Learning about Sharks...

In addition to preparing for our Kinder-Olympics this past week, we also continued our Sea Life unit. One of the animals we learned about this week was the shark:

Preparing for the Kinder-Olympics

All year long we have been working out in the gym. We have trained our bodies to run, jump, hop, skip, push-up, and sit-up. We have learned to jump rope, dribble balls, scoot on scooters, hula-hoop and more. On Tuesday we will get to put all our skills into action as we host the very first Kinder-Olympics at our school. We are so pumped and excited! Take a look at some of our preparations...

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Preparing for the Kinder-Olympics from Cindy Blakley on Vimeo.

We Know About Fish...

We have been learning all about FISH! We know the things that make a fish a fish! Watch as a few of our friends share what they know about fish:

We Know Fish from Cindy Blakley on Vimeo.

Woodworking Projects...

At our Fun Fair last week Lowe's sponsored a woodworking room. There were some woodworking projects left over and some of the projects got donated to our room. Take a look at the first "Project workers" and their finished picture frames. Thanks to the folks over at Lowe's for their contributions to our workbench!

Meet our AM Class...

To our friends in Mrs. Coe's class: Hello from the AM class.  We are excited to meet you. Take a look at our picture to see what we look like. We are missing two of our girls, but all  10 of our boys are here. We can't wait to learn about Cinco de Mayo. We don't really know what it is! Christopher said it's 5, but we don't know 5 what?? We really want to see your school. Don't forget to send us pictures! THANKS!

Making New Friends...

We are excited to meet our new Kinder-Friends in Mrs. Coe's Kindergarten class. They posted a picture and message to us on their blog: Little Miss Kindergarten we are sharing a photo of our PM class. We were missing 2 boys and 2 girls from our PM class. We'll share the AM class tomorrow. We are wondering if you have any questions for us? We live outside of Chicago, IL. We have 1/2 days of Kindergarten. We had library and Gym today. Do you have Gym too?  This was our last chance to check out books from the Library (inventory is coming soon). We had partners in Gym and played with balls. Can't wait to learn more about you all. Can you send us a picture of your school? We'll get one of ours. Oh and can we see your playground? ;-)
THANKS!

The PM Class

Bunny Glyphs...

Mrs. Blakely and Mrs. Borczak saw this idea on the First Grade blog: First Grade a la Cart and thought it would be perfect for us. They tweaked it a bit so we could combine both grade levels to work together. We divided our classes up...some Kindergartners went to work in Frist Grade and some First Graders came to work in Kindergarten.

Take a look at us working well together:

This is the legend/key to "read" each bunny:

Take a look and see if you can apply the legend to learn more about each bunny's creator:

We had a lot of fun with this activity! Thanks again to Mrs. Lavv for sharing this idea on her blog!

iTunes FREE MATH APPS...

In recognition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference, McGraw Hill is offering FREE math apps for iPods/iPhones/iPadsMcGraw Hill publishes the Everyday Math Program. Hurry to iTunes because these apps are only free through April 17th.

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Nursery Rhymes Presentations...

Over several weeks, we have been learning a variety of Nursery Rhymes. A few days ago, the kids were grouped in small groups and then they chose the Nursery Rhyme they wanted to act out. The children discussed who would do which jobs. They also worked out what props they would need. Some made them from scratch and others added some things from home. Each group worked together and practiced their parts. Take a look at our performances:
AM Class:

Nursery Rhymes from Cindy Blakley on Vimeo.
PM Class:

Nursery Rhymes PM from Cindy Blakley on Vimeo.

Puppy Lullaby....

My friend, Mrs. Borczak shared this video with me. It's really cute. I thought you might think so too!