Author Archives: Ms Kristin

children were invited to bring stuffed animals to school.  first they stopped in here: then they chose a cage for their animals.  thank you, mr rob, for all your cage construction. big mama giraffe made her first appearance at our school this week. in case you are wondering, yes, there is room in her cageContinue reading “z is for classroom zoo”

sometimes i worry that i haven’t “prepared children for kindergarten” enough.  in my gut i know i’ve done my best.  i know i’ve filled them up with love and promises that they are good (think “good” with a capital G).  but i hope that they enter the kindergarten classroom equipped with the skills to findContinue reading “t is for traditional”

i’m sharing the post i wrote on our home blog…it doesn’t seem right not to acknowledge our preschool celebration without these same thoughts… :: :: :: :: i’m not sure from which perspective to write this. from mama of a graduating preschooler? from teacher of 29 kids finishing a school year? from coworker to twoContinue reading “g is for graduation”

so, summer vacation is officially here.  part of my clean up is sorting through files of photos.  there are many, many projects and activities never shared here, so in the midst of picnics and summer fun, check back often.

WHY have we not done this before? we hauled the outdoor fire place from home in and made fires for the last three days of school. there was a bit of experimenting going on (or at least the kids watched the teachers play)…which things crackled the most, look how the paper looks after being burnt,Continue reading “f is for fire (for real!)”