Third Grade Buddies

Throughout the year we will get together with Mrs. Arko's class!  We love spending time with our 3rd grade buddies!  They teach us a lot and become really close friends.  It is also fun because we have a few siblings and neighbors in the class.  Thanks Mrs. Arko's class for reading to us on Friday! 

Chester.....The Butterfly

 This week Audra brought in a cocoon from Yankee Peddler that she got with her aunt.  We were allowed to watch it hatch from it's cocoon and it was a very exciting week in our class.  The name they chose was Chester, which I love!  We read The Kissing Hand at the beginning of the year and the racoon's name was Chester and it has just stuck with them ever since! 

Here is a picture the day we got Chester!

This was Chester on Thursday.  I could tell that something was going to happen this day.  I went around and showed each student what the cocoon looked like.  It became very clear and you could see Chester through the cocoon. 

 We went on with our day, and five minutes after everyone had looked at them it hatched.  We were very excited.  Here is Audra holding Chester before we set her free!

 We stood in a circle to see what she would do!  It took her awhile to take off but the kids absolutely loved chasing her. 

 Audra shared with the class that Monarch butterflies head south for the winter and she thinks Chester will fly to Mexico but we are all hoping she will come back and visit us in the spring! 

Funny Feet Friday

 It is always fun to celebrate the letters we learn each week at school.  This past Friday was Funny Feet Friday.  The kids seemed very excited about the whole day and we had some very funny feet!

I love this picture even though Braylen took it and didn't get our feet!  You can at least see that Mrs. Hofstetter has a crazy sock on one foot and not on the other!

Mrs. Wishy Washy

Last week our story was Mrs. Wishy Washy.  We did so many fun activities that go with this story.  The kids above are eating their animal cookies after they dunk them in the mud (pudding).  In the story the farm animals roll and jump in the mud and Mrs. Wishy Washy gives them a bath. 

A New Year - Kindergarten Class 2013-2014

I have a new class of 25 Kindergarten students!  We had a great first week!  We took our state KRAL test, began learning classroom procedures and did a lot of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom activities.  Here is my new class!  I love taking their picture on their first day of Kindergarten. 

Easter Egg Hunt

 On Thursday we had a giant Easter egg hunt!  We hid 150 eggs and each Kindergartener got to find 2 eggs! 

 There were bunnies everywhere!  I love the upside down ears in the background!  

Yummy!  So much fun!