Domino Memory

Today in math we played domino memory. Students had to match the number of dots on a domino to a number on a card. They all played very well together and has fun practicing number recognition and counting!

After having a wonderful Thanksgiving break, it was great to see all the kids back at school and ready to learn!

Thanksgiving Project with MaLia

MaLia came to our class Tuesday afternoon to make some fun projects with our students. They made turkey apples, Native American Headdresses and each student received a candy bag. The money she collected went to her non-profit organization, Next Generation Community Organizers. Check out this article on their latest bookmobile project. MaLia will graduate from UPA this year and will attend Wayne State University! We wish her all the best!

Hat Day!

Today at school students wore hats for $1.00. The money collected went towards childhood cancer. For more information see the following website. There is a touching story of a boy and his friends who began this event. Thank you for all your support!!!

Reminders

On Tuesday November 24, MaLia, a student from our High School, will be in our class to do a Thanksgiving project with our students at 3:00. As a part of our project, she is collecting $2.00 donations for her non-profit organization, Next Generation Community Organizers. Please contribute what you can to help her cause.

Here is a bit she wrote about the event. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hello, my name is MaLia Gaddy, I am a 12th grade student at University Preparatory High School. I am a current volunteer with Next Generation Community Organizers, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy in under served communities. We are currently raising funds to purchase a library on wheels to travel the Detroit area and give under privileged youth access to reading materials and literacy building workshops. For only $2, your child will support the effort of improving literacy in Detroit and surrounding areas while engaging in fun Thanksgiving activities such as making turkeys from apples, and creating their very own Native American Headdress. Please submit the $2 to your child’s teacher. Can’t wait to see your child there!

Tuesday is also a $1.00 for free dress and hat day.

The Letter U

While we were learning about the letter U we took some underwater pictures. Take a look!

Check soon for our letter U Podcast!!!

Thanksgiving Parade Studio

After a week of amazing exhibitions, we went to the Thanksgiving Day Parade Studio. There we saw all the floats that will be in the parade on Woodward this Thanksgiving. We learned so much about what goes on behind the scenes of a parade. Check out all the cool floats we saw up close!

The Mackinac Bridge Float!

Wizard of Oz & If You Give A Pig A Pancake!

Mrs. Woolsey & Ms. Ellington's Class with our great tour guide!

Kindergartners with the 3 Little Pigs!

We saw many of the paper-mache heads volunteers wear in the parade.

This sun will be in one of the newest floats.

Learning about the parade!

Ivan & Tylor with the push cars!

Exhibition Reminders

Tonight, a note is coming home with a reminder of your student's exhibition time, date and topic. Here are a few more things to keep in mind...

Please have your student do the work on the project. Of course you can help them, but have your student do the writing, coloring, cutting and glueing on their visual aids.

Please be present and on time for your student's presentation. Following the exhibition, we will pick a date and time to hold a learning team meeting.

I'm so excited to see all the great projects that the kids have been working on!

Exhibitions

Parents,

Exhibitions are around the corner! Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th there is a meeting after school from 5-5:30 to help give you a better understanding of what to expect and what an exhibition looks like in kindergarten. Here you can ask questions and get any help you and your student may need.

Body Band Field Trip

On Friday, we took a bus to Ann Arbor to see the Body Band. This group consisted of people singing, dancing, clapping, and stomping to make music. The students had a great time clapping along. A HUGE thank you goes to Mr. Miller for joining us on our trip!

Harvest Party

On Friday, we had a harvest party with Ms. Ellington's First graders. Thank you SO much for all the donations from families to make our party successful. We enjoyed pizza, donuts, apples, cider, chips and candy. We made a pumpkin picture frame and had a donut race game. Also, thank you to Mrs. Mixon, Mrs. Evans, and Mrs. Miller for helping out that day!

Tricky Teens

In Math we are learning about the tricky teen numbers. Practice writing and counting them at home. In class we put the tricky teens in order.

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow November 3, 09.