21st Century Classroom

I remember when I was in elementary school and we were a "test" school for computers in the classroom....oh how the times have changed!!! Our school recently purchased a class set of I Touches. So, while we were studying Fairy Tales, we had the stories downloaded so the children could listen to the stories on the I Touches. I have NEVER seen the children SO focused! It was funny because I asked the kiddos before we started who had ever played games on an I Phone and I think EVERY kid raised their hand! Most of them did not need help at all, they knew exactly where to go and what to do! Just a glimpse of the 21st Century Classroom....

Fairy Tale Ball Sneak Peek!!

I thought you might want to see a little preview of what is to come next week! We have only been practicing for a short time and already, they kiddos are doing such a WONDERFUL job!! I am very IMPRESSED! I cannot wait for next Friday, I hope you all are able to join us for the fun!

Spring Fling Field Trip!

Yesterday was the PERFECT day for a field trip!! We had such a good time, I just love seeing the kiddos out of the classroom. They really cut loose and had the best time at the park. The egg hunt was over in about 3 minutes and the tire swing seemed to be the activity of choice for K1! Overall, the kiddos where exhausted at the end of the day, so to me, that says they had a great time! Thank you Debbie and Gretchen for coming and helping me ALL day! I could not have done it without your help!

Baby Chicks!!

The Chicks are here!!! When we arrived at school yesterday, we had one lonely chick that had hatched a day early! Then, two more friends joined him yesterday. Today is the official hatch day and we are up to 7, so hopefully we will have some more hatch before the day is over!! We love those baby chicks!!!

Pop Top Weigh In

Well...the totals are in and K1 was not the big winner :(
However, we collected 18 pounds of pop tops!! Way to go K1!!!! I am very proud of the kiddos for all of their hard work and for understanding the REAL reason for the collection. Keep collecting though, I'm sure Lakeside will be doing this again next year!

Kildee baby birds are born!!

Last week, we took a "mini" field trip out to see the mother Kildee bird sitting on her eggs. As I was coming in today, I noticed that the baby birds had hatched!! So, this afternoon we went outside to take a peek at the new babies and the mother bird did not like this at all! Finally, as we moved further away from her, she let her babies run around and show off! There are 4 baby birds that are just precious. You can notice in the first picture that one of the babies is underneath her and to the right a little. What a great Science lesson and learning opportunity right in our front yard!

Mystery Reader!!!

We had probably the most over the top mystery reader I have ever seen!! Mr. Dontos did an EXCELLENT job reading to the kids as "Thing One" from Dr. Seuss.