Playing And Learning

This is what our class is all about. We are learning together and having a great time. These are our smiling faces showing God's bright lights shining in our hearts. Just like the Sun is the center of our solar system, God is the center of our lives shining so bright that we are bursting with his love.

Kindergarten Registration Is Here

Please check with your child's elementary school. Kindergarten registration has started at schools in our district. You should be able to get registration dates from the school's website. Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1st. You will need to bring the following documents with you for registration: your child's birth certificate, immunization record, current driver's license and proof of residence (most recent electric bill.) Here is the website for Lexington District One, http://www.lexington1.net/ There is an icon on the bottom right of the screen for schools. You can get website information, as well as phone numbers for your child's school. It is a good idea to take your child to the school for registration. It makes the transition exciting and helps them understand that they are really getting ready for kindergarten. You will not get information regarding assigned teachers or supplies at the time of registration. Your school will set a date in July to disseminate this information to you. Have fun and praise your child for this big step forward in their life.

We Are Going Into Space

This is our two week unit on space. We started this unit with a trip to the "space lounge" for moon pie snack and completed an "astronaut" fitness test. The children were surprised to learn that it takes more than getting on the space shuttle to get to space. You have to study a lot and be in top physical shape to work for NASA.

The boys and girls are so excited to be learning what space means and started by painting stars in the galaxy. The colors of space are just as beautiful as the colors around us on Earth. Creation is a wonderful story and we are amazed by God's beauty all around. Out of darkness came God's light and we are sharing it with our friends in our class. This trio of friends worked together to complete our alphabet matching game. They were able to match the lowercase letter to the uppercase of all 26 letters of the alphabet. What a great job to work together and show others in our class that this game is not too hard. We call that using our "brain power."

Chinese New Year

On Monday we celebrated Chinese New Year. The children were excited to have a second "new year's" celebration and had fun eating fortune cookies and making "good luck" dragons. It seems that every day the children are learning about God's goodness. God made so many beautiful people on this Earth with so many wonderful traditions. The class continues to broaden its horizons be learning about those around us.

Polar Bears

We completed our unit on polar bears and penguins. It was lots of fun to study cold climate animals while our weather cooperated. If your children didn't share our fun snack with you, they really enjoyed eating it at school. These are our yummy polar bear biscuits. We also made some textured polar bear art complete with winter snow.
We also went ice skating in the gym (on paper plates) and used our imagination to enjoy the cold weather a little bit longer. I think the children were surprised about how much fun they really had using their imaginations to skate around.

Early Valentine's Day Cards

Our class continues to support our armed forces by making seasonal artwork for the men and women stationed in Afghanistan. We were getting in the mood for Valentine's Day by making some "Love Bugs." The children did a great job and even wrote in their own hand "BEE MINE" on the valentine card. They certainly will bring a smile to a lonely friend abroad. Please continue to pray for our armed forces.

Elmer In The Snow & Winter Words

Here are just few examples of some of our work. We read Elmer in the Snow by David McKee and created some fun art work. Have you ever seen an elephant in the snow? The boys and girls took their time with fun colors and painted a snowy background. You can stop by our room to see more of our work.

We also practiced writing skills with a winter word project. The children are getting excited about kindergarten and are eager to practice all of the "big school" skills that they are learning. Here are some examples of our good work.