Help Out the Class!!!

*** Update thank you for making our Reading grants come true!

Hello Everyone,

I have recently created another Donorschoose project online to get more technology and resources for my students. Please click the link below to donate to our classroom project. My students would be more than thrilled to get more engaging activities for our room.

http://www.donorschoose.org/project/raising-readers-with-miss-p/1496076?challengeid=20542939&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=project&utm_campaign=copyURL&rf=copyURL-siteshare-2015-03-project-teacher_1991506

Directions for donating:
1. Click the link

2. Type or select the amount of money you wish to donate and press the green give button.

3. Click the blue 15% optional donation. You may change the donation to 0% which will give all of the money to our classroom and lower the project cost. Click save.

4. Click proceed to checkout.

5. Click proceed as a guest.

6. Fill out all of your information.

7. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Type the work SPARK in the promo code area and press apply. This is what doubles the donations for free.

8. Fill the rest of the form out and payment options.

9. Confirm payment and option.

10. Feel good that your just helped enhance education for our classroom!

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4. Paste in with the status so your friends and family can donate.

5. Write a personal thank you message for their consideration.

Thank you to everyone who helps with this project. I would like to give a big shout out to Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Shirer who have already generously contributed to the last project titlled "Wiggle While We Work!" I could not accomplish what I do in this classroom without all of your amazing support as parents!

Thank You!!!

About a month ago I was a little sad to find out I was not chosen for the National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship. So instead of being bummed I set out to get more teaching materials for the classroom.

There has been a lack in Science and Math lately in the schools with more of a focus on reading. Many students have an interest in these areas and I want to help them build and grow their interest. To do this I set out for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant.

I am proud and excited to announce that thanks to Chevron and a few donors (Bev, Steph & Brent, and Chris) I have received $2000 worth of STEM materials for my Kinders!

 

Thank you!!! I will be posting more projects soon in hopes to revamped some of my classroom and keep it bright, stimulating, and educational!

100 Years Old

Once again for the 100th day of school time flew by! Before we knew it we were 100 days smarter and 100 years old! Students put on their 100 year old best to look super 100. The Kindergarten wore anything from beards to hairy eyebrows. Students could be seen walking around with canes, big bellies, glasses, pearls, ties, curlers, gray hair, and even a life alert button!

Take a look at this Kindergarten grade photo! Can you spot me in the middle?

Arctic and Antarctic Wonders

This year I topped an all new record of milk jug building. My typical 100 milk jug igloo project quickly turned into a school wide frenzy. Before we knew it we had over 600 milk jugs to build our frozen tundra room.

Every year we explore the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the world. This is by far my favorite part of the entire school year. 

We tracked the process of collecting milk jugs on a school wide poster outside of the office. Together we put them in bags in sets of ten. This provided a good visual for grouping by math.

Here you can see our classroom featured in a local newspaper!

Bubbles Galore!

One of the best parts about being a Kinder is getting to explore the world of Science.

With the help of Carnegie Science Center our room got to take a closer look at bubbles and explore them hands on.

 

First the students learned what made up the bubble solution. Next, they got to blow bubbles using different shaped wands.

 

Each student was given a cup with a straw. They got to experiment how the bubble changed with the new tool.

 The result was that they were able to make much larger bubbles! Some were as big as their entire head!

 

 

 Hands down the last part of the experiment was the most fun. We covered the cups with a piece of cloth. This made tiny bubbles and foam like you would see if you added too much soap to your washing machine. They had a blast making a mess!

Do You Want to Find Our Snowmen

Since the Frozen craze is still running wild (I am not complaining I love it too!) I decided to make a school wide Olaf hunt. With a little thinking, I came up with new words to the tune of "Do you want to build a snowman?"

To go along with the song I made life size characters including Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and a pretty large mountain with castle.

Throughout the school I created about 14 Olafs to post in the hall. Different grade level teachers picked a grade level color. Then for each holiday they cut out holiday shapes and write different skills on them.

Now when students walk down the halls they can look for their grade level color and practice their skills. It is a fun and easy way to get students engaged in practicing while also keeping them quiet in the hallways.  The best part is the kiddos can choose to work a grade level up for a challenge or a grade level down to challenge themselves!

Holidays Around the World - India

Today we went around the world to celebrate holidays! I was super excited to teach about India and Nepal. We traveled all the way across the globe to visit India and to celebrate Diwali! We learned how to say Happy Diwali, looked at the script writing, and got our passports stamped! I was very happy to get to wear my traditional outfit from Nepal that my host family got me last summer.

One student just could not help but photo bomb the picture!

The kiddos got to decorate their own Diwali lamps that turned out just as bright and gorgeous as India itself.

My favorite thing we learned was how to do some dance moves. Here is a clip of the kiddos dancing to some Indian music! Priceless!

Before they took off to visit some more countries everyone wished each other a Happy Diwali and said goodbye!