Fireball

Our classroom elf came to visit us.  We voted on a name and "Fireball" is it.  He is keeping a very close eye on things at school.

Gingerbread Houses

2012 Christmas Concert

Here are some photos from our concert last week.  They all looked so good!

Happy Birthday Aidan W.

Happy Birthday Aidan R.

We were able to celebrate Aidan R.'s birthday with him today.

Field Trip to Gallagher Bluedorn in Cedar Falls

Thank you to IMPACT and PTO for providing the opportunity for the K-2 students of Gladbrook and Reinbeck Elementaries to go to Cedar Falls and see a play at Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.  We were able to see "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie", "Owen", "Amazing Grace", "Imogene's Antlers", "Math Curse", "Master Man", and "Borregeita and the Coyote".

Here we are patiently waiting for the performances to begin.....

Halloween Party

I love to see what each child dresses up like for Halloween.  Take a look at the kindergartners this year!

Happy Birthday Anna

I am long overdue at posting Anna's birthday picture.  We celebrated with her on her birthday.....Oct. 11th!

Fire Prevention Homework

Students need to do three things this week to make sure they are ready if there would be a fire.

1.  Decide on a MEETING PLACE outside of the home where the family can meet once they are out of the house.

2.  Check the batteries in your smoke detector.

3.  Make sure you have a fire extinguisher.

Fire Prevention Week

Firefighters from the Gladbrook and Lincoln fire departments visited our school today.  Our kindergarten class got to ride on top of the fire truck.  We had so much fun.  They even had the sirens going while we were riding.

They also talked to us about fire safety rules.  Matt Koester put on his gear so that we could see what a firefighter looked like and sounded like when they go into a fire.  We know that we don't need to be afraid just because of the mask and the sound they make when they breath from their air tank.

How to Draw a Person

We worked today on how to draw a person.  It is easier to add details when the people we draw are not stick figures.  Here are a few examples of the people we drew.

Making Shapes

 We used pattern block cards to create larger shapes from smaller shapes.  Some cards had outlines of where the smaller pieces should go, and some just had the outer line to fill in with the shapes.

Our FIRST Time in the Computer Lab!

Mrs. Creswell was very brave today and took all 15 of us to the computer lab.  It was a first for everyone, Mrs. Creswell included.  We worked on geometry skills, practicing shapes.

We did a great job, that I think Mrs. Creswell will take us down there again!

Playdoh Shapes

We were practicing  making shapes with play-doh this morning.  Students had to review how many sides and corners each shape had.

Feeling Shapes

We took turns reaching into the feely bag and describing what the shape inside felt like.  Students talked about how many sides and corners a shape had and if necessary, the length of the sides.

REBEL Pride!!!!

Thank you to the GR cheerleaders and football captains for coming over this morning and having a Homecoming pep rally.