Partner Match

In math, we had lots of fun comparing lengths to find our matching partner.  After finding our matching partner who had the same length strip, we spent some time asking our partner questions to get to know one another better.  Several rounds were played and everyone had the opportunity to get to know many new friends in our class.

The Flying School Bus

Today, we read the book, The Flying School Bus by Seymour Reit.  At the end of the story, we discovered that the bus flew up into the sky.  After reading the story, we discussed if the story could really happen and together, we created a chart to reflect our beliefs.  Then, we learned about the difference between fiction (pretend/make believe) stories and nonfiction (real/factual) stories, and we discovered that the book, The Flying School Bus is actually a fiction story.  Afterwards, the students were led in a following directions activity where they were expected to carefully listen and observe step-by-step directions to draw a matching school bus.  We will continue to work on developing the important skill of listening watching, and following directions throughout the school year!  🚌

Mrs. Steele's Model

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Meeting Romeo, Our School Therapy Dog

We had an extra special surprise visit from Romeo, our school therapy dog, accompanied by Miss Abbo, our school social worker!  We were all so excited to officially meet him!

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

 Today, we read the book, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and discussed the things that the students in our class did to get ready to come to kindergarten.  We then had fun creating our own class book titled, Mrs. Steele's Class Gets Ready for Kindergarten!

Welcome Mrs. Steele's Mouseketeers

What a wonderful first day of school we had!  Looking forward to a magical year of learning and growing together!  

Big smiles from ear to ear!

The Last Day of Kindergarten 21-22

Our last day of kindergarten was truly bittersweet filled with lots of love and laughter (and a few tears from Mrs. Steele).  We enjoyed singing and dancing along to our Good Morning songs for the final time this school year.  We read the book, Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and each student was given a penny and a Hershey Kiss as were the students in the book (a penny to wish them luck and a kiss that they will be missed).  We attended our closing ceremony outside where each grade level was presented with words of wisdom from students in the grade above.  The ceremony was closed with a clap out for Mrs. Hudson, a 5th grade teacher who is retiring, followed by the 5th grade students who will be moving on to middle school next year.  

When we returned to class, we concluded our time together by reading the book, Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.  Afterwards, students completed a reflection by writing about their favorite memory or what they were most proud of from their kindergarten year along with what mountain they will move in their lives or what change they will make in the world or what they will do in the future.  It was incredibly inspirational to listen as they shared their memories and future plans with one another!  Although they were a bit reluctant to leave at the end of the morning as they jokingly held on to my legs and tried to hide in their coat cubbies, I can confidently and proudly say that this group of kindergartners are more than ready for first grade and have such bright futures ahead of them! 

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