A visit from the doctor... Dr Seuss!

     You know you've had a week of Dr. Seuss fun when you start rhyming by accident!  I am working on my blog.   Then I have to feed my dog.  You get the idea... But the kiddos had a lot of fun, and that's what counts!  Thank you to everyone who helped out this week.  Kinder Club was filled with fun activities, and our surprise readers each day was a nice treat!  Speaking of helping out, we have a few opening this week for recess time and centers.  If you could spare some time out of your day, that'd be great!  I know around this time of year we start to see less and less volunteers in the classrooms, especially as you notice that your hours have been completed.  But, cherish these moments, Kinder parents!  Kindergarten is really your last chance to be around the kids as much as you have! Dads- we'd love to have you help out at recess- just ask Nick and Sophia's dad! As long as you're VIRTUS trained, then sign up for a few recesses!

     Here are some photos from our week of Seussical fun!

There were many books to be read!

Here's one of our guest readers with an awesome pop-up version of The Lorax

Some "green eggs"- merengue cookies with green "frosting"... you should ask Mrs. Victoria what was in the 'frosting'!

One of our kiddos being amazed with their "truffula tree"

Happy kiddos creating their truffula trees

Our truffula tree forest!

A little pin-the-green-egg-on-the-platter!

Look carefully... you can see some Seuss Yoga going on inside the room!

Decorating our Seuss hats and a Lorax mustache!

We continued the Seussical fun during centers this week! Here we were practicing blending letters together to make short words, then deciding if the words were real or silly.

Some Go Fish! Dr Seuss style!

A read it, trace it, draw it activity about The Lorax

Using our new white boards to practice writing some funny Seuss words

 
 In other news, we had fun playing a new math game I picked up at Lakeshore Learning Center.  If you ever watched The Price is Right, then PLINKO might sound familiar!  This is Math Plinko, and the kids had a great time!  I'm keeping track of which kids already played the game so that everyone will get a turn.  Here are some photos of the new game on the whiteboard:

The game helps us practice addition, subtraction, counting, sequencing, and comparing!  These games can be purchased for your own computers at home- just click HERE to see what games you can buy! There are great games to help your kiddo keep up with all that they've learned this year over the summer months, or to reinforce some concepts that they could use a little help with! 

This week will be the week we study the letter Tt, so look for some shares that begin with Tt! 

In your homework packets you will find a special information page describing two different Lenten activities- one to keep at home, and one to return to school, along with a strip of purple paper.  We are learning that Lent is a time to help us become a better follower of Jesus, in anticipation of Easter.  The color purple is a color the Church uses during Advent and Lent, as a sign of anticipation, waiting, and hope.  Please read the information carefully!  Thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend, and we will see everyone on Monday!       

Take care!