Our playground was wet and covered with puddles after a heavy rain. Nevaeh had an idea to use chalk and color in some of the cracks in the blacktop. Everyone joined in for some creative fun.

We couldn't think of a better way to learn about water and stay cool on one of the hottest days this year. We learned about making streams, rivers, ponds and ocean. We worked together and had lots of fun. We did get wet and a bit dirty. Collin said, "Kids are about getting dirty." We all think that playing is an important part of learning and that's why Mrs. Knee LOVES kindergarten! Thank you Mrs. Heon for taking all the pictures and making this movie for our blog.

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Have you ever had Sugar on Snow?

We celebrated Read Across America and World Reading Day by inviting several people around the world to read to us. Each day, we used Skype to connect with a new reader. We listened to new stories and made new friends. We even heard a story that we knew. Our friend, Mrs. Marrinan stayed up late to read to us. It was good to meet Mrs. Cassidy. We read her blog and have wondered what she looks like. Ms. von Wahlde surprised us by sending us the book she read. We enjoyed our new stories so much that Mrs. Knee bought most of the books for our class. Now we can read the books whenever we want and have good memories of our skype calls.

When Mrs. Marrinan came to visit in December, she brought us several books from Australia. We became interested in Australian animals and have been learning about them through books, websites and even with the help of Mrs. M and the Gems. We have a wiki that we used for our online information - check it out here. We shared our learning with our families on curriculum night. We want to share our learning with you, too.

We have had a wonderful winter of snow play. We've hiked in the woods, rolled snowballs to make snowmen and even had lots of snow for sliding. After our recent blizzard and some warmer temperatures, we had the perfect snow for building. Can you guess what we made? Here are some pictures to give you a hint....

Do you need more hints? We worked very hard packing the snow in the recycle bins and carrying them over to the building spot where Big Jack and Omar were waiting.

Did you guess? If you still don't know, we think this video will help you. Please tell us what you think.