Our Performance in the kindergarten musical "Kinders Garden"

The Super Kinders worked extremely hard to put on a great show for the entire school and their parents. They were absolutely amazing. Please enjoy their show!

Katherine's story

Ms. Ashley's last day

APS recognition ceremony for school based teachers of the year

I wanted to post this video and say thank you to everyone who wrote a letter of support for my candidacy for APS teacher of the year. I am so honored to teach at Jamestown elementary school!
Love,
Mr.T

Cello Video

We even had a chance to play the cello with the help of our surprise visitor!

Surprise Cello Visitor

Today in music we had a surprise visitor! He is a cellist and we got a chance to sing and play with him. He also told us lots of stories. It was so much fun!

Roy and Sebastian: Lego ships

This is our ship that can go fast. I like them a TON! One carries cargo and the other one is a battle ship. We made them during open centers. We love playing with legos!

Questions for the dinner table. 4/28/2011

1. What continent did we read about today?

2. Who did we make cards for?

3. What happened during our school-wide morning meeting?

Questions for the dinner table. 4/26/2011

1. What did our tadpoles look like?

2. What were our two shares about today?

3. What continent did Pip live on?

4. How can we show cooperation in our classroom?

Math Centers

Georgia's art work: "Rainbow Heart"

"When I first started I just made a heart. Then I put some red and then blue. Then I thought of a rainbow and put in a heart. When I finished the heart I realized I had white space so I mixed some colors with my sharpies. I want my mom, dad, and sister to see it. It's special because I made it in a cool way that my sister help me think of."- Georgia

The Play written by Katherine Price

I wrote " I did the play at Jamestown and I liked it and then they took pictures for the teachers." I wrote this at my house last night. I wrote about it because I liked when I did the play. The people that were in the play had lots of fun! The girls were queens and they were kneeling and the boys were in the back and standing. I hope you enjoy reading it!

Questions for the dinner table. 1/29/2011

1. What was the biggest animal in the ocean?

2. What words do we use when talking about length and height?

3. Whose birthday was it in our class today?

4. How many tadpoles do we have in our classroom? What did they look like?

Kinder Idol 2011

One of the Super Kinders has written his very first song! Here it is!

St. Patrick's Day 2011

We were able to do a group activity with our 4th grade buddies in Mrs. White's class. We had a great time with them!

School Play

Today was a very special day. Today we got to see our friends in the school play! It was so much fun!

Rosie's Butterfly and Moth Drawing

There are chopsticks on the top of my drawing and it looks like there is a cage on it for the butterflies and the moths. I made two of them one is small and the other one is bigger. I used markers to make my drawing. I made one for my mom and one for my dad. I hope you like it.

Mardi Gras!

Last Tuesday we celebrated Mardi Gras! We decorated our masks and we wore beads to celebrate. We had lots of fun!

Yellow Jackets perform at Jamestown ES

Today the Super Kinders were treated to an a cappella concert by the Yellow Jackets from the University of Rochester. The group performed a 45 minute concert and everyone loved them! We were even able to take our picture with them.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!

Today the Super Kinders celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with lots of reading, arts and crafts and math games. We had a great day!

100th Day of school!!

Today was the 100th day of school for the Super Kinders at Jamestown Elementary School. We had so much fun. Here is what we did.

The Super Kinders

Happy Valentine's Day from the Super Kinders

We want to thank all of the parents for making our Valentine's celebration so special. We love you all!
The Super Kinders:)

Theo's tooth story

Student Spotlight: What do you like most about kindergarten?

"I like that we get to have open centers. We get to do math. I am five years old. That's pretty much all I can think of."

Questions for the dinner table. 2/8/11

• How many subtraction problems did you complete during your morning work?
• Who did you write about during literacy centers today?
• Is your new class pet a boy or a girl? How do you know?
• How do you play the math game "Guess my number?"
• What color star did your class decorate for the space board?
  

Rosie's pop art

"I made it with foam shapes. Then I used markers to decorated it. I think it's cool because I wrote my name on it with markers. I want my dad to see it because I made two more yesterday." -Rosie

Math Centers

Today we rotated through four math centers. One of the centers was creating patterns using cubes. We challenged ourselves to make hard patterns! In another center we used treasure chests and gems to count. We rolled a dice and put that number of gems in our treasure chest! We also used magnetic numbers to create equations. Some of us even used the magnetic numbers to skip count. Our last center was on the computer where we played math games from funschool.kaboose.com! We had a great time learning today in our math centers!

Questions for the dinner table. 2/4/11

• What history is celebrated during the month of February?
• Who was Harriet Tubman?
• How did you decide on a name for Project groundhog 2011?
• What is the name of the class groundhog?
• What happened when there was a tie with the voting?
• Did the name you voted for win?
  

Sebastian's cardboard box house

"I made it out of a cardboard box. I recycled something for the chimney. After a while I painted it. I wanted to put it on the blog because it was special to me and I painted it. I also use it for playing." - Sebastian

Here is our auction item for the Jamestown 2010-2011 auction. Enjoy!

Questions for the dinner table. 1/24/11

• How do you play the initiative "Orange"?
• How high did the class count when we were counting by 5's on the carpet?
• What story did Ms. Ashely read after word study today?
• What was the new thing that you painted on the chest today?
• What is the difference between a privilege and a right?
  

Questions for the dinner table. 1/21/11

• How do the play the math game "What's my rule"?
• Did you earn a badge during badge work in the morning?
• Who was the mystery reader?
• What was the new initiative Mr. Turner introduced during morning meeting today?
• What was the temperature in the classroom?
• What does D.A.P. stand for? What does the DAP greeting look like?
  

Questions for the dinner table. 1/19/11

• What color did you paint the trunk today?
• Tell me about the invisible bucket that everyone carries around with them.
• What did you do with a squiggly line in Ms. Miknis' lesson?
• What did you look up on Google Maps today with Mr. T and Ms. Ashley?
• What was your favorite word family you worked on in literacy centers today?
• Did anyone take an interesting trip over the long weekend?
  

Meet our new teaching Intern!

Dear Families,

My name is Lauren Ashley and I will be joining Mr. Turner’s classroom this spring as a graduate student intern. I am currently attending Marymount University to earn my Master’s degree in PK-6 Elementary Education in the Professional Development School Program. I look forward to working at Jamestown Elementary School and getting to know the students and community.

I have lived in Arlington, Virginia since I was four years old. I graduated from Virginia Tech where I earned a Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, a degree plan for students majoring in Elementary Education. I have just finished my fall internship at Patrick Henry Elementary School where I was working with a third grade class. I have also taught summer school through Arlington County Public Schools for the past four summers. I am looking forward to working with your children this spring!

Throughout my education I have had wonderful teachers who were engaging and excited to teach. I look forward to providing that same enthusiasm to your children!

With Kind Regards,

Lauren Ashley

Student Spotlight: What do you like most about kindergarten?

"I like kindergarten because it is fun and I have the best teacher ever! I want him to be the teacher of the year. I love to play with my friends. I love kindergarten because I have two teachers. I always like to work and write. I always want to stay at Jamestown. I want everyone in the world to see our blog!"

Questions for the dinner table. 1/14/11

• Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
• What was the "I Have A Dream" speech about?
• What is your dream for our country?
• When you work with dimes do you count by 5s or 10s?
• What was your favorite part of the read aloud "Martin's Big Words"?
• Where was the special place you had recess today?
• How many people wore their pajamas to school today?
• Did you start a new science unit on Space today?
  

Super Kinders use the IPads during literacy centers

"We like using the IPads because it helps us learn to read. We like the ABC games and the word games. We like learning our sight words and challenging ourselves to learn 100 words in kindergarten!"

Questions for the dinner table. 1/13/11

• What was your writing center about in literacy centers this morning?
• Can you tell me about Harry and Ala's share?
• What was the initiative during morning meeting?
• Did you clear a level and what color level was it?
• What coin did you work with during morning work?
• Can you count by 5's to 50?
• Can you count by 1's to 100?
• Did a dad or mom volunteer during literacy centers? Who was it?
• How many sides does a triangle have?
  

Student Spotlight: What do you like most about kindergarten?

"I like my teachers and my class. I think my friends are fun that's why I like school. I like to do free draw and open centers. I also like to work with IPads. I want my sister and my mom and dad to see me on the blog."

Student Spotlight: What do you like most about kindergarten?

"I like that we are learning how to read. I like math. I love to read. Mr. Turner and Mrs. Kuehn are very nice. My class is learning cool things. I want the world to learn about me that I like my teachers."

Questions for the dinner table. 1/11/11

• Can you tell me about your technology center you had during literacy centers today?
• Who was the parent volunteer for literacy centers?
• What did Watt share about today?
• Was Rosie's cupcake real or fake?
• What did you have to do for math morning work?
• Can you explain greater and fewer to me?
• Did you meet with Mr. T for guided reading? What book did you read?
• Tell me about the game "I have, who has?"
  

Student Spotlight: What do you like most about kindergarten?

"I like open centers because you can play. I also like music because you get to play instruments. I like school because it's fun! I like my teachers because they're very nice."

Questions for the dinner table. 1/10/11

• What was Katherine's share about?
• What did you do in Spanish class?
• What was your math lesson about?
• What holiday did you learn about in music class?
• Who was your favorite super hero in Super Hero ABC?
• Was your morning work a math activity or a literacy activity?
• What animal did Theo bring in for his share?
  

Questions for the dinner table. 1/7/11

• Is Pluto a planet or dwarf planet?
• What kind of instrument did you play in music this week?
• Where is your new seat in the classroom?
• What did you see in the planetarium?
• Is the sun a star?
• What is your class going to make for the Jamestown auction?
• Tell me something about one new person at your table.
• What were the six words in the book that Mrs. Blaine read to the class?
  

Welcome to our class blog!

What do you want the world to know about our class?

• We like to build.
• We have one class pet.
• We learn math.
• We are learning to read.
• We like to count.
• We are AWESOME!
• We know a lot of stuff.
• We live in Arlington County Virginia.
• We are Super Kinders.
• We have two great teachers.
• We love to play!