Category: School News

It’s a rainy wet day today… let’s make soup.

At school today, Isabel and her class made stone soup. They added potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, peas, and the stone to their soup. When I picked her up from school, the room smelled delicious but I’m not sure if they tried it because both Gino and I got different answers from Isabel about if they did or not.

The story of Stone Soup has different versions…

Some travelers arrive to a village, caring nothing but an empty pot. Upon their arrival, the villagers are unwilling to share any of their food items with the hungry travelers. The travelers fill the pot with water, drop a large stone in it, and place it over a fire in the village square. One of the villagers becomes curios and asks what they are doing. The travelers answer that they are making “stone soup”, which tastes wonderful, although it still needs a little bit of garnish to improve flavor, which they are still missing. The villager does not mind parting with just a little bit of carrot to help them out, so it gets added to the soup. Another villager walks by, inquiring about the pot, and the travelers again mention their “stone soup” which has not reached it’s full potential yet. The villager hands them a little bit of seasoning to help them out. More and more villagers walk by, each adding another ingredient to the pot. Finally, a delicious and nourishing pot of soup is enjoyed by all.

The moral of the story… that working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.

Since it was raining outside they played games in the gym. They played Duck-Duck-Goose. Isabel got to be the Duck and the Goose! During free play in the classroom they got to play with a black and yellow tent with round windows. That was a lot of fun!

The special helper was Payton, she brought a book about ballerina’s for show and tell. For snack they had carrots with dip and juice to drink.

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Letters for the month of November are: G, H, I, J

Numbers: 1-5

Shape: triangle

Color: brown

Concepts: fast/slow and first/last

Bible verse: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.” Psalm 107:1

Bible theme: thankfulness

Bible concepts: I demonstrate my thanks to God by praising Him.

Isabel’s 2nd homework assignment was to decorate a turkey feather. She worked on it over the weekend to hand it in on Monday. Enjoy!

Getting started…

No beans and rice this time…

She said she didn’t want a lot on this feather, so only Kix, Cheerios, a few drawings of snakes, a heart or two or three, and stickers…

Her finished turkey feather for class.
The giant turkey on the wall in class is adorable! Mrs. W spent a lot of time getting it together. When all the feathers are up I’ll get a picture.

It’s been a great day… so far. This morning I ran to Target after dropping Isabel off at school, because a pair of pants that I bought her a few weeks ago, the zipper broke! I was worried that they wouldn’t let me exchange them because I didn’t have my receipt. The lady at the counter asked me how I paid, I said with my debt card, she said let me see it. She was able to pull up my receipt from my debt card! I was so happy! I was able to get the pants exchanged and get 2 long sleeves shirts for her as well. It’s the beginning of a great day…BONUS!…the sun is out too!

Today when I picked Isabel up from school. The first thing she said to me was that she got to play with a stethoscope (later I learned that it was a TOY)! She got to put it in her ears and listen to someone’s heart. The stethoscope was the special helpers show and tell. Isabel also got her 2nd homework assignment that needs to be turned in by Monday. She also got the makings of her classroom assignment for the day because her’s disappeared at some point in time during class. So Ms. Calvert gave us all the things to do it at home.

Isabel’s finished letter “F” with feathers.

The special helper today was Addy. She brought fishy crackers, cheese, and juice.

What a gorgeous day, the sunny is shining (at least this morning) and you couldn’t ask for anything better then that! I cleaned up the backyard today; put away the remaining tools, sprinklers, and other garden implements that were over looked from summer. Also took out the center tiles for the patio table, and brought them in for winter, which didn’t get much use this season. Hopefully next year…

Today in school, the kids got to feel the inside a pumpkin. Isabel said that it was slimy inside and the seeds were hard. Mrs. “W” and Ms. Calvert put an electric light inside their pumpkin, turned off the classroom lights and the kids got to see the glow from the pumpkin. They sang, “This Little Light of Mine” and read “The Pumpkin Patch Parable” by Liz Curtis Higgs. Isabel was thrilled that it was the same book that she has at home!

They went to Chapel again today. Isabel couldn’t remember what they talked about but did remember Mrs. Scott was there and they sang songs. She learned a new song that she’s been singing all afternoon…

Goodbye! Goodbye!
To you… and you… and you.
Goodbye! Goodbye!
May God watch over you!

They played outside on a different playground again today. But all they did was run on the sidewalk because they weren’t allowed to go on the grass because it was wet. During free play Isabel played at the sensory table, that is now filled with sand. She said she built a sandcastle and cupcakes. She was even blowing sand on people and making a big mess (we had a talk about this, because come to find out, she was blowing it in the other kids faces…not good!). It’s alright to play with the sand but keep it in the bin and NO blowing!

Isabel talked with Zachary and Makayla today and told Makayla, that she made banana bread yesterday. They sang the “Beaver” and “Sally the Camel” songs. Some of the kids brought leaves in to show the class, Makayla brought in leaves and an ACORN!

The special helper today was Eden and she’s a girl with blonde hair. Eden brought Minnie Mouse in a white flowered dress AND a lion whose name was “Noah” for show and tell. For snack they had fruit snacks, fishy crackers, and juice to drink. Ms. Calvert helped Isabel open her snacks and juice because she said, please.

Today, Isabel and her class were supposed to head to a pumpkin patch but we cancelled that due to the weather we’ve been having. This morning, especially, the wind was blowing hard and the rain was just coming down steady and hard. To bad it wasn’t scheduled for later in the day, around 3 p.m. the sun made an appearance for a few hours anyway. The forecast for the rest of the week is rain and so far it seems to be headed that way…

So Isabel spent the morning working on writing the letters that she’s learned so far in class.

Working hard on letters: A, a, B, and b. She did a great job!

Working on letters: C, c, D, and d. We also worked on the letter E and e and writing her name just like she does for class every morning in school.

Today in school they had a lock down drill. Isabel said that they took all their coats and placed them on the table, pushed in their chairs, closed the curtains, locked the doors, and hid. They had to keep really quite, in case there was a stranger that entered the school. “We were being safe” she said, “And I was really really quite, Momma.”

It’s just horrible that kids have to take extra precautions at school, which takes time away from them learning  what’s important and playing like I did when I went to school! Just being kids, not having to worry about scary things like that. I am very glad that the school has plans in place for all the kids to stay safe in case some wacko decides to enter their school…

Finger-tip painting fall leaves falling from a tree.

Leaf rubbing. Can you see her leaves?

The special helper today was Ezzra and she’s a girl. She brought a big brown monkey for show and tell. For snack they had carrots and cheese sticks.

It’s official… Isabel has moved across the aisle, so to speak. She is now wearing little girls outfits (except pants – which she’s always later growing into), no more toddlers and babies. She’s growing up! I’ve been on the hunt for long sleeve shirts and have had to move away from toddlers because the sleeves are to short. I’m not liking this “move” because the little girls clothes, to me, look more like young women or teen outfits, then little girls. Since moving over, I’ve noticed the hem line on dresses and skirts, is way shorter, the printed shirts are more for older kids (who puts purple skulls and flames on their 4 year old!?!), and it’s harder to find the items I think are appropriate for my daughter. So we’ll see how this new “move” goes, I know one thing. I miss the super cute toddler outfits…

“E” is for envelope. Isabel went back to school this morning after being out sick for 2 days. She was a bit nervous going in but quickly came around after seeing Makayla there. They sang “Jesus Love Me” and read the Bible, about a man who was nice and kind, who helped someone walk (and it wasn’t Jesus, she said).

Mrs. “W” painted her arm and put her painted arm on a piece of paper, then Isabel dipped her fingers in the paint too. There was paint all over the paper. (I have no idea what this is about…guess we’ll find out later)

This is Isabel’s “leaf man”.
They read a story about a “leaf man” and then made a picture about him.

At recess, she played on the tire swing and got to ride a bike again. Her teacher blew the whistle and it wasn’t that loud. “If you come to the playground and hear the whistle it’s not that loud,” she says. Makayla’s mom was the Mommy helper today. “She helped push me in at the table,” Isabel said.

The special helper today was Emily, she has blonde hair. Emily brought a toy red turtle with pink hearts for show and tell. She can’t remember if the turtle had a name. For snack, Emily brought bear crackers, grapes, and juice.

For free play, she played dress up. Isabel and a boy from class played Narnia together. “He let me have the bottom because I had the top.” she said about the outfits that they played with.

Our wall of letters.

Putting things in the envelope because… “That’s what it’s for, Momma.”

Not much going on here, just trying to get Isabel back to her normal self. Her nose has finally dried up and the coughing has gotten less, so I think by Wednesday she’ll be heading back to school.

While she’s been sick, she’s been busy…

Coloring her “Tink” picture from Sarah and playing ballerina (notice the tutu!).

Getting my hairs done, she enjoys doing this. She does this quite often and for some reason I never do her hairs; she’s always doing mine.

This morning she was having a queen party with all her friends and all their “crowns”…later she told me she was the head queen.

She finished her “Tink” picture from Sarah. Thank you, Sarah!
The hair, wings, flowers, and dress she did an amazing job on and stayed in the lines.