Cat in the Hat Day!

 Our Dr. Seuss week has begun!  Today we wore red/white and a hat and read the story The Cat in the Hat.

Mystery Reader

 Our week began in a perfect way.... with a Mystery Reader!  Ellie's Auntie "Lolo" joined our classroom and read us three terrific stories that got us saying the ABCs and even hearing some rhyming words.  She read us Tumble Bumble, Pinkalicious ABC and Skippyjon Jones Shape Up.  They were the perfect stories to get our week started right.

Star Student

Our class Star Student last week was our friend, Hudson!  Hudson is caring, so polite and loves to make others laugh.  We enjoyed learning more about him through his Star Student poster, awesome pictures and show-n-tell items.  Hudson is adored by all of his peers and teachers.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss week begins today!  See below for all of the fun dress-up and Dr. Seuss stories we will read!  

Monday, Feb. 28th: Wear Red/White and a Hat (or dress up like Cat in the Hat) for Cat in the Hat 

Tuesday, March 1st: Wear your favorite Color for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 

Wednesday, March 2nd: Wear Mismatched Clothing for All the Places You Will Go.

Thursday, March 3rd: Wear silly/crazy socks for Fox in Socks. 

Friday, March 4th: Wear Green for Green Eggs and Ham. 

Wacky Wednesday...

 Superhero Day!

Happy President's Day!

 Monday, February 21st was President's Day.  4K talked about two important presidents from the past: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  We looked at both the similarities and differences from the times when they were president to our present day, and we also completed projects to connect with both presidents.  See our "serious president" faces below. :)

George Washington:

Abraham Lincoln:

Parkview Makerspace

 4K friends were so excited to take a "field trip" to the Parkview Makerspace!  Mrs. Vick taught them 4 centers that centered around Valentine's Day and the Winter Olympics:

1. Candy Heart Letter Building

2. Candy Heart Structure Building - how tall can you make it using hearts and popsicle sticks?

3. Olympic Curling using bottle tops, magnets and clay.

4. Olympic Skating using skaters, a drawn maze and magnets.

Click below to see some pictures!

Wacky Wednesday....

 Tie Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a blast celebrating Valentine's with projects, graphing candy hearts, a special Valentine sundae and best of all... a Valentine's exchange!  Click below to see pictures of our day.

Mystery Reader

What a happy way to end our exciting Valentine's Day.... with a Mystery Reader!  Sebastian's Dad read us two terrific stories that included many rhymes and lots of thinking about the best way to catch a snowman.  He read How to Catch a Snowman and Fred Visits the Emerald Coast. 

It was a perfect way to end our fun day.

Star Student

Our friend Hailey was our latest Star Student.  Our class adores Hailey and her sweet personality, a smile that never fades and a hard-working attitude on everything we do.  We loved learning more about Hailey through her decorated poster, wonderful pictures, show-n-tell items and her favorite story which so many friends knew too... The Little Blue Truck!

Valentine's Day is coming!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!  We will celebrate with many fun Valentine projects, a special treat and exchanging Valentines.  Don't forget to send along your child's Valentines (we have 19 friends) if you haven't already done so!  We will also dress in Valentine's colors of Red, Pink, Purple or wear hearts or Valentine apparel.

100 Days Smarter!

What a terrific day we had celebrating our 100th Day of School!  We had so much fun seeing how we look as 100-year-old grandmas and grandpas and doing multiple projects that related to the 100th day.  We even had an ice cream treat to celebrate being 100 days smarter.  It sure was a happy day!  Click below to see pictures. :)

Star Student

 

Our latest Star Student was our friend, Ellie!  Ellie is caring, kind, a super hard worker and always a thoughtful and sweet friend to all.  We loved learning more about Ellie with her decorated poster, lots of sweet pictures, show-n-tell items and a princess story to end our week.

Mystery Reader

We ended our week in the most perfect way... with a Mystery Reader!  Ellie's Auntie Gigi joined our classroom and read us 4 fun stories that were both sweet and silly.  The stories were: Rosie and the Hobby Farm, Magic is in You, The Good Egg and The Cool Bean.  They were all wonderful stories.

Mystery Readers!

 

Our class welcomed 2 very sweet Mystery Readers!  Alex's two sisters, Maddy and Gwenny joined our classroom and read us two terrific stories that were favorites of Alex.  Gwen read, I Wish.... and Maddy read, There was an Old Mermaid who Swallowed a Shark!  Both stories were engaging and fun for all friends.  What made this an extra special visit was that both girls were once 4K friends with Mrs. Gajafsky. :) It's hard to believe they are now in 3rd and 2nd grade. 

It was so much fun to have them.

Wacky Wednesday

 Disney Day and Groundhog Day!

Mystery Reader

What a perfect way to begin the week... with a Mystery Reader!  Norah's Gaga joined our class and read us two perfect stories that even connected with our current classroom theme: Snowmen and Winter!  He read us Sneezy the Snowman and Snowmen at Night.  We loved hearing Gaga's story voice and listening to him read. :)