Happy Holidays To All And To All A Good Night...

Thank you so much for a FABULOUS party!!!!  Have a wonderful break!!!!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

The Shapes of Christmas

How Would You Like To Be Off One Extra Day For Winter Break?

Oops!  We don't come back to school after winter break until Tuesday, January 3rd.  I mistakenly put January 2nd on our December calendar.  So sorry for any confusion!!!!

Concord made $16,000 from our cookie dough and magazine sale fundraiser!!!  Wow, we really are some lucky ducks to be part of such a generous group!!!

Mrs. Creech is looking for some group pics of the kindergarten musical to post on her blog.  If you have some, could you please email a couple to me?  I'll pass them on to her.  Thanks!

By popular demand...

Daily Message...

Cones, Cylinders, and Cubes, Oh, My....

Not to mention spheres!  This game is coming home in your child's folder tonight.  Have fun playing it and practicing the new vocabulary words with your kiddo!

Check out Nate's pumpkin plant...

Love the pics!!!

We're Solid With Our Shapes! Solid Shapes That Is....

Happy Friday!  Have a great weekend!!!!

Here Is The Chimney, Here Is The Top, Here Is The Lid, Out We Pop!

Tomorrow is the last day for Adopt-a-Family.  Thanks so much for all of your contributions!  We have brought in 82 items!!! That is AWESOME!!!!!

Rudolph, Rudolph

Enjoy this poem....

Pumpkin Plant Update and Using "I Statements" ...

Check out Nate's pumpkin plant! 

Every three weeks Mrs. Critchlow, our school counselor, comes and does a lesson with our class.  Today the class talked about using "I statements" to help us communicate with each other.  Listen to what these friends had to say:

Kindness from Brett's sister:

Popsicles In December? Yum!

That's right!  Mrs. Stockmann sent them in as a celebration for all of our Adopt-a-Family donations!  Thanks so much!  They were deeee-lish!  Here is our Daily Message:

  

Book Buddies ~ War and Peace

The war was the card game and the peace was the books!

  Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the

Winter Festival and Sunday at the Winter Musical!!!!

Happy Weekend!!!

We Are Peaceful People, But Today We Had A War....

with cards, that is!!!!

We're Dreaming of a Wacky Hair Day, Just Like the Ones We Used to Know (in preschool)....

Today we wrote about our dreams for Wacky Hair Day this Friday.  Let's see if any of our dreams come true....no pressure or anything!!!!

If your child would like to purchase books at the Concord Book Fair, he/she can bring money tomorrow.  A building assistant will come by and take kiddos with money.  The rest of us will not visit.

New Ways To Stay In The Know....
Mrs. Creech's Music Blog:  http://vcreech.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Goedde's Art Blog:  http://www.kgoedde.blogspot.com/

More Ten Frames...

What Did You Do For Thanksgiving?

Sounds like everyone had a great Thanksgiving, with the excecption of a few friends who got sick over the break.  Check out what three of us did...

This is our last week for Adopt-a-Family.  We will celebrate all that we have brought in with Wacky Hair Day on Friday!  Here is our focus for this week:

Thanks for all of your support!!!

Our Concord Book Fair begins on Wednesday.   Typically books are around $5.00.  If you would like your child to purchase books please send money in with them on Thursday.  A building assistant will come and get those who bring money and take them to the fair.  The rest of us will not attend.  Thanks!

Here is a link to a new holiday website that some of us used today:
http://www.claus.com/index.php
Check out the tune by Sugarplum Mary!  It will stick with you!!!!

Why Did The Native American Chief Wear So Many Feathers?

To keep his wigwam!

Check out this pow-wow!!!!

Footage from the actual feast...

Sharing our journals....

Reading the daily message....

We have 71 items for Adopt-a-Family!!!!  Thanks to everyone!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving To All!!!!!

Signs of Fall, Missing Kamal, and Getting Ready for the Feast....

Check out one of our signs of fall creations from our fall walk on Friday!  These are coming home today.

Calling Kamal in Texas!  You have roots!!!!! We miss you!  Have fun!

The Turkey Trot, Squanto's Special Snack, and Pumpkin Plants Parting...

That's right, we have changed the Hokey, Pokey.....

Squanto's Special Snack

16 of us said, "Thanks, Squanto, that was deeeeeee-lish!"

3 of us said, "Thanks Squanto, but we'll pass next time!"

Here's the recipe:

 Smashing up the dirt...

 Adding the dead fish...

Planting the corn...

 Eating the snack...

As our pumpkin plants are growing bigger, we'll start sending them home.

Here is what they look like today...

Please remember it's time to pay the piper for all of those lucky ducks on Monday!  Please send in cookie dough, magazine orders, and money.  I know that I'll be busy selling this weekend!

It's The Great Pumpkin (Plant), Charlie Brown...

Don't forget Jingles for Jammies!!!

 Bring in your spare change and you don't even have to change out of your jammies tomorrow!

Some friends have mentioned that they are having trouble getting onto Snakes and Ladders from home.

Here is the link:    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/snakes.shtml

Using 10 Frames...

Using 10 Frames is one of my favorite things to teach in math!  Kids pick up so quickly that when they can start by knowing what 10 looks like, they can quickly add up or down.

Here is a great link to a game that your kiddo can play using 10 Frames...

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75

Check out our Adopt-a-Family box, it's really filling up!  Friday will be Jingles for Jammies.  Bring in change and wear your jammies to school! All donations will be given to our special family.  Thanks so much!

Adopt-a-Family Update....

That's right.... 45 items have been brought it! 

These smarties made groups of tens and counted them right up!

Lucky Ducks, 10 Frames, and Pumpkin Plants, Oh My......

Lucky Duck Scoop:  Our school can earn money by selling cookie dough and magazines, and the kids can earn these little lucky ducks.  Check out all of the available ducks:

Meet the 10 Frame...

Pumpkin Scoop...

Those five of us who have plants that have not grown roots yet will replant three new seeds tomorrow. 

Reminder:  If you would like to purchase bear ears for the winter musical on Dec. 4,

 the money is due tomorrow.  They are $4.00.

To Grow Or Not To Grow....

Looking for a way to have one less thing to have to make?  Check out this note in your child's folder today.

Don't forget Duck Day Monday!!!!  Also, big thanks to Mrs. Stockmann for sending in yummy donuts to celebrate all of our Adopt-a-Family donations!

We Are Thankful For Our Families

Big thanks to all who sent in for Adopt-a-Family today!  We are really filling up that box!!!!

Don't forget to wear red, white, and blue to help celebrate our Veterans tomorrow!

Check Out These Turkeys!

Adopt-a-Family Update:

Check out your child's folder for the following information....

Eat yummy cookies and make money for our school?  And get little lucky ducks, too?

Feast Information

Sharing Our Journals About Favorite Foods (Healthy and Junkie)

Pumpkin Seed Writing and Adopt-a-Family Kick-Off

Hau! Meet Our Tribe!

A Beary, Merry Holiday is the name of our kindergarten winter musical.  You can find which part your child will be playing, a script, and a permission slip to sign and return in your child's folder today. We'll be watching this one month from today ~ December 4!!!!

And For The Big Kindergarten Feast, Mrs. Cooksey's Class Will Dress Up As The.....

Native Americans!!!!!!!!  Ya-hoo because that's Mrs. Cooksey's FAVORITE!!!!!  To prep our FABULOUS costumes, please read the following:

This note is in our take-home folders today.

Check out these super-fly writers in this excert from our latest class book, titled Our Halloween Costumes...

Planting Pumpkin Seeds

Today we planted the pumpkin seeds from carving our jack-o-lantern.  We can't wait to see our seeds sprout.  Don't worry, we'll keep you posted!!!

Congratulations!  We raised $84.22 for Joplin with our trick-or-treating donations!!!!! Ya-hoooooooooooo

$55.80 for Joplin and Still Counting.....

Can you believe that I had my picture taken with Miss America yesterday?  Click on the picture to get to Ms. Keutzer's (AKA Miss America) blog and see some fun pics of us reading with our book/blog buddies.

What Flies Around A Kindergarten Room At Night?

The Alpha-BAT!

Big thanks to all of the parensts for helping to put together a FABULOUS party!

Some Scoop:  Your child is bringing home a gallon-sized Zip-lock bag in his/her folder.  This is as optional idea to collect donations (think Unicef) while trick-or-treating.  Donations will be made to Joplin schools that were impacted by the tornado.

Tomorrow is PJ Day!!!!

Check out the winning jack-o-lantern face.  Kids put designs on a piece of paper and we picked out of a hat.

New Name Play

What Is One Awesome Way That Kindergartners Learn To Read?

By doing the daily message!!!!

One Little Pumpkin

Daily Message and Five Little Pumpkins....

Have a great weekend!

Thanks, Mr. Guion!!!

Rereading An Old Favorite....

What Do 20 Kindergartners Say When Their Field Trip To Stuckmeyer's Gets Cancelled?

Hip, Hip, Hooray, It's Okay, We'll Have Fun Another Way!!!

Check out an excerpt from our upcoming published book Our Halloween Jokebook...

Meet Some Awesome Authors!

Pumpkin, Pumpkin....

Happy Friday!!!!

Another Daily Message

Tomorrow is Cardinal Red Spirit Day!

Happy Columbus Day!

Daily Message

Every morning we do lots of activites with our daily message.  We write it together, we fill in missing words, we ask a class question, tally the results, and make a math problem out of the results.  We touch read the sentences and the Special Student of the Day gets to take it home.  During free choice, these boys choose

to use some of our special "reading glasses" and pointers and practice the message.  Enjoy!!!

Our Class Pumpkin

Crestwood Fire House Field Trip

We had a blast on our field trip today.  Check out some of what we learned...

Have a great weekend!!!

It's An ABC Parteeeeeee!!!!

That's right!  We've made it to Zz!  We'll start our second rotation of letter of the day on Oct. 17.  Be on the lookout for more fun activities coming your way!

Don't forget Spirit Day tomorrow!

Zany-Brainy Zoolanders!

The Urban Dictionary defines zoolander as great, ingenious!  So fitting!

Don't forget to send letter binders tomorrow for our ABC Part-eeeeeee!!!!!

Here is some name play that we have been working on.... Let's Play Copycat!

Yikes ~ Youngsters Who Know Yards of Y Words!

I just realized that I forgot to put our Stuckmeyer Farm  field trip on our monthly calendar.  It is on October 18th (9:00-11:00).  Sorry for any confusion.

Do You Know What Mrs. Cooksey's Favorite Letter Is?

It's eXtra special!

Go Cards!  Wear Cardinal gear tomorrow!

WOW! What Wonderful Workers!

We have been practicing our leaf poem this week.  Enjoy!

Enjoy your weekend!

FYI:  Field trip permission slip forms are in folders today. 

Very Vibrant Village of Kids

Unique Members Of The USA and Universe!

Tomorrow is Picture Day!!!!  Bring your smile!!!!

Don't forget to bring in canned goods to support our food drive for the St. Louis Food Bank, supporting local families.  Thanks for all you do to help your children be service-minded kiddos.

FYI:  Permission slips will go coming home this week for Crestwood Fire House (Oct. 7 ~ 9:15-10:30), and Stuckmeyer Farms (Oct. 18 ~ 9:00-11:00).

Totally Terrific Team!!

Meet our new friend....

It’s An ABC Party!!!!!!!

We are celebrating our first trip through the alphabet on Thursday, October 6th. Please have your child bring in his/her binder to school. We will decorate the cover and read through our completed binders as part of our celebration.

We Love Johnny Appleseed!

Ask you kiddo about the story The Little House...

it really had a star in it!

Our Applesauce Recipe

* chop up apples, skin and all

*  add a little water

*chop up in the blender

* add some cinnamon sugar

Enjoy!!!

Yahoo for applesauce!

Have a great weekend!

Stellar Super Stars!!!

You guys are so much fun!  For last night's homework, some kiddos read to aunts, uncles, fish, dogs, cats, and even little babies!!!!! 

Don't forget to "pink out" for Spirit Day tomorrow!!!!!

Really Radical Readers!

Super-fly Fun Homework Tonight:  We have been working on our apple poem this week.  Tonight your kindergartner is invited to "read" the poem to five friends. This might mean that your kiddo calls grandparents on the phone and reads it to them, reads it to your pets, neighbors, little brothers and sisters, etc...

Check out the Please Return side of your child's folder for more information.  Happy Reading!!!

A message from Dr. Stryjewski:

Concord Families, please help us fill the shelves of the St. Louis Area Foodbank Sept. 26-30. Lindbergh Schools and the Lindbergh Retired Educators are asking each student and staff member throughout the district to donate one nonperishable food item. Did you know that 39% of the more than 57,000 people served by the St. Louis Area Foodbank are children? Together, we can help feed our neighbors and provide more than 6,000 food items. Our collection point at Concord is the lobby. Let's show our Concord Flyer spirit and support this wonderful drive! Canned items may be brought in starting on Monday, Sept. 26th.


Don't forget we are "pinking out" for Friday's Spirit Day! 

Qq Is No Quagmire For Us...

A Plethora of Perfect Poets!

Free choice pics...

Can you tell how we sorted our apples?  Thanks for sending them in!

 Hanging out at the writing center.

Reading at The Book Nook!   Did you kiddo share his/her My Kindergarten Friends book with you?  They went home on Friday.

 Computer fun!

Reading the Room!