Updates coming

Just updated the Olympic and "RACK" tabs.  Check them out!

More to come!

Sunday, March 2nd, is Dr.Suess's Birthday!  Next week, we are celebrating his birthday and Read Across America Week.  Keep checking back for updates and pictures!

Filled a Bucket

Posting this week

Sorry I didn't post much this weekend.  I was sick most of the weekend and didn't do a whole lot until yesterday.  I will update the blog later tonight and this week.  I might not be blogging a lot for a few weeks since I am in the process of getting checklists and progress reports ready as well as testing and IEP's are coming up.  I promise I will do my best! :)  Friday is the due date for this month's book club orders.  I will also be working on the monthly newsletter this week and sending it home soon.  March book orders are due March 28th.  Remember, you can still use your coupons for a free book until then!  Buy $10.00 and get a book up to $5.00 FREE!  The order is going in well before Easter, so this would be a good time to get books for the Easter baskets!  :)  Have a great week!

Another love note puzzle

Got another love note puzzle!  Look under the "RACK" tab.  Keep them coming!

New love note heart puzzle!

I just added a new love note heart puzzle I received from a parent today! :)  Check the "RACK" tab!   If you are doing this with your child, you can still email your picture to me and I will post it on the blog.  If you are having problems sending it to me or have sent it and I didn't get back to you, call me or send a note to school and I will help you out!  :)

No school today

Thomas Edison is closed today.   Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

"RACK"

Updated the "RACK" tab!

More pictures

Just added more pictures to the pictures 2 tab!

1 hour delay: Tuesday, February 18th

Thomas Edison is on a 1 hour delay for tomorrow.   Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

Kindness

Just updated the "RACK" tab!

Olympics

Updated the Olympics tab!

New pictures tab

I just added a new tab for pictures since the other tab was getting too full.  From now on, all new pictures will be added to that tab.  Add lots of Valentine's Day projects and pictures, more to come!  Also "RACK" and Winter Olympics.

Updates coming today and tomorrow!

I am in the process of updating the blog today and Monday.  I haven't posted much this week, been very busy with the Valentine's Day Party and checklist testing.  

I will add pictures to our "RACK" project tab from Thursday.  The three day class completed some random acts of kindness and passed out thank you cards and cookies to all of the staff members at Thomas Edison.  The kids had so much fun and the staff were very surprised!  Lots of hugs!  We are doing it again with the two day class on Wednesday before their Valentine's Day Party.  We are continuing our "RACK" project by reading the book, "Have You Filled Your Bucket Today?"  It's a book that teaches kindness and filling your "bucket" and your friend's "bucket" with kind words and actions.  Look for more information soon!

There will also be updates about the Valentine's Day party and projects we completed this week.

More updates coming about our Winter Olympic theme too!  (I am typing this as I watch the USA vs. Slovenia hockey game!)  :)  The students watched a little bit of hockey, curling, and snowboarding this week.  It was so cute!  While the kids were watching snowboarding on the computer, they pulled the cube chairs in front of the computer and were "sitting in the bleachers" watching the competition! :D  Also, they were VERY interested in curling and asked lots of questions!  :)  This week is the last week of the Olympics with the Closing Ceremony next Sunday night. We are celebrating and having "S is for Sports" week.  Have your child bring a picture of any sport to feed Letter Muncher.  We are making red, white, and blue projects, reading books about the Olympics, counting the medals the USA earns, watching more of the Olympics, and completing learning activities with an Olympic Theme. Friday will be "Go USA!" Day!  Have your child wear red, white, and blue to show their pride!

There is no school tomorrow.  Monday, February 17th, 2014.

Happy President's Day!

Miss Rachel

Love Note Puzzles

Check under the "RACK" tab for pictures and information about our latest parent/child home project for our unit on kindness.  I have received two pictures so far and they turned out great!  Please consider sending your picture to me, I LOVE seeing the Love Note Puzzles!  :)

No School Today- Wednesday, February 12

Thomas Edison is closed today. Wednesday, February 12th, 2014



The Monday/Wednesday class will have their Valentine's Day Party next Wednesday, February 19th.  There is NO SCHOOL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH.  It is President's Day.

Stay warm and safe!

Miss Rachel

1 Hour Delay: Tuesday, February 11

Thomas Edison is on a 1 hour delay for today.  Tuesday, February 11, 2013.

1 Hour Delay: February, 6th

Thomas Edison is on a 1 hour delay for tomorrow.  Thursday, February 6th, 2014

Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney - Murray Library Story Time

Early Spring!

I know the ground hog said six more weeks of winter but it can come a little early on a snow day!  Have a craft day filled with fun spring art projects to keep your little one occupied on a snow day.  Here are a couple suggestions from my March and April Pinterest Boards!  (Don't be surprised if you see some of these pop up on the blog as the students complete them at school!)

No School- Wednesday, February 5th

Thomas Edison is closed tomorrow.  Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

New pictures

Posted new pictures from last week under the pictures tab.

"Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons"

On Friday, we read the story "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons".  The kids loved this story!  We talked about subtraction or what we call, "Big Kid Math".  I used Pete's groovy buttons to demonstrate how to subtract by 1's.  They love learning "Big Kid" math! :) We also talked about how sometimes things happen that we can't help and it's going to be OK in the end.  Plus, the kids laughed hysterically when he sang about his belly button!  Here is the video story book of the the story.  I sang The Groovy Buttons song and the kids were singing with me once they picked up the tune. :)

Pancakes!

Not only did we get an early start to Valentine's Day last week, we also studied the letter P.  We read books about penguins, made penguins, practiced writing the letter using Rainbow Writing, painted with the colors pink and purple and read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake."  We talked about how pig and pancake started with the same sound and fed Letter Muncher P pictures.  As we read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake", we practiced putting each thing the pig wanted in order and the kids predicted what the pig wanted at the end of the book.  When they said more pancakes, we talked about why and how there were able to figure out the answer.  Then, we went to the tables and made pancakes!  The kids helped me count the ingredients, how many cups of each ingredient,  and figure out what cooking utensils I needed.  The kids also helped me figure out if I followed the directions and added all the ingredients.  Then, the students took turns mixing the batter!  They were SO excited and devoured the pancakes at snack time.  

Hearts!

This past week, we got an early start on Valentine's Day!  The Friday class decorated these adorable hearts using doilies foam stickers, both from the Dollar Tree!  As you can see, the students were very creative with their designs!  These are going on the bulletin board outside the room.  The Monday class will make these tomorrow.  I will post pictures of the completed board later in the week.

Remember the Christmas Card project from December?  Since the kids loved looking at those cards, I decided to give the kids a tub filled with Valentine's Day cards.  They are a hit!  I put cards for both girls and boys and they all love sorting and looking through the cards.  The Disney Princess and Super Hero cards are big hits! :D

Penguin Bulletin Board

Remember the cute penguins I posted about last week?  Well, here is the finished bulletin board!  I also added hearts for Valentine's Day.  It's really cute!

Check back for more pictures, posts, pancakes, and Pete the Cat!  (Yes, P was the letter of the week! :D )