A Turn In The Money Machine!

Recently, Amelia Earhart Elementary School took part in a school wide fund raiser. We all tried to sell mounds of cookie dough to friends of our family. It was a great success. Many children in our class were able to gather generous donations to help our school financially...that's ALWAYS an exciting and necessary part of running a school.

As a reward, if a child sold at least 15 containers of cookie dough, he/she got to take a turn in the money grabber. Oh what FUN!!! Our own little Katja was the only first grader who sold enough cookie dough to get the "dough".

So, here she is in the money booth. And, once again, Mrs. Anderson forgot that she shouldn't turn her camera because there is no way to switch the direction once it's downloaded. SO SORRY! And, I'm very sorry for any sore necks resulting in tilting your head sideways to watch this little video.

She reaped $5.00! I have never seen a more elated child! ENJOY!

Our Class Really Measures Up!

This past week we learned about the importance of measuring items accurately. We first used one inch tiles to learn the concept that when measuring, the inches (tile) must be aligned perfectly to gather the right information. Later in the week we switched over to authentic rulers and went to town measuring everything in sight.

Meet the Twins

These two little cuties showed up yesterday dressed the same. Thanks to my BFF Kathe, and her quick camera skills, we were able to capture the blessed event. Thanks.

I remember when I was a third grader and we would trade shoes with all the other girls. We would LOVE dressing alike and usually planned for the whole dress alike events. This one, however, was totally unplanned. I'm pretty sure that they didn't even know they had the same little frock.

I only wish I had been there to see it for myself. I missed it because of a bit of toe surgery I had that day.

Aren't they adorable? Katja and Chloe adorable!

Radkids: A Photo Journal

A few weeks ago, our class was privileged to receive instruction about Radkids. What is Radkids? Well...

A National Leader
radKIDS^® is the national leader in children's safety education and provides the only holistic, practical and realistic life skills safety program available for children and parents today. radKIDS^® teaches children individually in an activity based hands-on training classroom, which means every child participates in all activities.

The children loved it. They are still talking about it. Here are a bunch (and I do mean "a bunch") of photos from the week. Thanks to Samuel's mom for taking the pictures and for leaving her camera for me to try out! :)

The children listening intently.

"Peppering"

Kyara is so cute, but I can't resist this picture of Ethan!

This one is even better.

(Kaysen, Zack, and Ethan)

Our favorite four-year-old, Chloe, Katja's sister.

A Day In The Life...

February 2 Was Our 100th Day of School

All the students are in disguise! Can you find your first grader??

Pajama Day 2010!

Do you remember before Christmas we had a canned food drive? Well, one of the goals was to fill at least eight of these round bins. If we did, we earned a pajama day.

Well, we did. And...we did:

Best buds: Silver, Chloe, and Samuel

Table friends: Eden and Melany

Sweet little Jose

The "yellow table": Gage, Zack, Tristan, Lizbeth, and Ashley