Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo

We had an wonderful trip to the zoo last Friday. Even though the weather was a little warm, the animals and Royal Subjects were well-behaved! Naturally we stood out in our glittery, golden and sparkley royal t-shirts, so we had to look and act spiffy.
In the morning we took a leisurely stroll to see the elephants, giraffes, jaguars and gorillas. But after lunch, we headed off to zoo school to use our 5 senses with the smaller creatures. We got to see and touch a chinchilla, snake, rabbit, turtle and hedgehog. (The hedgehog was adorable, but too prickley to touch.)
Thanks to our tireless chaperones who helped make the trip a success for all -- Jaidyn's dad, Mr. Johnnie; Janari's dad, Mr. Said; Ms. Kym, Andrew's mom; Ms. Angela, Lance's mom; Ms. Nickie, Skylar's mom and Ms. Amelia, Jamal's mom! We wouldn't have had such a blast without you!

Sporting our royal t-shirts and great smiles!

Janya checks out the giraffe and his loooooonnnnngggg tongue!

Janari is totally intent on learning about hedgehogs.

Jamal, Jordan, Jhi'Davien and Brian check out the snake.

No fear here!

Our zoo teacher, Ms. Vicki, assures Andrew that everything is cool about snakes.

Lance and Jaidyn take their turns checking out our slithery friend.

Jhi'Davien can't believe how soft a rabbit can be, but not as soft as the chinchilla!

Read to Self

The last two weeks we have begun some of our most important work in kindergarten -- Read to Self.

How does a five year old read to themselves?
Well, they can read the pictures, read the words or retell a familiar story!

Why does a kindergarten student want to read a book independently?
To get smarter, to build strong brain muscles, to learn more and of course, because it's AWESOME, EXCELLENT FUN!

How does it look and sound when they read to themselves?
They get started right away. (People who goof off are not getting smarter.)
They stay in their own bubblespace. (a place where no one will bother them)
They work on their stamina. (reading for longer and longer periods of time)
They read quietly.
They keep their eyes on their book.
They read the whole time.

Who likes to read in our class independently?
The bookworms! Check out our "nose-stuck-in-the book" readers below:

Our First Star Student

Anaya is the first star student in our class!

Each week a star student will be picked to represent our class.
The student is picked based on our school expectations, which are:

Respect each other
Excel at everything

Act responsibly

Cooperate with others and..

Have a positive attitude for success!

Look for your star student on our blog or at school in the main hall.

They are getting fit to make our school an awesome place!

Flag Raising

At the beginning of every month our whole school gathers in the ampitheatre for our flag raising.

We're proud to be Americans!

Ladies In Waiting

First meet Hunny Bunny (AKA Mrs. Leveritt in real life)

She is our super excellent volunteer who comes every Tuesdqy and Friday. Hunny Bunny helps things hop right along in our classroom. You may also see her after school at the kindergarten Extended Day program. Hunny Bunny is married to Mr. Hunny Bunny and has two adorable bunnies, Brandi Bunny, who is our favorite Publix employee and LA (Lee Anna) Bunny, a sophomore at Wolfson. Hunny Bunny is multi-talented as well as being quick on her feet! P.S. Check out her feet!

Next meet Mrs. Thrill (AKA Mrs. Hill in real life).
She is our super excellent paraprofessional who comes every afternoon for an hour to work with the Royal Subjects. She keeps things moving along for the Queen, which can be quite adventurous for her! Mrs. Thrill is married to Mr. Thrill and has two boys, Stewart, a student at UF and Taylor, a student at Stanton. You know having all those guys around must keep her own her toes. And when things get too thrilling she heads for the garden for a moment of peace!

The Queen is soooooo grateful to have these two fabulous Ladies in the Royal Room!

Get Ready, Get Set, Come to Open House!

Look at how we're getting ready for you to come to Open House!

When? It's tomorrow night, September 10 at 7:00!
Come to hear the fun and challenging things we will be learning this year in Queensland!