Amy Rittenhouse

December is an exciting month for Kindergarten. We did lots of fun holiday activities and participated in the school Christmas Program.

Christmas Program 2009

Now we have Rudolph's red nose!

We each took a picture with our snowman friend for our parents' Christmas cards!

In November we learned all about good hand washing techniques with our school nurse and Scrubby Bear! We learned about Pilgrims and Native Americans and made turkeys with our families!

Scrubby Bear

Disguised Turkeys

The Turkey Said "Eat More..."

October brought lots of exciting experiences to Kindergarten. We took our first field trip to Happy Joe’s Pizza Parlor, the firemen came to teach us how to be safe in case of a fire, and of course, we had a fun fall party!

Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Mrs. Rittenhouse's Class Oct. 2009

Happy Joe's Field Trip

Fall Party

Fall Party

During the month of September we learned lots of exciting things. We learned what it means to be a good friend, good safety practices, and all about apples.

Bus Safety

Homemade Applesauce

Playing At Free Centers

To my new kindergarten class, WELCOME! It was so good to meet my 18 new friends at our Open House in August.

First Day of School 2009

On November 6th our moms had a Fall Party for us. We played Fall Bingo, made Indian Corn with fingerpaints, and had a delicious snack. What a fun afternoon!

Our October science unit was all about pumpkins. For a fun end to the unit we got to carve the pumpkin into our very own jack-o-lantern. Some fun activities included measuring the pumpkin, learning how pumpkins grow, finding out what foods we can make with pumpkins, and even eating the seeds from our pumpkin!

On Thursday, October 9th we had the opportunity to take a walking field trip to Happy Joe’s Pizza Parlor. Each child got to make his or her very own pizza and eat it! Thank you PTA for funding this wonderful field trip for us!

During the month of October we focused on Fire Safety. The firemen even came to visit us with their fire truck to tell us the importance of having a family plan.

Everyday our kids participate in free centers. This is our word for play. During free centers students get to choose from a wide variety of options. We have a playhouse, writing center, blocks, Legos, read the room, write the room, and lots of other fun experiences for the kids. Here is a picture of one of our great creations!