Is it the end of October already??

Can you believe we are already ending October? I feel like we have just began to school. However, counting our days of school proves otherwise. Today is the 47th day of kindergarten! For next week, we are in need of 2 items. We really need glue sticks and brown paper grocery bags.

This week, we will learn about what happens during an election year. Today, we talked about what an election is and how important it is for our country. We learned that in order to vote, you have to be at least 18 years old. The kids really wanted the opportunity to vote, so we have made up our own election! The students will have the opportunity to vote for a president after reading the books My Teacher for President, Duck for President and Grace for President. Following each book, we will discuss how that person/animal would make a good president. Today, we created voter registration cards. The kids were really excited to make these. We will vote for the "president" on Wednesday.

Don't forget that this Thursday is the 50th day of school! Feel free to dress your child in 50's attire. Please don't feel like you have to go out and buy anything. A ponytail and skirt will be fine for the girls. Slicked back hair and jeans will be fine for the boys.

Next week, we will begin our unit on nutrition. This is always a great unit to teach before Thanksgiving! The students really start to pick up on how many food groups are represented on their plate.

Meet our Star of the Week Arden!!

Panthers Video Link

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Panther's Hometown Huddle

Oh. My. Goodness. That was so much fun! The kids had a great time and my ears are still ringing from all of the screaming! We got to see Jordan Gross, Steve Smith, Richie Brockel and Jeff Byers!! I'm uploading pictures below from today's pep rally. (Sorry the quality isn't the best)

Anticipation is killing them!!

Sir Purr :)

Way to go Indy!!

Steve Smith looking for a student contestant

This is the closest we got to Cam! :)

Back to Monday

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend! I sure did! My husband and I spent the weekend camping in the mountains of North Carolina. It was such a beautiful trip with the leaves changing. However, it was NOT fun staying warm at night when it was in the low 30's!!

Here is Matt and I riding the chair lift to Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, NC.

View from the Ghost Town. The mountains were beautiful!!

This is Betty's new favorite spot to ride. This picture
was taken on the way up to the mountains.

Here is Betty again on the way home. Camping wore
her out

Last week, we spent a lot of time learning about pumpkins and the life cycle they go through! This week, we will will spend some time learning about nursery rhymes. This is always a fun unit for our students to recite old favorites and learn some new rhymes.

This week is also Red Ribbon Week. Here is this week's schedule:

Monday - School Spirit (Wear your GHES shirts)
Tuesday - "Team Up Against Drugs - Panther Style (Wear your favorite Panther team gear or Teal and Black)
Wednesday - "Sock It To Drugs" (Students wear crazy or mismatched socks)
Thursday - "Put a Cap on Drugs" (Students wear their favorite hat)
Friday - "Elect to be Drug Free" (Everyone wears red, white and blue to "Elect to be Healthy)

Forgive me Aidan, that I forgot to include your pictures from when you were Star of the Week! Here they are below.

Meet our Star of the Week Aidan!

Meet our Star of the week Ava!

Today's field trip

We had so much fun on today's field trip! I am sure most of the kids fell asleep on their way home from school today. Check out our pictures on Shutterfly. I just uploaded the pictures I took from my phone. If you took some today as well, feel free to upload them as well!

Handy websites
www.symbaloo.com (Here is where you will find many links for parents and students)
username: pfountza@fort-mill.k12.sc.us
password: 123456

http://misscrawfordskindergartenclass.shutterfly.com
password: goldhill (no spaces)

Busy Busy Week!

Can't believe it's already 4:15! I am rushing to get out of here, but wanted to get some pictures up from this week. The husband and I are headed to VA this afternoon to go to the VT game. I'm crossing my fingers for a win this time!

Anyway, we had so much fun learning about fire safety! I hope the kids have remembered what they've learned to share with you and your family. Today, we went on a scavenger hunt around the school. We looked for fire extinguishers, fire alarms, exit signs and escape maps. They had soo much fun!! Check out our pictures. Sorry they are so blurry! We were in motion!!

Meet our Star of the Week Allisia!!

We had 2 birthdays today!! Happy birthday Allisia and Allison! 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! :)