Dental Presentation Today

Today we were visited by two lovely ladies from Children's Dentistry of the Rockies.  We had fun talking about healthy teeth foods and ways to keep our teeth shiny and healthy!  To keep our teeth healthy we need to brush them at least twice a day--once in the morning and once at night--and floss as regularly as possible.  Sparingly indulging in sweet and sticky treats as well as soda will help to keep the enamel on our teeth strong and healthy.  Four kindergarten friends volunteered to act as giant teeth during the presentation while we learned the appropriate ways to brush and floss.

Just a reminder that Monday kicks off Read Across America week with Monochromatic Monday!  All kinders are invited to wear RED to school. If you need a reminder of the themes check out below:




Monochromatic Monday: Wear RED to school
Ties & Tutus Tuesday: Wear a tie and/or a tut
Wanna Sleep Wednesday: Wear PJs
Throwback Thursday: '80s is our theme!  Wear '80s inspired clothing with neon and bright colors
Flannel Friday: Wear flannel or plaid

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

Extra Extra Read All About It!

This afternoon we took our writing OUTSIDE into the beautiful sunshine!  We were all working in Westside Park behind our playground when a photographer from The Missoulian was driving by.  He came over and asked permission to take some photographs of the class working on their writing out in nature!  Keep your eyes on the lookout for pictures of our class in the upcoming newspapers!

Love,
Mrs Griffith

New Centers and Dental Health

Kiddos at the listen to music center

We have some new centers this and a fun new theme for our learning...DENTAL HEALTH!  We have reintroduced the the dramatic play center with the puppet show and fun animal puppets.  We have also started a new listen to music  center where kiddos can tune out the world and rock out to a variety of different music including  two albums made by an uncle of one of our classmates!

All of Lowell kindergarten is also learning about dental health and how to keep our teeth as healthy.  Look for different dental health activities that will be coming home.  A local dentist will be visiting us on Friday to teach us more about our responsibility in keeping our teeth healthy and clean!

That's all for now!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

Our New Classroom

Today was a day for rearranging and spring cleaning!  We now have BIG, small, and regular tables. The BIG table is made for kids to stand and complete their work.  The small table is made for kids to sit on the floor to complete their work.  We also have two regular tables for kiddos!  In addition to tables we are going to use clipboards to lay or sit on the floor to complete our work.  This flexible seating arrangement is made to meet the diverse needs of all learners and we are excited to give it a try!

The class also helped to deep clean our classroom.  We threw out old supplies and wiped away all of the dust and germs.

If you have any questions or concerns about our flexible learning environment please let me know!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

First we sorted our candies
into their columns...

...then we removed the candies
and colored in our graph.

I hope everyone had a fabulous three day weekend!  I wanted to post about our Valentine's Day on Friday, but I was having some technical difficulties so here it is today!
 All throughout the day we did bits and pieces of a "party", concluding with opening cards from our classmates and enjoying a small treat.  We started the day with a pink number morning job and then read Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine.  From there we danced our hearts out with a game of Freeze Dance and practiced our boogie for the school-wide dance party.  Then we used a variety of materials to decorate valentine bags.  While the glue on our bags dried we used conversation heart candies to practice our graphing skills during a sweet math lesson.

Some of the great cards and treats from
classmates!

After lunch our bags were ready to go and we passed out our Valentine cards to each of our friends.  The thank yous  and excited squeals coming from every part of the room would melt your heart!  These kiddos truly care for one another and were delighted to receive their cards and treats.  The day wrapped up with the entire school boogyin


g down during the Valentine Dance Party in the gym!

All in all the day was super successful and fun!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

Valentine

This is a reminder that kinder kiddos need to bring 20 valentines for the class by Friday, 02/12.  Students can sign their name in the "From:" space but should leave the "To:" space blank.  This allows kinders to independently pass out valentines to their friends.

We have been discussing social and emotional skills in depth for the last week using a set of books that address behaviors and well-being.  The main character in the books is Howard B. Wigglebottom and he learns everything from how to listen respectfully to good sportsmanship.  All of the books are available as animated online stories along with talking points at the website listed below.  It is a great resource and way to start conversations with kindergartners about emotions and appropriate behavior.
Check it out!

www.wedolisten.org

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

101 Dalmatians for the 101st Day of School

We had a great 101st day of kindergarten!  The teachers wore dalmatian polka-dot shirts and we completed theme activities and even watched part of the movie 101 Dalmatians.  Take a peek at a couple of photos from our fun day!
Love,
Mrs. Griffith

100th Day!

Monday, February 8th is the 100th day of school!  We will celebrate in class with special 100 themed activities and lots of counting to 100.  This is a fun milestone for kindergartners to celebrate and is really special.  Stay tuned for pictures from our special day!

Love,

Mrs. Griffith

PS: There are plans and layouts of the new Lowell School renovation at the office.  There are still minor changes being made, but stop by to check in on the progress, it is exciting!