Our Safari Tour!

Today our rooms transformed into a Safari. Our students led their parents on a guided tour at our March Open House. The animals on their stop included...

Underwater Fish
Snakes
Lions
Crocodiles
Monkeys
Turtles|
and yes Penguins

Our children have been studying animals, habitats, as well as how they eat, move, protect, and other interesting facts. They have also researched an animal and created a research paper for their parents. A LOT of work went into the preparation for our big day... but it turned out PERFECT! The kids were absolutely adorable in their safari hats and loved giving tours to their loved ones. Our tour also included shape animals, a piranha pond, and an animal graph where each child chose their favorite animal at the zoo. Here are some of the pictures of the student's work and all that went into their SAFARI OPEN HOUSE!













Here's to 19 kiddos and all of their hard work!!! Happy last few days before Spring Break:)

100s Day and Kinder Letters

100s day was quickly approaching and I couldn't wait to celebrate with my Kindergarten Kiddos. From rockstar stickers, buttons, flowers, zoo stickers, puzzle pieces, ribbons, and smiley faces, the 100s day shirts were so fun and super cute. We enjoyed graphing 100 items, creating a gumball machine with 100 pieces of candy gumballs, writing about when we are 100, and all the crafty cool activities for the 100th day of school.

My 100s Day Shirt- 100 FLOWERS

That same week, we also made birthday cards for one of our friends and one of my kiddos I worked with last year. Here were some of the cute letters my kids wrote. I love just how sweet their words are.

Kindergarten Holiday Blessings!

Kindergarten is such a fun grade to teach. It is an age where school and learning is exciting. I am even told that I am a great artist, singer, storyteller, etc. These kids sure know how to make you feel amazing... if only they really knew. Ha! But I am one blessed lady. I love my job. Now that does not mean that each and every day is perfect. I definitely have my struggles, but I couldn't be more excited to have these 18 kiddos and to work with a team of ladies that are truly inspirational. And while I have these next few weeks off, these journal writings will remind me how truly blessed I am.

Before our break, we enjoyed several fun winter activities. From making measurement holiday trees to making these tear snowmen. Aren't the super precious?!?

On our final week, our school hosted a Winter Wonderland Party. Here is my team leader, Kathi, dressed as our favorite Frosty the Snowman! I thought it was a super cute idea. Behind her are our Kindergarten penguins that each child made. I love the creativity. :) Talk about march of over 80 Kinder penguins... and yes the boy ones with bow ties are my kiddos. Love it!

Meet Boobah dressed in his Christmas gear. Boobha is a "loveable" (questionable at best) little mascot of the ELC. So how could you spend a holiday without him?!?! I love Trout's holiday spirit as she set Boobha on Wallace's desk.

This afternoon, Kindergarten enjoyed a fun Holiday Party. I am so thankful for such amazing parents who help go to Dallas and back searching for a book, Gingerbread Friends, just to make sure that we had it to read to our kiddos on this very special party day. Our kids enjoyed story time, gingerbread ornament crafts, and decorating their very own gingerbread cookie. My kids were sure filled with holiday cheer and SUGAR!

After the party, the Kindergarten team got together to enjoy a staff lunch and a little gift exchange. This year we decided that we would each purchase $10 in lottery tickets and would split the winnings four ways. Well after scratching all the game pieces... we WON... $20. So now we will be purchasing a pizza after the break. :)

Before we left for the break, they called all staff members to the gym to announce teacher of the year and beginning teacher of the year. It is an exciting honor but more importantly I am just honored to have a job that I love, with kids that are amazing, and a team that truly wants the best for each child.

Happy 2 week vacation to all teachers!

Kindergarten ROCKstars!

Upon our return from our first Kinder field trip to the Selina Pumpkin Patch, we held our first ROCKstar Assembly of the school year! Let me just say... Kindergarten sure knows how to ROCK!


(Responsible, Optimistic, Caring, Kind)

I am truly blessed to have this amazing group of ladies to ROCK with. Thanks again for all you do!

This week has definitely been an adventure!

My days and nights have both been extremely long getting ready for my first conferences tomorrow. After 15-16 hour days... I have to say I am officially ready. So thankful for such a great team and looking forward to speaking to my kiddos' parents.

Good luck to all the teachers for the upcoming conferences! Happy early weekend:)

A Great First Week!

We celebrated an AMAZING first week in KINDERGARTEN!

Since last Saturday, I have spent hours upon hours in my new room on "Kinder Way" to get everything prepared for my kiddos. Conveniently this is located around the corner from my previous room in the ELC. Working as the new Kindergarten teacher is such a wonderful opportunity but it is even more amazing to be at my school that I've loved for the past year.

This week they met the new Kindergarten teacher and became a separate class. We've discussed our classroom rules and procedures, learned about the letter M and studied new sight words, met Gregory our green talking monster, introduced language, math, and reading stations, discussed our warm fuzzy box and earning rewards, we studied the calendar, math and sorting, and integrated lessons, played at center time, and even danced to some groovy tunes! What a fun fabulous week! Enjoy a few more updated pictures of our room!

My "Busy Bees" Art Work!


The Very Hungry Caterpillar watching over our reading station.

You never know what you are going to find in your pocket.

MIA because of Kinder Way...

and I LOVE IT!

If you have been wondering why you have not seen my typical updates... it is because I have spent all my time here!




I absolutely love my kiddos already. I have such a good class filled with so many sweet kindergarteners! Today was our family picnic at school. I even had the chance to speak with many of my little friends' parents. I could not be more excited about this amazing opportunity and am absolutely looking forward to a super fun year!

WeLcOmE to my cLaSrOoM!

This past week has been filled with so many emotions. I am so thankful for my amazing opportunity to teach Kindergarten students, disheartened to know I will be leaving my team and ELC kiddos, and exhausted from all the changes. But again with a week filled all of these emotions and hours of work, it is all absolutely worth it. Each day I have spent hours on end turning a room filled with "stuff" into a room that I will grow 20 amazing Kindergarteners and of course have LOTS of FUN in the process! So here is my journey as a first year "official" teacher in Kindergarten!


Welcome to my classroom...
(volunteering my time this weekend... here is a start to my room set up)




I even had some amazing volunteers! To Kristin... a very big THANK YOU goes out to you and your sweet family for helping me set up, giving me great tips, bringing in lunch (a fabulous motivator and reinforcer... thanks Michael and Bryson:) and just for helping me keep my sanity! To my husband who is fabulous at setting up borders and all that you have done and put up with... I am truly grateful! Thank you all again!


....more pictures to come of the final product! Welcome to Kinder way!