Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday! My husband & I are heading to NY & NJ on Christmas Day with the baby to visit my family. I hope you & your families all have a happy & healthy winter break. Here are some photos of our last couple of weeks of school:

Working on the addition strip board

The 100 Chain
The 100 Board
Playing Chutes & Ladders

Working on puzzles

Decorating Gingerbread Men

Writing letters to Santa

Metal Inset work

Learning phonograms with Sandpaper Letters

Sharing our book with Mrs. Campbell

We'll miss you!!!

Fall Frenzy

It's been a while since I've posted, so get ready! Here are a bunch of photos from the last 6 weeks at school. First up, some of the kids working: Sensory exploration with shaving cream at the easel
Easel painting

Washing dishes after snack

Working with the Negative Strip Board

Golden Bead Fetch

Working with the Grammar materials

Drawing in the shaving cream at the easel

Working with Compound Words

Next up: Photos from our Community Soup cooking experience. We read "Stone Soup" first and then talked about what it means to be a community. Each student came up and poured in his/her ingredient. Then everyone had a chance to come mix the soup. We cooked it while we were working and then ate it for snack. It was delicious!!!! (The recipe is "soup-er" simple if you want to make it at home: Just choose various cans of vegetables and mix together--including the liquid in the cans. Add a can of tomato sauce, a packet of taco seasoning & a packet of dry ranch dressing mix. You can also add ground beef or keep it vegetarian if you like. Enjoy!)

Earlier this week, we had a special visit from Ms. Sissy, our Dining Hall Manager. She came and taught the kids about healthy eating & the Food Pyramid.

The kids learned lots of great information about being healthy Ask them some of these questions:

How many hours of sleep do you need? 8

How many glasses of water should you drink each day? 8

How many bones do you have? 208

How many teeth do you have? approx. 28-32

What are milk products for? keep your teeth & bones healthy

What do vegetables do for you? Help with digestion

What are fruits good for? Help your skin stay healthy

What do Grains do for you? Give you energy

We've had a great first half of the school year! There's lots to do throughout the rest of December so check back for more updates and photos :)