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Egg Hunt

We started the day off with Wreck It Ralph. We had our 9-week attendance movie.  The students that have perfect attendance are entitled to a movie & snacks. Afterwards, we made egg baskets. Then it was the finale.....THE EGG HUNT (In my very excited screaming kid voice). The kids REALLY enjoyed themselves.

What is that?!?!?!?!

It must be a full moon.  In our writing block today myself and my ESOL teacher both had it up to here.  (Just imagine, lol).  Something about the kids that was just not working out.  We would tell them to do one thing and they will do another.  One student was writing a story about a pig.  She was told to draw a picture of her animal.  Why did she draw a butterfly????? Why, why, why????   I asked another student what does a dog look like?  He said a gorilla......  Why, why, Why?!?!?!?  Sometimes I want to have a tantrum, lol. But the end of the day trumped the beginning.  So we are writing a response to literature.  I passed out paper.  No later than 10 minutes later I called the students up to turn in their paper.  One student brought his paper with some brownish green substance on it. Me:  "What is this on your paper?" Student: "Huh?" Me:  "Throw it in the trash" At the same time, I smelled som...

Engineers For A Day

Today we had a great time at school. Once a month all of the students in our school are Engineers For A Day. Today we built a pasta bridge. The object was to build a bridge using uncooked pasta & clay. The bridge has to be strong enough to hold weight over a distance span. At first, the kids didn't get the concept. They thought that they were building a big fancy cutesy bridge. After a trial & huge error some eventually got it.

Rough!!!!!

Today has been rough! We started the day with a kid that threw up on his work & another child's work. Then my kids WOULDN'T do any work. They spent the 1st hour of the day testing my classroom management skills. Our writing block was a tad bit better. We have written "About Me", "The Park" for our Narrative revisit. We then moved onto learning antonyms. Then Math Problem Solving. I had 6 kids on sad face for not following directions.  3 of them cried. My lil boy B is having a VERY active day today. Unable to follow directions or stay focused. But this made me smile:  On the way to lunch 1 student says - "Mrs. Reid are you going to ALWAYS going to wear that shirt and THAT hair?" It' the same kid from the other day. I still can't tell if he likes the hair or if it bothers him, lol. He will marry a woman with "THAT" hair, lol. Oh & what's with the shirt question? Lol

Monday, March 18th.....

Ok, so I have a new hair style called Tree Braids, it requires weave.  The hairstyle is a week old (read the previous blog) One of the kids (out of the blue) says: "Mrs. Reid are you gonna always have that hair?" It must have been on his mind the whole weekend & all day because he didn't say anything until 12:00 pm. The day is about over, lol. I don't know if he likes it or if he is bothered by it.... Funny stuff.

My Hair Style

I came in with a new hair style. I have Tree Braids. Here is our conversation: Kid 1 (boy) - Mrs. Reid what happened to your hair???? Kid 2 (boy) - It's a big hair now! Kid 3 (girl) - It's a big hair but it's pretty.

Good News!

About my boy A:  So I had a conference with the mom & my Principal. The mom admitted that she knew something was going on with him but she doesn't know what to do about it. She agreed to get him tested. I am so happy. They must catch him while he is young.

Monday, whewww

Monday, March 11, 2013 Whewwww!  Monday!  It's all I can say.  Today I introduced Maps and Globes.  We are still working on measurement. I also introduced Animals and animal babies. I have 2 students that gives me the hardest time.  Because, they are just 6 six years old they are still as cute as they want to be but...... on the other hand????  I think they are the reason why my hair is falling out.  It's not a behavior problem they are just OUT OF THE BOX students.  They are really really busy and all over the place.  I really think they have not been diagnosed yet.  By diagnosed, I mean they are VERY hyperactive, unable to focus, and all over the place (can't sit still).   They are both boys. Boy A:  very, very intelligent when he pays attention long enough.  His answers far beyond his 6 years of life.  I think there is an old man locked up in there somewhere.  His favorite line is "I used my brain". Boy B:...

Friday, 3/7/13 - Measurement

The highlight of our day was Measurement.  The kids had a blast. Measurement Lesson Common Core Standard: MD1 Materials:  Balance scale, linking cubes, white board erasers, crayons, color pencils, erasers, scissors, and pencils. First, the students had to estimate how many linking cubes it would take to EQUAL a given item.  Then they had to actually do the measurement.  The students had to place an item in one side of the scale and place linking cubes in the other side until both sides are equal.  My students LOVE hands on activities.  They were in  4 groups with 1 scale per group.  I had to assign group captains because my students FIGHT over anything.  So I assign captains so there would only be 1 person touching the materials at a time. I wish I had taken pics but I forgot.  Sorry.  In the future, I will try and post a visual.

Silly Sock Day

Wednesday, 3/6/13 was silly sock day. I live for stuff like this. Kindergarten should be FUN while learning.

Hat Day!

Thursday, 3/7/13 we had Hat Day to raise money for Special Olympics. All the kids heard was "BRING MONEY" but they didn't understand why. So they brought money but they didn't bring a hat. So we made hats.

My Kindergarten Class

First, let me give you the dynamics of my class.  I have 24 students.  They are between the ages of 5 and 6.   My class is 88% Hispanic = 21 students, 4% African American = 1 student, 8% Other (Asian & Indian) = 2 students. At the beginning of the year, the majority of my students do not speak english and I do NOT speak spanish.   I bet you are wondering "How do we communicate?"  Well children that young can easily adapt.  The best time for a child to learn a second language is when they are very young.  By the end of the year, 100% of my children are bilingual.  The children that do not speak English, speaks and understand it.  The children that do not speak Spanish, are not fluent but they understand and speak a little of Spanish.  It is truly amazing.  Me as the teacher also pick up on some words. I sit and listen to the children speak in their native tongue.  Even though I don't speak spanish I can understand t...