Let the Festivities Begin!

We have had an extremely festive week in our classroom.  On Wednesday we had a great Valentine's Party!  I want to give a huge thank you to the parents that were able to donate either food items or their time in our classroom to help us have a successful class party.  The kids had such a good time and it was a very happy and friendly day four our classroom.  During our party we played Valentine Bingo with pink, red, and white M&Ms and identified our numbers all the way up to 24!  We also did some work with Conversation Hearts where the students were given a number and had to count out that many hearts.  The energy in the room was incredibly high and everyone managed to go home with many special valentines.  Also, the class did great on their Valentine's Day Performance with all of kindergarten.  Thank you to the parents and family members that were able to be there and support us in our performance that morning.

Thursday wasn't a special occasion but it was a very nice day so we went outside and enjoyed some time with the parachute and the zip balls.

On Friday in class we learned about Chinese culture by celebrating Chinese (Lunar) New Year!  Gung Hay Fat Choy is the new phrase for today.  We welcomed the Year of the Dog today and discovered most of our class was born in the Year of the Dragon and some were born in the Year of the Rabbit.  The students traced Chinese numbers and characters and also made some gorgeous dragon puppets. 

In the afternoon we tasted and enjoyed some rice and pot stickers.  While we were enjoying our food, we watched an interesting story of the order of the Zodiac animals for the Lunar Calendar.  We also enjoyed seeing the Chinese New Year Parade that was held last year in San Francisco.  What an exciting way to celebrate!

Our delicious Pot stickers 

Holding the Chinese lanterns we made earlier this week during our Jobs and Choices time.

We definitely had a very festive week.  This next week we have Monday as President's Day with no school.  On Tuesday we are celebrating the 100th day of school and will be doing many fun things!  Originally, I had said we would be having a dress-up day on that day BUT that is NOT HAPPENING at this point.  Our activities on Tuesday will start first thing, so try to be on time.

Have a great three-day weekend!