Nutcracker Dancing!

We resumed our Nutcracker dancing today. Room 103 joined us again today. All kindergartners are doing a great job learning all the Kingdom of the Sweets dances.

 

We were all tired and hot by the end of the 30 minute dance session. 

Preparing for the Nutcracker

We have been working on our Nutcracker books for over a week now. This week we read a few versions of the Nutcracker and compared and contrasted the similarities and differences.

 We also started learning our own dances to Act 2 delicacies. So far we have learned Spanish Chocolates, Arabian Coffee, Chinese Tea and Russian Peppermints! Be sure to ask your child how to do these dances!

During morning meeting this week I showed the students my collection of Nutcrackers and finger puppets. The students loved seeing the different nutcrackers and how they worked. The collection has been out for the students to explore during our work board time.

We are almost ready for our field trip next Thursday. Next week we complete our Nutcracker  books and finish learning our dances.  We will also talk about appropriate theater etiquette and how we should be "dressed up" and on our best behavior for our theater experience. It is a privilege for us to attend the ballet. We are looking forward to a wonderful experience.

Pine Glen Turkey Trot & Walkathon

We went out to route on the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade runners!

Then we lined up to participate in the walkathon! The kindergartners made it around Pine Glen 3 time. We walked about 3/4 of a mile. Then we came in to warm up and have our snacks and watch a quick Thanksgiving movie! We had a fun 1/2 day of school. Enjoy the long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!

Lunch with New Friends!

Here are a few more pictures of our Kindergarten Feast!  We enjoyed having lunch with some new kindergarten friends.

Enjoy the Show!

We enjoyed our singing on Monday.  See the links to our songs.

  Click here to watch us sing Thanks A Lot!

Here we sing I'm a Little Turkey and more!

and.....Timothy Turkey!

Kindergarten Feast

We had a successful kindergarten feast on Monday. We dressed in our Native American and Pilgrim costumes. We sang our Thanksgiving songs with the other kindergarten classes and then we ate lunch with some new kindergarten friends from the other two kindergarten classrooms. We had an enjoyable time! Stay tuned for videos of us singing! We hope all our kindergarten families have a wonderful long Thanksgiving weekend.

Honoring Heros!

Mr. Lyon's has announced that Pine Glen will have to Blue, White and Red day on Monday.  This is an opportunity for students and staff to come to school dressed in blue, white and red.  We will be honoring the many Heroes who keep us safe and care for people.