Good Luck in First Grade!

I can't believe the year has come to an end! We've had a fabulous year learning and growing together. Good luck in first grade, kiddos! Mrs. Bratton loves you!

KPREP Ready!

We've had a blast getting fired up and ready for KPREP! The kids have loved supporting the "big kids" who will be taking the test. The pep rally was definitely a highlight but they LOVED getting to do the "Whip and Nae Nae" with Mrs. Corsi's class (because they are going to "whip" the test!)

Enjoying the Weather!

It has been BEAUTIFUL this week! We have LOVED getting to play outside and enjoy this lovely weather and discuss what we ave been learning in Science!

Stem Lab Fun!

The kids have been working on building their own bubble wands in STEM lab! They had a blast trying them out!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The kids worked so hard on their play, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" Their performance was wonderful and truly reflected their hard work! Way to go kiddos!

Read Across America!

Happy Read Across America Week! The kiddos had a blast reading and learning about the works of Dr. Seuss this week. Here are some of our highlights! 

                           On Tuesday we wore our stripes for I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today day! 

Thursday was Fox in Socks day! We loved showing off our crazy socks all day! 

We also joined the 5th graders for some buddy reading in the Library!

 Friday was Grinch day! We wore our green and celebrated all the books we read all week! 

Snow Day Fun!

Our first snow day!!! Here's what our friends have been up to on our day off.

Pritha had a great time playing outside with her brother!

Ariana had fun rolling down the hill and learning about physics!

Emmanuel had a great time in the snow! 

Sam had a great time playing with his family!

Kayra made snow angels and did some swinging!

Logan will get you with a snowball!

Bella made some snow angels!

Noah got to use his new sled he got for his birthday!

Dylan had a blast playing outside!

Alana made snow angels!

Jamir threw snowballs!

Lily is all smiles out in the snow!

Owen slid down the slide in the snow!

                                                  

Katherine played with her brother and dogs!

Mr. Hudson wasn't feeling well, so he didn't get to play in his first snow. We had a blast watching the snow through the window together. He can't wait to get out in it!

Happy Holidays!

The kiddos spent the month of December learning about traditions of popular American holidays. We had a great time experiencing new cultures and sharing our own family traditions!

Kwanzaa was a big hit!The students loved getting to make their own muhindi. Ask your students how many pieces of muhindi your family's table would have on it! African music was a blast to dance to during our brain breaks as well. Here is a link to one of our favorites! Click here.

 The Hanukkah traditions were a class favorite. The kids loved getting to play dreidel and our class menorah!

The final week, we discussed the traditions of Christmas. The older students in violin performed carols for us. We had a great time singing "Jingle Bells" together! 

We also decorated our own trees during our winter party. 

The kiddos especially loved when Mrs. Bratton and Mrs. Morelli wore their ugly Christmas sweaters with the staff!

We also learned that the holiday season is a time for giving back, and helping others that are less fortunate than ourselves. We teamed up with Scholastic to help with their pajama drive. We collected pajamas and Scholastic matched each pair with a new book to be donated to homeless children. We collected THIRTY FOUR pairs of pajamas! The kids were so proud and excited to help others! Way to go kiddos!!!