Another Year Ends

It is always bittersweet this time of year.  We are glad for our summer vacation, but sad to see our little friends leave us.  It has been a fabulous year.  We have watched these children grow and learn, but now we have to say goodbye.  We love them dearly and will keep our wonderful memories of our year with them in our hearts.  We are so very proud of all that they have accomplished and look forward to what they will achieve in the future.  Thank you for sharing these precious gifts with us and supporting us throughout this year.  We cherish each of you and wish you all the best in the future.  Have a great summer!

BEACH VACATION PARTY!!!!

We ended our year with a unit on islands and tropical vacations!  For our end of the year party, we pretended to go on a beach vacation!  We played in the sand, did the limbo, blasted our friends with water, and enjoyed some great beach snacks!  Thanks to all who helped with our party especially Ashley and Greg!  We had a fabulous time at the beach!

EARTH DAY

Every year, our school celebrates Earth Day with a project to make our campus more beautiful.  This year, we planted bushes, trees, and flowers all over the school grounds.  Our flower bed is in the back of the school just behind the school sign.  We enjoyed planting these flowers and watching them grow.  We want to thank the Americorps volunteers for helping us plant and our friend Shauna's grandmother for paying for us all to get our faces painted!

FIELD TRIP!

 In April, we traveled to the new Mississippi Children's Museum!  It is a beautiful museum designed just for kids!  We enjoyed the bus ride, especially those who had never been on a bus.  The exhibits.  Our favorites were the World of Work, Mississippi River and the grocery store.  It is fabulous and well worth the trip to Jackson.  After touring the museum, we had a fun picnic lunch.  Thanks to all the parents who chaperoned and help make this an extra fun field trip!

EASTER EGG HUNT AND PARTY

On Tuesday before our Easter break, we had a great time hunting Easter eggs.  We divided them up among our classmates so everyone took home the same amount.  Then we enjoyed delicious Easter snacks.  Thank you to all the parents who sent items to help us have a fun celebration.  A special thank you to the parents who helped hide the eggs and with the party!  We appreciate you all!

A Busy Spring!

There is a lot going on at Sherman Avenue right now!  We are working hard to get ready for 1st grade.  The students are reading and learning lots of new words.  We are telling time and comparing the length, capacity, and weight of objects.  We are writing our own stories and class books.

We are also participating in schoolwide activities.  We are getting ready for Earth Day on April 21.  Volunteers are working on week nights to prepare for planting.  If you would like to help contact me or the school for more details.  We are also raising money for Relay for Life.  Our class is competing for prizes and a class party by bringing our loose change and other donations.  Please help your child gather donation money for this great cause and help us win a prize.  We are also voting for our favorite contestants in our Relay Royalty pageant.  Students vote by donating money to their favorite.  The contestant with the most money wins the crown!

The Relay team is selling portrait sittings for antique portraits.  The cost of the sitting is $10 and you will receive a free print.  An order form went home last week, but let me know if you would like to order and do not have a form.

Family Reading Night is April 7 at 5:30.  Come enjoy a great meal and some fun fitness and reading activities!

 On March 2nd, we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss!  We enjoyed some of our favorite Dr. Seuss stories and made these great hats.  We joined with the rest of the kindergarten classes in a big celebration!  Thanks, Americorps friends, for inviting us to your party.  We enjoyed birthday cake and stories!  What Dr. Seuss party would be complete without Thing 1 and Thing 2!