WE LOOKED AT 4 TYPES OF BIRD BEAKS AND COMPARED THEM TO PLIERS, A STRAW, TWEEZERS AND A FORK. WE USED THE TOOLS TO CATCH FOOD I.E. A GUMMY WORM AT THE BOTTOM OF A CUP OF GRAHAM CRACKERS RECREATED A ROBIN TRYING TO CATCH A WORM IN THE SOIL.
click the photo to watch the kids do the wiggle dance with their stuffy friends
GETTING READY TO ENJOY THE PERFORMANCE OF
"ADA TWIST SCIENTIST" AT THE VIRGINIA THEATER
WORKING TOGETHER AS ENGINEERS TO DESIGN A RAMP
USING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT FORCES TO CREATE A PINBALL MACHINE THAT MOVES THE BALL FROM ONE END OF THE BOX TO ANOTHER.
WE LOOKED FOR MOVING OBJECTS BOTH IN OUR CLASSROOM AND OUTSIDE. THE KIDS RECORDED THEIR OBSERVATIONS.
IT'S HARD TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING BECAUSE ONCE THEY GOT GOING, WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE PHOTOS. :) BUT THE GOAL WAS TO USE A FORCE TO MOVE THE OBJECTS IN THE BASKET. OBJECTS INCLUDED A PINWHEEL, MARBLE, BOUNCY BALL, CAR, BLOCK, STRING AND A TOP.
PASSING OUR VALENTINES AND OUR VALENTINE PARTY
WE DID A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT TO DISCOVER HOW BLUBBER HELPS KEEP PENGUINS WARM. FIRST WE PLUNGED OUR HAND INTO AN ICY BOWL OF WATER. THEN WE PUT OUR HAND INTO A "BLUBBER BAG" AND DID NOT FEEL ANY COLD FROM THE ICE!
100th Day of school
Mrs. Feeney, will you take our picture to show what we built?
using thermometers to measure water temperature
CHRISTMAS PJ'S
CHRISTMAS PARTY FUN
OUR CHRISTMAS NATIVITIES
SHOWING OFF OUR CHRISTMAS ELVES
THE KIDS DANCED WITH GERMAN KINDERGARTNERS WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MUNICH FOR OUR TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. click the image below to see their dance.
WE HAVE NOT TAKEN A LOT OF PHOTOS OF OUR TRIP AROUND THE WORLD, BUT HERE IS ONE OF OUR FIRST FLIGHT TO LONDON. WE WATCHED AN INFLIGHT MOVIE, HAD AN AIRPLANE SNACK AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AT THE EARTH FROM ABOVE.
MAPMAKERS
MAKING OUR ADVENT WREATHS
FRIENDSGIVING FEAST
Click the image to watch a video of Friendsgiving.
We made veterans day hats and drew patriotic pictures to remember our United states veterans.
dancing with our DJ
When I get the whiteboards and markers out for math, everyone says "hurray! I love doing math like this!"
check out this bulletin board outside the school office. It was made by the PreK and kindergarten kids!
We are trying to get our Dojo Avatars to Dojo Island. To do this, we must work and cooperate to make good choices. When all our Avatars have made it to Dojo Island, we will get a reward!
halloween party
fun times at the university of illinois smith center at memorial stadium
here is a video of our kindergarten kids Playing "orange light, blue light" with our kindergarten football captain, bryce barnes
apple day 2023
WAtch a video of our apple volcanoes
Apple relay races and apple pie
HAWAII DAY TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP OUR FRIENDS IN LAHAINA
A few examples of what MAP testing looks like in our kindergarten classroom.
Planting radish seeds. Everyone is responsible for giving their seeds the things it needs to grow.