Bring Your Stuffed Animal to School Day

Since August, the class has been working together to achieve a goal: to reach the top of the "Compliment Chart."  Every time another teacher or adult gave the class a compliment for good behavior, the marks on the chart crept a little higher. It was an exercise in working together and a chance for the children to learn that each one is part of the team, and in order to achieve the goal, they each had to do their part. Finally, the class arrived at the top of the chart.  It was time to celebrate. 

The children suggested several ways to celebrate, then the class took a vote. The majority voted to "Bring a Stuffed Animal to School." (This was also a good lesson in how to make the best of the situation when your choice doesn't win.)

The kids were really excited about this day.  Here are some photos from our celebration.  In spite of all the excitement, we managed to have Reading groups, literacy stations, and lessons on long a, cylinders, and Louisiana.

In the afternoon, we had a special treat, then at the end of the day, we relaxed with a movie.

 

Tell Your Peeps!

The party's here!

Let's do lunch!

Carrots, anyone?

We prefer the cupcakes...

with lots of gooey frosting.

Let the hunt begin.

A tisket, a tasket....

Look what's in my basket!

Seek and ye shall find.

Count your many blessings.

Name them one by one.

We struck gold!

The Egg-on-the-Spoon Race

Cheering for the Team

Slow and steady wins the race.

Here come Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail.

Here's one way to pop a balloon.

Let's try stomping on it.

Sit and Run

Hot Potato

Bunny Bubbles

                                                           Happy Resurrection Sunday!

Colorful Kids

  On National Crayon Day, when Crayola announced the retirement of the color "dandelion," our Early Childhood Division celebrated by making crayon hats.  The kids offered ideas for dandelion's replacement: rainbow, opal,  LSU (purple and gold, of course). Some colored their crayon hats dandelion in tribute to the retiring color. It was a colorful event. (As I told you in an earlier post, we're always celebrating something in Early Childhood.)

    Another spring project was our "If I Were a Butterfly" stories and art work.  This project pro vided a colorful display in the hallway, and I was a bit sad when I had to take them pictured down and send them home, so I took a few snapshots. I love the way each work of art is unique, and each story is an example of the author's individuality and creativity.  Each child brought a different perspective. Some took the factual approach and wrote about what they knew to be true of butterflies.  Some wanted to give their butterflies human emotions. Others sent their butterflies on wild adventures. 

     I love the fact that each of us is  a one-of-a-kind, original creation with a unique combination of talents, skills, ideas, and personality that we can use to enrich the lives of others and bring glory to our Creator.

     Here are a few masterpieces from our colorful, creative class.