As Promised..... A Little Catching Up with What's been Going On!!

I've gotten a little lot behind with my blogging!! I am really sorry!  I want to do so much better with this and keep  all of you up to date with all the crazy fun we have in our classroom!  At least I did remember to take pictures (most of the time) so I can fill you in --even if it's late!


We had a little more fun with Christopher Columbus!! Each child used a cupcake, blue icing, Tootsie Roll, a toothpick, and a paper sail to make an edible display of either the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria!!

Our Reading and Writing Harvest Celebration started off with a trip to the "Pumpkin Patch"!!

And then to our classroom to turn these blank canvases into a pumpkin with personality! 

Next up on our Harvest Celebration Day was a delicious picnic lunch!!!

And then, let the fun begin with our 1st Annual Carnival!!!

We had estimation stations, games galore, an inflatable, petting zoo, and FOOD!!!

We had a visit from a real life author that is a retired teacher from Cleveland, Earl Woodard.  He shared some stories from his book The Way It Was Back Then.

Homecoming Week !!

Hooked on Homecoming

 Tacky Tourist Day

Camo Day

Halloween came on a Friday this year!!!!!!!!!! That's a little exciting for a teacher lol!

I made "Mummies" for everyone!

We learned a valuable lesson with our reading story The Big Bushy Mustache........

Always listen to your teacher!!!!!

We enjoyed a visit from a firefighter, Jason Baswell!! 

Another first for this year was Pioneer Day!! We dressed like pioneers, played pioneer games, made our own butter, and toured the Mayflower!  It.Was. Awesome!

You get a  little workout making butter!

But it sure is yummy!

Our Thanksgiving Snack! Thanks to all the parents that helped with the menu!

We really have the BEST parents at Appalachian!

We made Pilgrim hats!

And, of course, Indian vests too!

And the day the kids thought would never arrive.........

our Christmas party!!!

We opened stockings a little bit earlier in the day.  Then we made a super cute and delicious reindeer for dessert before we were served pizza, chips and dip, and cookies!!!  Wash all of that down with a soft drink and everybody's happy!