasive writing during SMART Community. We asked the students to write an opinion statement and support it with two factual sentences. I gotta say… they did pretty well for their first experience! J Check out a few examples from our classes!