Morning Class Field Trip to Nivens

This morning we took a trip to Nivens Apple Farm!  It was so much fun looking at all of the signs of fall.  We had a great time picking apples and pumpkins, tasting apple cider and visiting with the animals.  Fall is one of our favorite seasons, and we were so glad to celebrate this unit by visiting a real apple farm.

We started off our day by going on a hayride around the farm.  We learned about the Nivens family and what all they have to do to get the farm ready.

Will enjoyed the ride!

So did Marley!

Layla got to enjoy the hayride with her brother.

Next, we got off to pick apples in the orchard.

We had such good apple pickers!!

Layla found a BIG pumpkin!

Marley found one that was just her size.

Will with his pumpkin.

Then, we walked to see the animals.

Our favorite animals were the llamas!

Last, we enjoyed a special snack: fall Little Debbie cakes!

We had a great day at the farm!  It was lots of fall fun!!

Blue Playdough!!

Last week to celebrate the end of blue week, we made blue playdough!  It was so much fun and a great learning experience for the kids!

First, we had to read our recipe.

Next, Tucker added our first cup of flour.

Then, Kaydin added another cup of flour.

Salina added our cup of salt.

Carter added our 2 cups of water.

We then added 2 tablespoons of oil, 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar, a small package of blue jello and a few drops of blue food coloring.

We put our mixture on some heat for a few minutes and ta-da....we had blue playdough!!

The kids all enjoyed "cooking" our playdough and celebrating having such a good week!

Dress Up Time

During the first week of school, we introduced each center one at a time.  On this day, we introduced the kids to our "dress-up center"!

We had lots of fun dressing up in the different costumes and outfits.  Will was a little tired after trying on his costume!

Meet...Oswin the policeman, Marley the mail girl, and Will the teacher/artist.

Our Kids!

We have such a sweet group of kids this year!  We would like for you to meet them!

In our morning class, we have...

Oswin

Marley

Will

Layla

 

In our afternoon class, we have...

Kaydin

Salina

Carter

Tucker

We are going to have such a great year.  We look forward to seeing how much these kids grow and learn this year! 

Easter Egg Hunt

We celebrated the Easter season by having an Easter egg hunt!  Tyler found a lot of eggs!

Will had a good time looking for eggs.

Jacob said, "Look, I found one!"

Layla looking so cute in her bunny hat!

Salina was proud of her eggs!

We also dyed real eggs!  The kids really did a great job with this.

We had a lot of fun celebrating Spring and the Easter season. 

Field Trip to Reidville Fire Department

For our spring field trip, we decided to go to Reidville Fire Department.  We have been talking about community helpers and different occupations.  We were so excited to see what a day in the life of a fireman would be like!

Jacob's ready to go!

Meeting "Ashes" the firedog

Mrs. Cureton got to dress up like a fireman!

Then we got a tour of their kitchen and living quarters.

Carter and Tina thought their big chairs were comfy!

Looking at all of their gear

Then each kid got to practice "driving" the firetruck.  Salina was courageous and went first! 

Carter was a natural fireman!

So was Max!

Sweet Layla

Jacob was very excited to drive.

Will was ready to take off!

Then we got to see their oldest firetruck: Big Red.

We had a great time on our field trip!  Thank you, Reidville Fire Department for hosting us and letting us explore your station!