The Kindergarten Year Comes to an End

 

It was a wonderful year of kindergarten!  I think that we all enjoyed it very much!  They seemed especially motivated to learn and they sure learned a lot!

We got along so well too!  They had quite a few new experiences and their enthusiasm was rewarding.

I sure miss them and I'm looking forward to seeing them again!  Remember to review this summer and to have FUN! 

Great news!

The co-editor of Bird Watcher's Digest was at the SD Birding Festival.  He was very impressed with the kindergartners.  He came up to me afterwards and said, "That was amazing!"  Then he asked to do a story on us for the magazine, but we can't right now.  I told him that we could after the PBS show airs. 

 

When Kyle returned to Ohio, he told the founding publisher, Bill Thompson III, about the kids and he asked if he would like to donate one of the field guides that he wrote to each student.  He said that he absolutely would love to give each child one.  That was very generous!  How lucky they are! 

 

I will be getting them to you shortly.  I emailed a thank you to Bill telling him that I'm sure the kids will use the field guides and that they will be thrilled to have one of their very own.

Amazing!

 

The kids were amazing at identifying birds!  They actually were generating their own learning by asking a lot of questions about what they were finding in the field guides at the bird center.  I am so proud of them!

 

A Tall Tower

The kids loved building towers with Duplos!  The higher the better!

 

Some Summer Plans

I can't believe it is the end of June already!  Time is really flying by!  I am looking back at cute photos of the kids to see what else I'd like to add before closing this out.  In May, I gave them time to create a poster, drawing what their summer plans were.

Kindergarten Field Trip

We had a wonderful day outdoors at the lake!  We saw 42 different species of birds, played on the playground and flew kites!  We enjoyed the picnic very much! We birded down two different trails and we all agreed that birding was our favorite parts of the trip.  I'll bet no one is surprised to hear that!

We saw this Double-crested Cormorant at the lake in town as we headed out.

This Baltimore Oriole was there too.  There are many orioles in town right now!

The kids loved swinging on the swings...

...and playing on the slide!

They had a great time!

The monkey bars were a big hit too!

Peek-a-boo!

On our way to the trail, we looked over the bridge.  No water was underneath, as it is very dry.

We finally got our first glimpse of the lake.  Sweet!

"Hey!  There's the school van!"

We were all excited to see our first Rose-breasted Grosbeak!  We saw 3 of them!

 We liked this cool bridge along the trail!

There were quite a few Western Kingbirds at the campground.

We enjoyed watching them when they were fly-catching.

The trail had quite a few downed trees, but that didn't stop the Kindergarten Birders and their fearless teacher!

They loved climbing on the huge rocks.

Begging for the picnic began at 9:30!

We were able to get one kite to fly really well.  The other one - not so much.

This is a really good kite!  I will get you the information on where to order one.

Each child made a pine cone bird feeders for our feathered friends.

Each k-kid also looked around for cool things to weave into their Y stick.

We made giant bubbles and tried to catch them.

The teacher had us pose for a few photos.

"Teacher!  Look! Pelicans!"

We saw several Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, and 22 Double-crested Cormorants on the lake.

We climbed the steps up the big hill to see the lake for our second birding hike.

Here we are with the teacher!

This is cool!

The teacher was happy to see her first Sanderling of the year!  Good find, Jake!

The only two girls in the class are best buddies!

Wow!  A Yellow Warbler!  What a pretty bird!

We were tired and thirsty after the last hike. Time for Jenessa's birthday snack and some juice. 

My Wiki Space

Here is the link to my Wiki Space:  http://armourkindergarten.wikispaces.com/
Hopefully this site will be helpful to you!

This is where I keep lists like these:

Boredom Busters - what could your child do when he says, "I'm bored, Mom!"

Nature Activities - I thought of many outdoor activities for your child!  As you know, I really think its important for kids to be outside more.

Reading Websites

Math Websites