B*U*I*L*D Math Stations

Buddy Games

This is where I put games that the kiddos have practiced multiple times. They get to practice math skills while playing games with their friends.

 Using Manipulatives

This is where I put manipulatives for exploration. This month students have used pattern blocks and extended patterns with Halloween shapes.

iPad

 Boys and girls get to play math games on our iPads.

Learning About Numbers

At  this station I have matching, dice games,  and student made books about numbers.

Doing Math

At this station learners are practicing writing numbers, counting, and doing indepedent pencil and paper work.

Aspire Higher Week Activities

Last week students throughout Oxford Hills celebrated Aspire Higher Week.  Students in grades pre-k through 12 learned about the importance of aspiring to continue their education beyond high school.  Here are some high lights of our week:

Angela Loveless, Nurse Practitioner at SMH taught us about eating healthy and taking care of our bodies

Colleen Curran taught us about her job at Roomba Robots

Jojo thought the vacuum was cool.

 

Aspire Higher Math Night

Colvin told the school about what we did this week to Aspire Higher.

The entertainment from Celebration Barn Theater was AMAZING

Food Play

This afternoon we had a fun assembly with a performance by Food Play.  It was an exciting way to learn about eating healthy.  Check it out:

www.foodplay.com

FOODPLAY teaches kids how to:

• Fuel up with breakfast every day.
• Increase their intake of fruits and vegetables.
• Balance their diet using MyPlate.
• Fill half their plate with fruits and veggies.
• Choose whole grains, lean protein foods, and low-fat dairy.
• Cut down on sweets, sugary drinks, and unhealthy fats.
• Build strong teeth and bones with calcium-rich foods and beverages.
• Increase participation in school breakfast and lunch programs.
• Read food labels and see through media messages.
• Get the most nutritional value for their money.
• Have fun being physically active every day.
• Feed their bodies healthy food and their minds healthy messages.
• Make choices that are good for their health and the health of the planet.
• Treat their bodies right—whatever size and shape—and discover that every body is different, and different is a great thing.

Remember to eat food from these food groups...Dairy, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and Protein.

Field Trip to Pineland Farms

Our first field trip of the year was a huge success.  This was the first time that the Kindergarten team has taken a trip to Pineland Farms.  We loved it.  Our students started the day by getting some exercise while playing Squirrels and Acorns, a fun tag game.  Then we visited four different stations. 

First our group went to Pumpkin Smash.  We learned about the parts of the pumpkin...including the skin, pulp, and seeds.  In small groups we counted seeds.  Our class found 401 seeds.

Then we learned about different types of seeds.  First we saw lettuce, beet, pumpkin, corn and bean seeds.  Then we had to use our listening ears to figure out which can had which seeds.  We couldn't see them...we just had to listen to them shake.

Next we searched for seeds in the garden.  Boys and girls were amazed at how many we could find.

Finally...one of the best parts...we got to pick out a small pumpkin to take home.  What a fantastic day.

Pumpkin Smash

Taking seeds out of the pumpkin

We put seeds in piles of 10

Our guesses and the actual number in the four sections combined.

Checking out the parts of a sunflower

Jojo found seeds in the garden.

There were hundreds of squash in the greenhouse.

Thank you for our fun field trip and for the pumpkins!

We even saw workers cleaning up recycled paper from an overturned tractor trailer on route 26.

Writing Celebration

We just finished our first unit of writing with a celebration.  We invited Mrs. Wood's fourth graders down to our classroom.  First I read one of my favorite personal narrative stories...Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman.  Then Kindergarten students shared their work with a fourth grade friend.  It was a wonderful event.  In the next few months we will be attending the fourth graders' writing celebration.

Fire Safety

On Thursday the Norway Fire Department came to Rowe to teach us all about fire safety.  A few things to make sure that you have at your own home...

1.  Have working smoke detectors.  Check the batteries twice a year.

2.  Have a meeting place outside your home.

3.  Keep matches and lighters out of children's reach.

Cup Towers

The new fun, choice time activity is building towers with cups.  What a creative, inexpensive toy!  Check out our towers:

Apple Sauce Muffins

On Monday we made apple sauce muffins.  Yum.  The class had a fun measuring and mixing the ingredients and even more fun eating the finished product.

Here is the recipe:

1 egg beaten
1 cup applesauce
2 Tablespoons oil
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Mix together.  Put into muffin tins.

Add topping:

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Put topping on each muffin before baking.

Bake at 350' for 20 minutes