Thank you to our grandparents and VIP visitors for sharing part of your morning with us! We enjoyed spending time with you. ❤️😀
Third group of 10 photos
Hessbrook/Simcox
Second group of 10 photos- Hessbrook/Simcox
A special "thank you" to all of the grandparents & special VIP guests that visited our kindergarten room today! There is so much support and love for these wonderful little students! A special thank you to our FANTASTIC music teacher Mrs. Val Melow! She has shared the love of music with each kindergartner and it was evident in their performance today! I took a lot of photos, so I will share a few posts.
First 10 photos
First graders read Stellaluna and then used their STEAM skills to build balancing bats and birds. After engaging in all sorts of experiments, they were thrilled to demonstrate their designs balancing on chairs, fingers, noses, and even toes!
Sometimes, you don't need to leave the classroom to have an incredible field trip experience. We had the opportunity to "virtually" visit Weber Dairy Farms in Millington, Michigan. Farmer James Weber led us through the many dairy cows, the milking process, and farm sustainability. It is AMAZING how much recycling farmers do to protect our planet Earth. Students loved seeing the dairy cows, participating in a scavenger hunt, and asking Farmer James questions. What a wonderful way to support several of our kindergarten science topics! Thank you to the Michigan Dairy Council, Milk Means More-Jolene Griffey, and James Weber-Weber Dairy Farms for this opportunity!
Kindergarteners read There's a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems in STEAM and were challenged to build a nest that could hold five birds (puffballs) and stay on their heads! It was great fun to see them collaborating, sitting still as statues, and chuckling at how silly the challenge was! 🤭
Students in Mrs. Gulick's class have been reviewing skills for learning and how to show empathy in our Second Step curriculum. This week, students learned that when they notice and understand how someone is feeling, it helps them have empathy. When you have empathy for someone, we can show we care by saying or doing something kind. Students learned that when you show care or concern for someone you have compassion. Students were challenged to show compassion at school, home and in our community to make the world a better place.
What an AMAZING Friday! National Kindergarten Day! Our 141 day of school & we are room #141!
Tonight is our Ithaca Elementary Carnival at North School! Hope to see you all there! I will be helping with snacks.
Thank you to all of our staff who collaborate & provide an excellent education for these young learners!
Ithaca is a great place to learn, play, and grow!
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Happy National Kindergarten Day! Hug a Kindergarten teacher today!
"In 1856, Watertown, Wisconsin, opened the first kindergarten in the United States."
On Wednesday, we were inspired to discover that it was day 139 for our Room # 139!
And to top it off, PTO dropped off some delicious popcorn snacks! Thank you PTO!
Celebrating Mother Earth for April 22nd Earth Day! Our classroom wrote about Earth Day while being excited about taking their tree home to plant. Thank you to our collaborative partners from Gratiot Conservation District for providing us with beautiful Blue Spruce trees!
Kindergarteners read the story Hog in the Fog in STEAM and then used their critical thinking skills to create headlamps to "see" in the fog.
Kindergarten Roundup is just days away! Planning to register a Kindergartener for the 23-24 school year? Get started early by filling out the enrollment application on our website.
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If you are interested in the Gratiot County Community Garden see the flyer with information on how to get involved.
Kindergarten students were visited by Mercantile Bank employees this morning. Bronx Lamey, Sarah Dougherty, and Megan Shaffer helped students create a "Mad-Lib" type story about saving towards something special. Students loved discussing their current money experiences with our Mercantile Presenters, and dreaming of future money goals! Thank you Mercantile Bank for spending time with our kindergarten students, and for the WONDERFUL goodie bags!
Making mathematical connections more concrete by empowering our mind with snacks!
Our students have had the privilege of having Mrs. Colleen Horn, Gratiot-Isabella Nutrition Educator, come in our kindergarten classroom each month this year to share nutrition & health lessons. Our young students loved learning about healthy foods and a healthy lifestyle. When asked what their favorite part of all lessons were, of course they answered the yummy snacks Mrs. Horn served!
Thank you Mrs.Horn & GIRESD for collaborating with many schools & classrooms to provide this fun and healthy learning experience!
Thank you Gratiot County Community Foundation for supporting our STEAM on the playground project! On this beautiful day, first graders used our blue blocks to build models of parents and offspring and second graders demonstrated diversity by designing different insects.
Students in Mrs. Vozar's classroom are learning to collaborate and use teamwork during their informational book clubs.
