Happy Groundhog Day!

Today was the first time throughout my seven years of teaching when we actually had school on Groundhog Day! All of the other GH days we either had a Snow/Ice Cancellation, or it was the weekend. I finally got to do this cute project this year! YES!!!

On Friday, the students "prepped" their groundhogs by coloring them and cutting them out. During our library time, I used washi tape to tape the groundhog's feet down. The students made predictions as to whether or not Phil would see his shadow.

Phil did indeed see his shadow, so we completed the next step to our project. What makes a shadow? The students discovered it is the sun that gives us a shadow so the sun for our project was represented by chalk. Students chalked up the area around their groundhog and when they were all finished, VOILA! Up popped their groundhog and there appeared the shadow!

They thought it was SO COOL that it was in the perfect outline of their groundhog.

I'm hoping Phil's prediction was incorrect. I'd love Spring to come a little early this year!

100th Day and February 2-6 Classroom Newsletter

Next week is an exciting week in Kindergarten! Friday is our 100th Day of School! We have many activities planned to make this a very memorable day! Last year, Mrs. Bucklew, Mrs. Ewing, and I dressed up as our 100 Year Old Self. This year we plan to do the same. :) We're encouraging our students to do the same for lots of laughs and memories!

We will still have a normal week of school (assuming Mother Nature cooperates). Our 100th Day will still be Friday, even if we get another snow day. The newsletter can be found by clicking HERE.

Survey :)

As the halfway point of the year is upon us, we would like to gather some feedback from you regarding your experience at Clearcreek this year. Below you will find a link to our Kindergarten survey. This link can also be found on Mrs. Johnson's Principal Updates. If you would prefer a paper copy of the survey, please let me know. This feedback is important to us as we strive to improve the experience for everyone at Clearcreek Elementary.

The survey can be found by clicking here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18lf2BrPksD-sraiahC54-I-QmOjq8zCryVZkgDgfSfw/viewform?usp=send_form

Thank you for your continued support!

Homework Calendars- Jan & Feb

Here you can find the homework calendars for the month of January and February, as well as the Book-It Calendars.

January

February

Book-It!

Happy New Year!

I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately. It's been a very busy couple of months in Kindergarten. We had a lot of Christmas excitement! Throw in there some assessments for Guided Reading, Report Cards, AIMSweb, and more! Somehow I even managed to get the flu TWICE in a month!

Thanks for being patient with me. I will upload the January Calendars as well as the February Calendars in the next blog post.

As always, thank you for your continued support!

Meet PJ

Santa sent an elf to Room 127 to watch over us this year! We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw him on Wednesday! It's all because the students wrote letters to Santa before Thanksgiving break, asking him for a special elf friend.

The students voted on a name.

The morning friends named him Panther.
The afternoon friends named him James.

Our elf put a letter in my mailbox this morning, asking to be called "PJ" as a nickname. He also thought it would be easier for the friends to remember, and also easier to write!

PJ let us know that he will not be causing mischief in the room, although he may act a little silly sometimes. PJ will be bringing us special activities and helping us to remember to make good choices. This is especially important with all of the Christmas excitement that is going on at home and here at school!

Stay tuned for more pictures and words of wisdom from PJ! I wonder what he'll teach us next?!?!

December Homework Calendar & Book It Calendar

 

I apologize for not getting this posted sooner. The calendars went home today for December. I'm a day late! A few of my friends forgot to check their mail during dismissal, so if you're anxious to get it before tomorrow, you can print them from here if you'd like.

December Homework Calendar

Book-It!  (Scroll to find December)

Can you believe it's already DECEMBER? I can't! We have so many exciting things happening in December. Stay tuned for a LOT of pictures from our adventures this month!