Assessments Finished!!!!

My mom, sister Shannon, Gianna niece and new baby Kaiden

I thought I would share some pictures of my new nephew Kaiden. My sister Shannon had him on April 25th and I was able to be in the room to experience the birth. She has a daughter Gianna who is two and now baby Kaiden.

We completed our assessments today! We were very excited to be done! The children have been working very hard and they have done a wonderful job! We are so proud of them! After PTO tonight the kids got to visit the first grade teachers and that made me realize how quickly this year is coming to an end. I am going to miss each child very much. Each class that I have had will always have a special place in my heart. Every year the class that comes through my classroom door, changes me forever. This has been a fabulous year with very loving, bright and creative children. We have around 19 days left of school and that does make me sad. :( I love each child...

Mrs. Easler

Spring has Sprung!

Easter Egg Hunt in the Library due to the rain!

Our Easter snack- Rice Krispie treat nest, Peep and jelly bean (eggs).

Mrs. Warren reading an Easter book :)

Spring Break is over and we are back to work! On Monday we started our end of the year assessments. Can you believe it? It is already the end of the school year. Enjoy the pictures from our Easter Celebration!

March Fun!

Last week we had a wonderful time learning about our chicks and loving on them! We took time everyday to observe the chicks and used our science journal to write down our observations. We would love to hatch some ducklings, but have not been able to find any eggs. If you know anyone that would have fertile duck eggs please let us know!

Lucky the Leprechaun came through the ceiling and messed up our room! We tried making traps to catch him, but he was too sneaky. Even though we didn't catch him, he did leave us each a Blarney stone and coin.

Have a WONDERFUL week! :)

BUSY!

We have been very busy in our classroom and you can tell by looking at all the pictures! I apologize for not posting anything new on our class blog lately! We have had a chef, dental assistant and Park Ranger visit our classroom since I posted last! We have learned about keeping our teeth clean, how to make pancakes and western North Carolina animals. It is wonderful having parents come in to share what they love. I want to thank everyone who has come in to volunteer. Happy St. Patrick's Day! I will post some pictures later on this week showing our room after Lucky the Leprechaun visited us! Hope your week is filled with sunshine!

First, I would like to let Locke know that we love him! He had a difficult weekend with his grandmother passing away. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. We have had a lot going on in our classroom. A couple of weeks ago Devin moved and left our class :( . Hannah G's grandmother passed away, too. We love you Hannah! Several children have been sick and I had laryngitis this week. It is difficult to teach when you can't talk! Life has happend. Hopefully everything will get better for everyone. Even through the difficult times we still try to have a blast in Kindergarten. Last week we learned about Fairy Tales and we focused on, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". Their favorite center last week was acting out the story. They did a great job being each of the goats and the ugly troll. This week we are focusing on, "Goldilocks and The Three Bears". We are excited about all we are learning and getting ready for first grade. I hope your week is well and that you have wonderful experiences with your family! :-)

Job Well Done!

On Wednesday Charlotte, Leah, Kavender Grace, Griffin, Benjamin and Locke presented a reader's theater in our class. They did a fanatastic job! They memorized thier lines and were very excited about presenting "Snowflakes" for the class. In March we will start learning a different reader's theater. A reader's theater is a great way to practice our reading skills, working together and speaking in front of others. In first grade the students will have more opportunities to take part in more complicated reader's theaters.

We had a very fun week! Valentine's Day is always great in a Kindergarten classroom. This week is going to be the beginning of our Fairy tale unit. We are starting with my favorite, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff"! We have props for the children to use when they act out the story. They usually love acting out the fairy tale during centers! One of the assessments at the end of the year is retelling a fairy tale and this unit gives them the background knowledge they need to complete the assessment with flying colors.

I hope your week is wonderful!

February is Here!

February is a very fun month in our classroom! Groundhog Day, 100th day of school and Valentine's Day! We had a great time on Monday learning about Groundhog Day. Each child made a prediction about the groundhog seeing his shadow. Half of the class thought he was going to see his shadow and the other half thought he wasn't going to see his shadow. Well, he saw his shadow and that means 6 more weeks of winter! The groundhog is only right about 37% of the time. I think he is right this year, because we all know that it started snowing on Groundhog Day. Phil is a smart little animal! Today Mrs. Warren and I worked in the classroom. It is great getting some time to organize, clean and prepare for the upcoming week. We did miss the children! I hope the children enjoyed their day off. They have Thursday off too! The 100th day has moved to Friday. We will be counting, making a 100th day book and finding 100 items hidden in the room. Next week we are reading Valentine's books, making our Valentine's mailbox, making a pop-up card, making a love bug, sorting and graphing conversation hearts, making a conversation heart pattern, writing our numbers 1 to30, conversation heart estimation activity, Valentine erase a rhyme, observing what happens to a conversation heart when you put it in a cup of water and much more! Thank you for all you do!