An empty classroom ...

When I read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate, to my class on the first day of school, we saw Miss Bindergarten (a border collie) carrying boxes from home, coming into an empty, deserted classroom, and setting up the classroom.  
I explained to the class that teachers really do that.  
On the last day of school, I read Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten.  In that book, we see Miss Bindergarten taking apart the classroom and packing things up.  I reminded the children that I would be doing that, as well.  I thought my students would like to see what our classroom looks like when I left school on June 12th.

Uh oh, someone spilled blue paint!

Thank you to our volunteer, Mrs. Halliger, for putting our room number on all the furniture.  This will guarantee that our things get put back into the correct classroom after it is all put into the hall while the carpet gets shampooed.

What a relief to know what that black thing on the desk is called.  Ha ha!  (Yes, that's the cleanest my desk has ever been!)

Lots of things are hiding on the shelves behind that paper.

At the beginning of August, I will put the classroom back together again.  Keep watch for the new posts "next year".
By the way, Miss Bindergarten is on Facebook.
The site is a forum for kindergarten teachers around the world, discussing everything from the Common Core State Standards, to curriculum, to recess, and naptime.  (Naptime?  What's that?)

YEAR END AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS 

WHO EARNED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

"E" HONOR ROLL ALL YEAR

Tamia and Myles

"E/S+" HONOR ROLL ALL YEAR

Ja'Zaria, Aubrey, Mckayla, 

Drew, and Ja'Lisia

OUTSTANDING CONDUCT ALL YEAR

Tamia, Myles, and Drew

PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL YEAR

Tamia and Myles

Thank you

I neglected to thank all of you who provided the food for our End-of-the Year party.  Thank you to the Lafleur family for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cut into dinosaur and "high heel" shapes.  Thank you to the Rivera family for the yummy meatballs.  Thank you to the McDaniel family for the pigs-in-a-blanket.  Thank you to Miss Marshall for the two fruit trays.  Thank you to the Cannon/Napoli family and the Staat/Lee family for the vegetable trays.  Thank you to the Perrone/Pannone family and the Green/Braithwait family for the chips.  Thank you to the Luther/Gibbons family and the Perrone/Pannone family for the cookies.  Thank you to the Jones family and the Perrone/Pannone family for the juice pouches.  Thank you to the Rivera family for the paper plates.  Thank you to the Green/Braithwait family for the napkins and plastic ware.  Thank you to the Ramsey family for the "Puppy Chow" (Wow, that's tasty!)  It was definitly a party to remember !!

Fourth Quarter Awards

On the last day of school these students 

were awarded the following ribbons:

 

Perfect Attendance

 

Outstanding Conduct

 

E/S+ Honor Roll

(Two other children received this ribbon, 

but they were absent on the last day of school.)

 

E Honor Roll

CLASS PARTY ~ Games

We had lots of fun playing 
indoor games at our party!

Duck, Duck, Goose

Hula Hoop Contest

Musical Chairs

Balloon Pop Race

Hot Potato

CLASS PARTY ~ Lunch

Thank you so much to the families who provided lunch for our class party!  We had pigs-in-a-blanket, meatballs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches shaped like dinosaurs and high heels, fresh fruit, raw vegetables with Ranch dressing, cereal mix, chips, cookies, and drinks.  It was a delicious meal.

Thank you, also, to Mr. and Mrs. Braithwait, 

Mr. Napoli, Mrs. Pannone, Mrs. Ramsey, 

Mrs. Rivera, and Miss Marshall (our former UNF Intern) for coming to the party to help out.  

Your assistance was greatly appreciated!

Safety in the Sun

Even though it's the last week of school, our students are still learning new things.  On Monday, June 3rd, FSCJ student, Mrs. Ayers, taught the students about how to stay safe in the sun.  She showed them real objects, such as a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, shirt, umbrella, and bottle of water.  They learned that all of us, regardless of our skin color, need to wear sunscreen in the sun.  We should have shade, such as trees or an umbrella or tent, that we can get under if we get too hot.  We need to drink water or Gatorade in order that we don't get dehydrated.  We should wear hats and sunglasses (and maybe a shirt over our swimsuit) to protect our eyes and skin from the strong rays of the sun.  Thank you, Mrs. Ayers.

Students took turns placing the things that help keep us safe from the sun on the board.

"You need a hat and you need glasses."

"Wear a shirt.  Wear a hat.  Wear sunscreen.  Wear sunglasses."

"No sun because it will give you a sunburn.  Go to the beach and the pool and the YMCA with sunscreen, and the sun will get you dehydrated."

Readers' Theater

Following our Awards Assembly on Monday, June 3rd, our students performed Readers' Theater for those family members who were able to attend.

First, they performed "The Bremen Town Musicians", a German folk tale.

Then, they performed "The Three Billy Goats Gruff", a Norwegian folk tale.  Students did a wonderful job of changing their voices for the different characters.  The troll and the big billy goat had very LOUD voices, whereas the little goat had quite a small voice.

AWARDS ASSEMBLY

On Monday, June 3, 2013, we held our Annual East Ranch Kindergarten Awards Assembly.  Every student earned an award.  We are so proud of our students !!

Some of the awards given out were Perfect Attendance for the Year, "E" Honor Roll for the Year, "E/S+" Honor Roll for the Year, and Outstanding Conduct for the Year.

 The trophies were awarded by our PTA for those students who completed at least 80% of their Sunshine Math supplemental worksheets.  This is a PTA sponsored program, run completely by our parent volunteers.  Thank you to Michelle McDaniel, who was our Sunshine Math Coordinator!