Let's Give Thanks!

To celebrate Thanksgiving, we did lots of fun activities. Mrs. Burris came to do Ag in the Classroom and we talked about pumpkins. Did you know that Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state? Miss Terwelp grew up in Morton, Illinois. Morton is the "Pumpkin Capital of the World"! That's because the Libby's factory is there and they can lots of pumpkin. We helped Mrs. Burris make no bake pumpkin pie. First you crumble graham crackers and put it in the bottom of a cup. Then you mix vanilla pudding, cinnamon, canned pumpkin and milk in a ziplock bag. You squish it up and squeeze it into the cups. Then you put Reddi-Whip on top. MMMM...it's good! We made turkeys with our hands. We made Pilgrim hats and Native American Indian headbands to wear for our feast. Last, we all sat down to share our feast and give thanks! What a great day!

First Day with Snow

In honor of the first day that we saw snowflakes coming down, we had a snowball fight. No it did not snow enough to make snowballs. It wasn't even enough to show on the ground. Our 'snowballs' were actually bath loofahs. We had a blast trying to get our friends with the 'snowballs'! Watch out for incoming snowballs!

Veterans' Day - Butterfly Tree

As part of our Veterans' Day celebration, our class participated in a national project called The Butterfly Tree. It honors each of the U.S. soldiers who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Butterfly Tree is made by kids from all across America. Every red, white, and blue foam butterfly will have the name, rank and age of a soldier who has died placed on the back. The butterflies are attached to the display tree. The motto of the butterfly tree project is "The life of a butterfly is short but it's impact on the world cannot be measured". The life of a soldier is the same. Thank you to all of our Veterans!

Fall - Outside

Last week, we went outside and enjoyed the last of the nice Fall weather before we got stuck being inside. Since then, it has gotten COLD and wet. YUCK! We played with leaves (from the few trees near school) and just had fun playing with each other (and our long shadows!).

Harvest Festival

Last week was our Harvest Festival Celebration. We wore our pajamas to school. Miss Walker did a pumpkin scavenger hunt with us that led all over our school. At the end, we found our owl treat bags. We got to "Journey Back in Time" to the pioneer days. We played with pioneer toys, made necklaces, shaved like pioneer men, worked with dough like pioneer women, panned for gold, cleaned wool, and washed clothes and wrung them out. It was hard work to be a pioneer! To finish up our Harvest Festival, we explored and carved pumpkins. Some of us did not like the feel of the inside of the pumpkin, so we just pretended! What a busy day!

Apple Orchard Field Trip

Our trip to the apple orchard was very busy. We learned how bees help to grow apples, saw how cider is made, ate apple donuts and drank apple cider with Mrs. Sullender's class, played in the maze, fed the goats, saw apple trees, and picked out pumpkins. What a busy day!

Fire Prevention and Safety Week

During Fire Prevention and Safety week, the Tuscola Fire Department brought the fire engine and the smoke house to our school. We were able to climb up in the fire engine, look at all of the cool equipment, and to practice getting out of a house in case of a fire. We also learned two very important things: If your clothes catch on fire, STOP, DROP AND ROLL and if there is an emergency, dial 9-1-1.

Homecoming Week

Three of the Warrior Football Players came to read to us during Homecoming week. They are great readers. It was funny to have the big guys sit in our little chairs! They even danced the Tooty-Ta with us! GO WARRIORS!

Our New Blog

Welcome to the new blog of Miss Terwelp's Kindergarten class. We hope this will allow all of our families and friends be able to enjoy our Kindergarten year right along with us. Have patience with us, because this is a new experience for us. Please feel free to send us comments or questions! Check back with us to see what is new in Kindergarten.