Month: March 2011

When I arrived back at the classroom to pick Isabel up, she and several other girls were standing around Aiden waiting to get a turn to hold his show and tell. Instead of leaving right away, I stood back and watched the scene unfold in front of me.

As the show and tell was passed around Isabel kept asking very nicely to see it. Everyone would ignore her and hand it to someone else. One of the moms standing by me told her daughter that it wasn’t very nice to hand it to someone else when Isabel had been asking for it. This continued with the other girls, as Isabel kept asking and waiting patiently until everyone else had their turn with Aiden’s show and tell. In the end, instead of packing up his show and tell and heading home, Aiden waited patiently for Isabel to hold it and even showed her how to make it work! I was so proud of her (and told her so later at home), for showing patience and kindness to others even when they weren’t being so nice to her.

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Today Mrs. Calvert was helping in another class and Mrs. G was helping in Isabel’s class. Also Makayla’s Mommy AND Daddy were the Mommy helper today!

The Bible story today was from Genesis 2:19-20 and was of Adam naming the animals in the Garden of Eden.

She got this Bible embossing template and when I asked her what it was for she showed me the gold paper. So I’m not really sure what this is for… but it’s still very cool. I could use it for scrapbooking!

She brought home a shamrock-rice shaker, the stickers hold the egg together. Very cute.

The letter “U” is for: Umbrella.

During recess they got to play outside in the playground, Isabel says she played with all the other girls and they played in the play house together. Then they ran around the play yard. (Anymore, whenever she says “we” it’s about her and Makayla.)

The special helper today was Aiden. For show and tell, Aiden brought 2 light saber’s. When a button on the handle was pushed, the light saber extended and lite up with lights inside. For snack Aiden brought to share, breakfast bars (Isabel’s was cherry) and apple juice in a can.

I’m actually writing this on Friday because I forgot to write it on Wednesday and then again yesterday! I’m still working through whatever it is that I’m “sick” with. I really think it’s my allergies since all I’ve been doing is sneezing however Wednesday night I developed a slight cough. Isabel seems to be doing better today as well. Her nose is still running but doesn’t seem to be as much and she’s not sneezing as much either. So hopefully, we’ll be over this soon and enjoying spring!

Since the week’s theme has been about clouds today’s Bible story was about God creating the clouds from Genesis 1.

Today they went to the courtyard to play instead of the playground. Isabel said they ran around together because the playground was being used by another class. Since tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, they made Shamrock Shakes! Isabel said that it tasted like ice cream to her! She also said that the cups were green and so was the shake and that she drank all of hers!

The special helper today was Devan. For show and tell Devan brought a silver and white truck with yellow strips. For snack, Devan brought to share graham crackers, string cheese, and milk.

I was able to finally get a picture of the new bulletin board at school. Can you find Isabel’s??? I’ll give you a hint… it’s along the left.

I love it! The bunnies are all so unique (just like each of the children in both classes that God created!) and the hand-print flowers are a great reminder of God working and growing in these young lives! Mrs. W and Mrs. Calvert again, had an amazing idea and it turned out fantastic!
Spring ahead with Jesus!

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After we got home, I was preparing lunch when I noticed this in our chicken strips we were having…

A seahorse! Isabel thought this was so cool and enjoyed eating seahorse chicken strips for lunch!

After lunch we played several games of our Bible Go Fish. Since we’ve been sick, we’ve been playing a lot of card games.

I’ve been sick this weekend. I awoke Sunday morning with a very sore throat and it’s still bothering me today. I think it’s only my allergies and it’s just nasal drainage going down the back of my throat. Fun.

Isabel didn’t have much to say about today and nothing was brought home in the form of art or other crafty things.

The Bible story today was Exodus 14 and was of Moses and the parting of the Red Sea.

The class worked in their Monday morning letter journals on the letter “U“.

This week the class is studying clouds and today they read the story of Little Cloud.

Today they played in the gym and outside. In the gym they play “Sailors and Sharks“. Isabel said it was kind of like playing tag. Half the class are the Sailors and the other half are the Sharks. With a two finger touch only, the sharks run around trying to touch the sailors. Isabel said she was a sailor both times they played the game, the first time someone touched and she became a shark then second time she ran fast and got away.

The special helper was Payton. For show and tell, Payton brought a Barbie doll and she had clothes, Isabel said. For snack, Payton brought to share, water and brownies.

Today when I went to pick Isabel up we headed over to the science table and see all the work that was done in the ant farm. Again, I should have taken pictures but I didn’t! I’ve been thinking about getting Isabel one, because she doesn’t want to leave the classroom!

The Bible story today was from Matthew 14:22-33 and was about Jesus walking on the water to his disciple in the boat. Who thought he was a ghost. Jesus told them to take courage and to not be afraid.

The class worked in their number journals today and worked with numbers “6” and “7”. Isabel said they don’t do their number journals everyday. Today they got to play outside in the playground and she played with Makayla. They did “straw painting” today. They put paint on paper and then blew through the straws.

Isabel says her straw painting looks like a star.

The letter “T” is for: turtle, tap, and tea (the beverage she says).

The special helper today was Eden. For show and tell, Eden brought a white dog that made noise and had a dog bowl and a dog treat. For snack, Eden brought to share, square cheese crackers and juice.

When I arrived back at the classroom to pick Isabel up, the majority of the class (w/parents) were huddled around the science table. After some of the people cleared, Isabel pulled me over to show me the new addition to the classroom… an ant farm! The little ants were already digging tunnels in the farm (should have taken a picture!). Very cool. Will have to check back on Friday to see how they are doing.

Today was Chapel. In Chapel they heard the story from Acts 27, it was the story of Paul sailing to Rome on a ship during a storm and ended with a shipwreck. An angel of God came to Paul and said, “Do not be afraid.” They sang two songs in Chapel; My God Is So Big and the Goodbye Song.

My God is so big, So strong and so mighty,
There’s nothing my God cannot do. (clap clap)
My God is so big, So strong and so mighty,
There’s nothing my God cannot do. (clap clap)
The mountians are His, The valleys are His,
The stars are His handiwork too. (clap clap)
My God is so big, So strong and so mighty,
There’s nothing my God cannot do.
(Isabel loves this song and is always singing it.
She even has her own hand motions to the song!)

Today they made spaghetti with meatballs and sang the Spaghetti Song.

“On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese.
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table, it rolled on the floor,
and then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
and then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
and early next summer it grew to a tree.
The tree was all covered with beautiful moss.
It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese,
hold on to your meatball and don’t ever sneeze.”
(We sang this together on the way home in the car!)

Since it was pouring rain during recess the class played games in the gym today.

The special helper today was Addie. For show and tell Addie brought a breakable brown-haired doll named Fiona. For snack, Addie brought to share, square crackers with a hole in the middle. Isabel said she had a bag of these crackers but Makayla had more in her bag then Isabel.  They also had fruit punch juice to drink.

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This postcard is from Makayla. She brought it to class and wanted to stick it in Isabel’s mailbox! I thought it was to cute not to share! (I did erase Makayla’s last name)

When I arrived back at school to pick Isabel up. The whole school was outside for a fire drill. However after sitting in the car for a moment, a fire truck pulled up and that doesn’t happen during a fire drill! I later learned that some men working on a fire hydrant across from the school had set the alarms off due to low pressure. Which causes the alarms to go off at school.

The Bible story today was about Noah and the promise from God given in the sign of a rainbow. After the story the class worked on making their own rainbows out of paper.

Isabel had to show me the new sensory table addition, “dirt”, after I came into the classroom to pick her up but I could smell it the moment I walked into the classroom! Isabel said there were worms and buckets to dig in the “dirt”. When she showed me the “dirt”, I didn’t need to see the “dirt” to know what it was and said it was coffee grounds. Isabel said, her and Makayla played in the “dirt” today and Isabel was a puppy.

The class worked in their Monday Morning journals and they worked on the letter “T”.

Makayla got her haircut over the weekend. Her mom said that she was trying to trim her hair but Makayla moved and she ended up having to take her to get her haircut. After class, Makayla wanted their picture taken again today, but I didn’t have the camera. So I’ll have to remember to take it on Wednesday.

Zachary was the special helper today. He brought a noisy yellow and black dump truck for show and tell. For snack Zachary brought to share cookie bears and milk. Isabel said she ate all her cookie bears and drank all her milk.