Month: May 2011

Today when I picked Isabel up from school, we sat down on the quiet time rug and she read me a story, Little Quack’s Opposites by Lauren Thompson, a story about 2 ducks, Quack and Puddles. It was a great fun book (the illustrations were fun) and she did a great job reading it to me, even Lilliana started to listen too!

Today’s Bible story was about the tiny seed grows into a tree. I am thinking she heard the story of the mustard seed found in Matthew 13:31-34.

Planted marigolds.

The class headed outside today to do a nature walk. Isabel said she found a pine cone, 2 leaves, a stick, and a bud (it was either opening or closing she said). The class then took some of the many things they found on their walk and brought them to the science table inside the classroom. I would have gotten a picture but Isabel was telling me this as we were getting into the car.

Mrs. W read the story Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman. Isabel told me it was the same book that she has! She likes the book because in the end all the dogs go to a big party on top of a huge tree! What fun!

The special helper today was Eden. For show and tell Eden brought a purple hippo pillow pet. For snack, Eden brought to share pretzels, Cars fruit snacks and juice. Isabel said that while they were eating they played a game to see if anyone could name the fruit snack cars.

Last week I had to ask Mrs. W and Mrs. Standfield if we had missed the letter “X” and come to find out we were not the only ones. Somehow Mrs. W had completely skipped over the letter “X“! She told me that the kids were telling her that they had skipped the letter “X“. She had told them that they must of missed school that day but by the time the third kid had said something to her, she realized that it was her that had skipped that day! So today they went back and did the “X“.

The letter “X” is for X-ray.

Today they finished reading the Bible story about Joshua in the book of Genesis and they also went to Chapel too! When I asked Isabel about Chapel she said she didn’t want to tell me, which I thought was very odd. When I pressed her further for information about it, she said that they had a guest speaker and it was a man. When I asked her what he talked about, she said that he had taken his shoes off and made people smell his shoes and then he sprayed the shoes with air freshener to make them smell good. She said she didn’t like it and thought it was, “yucky – gross” to smell someones shoes. When I tried to get her to explain it all she said she couldn’t remember.

The class got to play in the playground today. When I asked her who she had played with she said Emily, Eden, and Payton.

The special helper today was Addie but she was not there. So there was no show and tell today and Isabel was sad about that. For snack, they dipped into the “stock pile” of snacks! Isabel said she had 1 Oreo, teddy graham crackers, and fruit snacks. When she was done with the fruit snacks she had asked for more and she got more! When I told her that sounded like a lot of food, she said, “No, can we eat. I’m hungry!”

For lunch today, Isabel and I headed over to the school for the teddy bear picnic for those who attend the Early Learning Classes. The gathering was a good size but not as large as last years picnic or so I heard.

Mrs. W was there when we arrived and stayed for awhile (before heading to her afternoon class) snapping pictures of all her students that attended. From Isabel’s 4’s AM Class their were 6 students including Isabel. Enjoy!

While I got the lunches ready; I had Isabel decorate the lunch bags for us. This is Isabel’s bag, it has teddy bears, a horse, hearts, stickers, and balloons on it.

This is Mommy’s bag, it has teddy bears, a flower, and stickers. She used stencils to get the teddy bear shape and the horse shape as well.

Before we headed out the door for the teddy bear picnic… Daisy had to get in the photo too even though she didn’t go to the picnic.

Just after we arrived Mrs. W came over to our blanket and took a few photos.

Mrs. W with her teddy bear at the teddy bear picnic.

Mrs. W with her students (and siblings) that attended the teddy bear picnic.
Left to right: Rebecca, Isabel, Mrs. W, Makayla, Payton, Harley (Payton’s little sister), Caleb (Makayla’s little brother), Landon is in Mrs. W’s pm class, Ezzra, and Aiden.

Isabel at the teddy bear picnic at school.

After our lunch we headed over to the “big kid” playground, where Isabel will spend her time next year during recess.

After playing at the playground we headed back to the blanket for pudding and then it was time to go. We had fun! It was a bit cool with the overcast sky but at least it didn’t rain!

Isabel didn’t have a lot to say about school when I picked her up today.

They made tissue paper flowers again this week. Today’s flower was a dark blue.

The Bible story today was about Joshua from Genesis 37:1-4. Isabel said they didn’t finish the story today but were going to finish it on Wednesday. Later during dinner we talked more about Joshua and his family before he became a slave in Egypt.

They also read a story about a boy who wanted to make his mother a very special Mother’s day breakfast and while he was getting the eggs he dropped the whole carton on the floor. Isabel said she liked the book but forgot the name.

The special helper today was Zackary. For show and tell Zackary brought a monster truck. For snack he brought to share pretzels and juice.