Happy 4th of July '10...

Wishing you a safe and HAPPY 4th!

We Know About An Octopus...

We are finishing up the school year, but we still have plenty to share. After seeing movies, reading books and even getting to touch a real octopus, we were ready to write about an octopus. Take a look at what some of our classmates wrote:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Learning About SHARKS!....

One of our favorite animals to learn about is the SHARK!! We looked at several books and watched this video: (the narrator's voice sounds VERY familiar!) ;-)

Octopus Video Requests....

As we continue learning about Sea Animals, we have watched several quick videos. The PM class requested to have these octopus videos on our blog. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do:

Thanks to the folks at National Geographic for making these available!

Clay in Art Class...

We got a GREAT surprise when we went to art class. We got to work with clay!! Everyone was so excited. We got to flatten our clay circles and traced paper butterfly templates to make our projects. We mounted them on a base. Mr. Wills will fire them in the kiln and we'll get to finish them. Here's how we got started: Be sure to check back in a few weeks to see our final designs.

Thank You Lowe's...

Our AM Class
Our PM Class

We spend a lot of time talking about ways to "Go Green". We know that one way to help is by reducing the number of plastic bags we use when shopping. Our local Lowe's store donated reuseable bags to our Kindergarten classes to help get us started on the path to "green".

THANKS Lowe's for your continued support!

CFL Lights...

We learned that one thing we can do to help us go green is to change out regular light bulbs and replace them with CFL bulbs. As a homework assignment, we made tallies of the types of light fixtures we have in our homes. We also identified the light that gets the most use. Our plan is to replace the bulb in that fixture (if possible) with a new CFL bulb. Even one bulb can make a difference and hopefully our families will consider changing more bulbs in their homes. The bulbs were donated to our school from Lowe's in Carol Stream. If you're not sure you want to switch your old light bulbs out for CFL bulbs, maybe this video will help convince you to use them:



To read more about CFL Lights visit: Light Your Way to Energy Savings!

A Fun Way to Reuse a Box...

We have been talking about EARTH DAY all week long. One of the things we all will try to do is REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE as much as we can. Our teacher shared this video by Stephen Sotor with us and it made us think of fun things we could do with an empty box! Watch and see if it inspires you to think "outside the box" too:
Thanks Stephen for this fun video! We love it!

Going Green in Kindergarten...

As we continue learning about the ocean, we are taking time this week to learn about some of the many ways we can do our part to "go Green". We talked about ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. This video helped inspire us to do more. We found it amazing to see all the things that could be made from recycled materials. What do you think YOU could do to Go Green?

More Sea Life...

We have been very busy learning about different types of sea animals. So far we have learned about a variety fish, starfish and crabs.We have made art projects related to some of the animals. Our mural is coming along very nicely. Take a peek at how it looks so far:
This is in our classroom:This is in the hallway:
PS...We also know that mermaids are not real, but it's fun to pretend! :-)