Let it Snow...Let it Snow...Let it Snow...

I don't know if you've heard or not...but it snowed today. We were right in the middle of math, and I heard a little voice say, "It's snowing!"--followed by a roar of screams! Needless to say, we did not finish math! We quickly bundled up and headed outside.

Although the pictures don't show it, it was coming down pretty good! It wasn't sticking to the ground--AT ALL--but that didn't stop them from making snow angels! Catching snowflakes on tongues was also a favorite activity! Unfortunately the snowmen and snowball fights of their dreams just didn't happen!

So here it is in pictures...Enjoy!

Snow is...

Snow is fun. (DF)

Snow is ice. (JF)

Snow is cold. (MC)

Snow is icy water. (AF)

Snow is wet. (AP)

Snow is gonna fall. (JZ)

Snow is ticklish. (AA)

Snow is white. (AJA)

Snow is incredible. (MAC)

Snow is falling. (AL)

Snow is delicious. (SBK)

Snow is freezing. (TT)

Snow is from the clouds. (AD)

Snow is yummy. (AM)

Snow is good. (SH)

Snow is exciting. (MD)

Snow goes on your head. (SB)

Snow is melting. (RS)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

We read a book this week called I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson (a very funny book!) The old lady ate SO much food on Thanksgiving, she turned into a parade balloon at the end. Most of the kids didn't know what the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was, so I made a little video to show them. They absolutely love it!

When I was a little girl, my mother would let me watch the parade as she cooked our Thanksgiving feast. I remember the smell of the turkey roasting and the bustle in the kitchen as I watched the colorful balloons and waited for Santa. So if you want to keep your kids busy, or just have some free time on Thursday morning, definitely tune in for the fun.

The parade will be on NBC at 9 am! And here's our little video...

Shapes in the Real World

Look at these things. What shapes do you see?

Talk about it with your family!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are SO thankful!

I am thankful for my mommy and daddy and friends. AP

I am thankful for the space and all the planets in the world. DF

I am thankful for you (Ms. Warner). MC

I am thankful for the freezer because to make ice. AA

I am thankful for my whole family. AJA

I am thankful for my daddy and my mommy and my cat. And my brother. JF

I am thankful for chicken nuggets. AD

I am thankful for dogs and cats. SB

I am thankful that the Mayflower didn't sink. MAC

I am thankful for the people that dressed me up like a princess at Disneyland. SU

I am thankful for God. XW

I am thankful for my sister. TT

I am thankful for making postcards and even art for my mom and dad and even my friends. SBK
I am thankful for the vet because he can cure dogs and cats and our animals that are sick. AL

I am thankful for my friends 'cause they're nice. SH

I am thankful that I make art for my mommy that she likes it. JZ

I am thankful for everyone that I know but not the people that I don't know. AM

I am thankful for friends and my family and my doors ('cause you can open stuff). RS

I am thankful for my mommy and daddy. MD

I am thankful for my friends and yogurt and noodles, too. LB

I am thankful for my mommy, God and food. AF

And I am thankful everyday that I get to come to such a wonderful school and teach such smart, loving kids. I am thankful for their curiosity, imaginiation, enthusiasm and generosity. And I am thankful to you, our parents, for your wonderful support and for raising such great kids!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love, Ms. Warner

We Made a Video...

To all of our friends that are at home, sick. Your kindergarten friends have some very good advice for you!

• Eat warm soup. MAC
• Take medicine. AL
• Get "ty-nen-all". DF
• Drink very, very good drinks that can make you feel better. SBK
• Take rest. SU
• Eat good meat. JF
• Drink lots and lots of water. AL
• Sleep in! AJA
• Drink lots of milk. JF
• Wear a blanket on top of you. AL

Most of all: Get well soon so you can come back to school--We miss you!

Five...Four...Three...Two...One...

One of our favorite videos...

Playing Catch-Up!

An Excuse to be Loud...

We were exploring the sense of sound!

Our ears hear things and send a message to our brains. Our brains then use that information to make decisions! For example, what would you do if...

• you heard a fire alarm?
• you heard a friend crying?
• you heard the ice cream truck?
• you heard a funny joke?

You ears and your brain work together so you will know exactly what to do!

We explored our sense of hearing by doing several fun (and noisy!) activities! We shook "sound jars" and tried to guess what was inside them...

No peeking!

A ha! A match!
And we got to go crazy with things that made different sounds...

DING...CLANG...

RATTLE...

SCRATCH...

SHAKE...

WHOO...

Throw in a few BOOMS and a RING RING for good measure...and you get the idea!

And then....ahhhh.... Peace and Quiet!

Sorting

We have been busy sorting in math! We have sorted everything from special attribute blocks to buttons to all of our math manipulatives (that Ms. Warner "accidentally" mixed all up!)
We are learning that you can sort the same group of objects in several different ways--

By color: By shape...
Or by size...
But those are just the basics! We have found many other, creative ways to sort our objects!

These attribute blocks are sorted into thick and thin groups...
These manipulatives are sorted into groups based on what they are...
These buttons are sorted by shape...mostly circles, but there are some squares, a heart, even an owl!
These buttons are sorted according to how many holes they have...
These buttons are sorted by color...but there's also a group for buttons that have words on them!
We love to sort!

Seeing is Believing!

We have been learning about the five senses in science. Specifically, we have been learning that our five senses help us gather information about the world around us. Our brain then uses that information to make decisions!

Our Five Senses Unit encompasses the following TEKS:

K.2B Plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations
K.2C Gather information using simple equipment and tools to extend the senses
K.2D Construct reasonable explanations using information
K.2E Communicate findings about simple investigations
K.4A Identify and use senses as tools of observation
K.4B Make observations using tools including hand lenses, balances, cups, bowls, and computers

We explored our sense of sight with several fun activities!

We looked through funny glasses that made everything look like a rainbow.

We looked through all sorts of kaleidoscopes...

We even got to decide what to put inside one kaleidoscope--feathers, sequins, beads...
WOW!

We explored the light that comes from a flashlight...

We used hand lenses to look at things UP CLOSE...

We played with color paddles and made some NEW colors...

And we used our sense of sight to find things in I Spy books.

It's amazing everything that our eyes can see!