Thanksgiving Feast!

Mrs. Spalla's Kindergarten Class invited Mrs. Gleason's class down for a Thanksgiving Feast.  Mrs. Gleason's class came down as Native Americans.  Our class dressed up as Turkeys and Pilgrims.  We have spent the last month learning about what life was like if we were a pilgrim and had to make that intense journey across the sea.  We also studied how Samoset and Squanto helped the pilgrims learn skills so that they could survive in the new world. Before feasting, both classes sang Thanksgiving songs and danced a Pow-Wow!  We are blessed to have such fun friends in our school and to be able to share Thanksgiving with them.

From the desk of Mr. Dunlap

During the month of December the primary grades will be indoors and
playing a lot of games in the gym. They will be doing PEP Grant
activities like ABC ladders and medicine balls. Some of the activities
for December include builders and bulldozers, line tag, dribbling
basketballs, dynamite, running, and scooters.

Smores at the Park- Reading Program Award!

 As a reward for our school wide reading program, students were able to go the Jefferson County Park to eat Smore's and play games with Therese.  Our class went with our fourth grade reading buddies.  Mrs. Pettit joined our group and helped to make smore's and play games.  The kids had so much fun hanging with their reading buddies and enjoying the beautiful weather.  Mrs. Schloss and her husband Ben made the smore's for the students.

Many Thanks!

I would like to take a moment and thank all the parents and grandparents who bought books for our classroom at the Book Fair during conferences.  It is so nice to have new books to share with the class. We have read them all and the kids were excited to share what they had picked out for the class.  

I appreciate all the parents who came to conferences and the encouragement and support that I received was overwhelming. I really enjoyed talking to all the parents and getting to know you and  your child better.  We are off to a great start for second quarter.  I will keep you posted on what we are working on and any future events coming up. I know that in December we will be having a music concert for kindergarten, first and second.  I will let you know more information as it becomes available.  Thanks so much for everything!

Field Trip to Jefferson County Park

We enjoyed going to Jefferson County Park to visit with Therese. 

Looking for the queen bee.

Hunter wanted his picture with the big rattlesnake.

Gabbie watching the turtles swim.

Kayla feeding the fish.

Kiya holding the baby turtle.

Cian's favorite animal is the turtle.

Looking at the birds and squirrels

We all enjoyed playing "Bat and Moth."

The end of a perfect morning!

November is Here!

Can you believe the first week of November is here and gone!  We will be learning about turkeys, pilgrims, and the first Thanksgiving.  We will also talk about traditions in our families during the holiday season. 
November 8th, in the  morning, we are going to Jefferson County Park to hang out with Therese Cumminsky.  She will touch on the topics of owls, bats, and birds.  This is really fun for the kids and is a great way to end our October topics.  Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.  We spend most of the morning outside and it can be very chilly.
I am very appreciative of all the parents who made the effort to come in for conferences.  Fifteen minutes does not seem like a long time, but it nice to touch base and shows your child that you can about their education! 
As always, if you need anything please do not hesitate to contact me!  Thanks for all your support!