Our First Week of School…2012-13

              Sweet Hannah!

               Sweet Eliana!

Enjoying snack time!

Love her dimples!!

A yummy banana for snack.

Lining up to go on our “Hunt for Chester”. After reading “The Kissing Hand” book we went around and visited all the important places in our school that the kids will be using/visiting. We pretended that Chester the Racoon had been to all those places and we needed to go find him.

A paw print on Mrs. Angela’s wall!

Also found one on the floor in her room!

Chester left a kiss on Mrs. Angela’s hand! The kids were so excited!

Next we were off to the lunch room! (looks like he was in the refrigerator!)

A paw print in the High School Building (outside Mrs. Crotts office)

Miss Lisette also had a kiss on her hand!

When we got back to our room we found another note from Chester and some sugar cookies. The kids were so excited! Now Chester sits in our room and helps me “watch” the kids. He also keeps an eye on their desks to make sure they are kept clean. Sometimes he leaves a treat on their desks when they are not in the room.

Fun on the playground!

You can do it Eliana!

Love those sweet smiles!

So serious….

Someone found a baby lizard on the playground (they are all over the place up there!) Mrs. Mahnken that were so cute. So did many of the kids. Me? Not so much! They are fine from a distance, but they like to jump! I don’t want them on me…

One of the Pre Schoolers loved it! She really wanted to hold it.

I thought these pictures were so cute of her. Eliana was getting in on the action as well.

Working at our desks, doing our Morning Meeting Math paper

Looks like somebody is tired already!

Such diligent workers!

We learned about different woodland animals each day the first week of school. Today we talked about squirrels and did a “coffee ground squirrel”. Our room smelled so good today!

They turned out really cute, but messy! Sorry about that mom and dad!

Practicing our scissor and gluing skills…

She did a great job!

So did Sebastin!

Enjoying a little free play time in the classroom!

His favorite question this week-“Can we go play now?”

So far the play mobil and the small plastic animals have been the biggest hit.

They love pretending!

Today we talked and learned about owls, then we made a pinecone bird feeder (no, not for owls…). They had so much fun!

What a messy job!

Turned my back for two seconds then caught them licking their fingers and the spreading tools they were using. Ha! Ha! They just couldn’t resist the lovely taste of peanut butter! They begged me for more. Unfortunately it was for the birds, not them.

                  Aren’t they cute?

They were so excited when it was time to feed Chet our frog.

Each week a different “helper” gets the job.

The first week it was Hannah’s turn. She couldn’t wait!! Chet preformed very well and eat the food for them to watch. Sometimes he ignores it…

Friday, we talked about rabbits and made bunny hats. Funny bunny’s!

We also played musical chairs.

They were also very good sports about it!

The kids were allowed to bring in a special stuffed friend to keep on their desk for the day. They also went up front and shared something about that friend, then passed it around for everyone to see and hold.

They were a little shy at first, but warmed up pretty quick!

Eliana forgot hers, so she picked one of mine to use. She really liked the snake…

They were so cute!

Love the look on his face as he thought about what to say about his duck.

Love how well these three get along!

So silly!

Look who came to visit Friday??

Isn’t he a doll?? This is Sebastin’s sweet baby brother.

Sebastin has a ferret as a pet, so his mom and dad (and brother) brought it for the class to see.

The girls weren’t so sure about it at first.

Eliana didn’t mind holding it but Hannah thought it was smelly. Ha! (I think that is because Sebastin told us all morning that she stinks…I never smelled it though. Thanks Mrs. Chavers, for washing her before you brought her to school! Ha! Ha!)

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Chavers for bringing “The Ferret” to school for us to get to know today. The children had a blast chasing her around!

What a great first week of school we had! I’m looking forward to what the next week holds for us. We will begin Monday with our Phonics and Math and Handwriting lessons. We also will enjoy the Elementary Revival Chapel services, lead by Mr. and Mrs. Don Shirk and family. They always do a great job and the kids love it!

Be sure to check back next week to see what we’ve been up to! Thanks for dropping by!