Friday, May 30, 2014

Pajama Day Fun


We had so much fun wearing our pajamas to school today! We got lots of questioning looks and people asking us if we forgot to get dressed this morning! We were so excited that we earned this special day to celebrate our hard work and our "Be A STAR" behavior. We spent the day doing lots of bedtime-related activities, including some fun read alouds, art projects, and writing. We even got to enjoy a short movie and have a snack!
We read the book I'm NOT Going to Get up Today by Dr. Seuss. Then, since we have been learning how to write about our opinions during our persuasive writing unit, we wrote letters to our parents trying to persuade them to let us stay up late. Here are a few examples:

Dear Mom,  Why can't I stay up late? P.S. I will sleep in. Addie

Dear Mom, Why can't I stay up late? Because we can watch movies. From, Kate

Dear Mom, Please let me stay up late because I will do all my homework. From, Haysen

Dear Mom and Dad, Please can I stay up late because I want to. P.S. I want to listen to stories. Love, Stephanie

Dear Mom, I think you should let me stay up late because I like outside. From, Leo

Dear Mom, I want to stay up late because my brother gets to. From, Ella S.


Pretty convincing arguments, I would say! We also made an adorable craft where students decorated a bed and I took pictures of them pretending to be asleep. Check out the final product:

Goodnight, Addie!

Goodnight, Dylan!

Goodnight, Lexi!

Goodnight, Ella!
Perhaps our favorite part of the day was when we had our final Mystery Reader of the year:

Miss Livingston!
Miss Livingston read us a hilarious book called Cowboy and Octopus. The kids were rolling with laughter. I highly recommend checking this book out if you haven't already!

Hopefully everyone sleeps well tonight after our busy day! At least you won't have to get your p.j.s on! Have a great weekend!

The Grouchy Kindergartners

 

As a part of our ladybug unit, we read Eric Carle's book The Grouchy Ladybug. We then discussed things that make us grouchy and practiced our best grouchy faces (I'm sure you've never seen these faces before :))


















Wow! I don't want to make these kiddos made anytime soon!!! But you have to admit, even when they're grouchy, they're awfully cute!

Catching Up!

I apologize for not updating the blog lately! We have been so busy with our many learning adventures! Luckily, I did have my camera in hand for much of the time and I was able to document some of the fun we've been having!
Addie B. holds one of the tolerant chickens at Shelburne Farms!

Addy O. rides a tractor!

Stephanie milks a cow.

Waiting for their turn at the farm!

Kate and Stephanie brush the sheep.

Dylan holds a chicken at the farm.

Anderson shares about his trip to Africa.

Addie B. and Kate work on their Samburu necklaces.
Blake shows off his finished necklace.

As we near the end of the school year, many children are nearing the 100 star mark. When they hit that, they earn an awesome t-shirt as a keepsake! Congratulations to Dylan, Ella O., and Blake! I am sure I will have many more of these to give out in the next several days!!!