Rainmakers and creepy-crawlies!

As we continue our Weather unit of study, we started learning about storms and rain. We listened to rain, wind, and thunder sounds on Mrs. LeeAnne's iPhone, and we even made our own clouds, complete with blue rain!

This is a fun activity ... just squirt shaving cream on the top of a clear cup of water, then add a few drops of blue food coloring. It takes a few minutes for the "rain" to makes its way out of the "cloud," but when it does, the kids' faces were so excited!

Cold rainy weather means we have to have recess indoors. Keeping the students entertained indoors can sometimes be a challenge, but when we borrowed these little rollers from our p.e. teacher there was no boredom whatsoever!

Some students knew exactly what to do, and others needed a little extra help. Either way, these toys give them great exercise in physical positions they don't often find themselves.

Stay tuned for photos from last week's Valentine's party! Also, if any parents have photos from our Chapel service last week (when we did "Pups of the Spirit," please forward them to Mrs. Connie so we can put them on the blog!

Playing catch-up

We've been so busy studying weather and getting ready for Valentine's Day (not to mention Monday morning's chapel service!) that it's been harder to find the time to blog. Here's a hodgepodge of photos, showing what we've been doing and catching you all up on our fun!

A live version of "Spot the Differences" -- we changed the winter attire of our Child of the Day, and the students had to observe what was different each time.

We were visited by a pediatric dentist's office--we learned how many teeth we have, how many we will have, and the correct ways to brush!

After our visit with the dentist, we pretended our paintbrushes were toothbrushes, and we "brushed" these yellow teeth until they were white!

During letter P week, we spread pink paper on the floor and popped popcorn! The children were so funny--one little boy even tried to catch it in his mouth as it flew out of the popper!

Sweet friends!

During Q week, as we read the Bible story about Queen Esther we realized that Hickory Valley has its very own Queen Esther! (She truly is the queen; if it weren't for her, we'd all be lost!) Armed with crown, a cape, and a toy sword and crown, we invited her into the gym for a special coronation ceremony! 

Finally, I love this shot. I was reading a story to these cozy kiddos on the rug (top photo). Next time I looked up, we had a new "student" lying on her tummy! Mrs. Connie is so silly!