Week 13 Wheels & Transportation

I did not forget the Fall Fest post I promised.... You see, I left my computer at a friends house this weekend and ALL my pictures are on my computer. As soon as I get my hands on it (which should be tonight) I will 1. Email you a link to our Kodak gallery with ALL of the pictures 2. Post about our class and all the fun we had at fall fest. However, I know as you are reading this you are probably thinking, is she telling the truth this time? No really I am... scouts honor!

November is tomorrow... yes it's true TOMORROW! Our theme for the month is WHEELS and this week we are talking about different modes of transportation. During our lesson time students brainstormed different types of transportation all the way from cars to hot air balloons!

This morning we had Dr. Tammie Brown, also a professor from the COE at UWA, come and do a Science Halloween Lab with the kids. This morning they made an icky goo

 
I also was a student of Dr. Brown's. She is the science queen and oh so creative! This project is NOT TO BE EATEN!!!!!!! Hey, there wouldn't be rules if people didn't break them :) This afternoon Dr. Brown is coming back to make paper plate skeletons with each class. We absolutely love when our COE professors take time out of their busy schedules to play with us.

More post to come throughout the week so stay tuned!

iLove Technology & Collaboration

Finally, finally, FINALLY........ UWACS is officially the proud owner of SIX iPods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell I'm a little excited? Last Thursday afternoon Dr. Laurie Fowler from the college of education came over to introduce them to my students....

It was love at first sight! Oh the fun we will have with these little guys. As of right now Dr. Fowler will be responsible for finding apps and syncing the iPods. She will come once a week to work with the students. We are thrilled. Dr. Fowler is great at what she does, I know because I had her as a professor in both my undergraduate and graduate classes. Thank your Dr. Fowler!

Week 12 Wrap Up

Tuesday- We had a change of plans and this week our science day was moved to Tuesday. We also had a police officer come and talk with us about Halloween Safety. And our craft for the day was hand painting wooden  pumpkins that Austin's grandmother picked up for us.

Science with Ms. Annie- They made spider webs

Wednesday- we kicked off the day with C.W.A.P.

Ms. Kaley took a break for the day while Witch Wendy filled in



Ms. Kim's Kindergarten in my room making Witch's Brew




My supplies for Witches Brew



It was yummy!

Ms. Brooke's P3

Ms. Jaysa's P 3

The Results are in...



Supplies again.... I think I found this on Classroom Freebie's Blog but I can't remember : /

 Here are some pictures of my students in the other teachers rooms

Mummy Wrap from Kaley Hayden on Vimeo.

What fun C.W.A.P. brings!

Incase you couldn't tell already.... I piece this post together throughout the entire week. I usually wait to post on Friday's but since tomorrow is our Fall Fest and I know it is going to be CRAZY I am posting today.

Thursday- is music day and I wanted to show you all what the students have been working on. Please give a warm welcome and round of applause for UWA's Campus School K 4 singing The School Rules Blues

This idea of having our school rules as a song was brought about in a faculty meeting a couple of weeks ago and Ms. Poole wasted no time creating the lyrics and tune. We are so thankful to have her on board. Eventually we would like to create a video using this song and our students' as the actors to SHOW us what our school rules look like when we obey them. We wanted to do this so that every morning we can have a morning assemble to set the tone for the day and it helps us implement good behavior in a positive/fun way.

Next post will be full of pictures from FALL FEST! All students are encouraged to wear their costume to school tomorrow.... I can't wait!

Week 12: Safety, Shadows, and Parties!

Our week theme is safety followed by out monthly theme of SHADOWS and last but not least PARTIES galore!

We have rescheduled our CWAP for this WEDNESDAY instead of Tuesday. If this means you are no longer avaiable to help don't sweat it. We should have enough helpers :)

This means our Science day has been moved to tomorrow.

Our Halloween festivities are Friday. Students are welcome to wear their costumes

I sent this email out earlier just as a reminder for the parents

This week will be a very busy one so I wanted to send you all some reminders & changes in the schedule

·         C.W.A.P. was originally scheduled for tomorrow however it has been moved to this Wednesday!

·         On Friday: ALL students are encouraged to wear their Halloween Costumes. Please bring an extra change of clothes for them. J

·         Our class will have their Halloween Party at 9:30am…. At 2:00 Fall Festival begins and it will last until 4:00

·         See below for a list of party supplies…. If you signed up for something please have it at the school by 8:00 Friday morning

You are not required to come to any of this but are certainly welcome to attend  : ) I will take pictures and put them on our kodak gallery. If you have any questions PLEASE feel free to contact me

Today we started a SAFETY word web. I only wrote down what the students classified as safety. Each day we will add to this. Pretty smart and creative bunch if you ask me : - )

Week 11 Summary

Like I said in Monday's post we had a very busy week. We went on our field trip to The Barnyard

So excited about The Barnyard and picking pumpkins

Everyone got to ride this little guy

We bottle fed pigs and goats

Keyanna & Joanna are cousins

Despite the spuratic rain we were able to enjoy our picnic lunch

I think it's safe to say everyone enjoyed the trip

Some were not as sleep as others :)

Wednesday we returned to our normal routine. Also, Mr. Chris, our Physical Education clinical student this semester, stopped by for lesson on hula hooping....

Abby went for 2:00 minutes without stopping! She said Niya taught her :)

We also made pumpkin pie in a cup! I found this idea/recipe/worksheet from a wonderful teaching blog that I can't remember the name of : /

Thursday was Leonardo's birthday! He was the first to turn FIVE! Happy Birthday Leonardo

stir it up

messy is always fun

Yummm yummmmm

Some of us LOVED it :)

We also completed a graphic organizer on the life cycle of a pumpkin

Leonardo's birthday party

We learned a very valuable lesson a couple of weeks ago about scissors... They are only used for cutting paper! : - )

Next week's theme is Safety! We have C.W.A.P Tuesday and both Class Parties/Fall Festival Friday October 28, 2011!

If you signed up to bring something to the party please bring it Friday morning. Remember we have 16 students

Halloween Party:
Ashlin Bennett- juices
Cupcakes- Shanda Banks
Chips & Dip- Miranda Artis
Paper Products (cups/plates/napkins)- Chandra Mitchell
Treat Bags- Ms. Kaley & Erica Richey