Groundhog's Day

Today is Groundhog's Day! Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow this morning so we have an early Spring on it's way! We all went outside (in the freezing cold) to measure our shadows and see how they change as the sun moves across the sky. We drew a line with chalk first thing in the morning. Then we came back a few times throughout the day to see that our shadow had moved. This is our Winter/Spring graph. Each child colored in one square, either Winter or Spring, letting us know what they hope the weather would be. The graph shows that winter is the vote for today. However, yesterday we unanimously voted for spring?!

Tomorrow we will enjoy playing 'Shadow Tag' outside IF it is a little warmer than in the 30s!!! Happy Groundhog's Day!

Student of the Week...Kenzie!!

Birthday: July 8
Favorite Book: It's Pajama Time
Favorite Food: Spaghetti
Favorite Animal: Monkey
Person I Admire: Kate
What I Like Most About School: My Teacher
My Wish: To Play in My Bucket Swing
Something I Do Well: Get Dressed

Student of the Week...Carly!!

Born: March 9

Favorite Animal: elephant

Person I admire: Kim

Favorite Thing About School: playing outside

Favorite Food: waffles

Favorite Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

My Wish: for flowers

Something I do Well: Playing with my pup

S is for Sock Puppet

Check out these adorable little sock puppets we made...wiggly eyes, ribbon ears, a button nose, spots, antennas, yarn hair, even a ribbon tongue. The kids put on their puppets and had little puppet shows with each other...very cute.

The Itsy-Bitsy Snowman

Today we made these adorable snowmen for our art project. We then learned a song called "The Itsy-Bitsy Snowman" (sung to the tune of Itsy-Bitsy Spider). It goes like this:

The Itsy-Bitsy Snowman was standing in the snow.

Down came some flakes--it made the snowman grow.

Out came the sun to shine its golden rays.

Which warmed the little snowman and melted him away.

The kids can sing it to you along with some fun little motions that go with it...just ask them!

Merry Christmas to All!!

We had our Holiday Party on Thursday the 16th...we enjoyed our favorite pizza and then decorated our very own gingerbread houses. The kids all brought in some candy to share with each other for the houses. Each one turned out so cute, not to mention--we can even eat them!! We all had a fun time exchanging gifts too. I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Railroad Park Field Trip

Today we went to ride the train at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. It was a beautiful day outside too! We enjoyed some cookies and milk in the park, road the carousel, hopped on the train, had a picnic lunch, and played on the playground...it was a fun packed day!