Wolves, monkeys, knights, and princesses

Our kiddos love to play dress-up, but since unloading two huge containers of dress-up clothes is a big chore, Mrs. Connie and Mrs. LeeAnne usually save this as an occasional Friday treat. This past Friday, we let them play, and although the boys weren't very into it, the girls had a BLAST!

They even ate lunch in their costumes!

Look closely and you may notice that the Big, Bad Wolf is eating a banana!

Could they be any cuter???

Our boys weren't as into dressing up, but they didn't want to miss out on having their picture made!

Finally, we present our Knight of the Kitchen Table, so named because of his insistence on carrying a wooden spoon in place of a sword. Hey, whatever works! We love it when our K-3's use their imagination!

Goin' on a leaf hunt ...

We've been learning about seasons, especially fall! One of our favorite ways to illustrate God's beautiful creation, as well as show the students firsthand what happens to the trees, is to go on a leaf hunt. The first time we tried it, we went a little too early and didn't find as many beautiful leaves. But we sure did have fun!

The Child of the Day crown even got to go on our walk!

We waited another week or so, and our timing was perfect. (Note to Mrs. Connie & Mrs. LeeAnne for next year ... wait for the gorgeous maple tree across from the parking lot to change colors -- it's a sign of the perfect "hunting season.") Check out these gorgeous yellow leaves!

Our very own Spookleys

Last week we read the book Spookley the Square Pumpkin, in which the title character is dismayed by his odd shape until that shape renders him useful in a time of trouble. It's a great story about how our uniqueness makes us all special and should be celebrated. It's also a great way to incorporate lessons on shapes! 

After reading the story, we made our very own shape pumpkins. Students were allowed to pick the shape pumpkin they wanted, and then to choose eyes, nose, and mouths. Some got creative, adding eyebrows and teeth as well!  

We love our imaginative, creative students!

Boo!

Since many of our classmates don't attend school on Fridays, we celebrated our Halloween party today! Instead of our usual group of 3- and 4-year-olds, we were visited by princesses, superheroes, firemen, ninja, Hello Kitty, Pirate Jake (from "Jake and the Neverland Pirates"), even a rooster! We celebrated by having special Halloween snacks, and then we went trick-or-treating around the school.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Queen Elsa.

Thing 1 builds a tower with some superheroes.

As we visited the third-grade classroom, Spiderman decided it was time to climb in a chair at one of the big desks. When Mrs. LeeAnne told him he looked ready for third grade, he answered matter-of-factly, "I am."

Happy Halloween!

Fall Festival FUN!

Saturday's Fall Festival was a BLAST! We were blessed with beautiful weather, great volunteers, and the best activity at the festival! ;) (Maybe we're just a little biased ...) Families at the festival enjoyed games like fishing, pumpkin bowling, football toss, and a cake walk, and there was plenty of pizza, popcorn, and chili to fill our tummies. K3 sponsored a driving track for the littlest ones, and they loved it!

Scenes from the K3 PowerWheels track. 

The littlest festival-goers enjoyed having an activity just for them!

There's never a dull moment when you're watching 3-year-olds drive!

Little Miss Superstar!

Look at these siblings--aren't they sweet?

The highlight of the day was Mr. Tucker spending 30 minutes having pies thrown in his face. What a good sport! Pie-toss tickets were sold as a school fundraiser, and one of our K3 girls was lucky enough to get one. 

She has pretty good aim for someone so young!

Huge thanks to the HVCS Parent Council, staff, and parent volunteers who worked so hard to put on such a great festival!