Alliterations

Five more days left of school. With school wrapping up so is some curriculum. We have completed our whole math book so now we are working on in-depth writing projects, clickers, and extra time reading! Friday we did a review with clickers and the students LOVED it! So, I will create another lesson with clickers again for tomorrow!
Today we did a fun writing project with iPads! We have enough iPads for everyone to have one, which makes things easier. Each student opened the camera app and took a picture of each student in the classroom. After they were finished they uploaded them to iDairy (full version-$1.99). With each upload the students can add a caption on the bottom. Well we are learning about alliterations with one of the Shared Reading books we are reading-ABC Look At Me!! So, each student wrote an alliteration for each student in their classroom!! It was an exciting process. Each student took pictures, uploaded pictures, worked on their typing skills, thought of alliterations, and had create classroom bonding! The below is one of the students work!

I would like to take some time and congratulate my students for a job well done on their May Crowning Mass. I have uploaded the Mass I used for KINDERGARTEN!! My students practiced these parts and were able to read them in church in front of the whole student body and community members!

I truly have an amazing class. Kindergarten students are just so full of life and so appreciative! I love stepping into my classroom each day to see students who want to work hard and continue learning!

Introduction:

Good morning!

The theme of this mass is to show our thanks for Mary the mother of Jesus. When God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus, she said “yes” to God. Mary always said yes to God.

Penitential Rite:

Jesus, through Mary your mother, you bring joy to our lives,

Lord have mercy.

Jesus, through Mary your mother, you teach us the meaning of sorrow.

Christ have mercy.

Jesus, through Mary your mother, you promise us your blessing forever,

Lord have mercy.

First Reading:

God said:

I have chosen you. Do not be afraid, I am with you. I will make you strong. You can hold my hand and I will help you.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm:

1. Mary said, “My heart sings with thanks. God is great and good. Holy is his name.”
2. God smiled on me. God looks kindly on all poor people.  Holy is his name.
3. God is mighty and powerful. He has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
4. God remembers his people. He has done marvelous deeds for me. Holy is his name.

Second Reading:

And the angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will over shadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called Holy, the Son of God. For nothing will be impossible for God. Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”

The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia-

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Alleluia-

General Intercession:

Our response will be, Lord hear our prayer.

1. For all our religious and world leaders that they will do what God wants them to do, we pray.
2. That we will be loving and obey our parents like Jesus did, we pray.
3. That children will answer their call to serve God, we pray.
4. That all mothers and grandmother, who are sick, may they find comfort, we pray.
5. That all new mothers may have patience with their newborns, we pray. 
6. For all the members of our parish family, that God may bless them, we pray.

Thanksgiving Reflection:

Lovely Lady dressed in blue, teach me how to pray.

Jesus was just your little boy. Teach me what to say.

Did you lift him up sometimes, gently on your knee?

Did you sing to him the way mother does to me?

Did you hold his hand at night?

Did you ever try telling stories of the world?

Oh, and did he cry?

Do you really think he cares if I tell him things, 

Little things that happen?

Do the angel’s wings make noise? Can he hear me when I speak low?

Does he understand me now? Tell me for you know.

Lovely Lady dressed in blue, teach me how to pray.

Jesus was just your little boy, and you know the way.

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged about the students. With the end of the school year approaching fast and my resignation everything has been crazy!
The students have been working on planting different types of vegetables and flowers. All the flowers that are made are donated to SMIC for them to sell to the community. We use milk cartoons from lunch, cut the tops off, and fill them with dirt when we do the transplanting. This is a great activity for the students as they develop their fine motor skills with cutting the cardboard milk cartoons and not to mention all the learning that goes into the planting process.
The Community Plant Sale is Mothers Day Weekend Fri. May 11 2:00-6:00 Sat. May 12 5:00-7:00pm and Sun May 13th 10-12am

Teacher Appreciate Week is this week! TO ALL TEACHERS: YOU ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND ALL THAT YOU DO GOES TO A GREAT CAUSE!

The students have been working hard on learning how to tell time, add, and subtract in Math. This Everyday Math program is a great program and lets the students work hands-on as they learn.

The students just finished doing their last Mass of the year last week. The students did such a beautiful job with May Crowning. Each student had at least two if not three. These students read Mass parts that in years past I gave to 8th graders to read!! I am just ecstatic with the process all these students have make throughout the year in their reading. They are such great readings and LOVE doing it! We read all the shared reading books together!!