Shaun Elliott

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

In October we took a leftover pumpkin and placed it in a covered container with soil. Every day we watched it slowly decompose. This month we uncovered it and left it out in the sun. We have pumpkin sprouts now! What a great way to see the life cycle happening this school year.

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

It is Bubble Day in Kindergarten! We learned how bubble gum was invented and made in factories, and practiced blowing bubbles. We made soap bubble prints and blew so many bubbles outside. Nine more school days and we will be first graders!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today was Pirates and Princesses Day in Kindergarten. Pirates often neglect their teeth, so we learned how to keep our teeth healthy. Each student received a toothbrush and toothpaste from @Colgate Kids. Look at our bright smiles!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today was Donut Day! We read Norman the Slug With the Silly Shell and Arnie the Doughnut. We learned how doughnuts are made. We counted mini donuts to add to ten. Finally, we used coins to purchase ingredients to make Arnie the Doughnut. He was yummy! Happy Friday!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Funny to see @insectlore like my tweet! This is the company I purchased the caterpillars. A wonderful company! I highly recommend them!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

We learned about the life cycle of a butterfly in Kindergarten. We raised our own Painted Lady caterpillars in our room. We observed them and kept a journal. Three of the chrysalises hatched today! We are so excited! Our butterfly garden is the perfect home for our new friends!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Kindergarten is watching on webcam the Manchester Peregrine Falcons with 5 eggs waiting to hatch. We made our own paper eggs that we have sat on for two weeks to incubate. Today our own eggs hatched…into a PEEP! We were so excited! Now we wait for the Falcon chicks to arrive.

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today we practiced weaving a rainbow craft that we will use this week to trap a leprechaun. We also made a rainbow out of pipe cleaners. We saw how many coins our pot can hold before it collapsed our rainbow. We continued to make it better. Someone was able to put 26 coins in!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

It’s the 101st day of school! Aren’t we dog-gone cute????

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

For the 100th Day of School, students created a t-shirt showing the concept of 100. Look at all of these creative ideas. We then had a fashion parade to show them off! We are 100th Day Fashionistas!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today was the 100th Day of School! We celebrated by creating a 100 Day Monster, flipping a math counter 100 x, licking a lollipop 100 x, making a 100 bead necklace, a 100 snack mix, 100 stamps on paper, a 100 Day crown, and stacking 100 cups! Best day ever!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today in gym students used drumming and body movement to get their exercise! How fun!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today we celebrated our good behavior reward with a PJ day and we watched Frozen 2. We brought our stuffed animals and blankets. We ate popcorn with our bottles of water (thank you to the Shoemaker family for the donation). It was a fun day!!!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today we had our class party. Thank you to the room parents and all of the supportive parents for making this festive day happen. Our littles had so much fun. Cookie decorating, Santa candy canes, igloos, book reading and food. We love the aprons! Happy Holidays!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

In Kindergarten we had our Griffy Thanksgiving Week Parade! We read Balloons Over Broadway, a story about how the Macy’s Day parade began and we had our own balloon parade. Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Today we used Pop-Its to practice forming our capital letters. It was so much fun and great for fine motor and sensory! Thank you to all of the parents who provided us with this great tool for fun and learning!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

To continue our pumpkin celebration, our room parents organized a “pumpkin picking”! We chose our pumpkins and decorated them! At the end of the day we brought them home to decorate our house. The weather was incredible! What a memorable day!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

We celebrated pumpkins today! We read Pete the Cat Five Little Pumpkins and made a craft. We wrote around the room with Halloween words. Later our awesome room parents made a delicious “pumpkin patch” treat! Yum! Kindergarten rocks!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

Wow, we had such a fun day! We earned a reward of PJ and Stuffed Animals Day! Our stuffies are staying the night tonight to have a sleepover in the classroom! We’ll pick them back up tomorrow. I hope they have a wonderful time tonight together!

[Shaun Elliott @MrsElliottGMS]

A is for apple! Yesterday we did some apple investigation! We learned about the life cycle of an apple, about Johnny Appleseed, whether apples sink or float, and how many seeds we can find inside. Then, we ate the apples. Yum! We have very scientific minds!