Beautiful Stuff

BEAUTIFUL STUFF

Day 1

What do you do with 23 bags of recycled 

"beautiful" materials from your families?

 Day 1:  Choosing our favorite item to share with the class.

 "Flowers.... I wonder what we can use these for?"

"This is some kind of fabric.
 There are different colors and they feel different too." -Noah

Day 2
Today we were with partners.  We sorted both of our materials and then had some time to see what we could make and create with our new found materials.

                  

                   

Day 3

                      

We divided into three groups.  Each group emptied their bags into large piles.  It was time to get serious with our sorting!  Most choose to sort by materials.  Finally we ended by combining all large three groups into one large class sort.  It looked like a tornado hit room 6 but learning was occuring and so was some fun!

Day 4

Students choose a letter of the alphabet to create.

 We used lots of fine motor skills to attach all of our materials!

Day 5

The finished product!  The children created 

beautiful work that will be a resourse all year!

New Beginnings...Kindergarten 2016-2017

We are excited to begin this journey with the kindergarten class of 2016-2017!

 We are artists....

 The wonder window

We are scientists...

 We are writers...

 We are readers...

 We can read words...

We can create with community tools...

 We are social learners and value others...

 We are children who love inquiry...

We love having choice in our class...

Our students created the expectations for our classroom!

Some students illutrated on our board, while all students documented in their notebooks.

HSE Foundation Grant equipment arrival!!!

A HUGE thank you to Jason Schoeff and his crew at B&W Construction.  T

hey did a FABULOUS job designing, constructing,

 and building the outdoor structures for our kindergarten students.

The materials being delivered.

First, drilling the holes for the ant farm.  

Is it level?

The plexiglass being installed!

" I liked watching them use the hammer and 

asking them questions and why they needed the hammer for the wood."- Sam

The wood stumps were old ones from our classrooms 

used to help build the balance beam.

Sanding the structures is a must to avoid splinters.

Just a fun little break...

We kept the guys happy by delivering them donuts, water, and pizza 

throughout the day!  All of the students wanted to be helpful and be the ones to take 

the guys "orders" and delivery the materials.

We enjoyed documenting our learning through sketches and I wonder papers.

The crew!

 The finished pieces!

walking bridge

 balance beam

 tire stand

climbing wall

 We LOVE being outside.  Not only are we playing, but we are doing

 academic work and tying in our state standards!

"My favorite is the tire stand!  It is fun to sit and look from the top."-Abby

"I like the balance beam, it's like gymnastics!"-Molly

"I love going up the wall, it is hard to get over it!"- Marlie

 Mrs. Duros' class

Mrs. Thompson's class