2015_05_22 Friday

Elise graduated from preschool. We have loved this school, but we sure are excited about no tuition for 10 more grades and both kids in one school for 3 more years! I'm working on uploading videos of the pageant, Pomp and Circumstance, and the diploma.

2015_05_20 Wednesday

Today was Jonathan's 2nd grade award ceremony. He was on the honor roll and got the class "most improved in Language Arts" award. I was really proud. will post pix later.

Elise's school: Today we had calendar time in the morning and practiced counting to 100. We worked on writing our numbers in our journals. Some friends worked on subtraction and some worked on sight words. We played with playdoh. They had French and are bringing home their books. We practiced our pageant song on the stage. X's dad came in as a Mystery Reader at the end of the day and read some fun books to the class! 

What will you miss about French/Ms X? 

Elise - I will miss Ms Natalie bc I love her 

2015_05_19 Tuesday

From Elise's school: Today we talked about bravery and I read a book called Bravery. We discussed some fears and times we can be nervous such as the first day of school. We talked about ways we can overcome any nervousness. I read Amelia Bedelia and the first day of School. They had Spanish. We worked on counting (to 100, by 10s) and recognizing numbers. We looked for patterns on our 100s chart. We played number Zingo. We worked on some projects. 

When was a time you were brave? 

Elise- when I had to be brave was the first time I had to go to the hospital and get a shot 

2015_05_18 Monday

Elise's school: Random things are being sent home (from the school year, personal belongings) so be on the look out! ;)  Today we talked about performing arts and what they consist of. We talked about how recitals and symphonies are where people show what they have learned at performing arts schools. We did some yoga. We played number Zingo, sight words with magnetic letters, sequencing cards. They had Mandarin. We practiced for our pageant. We watched a performance of dancers and tried to imitate them. We learned what auditions are. 

What performing art do you like?

Elise- My favorite is painting. 

2015_05_17 Sunday

We just returned from a super fun trip to DC. Dave and I had his GU dinner, which prompted us all to go. We got in super late on Friday but had a terrific time -- including a ladies' cocktails in the afternoon -- visiting on Saturday. The dinner went off so well, and it was really great to get reconnected with students and spouses from IEMBA. They're all just wonderful people. The venue started out a nice Italian bistro but turned into a rave/dance club in Dupont by the time we left! We also had a brunch on Sunday and then met up with PopPop, Sam, Grandma, Vicki + girls, and Eric for lunch, and then had a big BBQ/May b'day partah at D's before leaving on a 10pm flight that was delayed. The kids were such troupers; they were exceptional. We got back home after 1:30am, so I decided to let the kids sleep in in the morning.

2015_05_15 Friday

From Reading Club: On Monday we took turns on Starfall and the kindle. We worked on flash cards. We worked on subtraction problems. On Tuesday, we worked on sight words. X worked on words are, for, can. We worked on counting. On Wednesday, we read pre-reading skills BOB series and also the ones we've been reading. We worked on some more challenging sight words. Some friends worked on Starfall. On Thursday, we read Enrico Starts School together. We worked on sight words flash cards. Friends played games of Zingo.

From Class: Today we had calendar time and we played picture bingo in teams. We made objects with playdoh. We practiced for our pageant. We made tambourines and had a band and listened to music. We blew bubbles during recess. They had Spanish with Ms. X! :)  It was X's last day! :( we'll miss you! 

What was your favorite thing we did today? 
Elise- my fav thing was blowing the bubbles 

2015_05_14 Thursday

From Elise's school: Today we had calendar time in the morning. We read books on going to Kindergarten - How To Lose all your friends, How About a Hug? We talked about making friends and meeting new friends next year. We practiced for our pageant and worked on sight words. We worked on our project. 

Show and Tell: For my show and tell...

Elise- I brought my Legos bc I like to build things out of my Legos

2015_05_13 Wednesday

From Elise's school: Today we talked about songs and music. We talked about the word lyrics. We made microphones and then we sang with them. We sang and danced the Hokey Pokey. They had French. We practiced for our pageant. And we also worked on a project that will be completed next week. 
X's show and tell: for my show and tell I brought a paper toy and it can go round and round. 

What was your favorite field trip this year?
Elise - my favorite field trip was Legoland and when Ms X came 

2015_05_10 Sunday

I never thought I'd say this, but I have found a food that includes tomatoes that I definitely do not prefer: tomato aspic. I thought it was a pie; it's TOTALLY not. bleck. I also learned the hard way that Waldorf salad is mayo-based. I really struck out on my Mother's Day luncheon this year. Salmon croquettes were good, though.

2015_05_08 Friday

Guess what day it is!? man, am I old.

From Elise's school: Today we had calendar time in the morning. We finished up some projects. Mother's Day gifts have been sent home. Fragile item! They made the letter Zz with playdoh. Each person had a chance to get on the computer on Starfall to either read books or play math games. We counted by 10s and 5s while doing jumping jacks. We completed a subtraction sheet together.

Name a fairytale:
Elise- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Elise brought me a pretty stemless wine glass (?) that she dotted with pastel paints. very cute!

2015_05_07 Thursday

From Reading Club: On Monday , X read a story on Wolves on Starfall. Elise practiced sight words on the kindle. X worked on Starfall and we went over flash cards. On Tuesday , X, X, and Elise worked on a phonics blend
worksheet (ch, wh, sh, ph). We went over flash cards. We took turns on the Kindle. Elise read a story passage to me and circled certain words in the story. On Wednesday, X , X, and the girls practiced more blending words--pl, fl, cl, gl. They also practiced long e sound with double e words or ea words such as leaf. We also went over flash cards. On Thursday, we worked on subtraction. Elise also worked on math on Starfall. X and I went 2 BOB books. We all went over flash cards.

From class: Hello, Today we had calendar time in the morning. We worked in our journals writing numbers 11-20 and our last names. We also worked more on writing letter Zz. Ms. X came to our class and we had an interactive storytime. They read Where the Wild Things Are and played other games. We practiced for our pageant. We did some yoga and we worked on some projects. 

What did you enjoy from Ms. X's visit? 
Elise- my fav part was taking turns telling a story the man 

2015_05_06 Wednesday

From Elise's class: Today we had calendar time in the morning. Friends completed centers of puzzles, sorting buttons, sight words flash cards, BOb books. They made a craft during French and sang happy birthday to X in French. We practiced for the pageant. We drew Z words in our letter folder. 

Show and tell: 
Elise - I brought one of my toys and her name is Zeze. 

2015_05_05 Tuesday

From Elise's school: Today we talked about fairytales and what makes it a fairytale---royalty, magic, special words (once upon a time), sleep, good character, evil character, and special creatures. We talked about how fairytales were told aloud and not written down for many years. We named some fairytales and talked about the characteristics of each one-- Cinderella, Peter Pan, Snow White and the 7 dwarfs. They had Spanish. I read the Ugly Duckling and we discussed it. We worked on some projects. They played with floor puzzles and we practiced writing the letter Zz in our journals. 

What makes a fairytale a fairytale?
Elise- fairytales don't always have to have princesses and they could have talking things 

2015_05_04 Monday

From Elise's school: Today we talked about beginning, middle and end of stories. We made up a story by each person coming up with different parts. We worked on the letter Zz and came up with words. We worked on some projects and had center time. 

Why is it important to be able to tell a story? 
Elise- it's important to tell stories because you might have to tell your mom and dad a story if they can't read a book