Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Pigeon Presents website
Check out this site for information on Mo Willems and pigeon fun and games! (click the image)
Which Kind of Hot Dog Do You Like?
After reading The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems, we used our interactive whiteboard to graph which kinds of hot dogs we like best. Our class likes plain hot dogs best. We got this idea from this blog.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Kidblog
Today we added our pigeon drawings to our blogs and tried to persuade the bus driver to let the pigeon drive the bus. Log in to our Kidblog to read what they wrote! We are trying to learn how to respond to comments ... so make a comment, if you'd like!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Hatching Baby Chicks
Our kindergarten buddy class in Virginia hatched these baby chicks! They have a live webcam feed set up for the kids to see the chicks. So cute! Click here to see the webcam feed.
Pigeon Directed Draw
@educreations @The_Pigeon @KidblogDotOrg pic.twitter.com/6IGJOUkIud
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 29, 2014Pigeon Directed Draw
We used @educreations to make @The_Pigeon and posted to our blogs today. Can't wait to see what they write tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/MP4HPEo0ZC
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 29, 2014Day 12 Caterpillar Update
Day 12 #caterpillar update pic.twitter.com/G7M8e7M5QS
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 28, 2014Sweet Pigeon Tweets
@The_Pigeon I like when the pigeon said "I'll give you five bucks." Mason
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 28, 2014Sweet Pigeon Tweets
@The_Pigeon I like when the pigeon yelled "LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!" Lane @lancebyler1
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 28, 2014Sweet Pigeon Tweets
@The_Pigeon I would have let the pigeon drive the bus because I want him to have fun! Brodey
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 28, 2014Would You Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus?
Today we began an author study on Mo Willems, using his "pigeon" books to guide our learning. These are some of my absolute favorites! You can read the story Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! here. The students graphed whether or not they would let the pigeon drive the bus.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Caterpillar Observations
We are observing #caterpillars in our classroom! Here is our journal so far. pic.twitter.com/trqA0bRHE0
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 24, 2014Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Kindergarten 2014-15 REGISTER NOW!
There was a meeting held at Beartooth School on Tuesday, April 15th to discuss issues of class size and the movement of some kindergarteners to Bench School for the 2014-2015 school year. Brenda Koch, executive director of school leadership for the East Billings schools, and Sandie Mammenga, Bench principal, were here to answer questions and listen to your concerns. Since Bench is also a Title 1 school, there is not a concern about limiting services to our students.
The decision for placement at Beartooth will be a first come first serve basis. Each child must have a birth certificate and a completed shot record. The “Kindergarten” shot can be done any time after their 4th birthday Once we have 60 students with complete registrations, then the next students would be registered for Bench.
The decision for placement at Beartooth will be a first come first serve basis. Each child must have a birth certificate and a completed shot record. The “Kindergarten” shot can be done any time after their 4th birthday Once we have 60 students with complete registrations, then the next students would be registered for Bench.
iPads Day 1 ... Sweet Tweets
We logged in to Raz-Kids and read stories on our #ipads. Jemma
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 23, 2014iPads Day 1 Wahoo!
The #ipads are different colors and they all have numbers so we know which one is ours. Mason
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 23, 2014Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Sweet Tweets About Being Good Citizens!
I will go on the slide feet first. Kingston #goodcitizen
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 22, 2014Sweet Tweets About Being Good Citizens!
If someone lost a jelly bean, I would find it for them. Brodey #goodcitizen
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 22, 2014
Tweets About How to Help Earth
We can reuse things like shoes, clothes, toys. Mason #reuse #EarthDay
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 22, 2014Tweets About How to Help Earth
Don't leave water on while you brush your teeth. #reduce #EarthDay Morgan
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 22, 2014Thursday, April 17, 2014
Jelly Bean Graphing
Thanks to everyone who brought in eggs and jelly beans! We had fun sorting, tallying and graphing jelly beans. At recess, the "Easter bunny" hid eggs around the room for us to find! Happy Easter! (NO SCHOOL FRIDAY & MONDAY.)
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Easter Bunny's Assistant
Thanks to a great activity from The First Grade Parade, we made these cute bunny and skunk comprehension hats after reading "The Easter Bunny's Assistant" by Jan Thomas.
Also, our practicum student, Mrs. Hagen, had her last day today. She brought treats for the kids and we gave her a book that we all signed. We will miss her!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
NASA Tweet
#skype with @NASA We learned the moon has a north & south pole & they found water on the moon. Emilee
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 11, 2014Friday, April 11, 2014
Craters Experiment
Cool experiment from The First Grade Parade. We made a hypothesis about how moon craters are formed, then conducted an experiment using cocoa, flour and rocks! Thanks to the moms who sent in some cocoa and flour!! :)
NASA Tweet
#skype with @NASA I liked when Wall-E touched the screen and it broke. He showed us pictures of the moon, satellites & Mars.
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 11, 2014NASA Tweet
#skype with @NASA I learned the moon is very tiny compared to the sun. Mason
— Mrs.Piltz (@MrsPiltzK) April 11, 2014Skype with NASA
Reading Help
At student-led conferences, a few of you had questions about how to help your child with reading at home. There is a great article and some strategies here, at the Reading Rockets website. However, the best thing you can do is spend time reading each night (reading to them and letting them read to you.) Using books or any of the great e-book sites we have access to. Thank you for your support at home!
Thursday, April 10, 2014
iPad Song/Poem
Great song I found at What the Teacher Wants blog. Will use it when we introduce our new iPad minis. :)
NASA
We could not connect for our Skype with NASA & Wall-E this morning. :( We will reconnect with NASA once the technical issues are worked out. In the meantime, we spent time exploring this cool NASA Kids site, and found these awesome videos with Elmo visiting NASA! Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Apps for our 1:1 iPads
Many of you asked about the apps that we use on our iPads when you were in our room for student led conferences. I put together this Symbaloo with all of the apps that will be on our new 1:1 iPad minis. (Yay!) If you have questions about what we use any of them for, please let me know. All of the links go to the iTunes store. If you have an Android device, you will need to search for it in the Android store (sorry!) Click the image below to be taken to the Symbaloo mix of our iPad apps.
There is also a link under "Parent Resources" on our blog.
Solar System Popplets
Today we wrote some questions about the solar system and made some Popplets to get ready for our Skype with NASA tomorrow!
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