Category: School News

So, going back over the school day from Friday, I finally remember a tiny bit of what Isabel told me on Wednesday about her day in class. I have got to remember to sit down and work on this on the actual day that it happens! Otherwise, we forget…

Today they worked on the letter “L“, as for lamb.

The special helper today was Addie. For show and tell, Addie brought a black horse named Fluffy. Addie let all the kids pet Fluffy during class. For snack Addie shared something, we just can’t remember. I guess it’s better then nothing!

This morning was a very cold one, I actually had to scrape ice off the windshield, which I haven’t done in awhile. The temperature for the morning barely made it to 32° by the time I went back to get Isabel…

When I arrived at class, Isabel was excited to tell me about a class project they were working on that day. The kids were working on a get well card for someone who is sick in the hospital. They were all coloring pictures on a big piece of paper. Not exactly sure what’s going on there so I will have to find out more about this on Wednesday when we get back to class.

However, after gathering all her school things and getting her coat on, as we were heading out the door. Mrs. W stopped us and told me that she was concerned about Isabel playing in the water during recess (alarm bells going off!). Mrs. W said that Isabel had gotten so wet in the water that she was concerned for her getting to cold. Mrs. W said that she had tried to get Isabel to change her wet pants but Isabel told her no, she wanted to wear her own clothes. I told, Mrs. W that we had already had a talk about her playing in the water at recess. So on the ride home, we again had a talk about playing in the water at recess… With temperatures only a few degrees above 30, I was not happy, to hear about this.

Today, they made snowflakes.

This snowman was actually made last week sometime but it didn’t get to come home until today. Isabel says that she didn’t cut anything out, they just glued the pieces down.

Isabel did tell me about this painting that they did today. They were each given a sheet of paper with a dab of white paint on it. They were then told to fold the paper in half and then press lightly on the paper. Afterward, they were told to unfold the paper and tell the teacher what they saw in the paint after unfolding the paper. What do you see?… If you hold the paper this way; Isabel says that it’s clouds.

If you turn the paper sideways; Isabel said it’s an ice cream cone.
Daddy looked at the paper and said he saw a person wearing a coat, with their arms folded and their head down.

The special helper today was Zachary. For show and tell, Zachary brought a Spider Man mask. For snack, he shared with the class graham crackers and milk. Isabel said that she enjoyed the graham crackers because she hasn’t had them in awhile and she got to dip them in milk.

Today started out rather slow but we got back on track rather quickly and made it to school with 5 minutes to spare before the door opened!

Snowman Soup:
A bit of cocoa
A handful of marshmallows
1 candy cane
Add 1 cup warm water, stir together and enjoy!

When the weather outside is frightful, Snowman Soup can be delightful! May it warm your spirit and your soul. Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow.

Isabel was very excited to show me her blue bag of Snowman Soup when I arrived back at the classroom to pick her up. They had hot chocolate, marshmallows, and candy canes today in class! Isabel must have really enjoyed hers because the evidence was all over her face!

Not until we were sitting down to eat lunch, did she tell me about her day at school. The Bible story today was about John the Baptist. “Did you know that he ate grasshopper’s dipped in honey?” Isabel said. “He also baptized people and even JESUS!” When I asked her she is wanted to try honey dipped grasshoppers. She laughed and said “No way, that’s gross!” Ha Ha!

Since it wasn’t raining, the class got to play outside today. Isabel said that Makayla and her pretended to get “oil” (rocks) and put them in the bikes, grass, and on the ground. When I asked her why oil, she said just because. Isabel was very happy that Makayla talked with her a lot today and played with her outside.

The special helper today was Emily. For show and tell, Emily brought 2 dolls, 1 doll was named Emma, and a white puppy. For snack, Emily shared with the class, Tinker bell fruit snacks, Granola bars with chocolate chips inside, and juice.

This morning we were running to get to school. Isabel must be going through a growing spurt because she ate a lot for breakfast. She had a waffle, half a banana, a fiber breakfast bar, and milk! When we arrived at school though, we weren’t the only ones running a bit behind!

The letter “K” is for King as Isabel illustrated inside her letter “K” today.
Isabel said that she was the only one to draw the kings wearing the crowns.

Made a winter scene with a chalk snowman and foam sticker snowflakes. They heard a story about animals having a funny winter day together.

Today was Chapel. The classes heard the story about Jesus calming the storm at sea and they sang songs, just like in the classroom. During Chapel, Isabel was quiet and she got a sticker afterward. During free play, they got to play with ice again at the Science table. Also during free play Isabel made me a “special” craft (I forgot to take a picture).

Today’s special helper was Mila. Mila brought a ladybug for show and tell. The ladybug was big and round, was red with black polka-dots, and lit up with buttons on the bottom. When the ladybug lit up it turned blue! For snack, Mila brought fishy cheese crackers, fruit-shaped fruit snacks, and juice.

Today was the first day back to school after the Christmas break. Isabel was really excited to get back and see all her friends, but after we arrived to class she acted a bit dazed and confused. She wasn’t interested in her friends anymore, she was more interested in how the room looked and changed since she’d last been there. I had to keep telling her to hang up her coat and get a pencil to write her name. When she finally sat down to write her name, I had to keep reminding her to focus on the page and write! Silly girl.

Timmy the Turtle

Isabel was very excited to show me her Timmy the Turtle that she made in class. She said that they read a story about him and then filled him with stuffing and a heart was inside. Since the weather has been so cold lately, today the class played in the gym today, instead of going outside to play. Isabel said that they placed paper on the floor and everyone got to act like they were ice skating! After that they, pretended to have a snowball fight with the crinkled up paper from the ice skating! Isabel says that she tried to get Mrs. W. and Mrs. W tried to get her! How fun would that be?! She also mentioned that they did something with ice cubes in the class room but she didn’t give me all the details on that.

The Special helper today was Ezzra. For show and tell, she brought a “My Pillow Pets” which was a monkey. For snack they had crackers and cheese with juice.

Homework!…Over the Christmas break holiday?! Yes.

The homework assignment over the Christmas break was to cut a snowman out and then decorate. Isabel used cotton balls, buttons, black beans, macaroni, googly eyes, cording, and a ribbon for it’s head.

She calls her, “Winter“.