Friday, May 29, 2009

Fighter pilot as mystery reader

LCDR Clay Beers U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot visited our classroom this morning as a mystery reader. He read books about planes and showed the Super Kinders his flight uniform. The students really enjoyed his presentation and we hope he visits us again,

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Arlington National Cemetery

We took a trip to Arlington National Cemetery to view the changing of the guards. Students were able to ask questions of an actual guard and learned how to tap their shoes just like the soldiers do. We had a wonderful time.


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Students build a magic farm


It is a house for animals and the animals are babies. There is also a guardian frog. His name is Fred the frog. The people who own the farm are named Mr. and Mrs. Lion. There is also a T.V. in there. The house has about 700 guards. The people who live there are all talking animals.

Gracie's Dragon art


"I made it with another art teacher named Ms. Roz. I made it with salt and liquid water colors. I wanted to put it on the blog because it is very big and it has dots and other things in it."-Gracie

Monday, May 18, 2009

Kinder Idol!

K has a beautiful voice and wanted to share it with her family and friends.  Here is K singing  one of her favorite songs from Spanish class.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 4/23/09

  • What is your Zoo project about with your 4th grade buddies?
  • Do you remember what the acrostic poem was about in literacy centers today?
  • Who was the parent volunteer?
  • Did anything special happen while you were having lunch in the cafeteria?
  • What animal did you research with your 4th grade buddy?
  • Can you name the three new puzzles that were in literacy centers this morning?

Monday, April 20, 2009

Group 4: The things we are learning in kindergarten.


We are learning math. We are learning to skip count by 2's to 40. We can't wait until the Zoo field trip on this Friday! We like kindergarten. It is awesome! We are learning about owls. We dissected owl pellets. They smelled a little bit bad. We found lots of bones, fur, and skulls in the pellets. Most people in our class found fur and bones. We are learning to add numbers. We learned how to tell time. We are going to learn about odd and even numbers. We like owls. We are going to the lunchroom for the first time today! We are doing a kindergarten performance at the end of the school year. We are singing "Who Let the Letters Out" by Dr. Jean. We had the hundredth day of school and it was fun!

Group 3: The things we are learning in kindergarten.


We dissected owl pellets. We learned that owls eat elephant shrews. We learned that our gecko eats his own skins when he molts. We are going to have a real owl visit kindergarten at Jamestown. We are going to have an a cappella concert on May 21st here at Jamestown. We want to raise money for leukemia. Cartoon Johnny will be at our concert. Mr.T's group Vox Pop will be there too. The DC Accidentals will be there too. Danny's dad is in DC Accidentals. Our new morning work is called Number Club. We practice writing numbers in Number Club. We will go to the Zoo on Friday with our 4th grade buddies. We will work on podcast at the Zoo.

Group 2: The things we are learning in kindergarten.


We are learning about owl pellets. We learned that owls eat mice. Owls can turn their heads 180 degrees. We are learning how to read. We read "The Little Red Hen" in our listening station. We have a leopard gecko named Spots. He likes to eat crickets. Spots is a reptile. He molts a lot! Today will be our first day eating our lunch in the cafeteria. We have literacy and open centers in our class. We started learning our song for the end of the year performance. It is called "Who Let the Letters Out" by Dr. Jean.

Group 1:The things we are learning in kindergarten.


We dissected owl pellets. It was really fun because we found bones and skulls. We have a leopard gecko. His name is Spots. He really likes us. We draw really cool pictures. We don't bring toys to school. Spring break was really fun. School is really fun. We are going to the Zoo on Friday, April 24th. We are having a Spring Fair on Saturday and we hope it will be lots of fun. Kindergarten rocks!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Owl Pellet Dissection

Today we mostly found shrews, voles, small birds, and mice of course:) The pellets contain the fur/feathers, bones, and skull of the animal the owl consumed. The students really loved this science lab!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 4/13/09

  • What did you learn today? (Claire)
  • What did you do in school today? (Zach)
  • How many spots does Spots have? (Mason)
  • What was special about the read aloud that Mr. T did today?
  • What animal did you choose to write about in the animal alphabet?
  • What is the name of the club that Mr. T started today?

Friday, April 3, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 4/3/09

  • What is an attribute?
  • Who will take care of Spots over spring break?
  • How many smiley faces have you earned so far?
  • Did you enjoy your math class in the library this morning? What did you do?
  • What story was in the listening station today?
  • Are you excited about spring break?

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 4/2/09

  • What did you get to hold for the first time today?
  • Has your class pet gotten any bigger?
  • What prize did you get for raising over $100 for Pennies for patients?
  • What color table did you sit at during lunch?
  • Did you enjoy taking the class quiz on Brainpop Jr.?
  • Did you finish your animal covering book during open center time?
  • What was the counselor's lesson about today?

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A pizza dinner with my teacher

Here is a short photo story of the pizza dinner a student won with me in the Jamestown auction.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Outdoor science in the Courtyard

Students had an outdoor science lab to measure and observe their Red Emperor tulips for the Journey North project.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 3/30/09

  • Can you explain the initiative I have, Who has?
  • Describe the dandelions you studied on your nature walk with Mr. Turner.
  • What was your Spanish lesson about?
  • What did everyone earn on their math assignment during math time today?
  • Como se dice medium en espanol? How do you say medium in Spanish?

pequeño, mediano, grande


Students learn how to say small, medium, and large during their spanish lesson today.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Questions fo rthe dinner table 3/18/09

  • Did you enjoy the a cappella group Reverb that visited Jamestown today?
  • What do you know about amphibians?
  • Where you able to see Jamestown ES when you used google Earth in the Mac lab?

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

J's visit to India


"I went to India to see my grandma and grandpa. I went to a wedding. I also went to my grandparents anniversary. I made friends there too!"-J

Ava's animal book


I made it with some pictures my grandma gave to me. I wanted to put it on the blog because I think it's my first best book. I made it by myself too!"-Ava

Gracie's rubber band art


"I made it out of screws, wood, and rubber bands. I made it in the garage with my dad. I want my cousins to see it. I like it because it is made out of rubber bands and screws."-Gracie

Danny's the lilac forest


"It is an enchanted place which can bring dreams to life. For example. talking deer and cats that follow you around. I started out with sticker art in class and then I decided to make a background."-Danny

Junk Art Project with our space unit

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 3/11/09

  • Can you tell me about the 2nd grade production you saw today?
  • Do you remember the title of the book that the librarian read to the class today?
  • How did your class earn the smiley face in the hallway today?

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Questions fo rthe dinner table. 3/10/09

  • What did you write about in writer's workshop?
  • Can you explain the game operator?
  • Were you able to finish your counting book or do you need to finish at home?
  • What was your favorite part of the read aloud Is Your Mama a Llama?
  • What activity did you do in open centers?
  • What was different about the Weather today?
  • Can you explain Mrs. Kuehn's new lunch system?

Monday, March 9, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 3/9/09

  • Can you tell me something you learned about reptiles today?
  • Did you make a riddle in literacy centers today? Can you tell it to me?
  • What was your favorite part in the interactive read aloud on the smartboard today?
  • Can you tell me one thing that is fact and one thing that is fiction?
  • What letters did you work on during handwriting today?
  • Did you class earn extra recess?
  • Does Mr.T wear glasses?

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Dr. Suess and Sledding

Today we celebrated Dr. Suess' birthday! Take a look to see what we did! Then because there was left over snow we got to go sledding! Enjoy watching us!

Friday, February 20, 2009

My visit to Theater of the Sea


This is me and my new friend Mimi. She has a very loud bark. I also petted a dolphin.

Love,
D

Friday, January 30, 2009

Introducing Ms. Ocasio!


Hello


My name is Ms. Ocasio. I am from Marymount University studying to be an elementary school teacher. I am student teaching in Mr. Turner's class for seven weeks. It is a great joy to be working with Mr. Turner's Super Kinders!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Danny's Battle Jet


"It's a flying vehicle that is used for real USA wars. I started out trying to make something that is compared to a paper airplane. Then I got the idea to make it into a battle jet. I really want my cousins that live in Atlanta, Ga to see it."Danny

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Nadia's Artwork: Rosabelle


"I wanted to put my work on the blog because it is pretty. I wanted my Nanna and Grandpoppi to see it. They live in South Carolina. I used a book to make her."- Nadia

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Questions for the dinner table. 1/6/09

  • How high can you count when you are counting by 2's?
  • What is the name of your new class pet?
  • Tell me three things you know about geckos.
  • Have you started working on your project for the winter auction?
  • What are you reading about in your guided reading group with Mr. Turner?

Z's Robota made out of foam


"I made this robot out of foam all by myself. I took the foam out of the box and I stuck it on the robot. There was only gray, black, and red. I wanted to put this on the blog because I wanted my grandma who lives in Virginia to see it. It's so cool."-Z