Chapter 7: Pumpkins and a Farm!

We are still learning and growing!

Kindergarten has been super busy for the past few weeks, so forgive me for not updating you until now!  We have learned 2 new letters since I last posted.  Here they are:

"Z says /z/

zebra in the zoo

/z/, /z/, /z/."

"C says /c/

cow on a cab

/c/, /c/, /c/."

We have learned all of our numbers 1 through 10, and we are working on comparing numbers now.  (I told you we are learning a lot!)

We have also been learning all about pumpkins!

The local Fire Department came to our school and gave a presentation on Fire Safety.  They have a mobile classroom where the students go inside and watch a Fire Safety video and see a fireman dress in his uniform.  It is a really great presentation, and very informative for the children!  My kids did a great job of paying attention and learning how to "Stop, Drop, and Roll", but the fireman scared them a bit.  After explaining that the fireman was only there to show them what he looks like in case of an emergency, and he is there to save them, all was well.  The kids got to stand on the firetruck and take a picture - and hear the siren, too!

The most exciting part of this update is our Field Trip to the Farm!!

We had a blast at the farm!  And the kids learned so much!

We got to feed to goats,

Watch box turtles race,

Pet a huge tortoise who weighs 50lbs, 

(Hello, Sheldon!)

Pet newly hatched baby chicks,

Play with this little cutie, Bella,

And feed this big boy, Wilbur.

We also got to ride ponies, walk through a hay maze, ride a hayride, pick our own pumpkins, ride a choo-choo train, make butter out of goat milk, touch a feed a rabbit and a ferret, and feed a llama!

What a fun day of learning and experiencing new things!  

(P.S. - We missed our regular nap time, so we all slept on the way back to school...including the teacher!)

On Friday, we spent the morning painting our pumpkins we got from the Pumpkin Patch!

(I don't know why this photo keeps turning sideways?!)

And Mrs. Murphy showed us how to carve a pumpkin!

We got to feel the gooey insides and count all of the seeds.

Do you like our class pumpkin?  We named it "Pumpkin Patch!"

Kindergarten Funnies:

Me: "Mrs. Murphy is tired today."

JL: "I'm not! I'm woke."

Me: "What is a whisker?"

JL: "That little toy thing that makes noise!"

(whisker and whistle are easily confused, right?)

JM: "Mrs. Murphy, my brother threw my binder in the toilet.  But I dried it off."

JW: "Mrs. Murphy, what's your last name?"

Me: "Murphy."

JW: "Oh, well what's your real name?"

Me: "Mrs. Murphy."

JW: "My auntie works at the store."

Me: "Really? What store?"

JW: "The store where you can get hot wings and a drink."

TW: "Mrs. Murphy, that boy at breakfast took my Hotty Toddy."

Me: "Took your what?"

TW: "My Hotty Toddy.  He took it right off my tray!"

(after much questioning, a Hotty Toddy was a pancake...)

*We say Hotty Toddy a lot! Oops!*

HC: "I've been to China!"

KJ: "I can really speak Chinese."

JL: "Mrs. Murphy, there's a crab in that tree again."

TW: "Ew, a raunch."  (roach)

While carving the class pumpkin:

JL: "Mrs. Murphy, I like your color!"

Me: "What do you mean?"

JL: "I like your color on that pumpkin."

Me: "Oh, thank you!"

TW: "Yeah, Mrs. Murphy you did a great job!  You're such a big girl!"

Thanks for being patient with me as I keep you posted.  I promise to do better this week!

That's all for this week, folks!

Please continue to pray for me, my assistant, and all of my sweet kiddos daily.

Believe me, they are much needed and appreciated.  

Until next week,

XOXO

Chapter 6: Apples

Apple Week was so much fun!

Our letter this week was "W" and here's our poem:

"W says /w/

worm in a wagon

/w/, /w/, /w/."

We started learning about Greater Than and Less Than this week (comparing numbers 1-5), 

and we studied all about apples!  

On Monday, we made an Anchor Chart with words that describe apples:

On Tuesday, we tasted Red, Yellow, and Green apples and got to pick our favorite!  Mrs. Murphy made a graph with our names on our favorite apples, and we practiced counting each color.

On Wednesday, we learned that there is a star inside of every apple!  Did you know that?  We read a really cute story about a "Red House with No Windows and No Doors with a Star Inside".  As we finished the story Mrs. Murphy cut open the apple and we found an apple!  It was cool!

Then, we got to stamp the apple in paint and print it on our "Apple Star" poem sheet so that we can always remember to see the star inside.

On Thursday, we counted red squares and then glued them down to create our own apple art!

And on Friday, we made "Johnny Appleseed" art......and APPLESAUCE!!!

(The art said "I am ____ Appleseed.")

This applesauce was delicious!

Here's the recipe:

Put 12 apples peeled and chopped into a crockpot with 1/2 cup of water.  Cook on High for 3 hours.  Mash with potato masher, add 1 tsp (plus some) of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar.  Stir.  Cook 2 more hours.  Let cool.  Enjoy!

Kindergarten Funnies:

TW: "I ate maronis for dinner." (bologna? macaroni? mixed?!)

Me: "Someone smells extra sweet today, who is it?"

TW: "Me!  It's my momma's berfume."  (perfume)

TW: "Mrs. Murphy, I got 2 worms in my book bag!  You wanna see?"  

(thankfully they were gummy worms!)

KJ: "Mrs. Henson, I got some burger chips for my snack."

Mrs. Henson: "What are burger chips?  Let me see."

Bugle Chips.....not burger chips.

TW: "Mrs. Murphy, he's scrippy scrappy."  (scribble scrabble)

KH: "You saw what I drawed you, Mrs. Murphy?"

TW: "Y'all better be quiet or Mrs. Murphy is gonna eat y'all applesauce up..."

TW: "Mr. Murphy will be so proud of you!"

Me: "He will?  Why?"

TW: "Cause you made that applesauce.  And you is a good cook, Mrs. Murphy!"

That's all for this week, folks!

Please continue to pray for me, my assistant, and all of my sweet kiddos daily.

Believe me, they are much needed and appreciated.  

Until next week,

XOXO