Kinder ELL Kiddos

What a sweet crew! My how they have grown. I feel so lucky that I got to teach these friends in ELL! 

ELL Kickball Game

K-5 Long ELL students got together to play kickball. Everyone got to kick and play. What fun! 

It was so hot, so we had Popsicles! Yummy! 

It has been a wonderful year! I am so lucky I get to teach this bunch! 

Magical Wish Bubble Time

We read a book about two kiddos who love to have fun.....sometimes too much. These twins blew some magical wish bubbles We went outside to blow our own magical wish bubbles. 

Watermelon Fun

First, we tried watermelon. We used adjectives to describe the watermelon. Adjectives help to make our sentences exciting. Some students thought it was tasty, but others thought is was sour. We made a list of adjectives. 

We took some Watermelon Selfies! Fun! 

Then we interviewed friends to see if they liked watermelons. We practiced using polite words to ask our questions. "May I ask you a question?" 

We talked about our results. We used the words more and less to compare our answers. We then, wrote a sentence to explain why we liked or didn't like watermelon. We remembered to use our adjectives to help make our sentence exciting.

It was a yummy and fun day!! 

Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt

Today, we went on an outside, scavenger hunt. We put some shades on because it's so bright outside. 

These cool cats are looking for some items.

Emma found something that is smaller than an inch.....an inch worm! 

What a fun scavenger hunt! We found some really cool things. The spider and the inch worm were our favorites!

What a bunch of silly monkeys! 

Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip

All students need a lunch that fits in a paper bag. Everything inside the lunch should be able to be thrown away. 

Don't forget to wear your Class Shirts! 

Long Updates

Friday, May 9th: Earth Science Day

This is Long's Earth Science Day. Students will be watching, doing, and learning about different science lessons. This is a fun day! Students should wear tennis shoes and socks. The students will do activities  outside and inside, so students should wear sunscreen. 

Monday, May 12th: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Zoo

Kindergartners need to be at school by 8:50. Students need a sack lunch for this field trip. Long Cafeteria can make a school sack lunch, if needed. Students should wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Students will also need some sunscreen. 

Tuesday, May 13th: Fifth Grade Orientation at Truman Middle School

5th graders will go to Truman Middle School to learn all about Middle School. 

Friday, May 16th: No School 

Teachers have a full day of teacher meetings. 

Sharing our Advice and Opinions

In writing, we are working on finding problems around our school and thinking of ways we can solve these problems. These students noticed that sometimes the students' violins and cellos were all over the floor, in one area of the school. The students worried that some people may trip over these instruments. These students created signs to give some good opinions on how to make our school a safer place. 

Great job, Friends!!! 

2013-2014 ELL Parent Survey

Can you please fill out the ELL survey? Please return the form to school. Thank you! 

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Today, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo. We talked about Mexico. We danced to some authentic Mexican music. The students loved dancing to Mariachi music. 

We read Skippy Jon Jones and learned about Skippy Jon's adventures. We even learned about piñatas. The students loved this book! 

We wrote about what we would put in our pinatas. 

We made colorful flowers from tissue paper to match the beautiful flowers we see outside.