Busy week in kindergarten: Daily 5 rotations, buddy time with out fourth grade class, planting a tree, and earning trophies for being laser focused during WIN time. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Yesterday we were learning about solving story problems and I introduced the class to Linus the Minus and Gus the Plus. My heart was so happy when I came to school today and had two students want to show some extra learning and drawing they did at home. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem. #math

Today we read “The Biggest Pumpkin Ever” which is about two mice working together to create the biggest pumpkin ever. We made plans with our groups for who will do which part and acted out the story by making the biggest Jack o lanterns ever. #collaboration Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Broomstick making, haunted house making, skeleton building, Halloween bingo fun! Novi Woods Elem. Novi Community School District

Happy Halloween from Novi Woods Hippies!!! Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Happy Halloween from Monsters Inc aka the Courtemanche Family. Disney #monstersinc #Halloween2023 #familycostume Billy Crystal

Collaborating to build the biggest snowman ever! Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem. #kindergarten #reading

Last Friday we learned about MLK and his impact on the world. Students wrote about the dreams they have. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem. #dream #MLKDay2024

Learning about vowels and watching Wheel of Fortune to show that every word has a vowel!! Vowels are valuable. What a fun day in kindergarten!!! Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem. Wheel of Fortune

Forgot to post on Friday but Groundhog’s Day is a big deal in kindergarten. We had so much fun learning about this tradition and finding out if the groundhog saw his shadow or not. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

It is so hard watching them grow up so fast. Slow down time. #mybabies #2yearsold

Loved celebrating one of my work besties. She is an amazing media specialist and an even better person. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Fun time in kindergarten with sundaes, heart writing, making a love bug, and passing out valentines in our heart snail bags (we have been learning about snails in science so perfect connection). Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem. #Valentines2024 #kindergarten

Such a busy day with my 100 year old students. Making a 100 piece snack, 100 sticker/stamp book, 100 sprinkles with q tip paint on our sundaes, 100 piece domino building, 100 drawing strip hat, and so much more. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Give One, Get One thinking routine for our new word family.Students got a minute to brainstorm words.Then I played music while students went around and clapped hands.When I stopped the music, that was their partner.They shared words to get ideas from each other. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

We had a classroom goal of getting 220 leaves. Students earned a leaf for every book they read at home. We grew 225 leaves so we met our goal and got an ice cream party. Happy March is Reading Month! Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Turning a tangram into something else! I love showing them how to manipulate the shapes into something new. Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.

Learning about the eclipse in kindergarten! Novi Community School District Novi Woods Elem.