HEB, here we come!

The students had a blast touring our local grocery store this week!  We visited all of the different departments and played a different game in each one.  The students' favorite game was trying to figure out which fruit or vegetable was placed in their hands behind their back without looking.    Our guide, Ms. Dolores, showed us all of the different cakes with our favorite cartoon characters that we could purchase from the bakery.  Some of the Kindergartners were even able to test their frosting skills, and won a prize or two!  

I think we gave the shoppers a little scare when Ms. Dolores pulled out several live crawfish for us to see-  I wouldn't be surprised if some of our shrieks reached the parking lot!

When we arrived back to class, we made the following video together to show off the highlights of our day:

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Hats (or crowns!) off to HEB for a great field trip!

Meeting the Worms...

Our class has been very busy learning about the needs of living things and comparing their bodies and environments.  With a special delivery of worms this week, we were able to have a more 'hands-on' experience to help us complete our research.

Check out the videos below to see some of our students meeting the worms for the first time!

Jars of Gold

Jayla had the luck 'o the Irish this week!  She estimated that there were 28 gold coins in in our Estimation Jar this month and, when our class counted them together, she was exactly right!  Leprechauns everywhere are very jealous...

Giddy' up Texas Cowboys!

We celebrated the last Friday before Spring Break in true cowboy style!  Our classrooms were transformed into 'game-zones' for the big event, and the students dressed in their best rodeo clothes.  Check out the pictures below and see our February page to hear more about our exciting day.

Counting Hearts

A big 'shout-out' to our Maddie for being the Estimation Jar winner this month!  She had the closest estimate of the number of chocolate conversational hearts wrapped inside.  What a perfect way to end the month of love...

Colors Everywhere!

We just had to show off Cristian's super-cool shirt!  We had a Science review lesson today as we recognized the color wheels we painted in September to help us discover how new colors are made...

Hooray for the 100th Day!

It's hard to believe we just finished celebrating the 100th day of school!  Some of the students were surprised to see their teacher and some of their classmates dressed up as 100 year-olds for the day!  The students showcased their amazing posters displaying 100 items (thank-you for your help with this parents!), and we played plenty of games.  Below you will find a few pictures of our fun-filled day.  Please visit our 'February' page (it can be accessed by clicking the 'Going Deeper' tab and then clicking on 'Month to Month') to see more pictures and to hear more about how we celebrated.