my end of the year post :(

I dread this post because it means I will be letting my babies grow up and move on to a new teacher. I have been blessed with such an awesome group of kids this school year and will miss each of them dearly. I will miss our talks and laughter and inside jokes, the learning and connections. For those that are moving on to another school, I wish for you an easy transition but I will not worry too much; you are ready! And for those who I will see but not have in my room, I still want my daily hugs! You each are special to me and I appreciate what unique individuals you are and how you have added another year of growth and memories to my career. You will always have a home with me.

SEE HOW WE'VE GROWN!

Kaitlyn, then and now

 

Rebecca, then and now

Conner, then and now

 

Tripp, then and now

 

Kaitlyn, then and now

Kennadi, then and now

  

Addison, then and now

 

And our newest friend, Grayson

growing up so fast!

Wild, Wild West Alabama

Ms. Jaysa's 2012-13 K4 class

(missed Tripp who was enjoying the beach :D)

the 2012-13 graduating class

l-r Caroline, Leonardo, Bryan, Isaiah, Katelyn

Joanna, Lexie, Abby, Jeremiah, Austin, Keyanna, and RJ

I didn't get get to all of the parents but I appreciate all of your cooperation this year. You have made such an impact and have always been willing to do whatever was asked of you. It means more than you will ever know. Thank you for letting me take care of your babies :)

and here is the PowerPoint Ms. Kaley put together!

Graduation 2013 from Kaley Hayden on Vimeo.

today's snapshot

We started our Ball Study today!

There is a letter in your child's mailbox explaining what the study is about.

Please send one (1) of your child's favorite balls to school TOMORROW for our discussion.

 

We started off our discussion by listing all of the balls the students could think of and then went through our ball collection to see what we could have missed. They came up with 14 by themselves!

 

Our question of the day:

 

We also learned that tongue twisters are phrases that are challenging to say because the words all sound similar. The students had to help me identify the sound they were hearing the most.

 

We played Say It, Show It. We chanted:

Appy, tappy, tappy,

Appy, tappy, too.

Appy, tappy, tappy,

I'll show my card to you!

 

I held up a number card 0-10 and the students had to hold up the corresponding # of fingers.

 

(3)

(7)

Hope made the number 7 with her fingers and Conner made it in Chinese.

(9)

 

(0)

(10)

with 10 fingers and a 1 and a 0 :)

 

We had our first read aloud of The Little Red Hen and also watched the eBook. The cat, dog, and goose sure learned the hard way about helping out their friend, the hen!

 

 

Our friend, Maddox, visited us today. We sure wish he'd stick around permanently!

 

 

Our annual Family Turkey Project is being sent home today.

Help your turkey make it safely past Thanksgiving this year by disguising him as part of your family. Think of something that is unique to your family (hobbies, jobs, sports, etc…) and dress your turkey.

   Please have fun and be creative! You may use any medium you can think of to decorate your turkey.

 

Bring it back to school Friday!!! 

 

And lastly, Ms. Annie bought a new addition to the classroom decor...an owl rug. All :)))))))