Stone Soup and Turkeys!

Thanks to everyone who sent vegetables for our Stone Soup day! On Monday, the book Stone Soup was read aloud to all the kiddos. Here is a summary of the book: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stone-soup-marcia-brown/1100222926
The kindergarten classes were together in Mrs. Howerton's room for the morning activities. They also saw a short video about Stone Soup and made a graph of the types of vegetables that were put into the pot.

 

The soup cooked all day and everyone had an opportunity to taste it during our snack time. Before tasting, each child predicted whether they would like it or not. After eating it, they filled out the rest of their worksheet showing if they liked it and how it made them feel. Some were quite surpirsed to find out they really liked Stone Soup!

 

 

 

 

Also, for Thanksgiving, I read lots of books about the first Thanksgiving, Native Americans, and turkeys. Each child made turkeys from their handprints and drew details to add to their picture. They were so proud of their artwork and looked forward to showing it to their families.

 

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy time with your family and friends!

 

~ Mrs. Eilenstine

 

 



 

 



Election and U.S. Symbols

Last week we had a school-wide election along with voting booths and ballots for all the students (K-6th grade). It took place a few days before the real election. Each student also received an "I voted" sticker! The winner of the election was Mitt Romney. Of course, we all know that President Obama was re-elected to serve 4 more years. By participating in our mock election, the students learned a little about the voting process. I think it was a great experience for everyone.

On election day, I read Duck for President and the kiddos made campaign posters of their favorite candidate from the book: Duck or Farmer Brown. They were so creative and enjoyed the project. They also made a T-chart to show who they "voted" for. The duck had the most votes! Below is a You Tube video of the book.



Also, the students learned about the symbols of the U.S.A. I read books about the Bald Eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and our flag. The kiddos made really cute Statue of Liberty pictures out of construction paper and they were so proud of their artwork! I think they were all feeling patriotic and happy to be Americans. :)

Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served our country!

~ Mrs. Eilenstine

Thankful for Donor's Choose!

Sonic's Limeades for Learning promotion helped our classroom again! The campaign is over now, but we have another project fully funded. I am so thankful and appreciate all who voted or used codes for the project. The project has lots of items for learning literacy and math skills. As soon as we receive everything, I'll post photos. The kiddos were so excited when I told them!

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Fall Party successful. All the children had so much fun. The rotation of games went so well and the treats were yummy too! I was impressed with the unique and cute costumes the children wore. They looked so cute when they paraded through the school!

It was great meeting with each of you during the Parent/Teacher conferences. I made copies of the assessments and will send them home in the Friday folders along with Alphabet charts and prompts for writing the letters.

You are the best parents and I appreciate you so much!

~ Mrs. Eilenstine