Teddy Bear Picnic

We had such a fun time at our Teddy Bear Picnic!!  We gathered up our favorite teddy bears from home, put on our bear hats, and headed outside for a story and snack.  Luckily it was a beautiful, 70 degree, January day!  After that we came back inside and measured our bears from largest to smallest. We even took a picture lined up to see the size differences.  It was a lot of fun to sleep with our bears at nap time!  And to top off our great day, we got to meet our newest friend, Kylie, when we woke up!  We are so happy that she is in our class and we look forward to having tons of fun together! :)

Welcome Kylie! We're so happy you're at Trinity with us!

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

We had such a fun time with our bear unit! We learned that bears eat a lot in the fall and hibernate during the winter.  We had so much fun going on a bear hunt today!! We will wrap up our week tomorrow with a Teddy Bear Picnic.  All of our friends are invited to bring a teddy bear from home to play with at school.  It should be a "beary" fun day!!! :)

Our hibernating bear artwork

We worked a bear puzzle with a 5th grade buddy before morning meeting.

Making patterns with teddy bear counters.

After we read Going on a Bear Hunt, we had so much fun retelling the story with a play tray. 

It was always fun to lift up the cave and find the bear inside!

Catherine enjoyed rereading the bear hunt book.

Our Bear Hunt play tray

When we came in from recess, all of our care bears were hiding in the classroom.  We had to use our binoculars to hunt for them!  They were hiding in many funny places!!

Luckily we found them all!  Boy, it was a fun day!!

Rainy Day Fun!

Happy New Year!  Everyone was so glad to see their friends after the holidays.  We've had so much rain here lately, that the children have been enjoying some indoor playtime.  (Although we're sure hoping to get outside some this week!)  Here are some pictures from our first week back in 2013!

Jack made a pattern in our discovery center!

My daughter, Annie, got a hug from Margaret, Evan, and Carter!

Our birthday boy, Jack, with his mom.

Friends enjoying our block center.

Playing in toy tubs during indoor recess.  Everyone plays so nicely together in this sweet little class!!!

Charlotte and Sloan are dressed for the weather!! :)

Thomas always loves playing with the gears.  If you just turn one, they ALL rotate!

We made snow play dough and had fun designing our own snowmen!

Kennan and Pearce sorted colored stacks.

Margaret and Caitlin made pattern block designs.

Edward and Sloan fixed a nice meal in our drama center.

Evan's snowman

Margaret's snowmen

Charlotte's snowman

And Caitlin made a birthday cake!

Happy January!  We'll be back soon with more pictures!!!