Polar Express Day

Good Morning!

Our golden tickets that had to be punched before
we could board the train.

Today is our annual kindergarten Polar Express Day!  All kinders were asked to wear their pajamas to school today and came in to a BIG surprise!  Ms. Pelkey and I created our very own train in our classroom along with a cold winter scene outside of our train.  We will also be having popcorn from our school popcorn machine and hot cocoa that has been cooking in a crock pot all day.  Later in the day we will be receiving a special package from the North Pole with our very own bells.  If we can hear them ring then we BELIEVE in the spirit of Christmas!
Today is a day that I look forward to every year is about building community in our classroom and making memories, I hope that your kiddo has as much fun as I do today!
Love, Mrs. Griffith

Hot cocoa cooking in the crock pot all day 

Popcorn!

Our Polar Express train

Our Christmas tree

Turkey Week Has Begun!

Hello Super K Families!

Whipped Cream paint

It has been a loooonnnng time since my last post! I figured that I would dust off this ol' blog and continue to show off some of the fun activities happening in Super K.

The ingredients for our fluffy,
whipped cream paint

Today starts Turkey Week for our kindergarten friends!  The next two days of school will involve a variety of turkey themed activities and stories leading up to our Thanksgiving break.
Our first activity of the day was pie math.  We started with the book All for Pie and Pie for All and then created our own pie equations.  What makes pie delicious? Whipped cream of course! To make our whipped cream for our pies we used fluffy, whipped cream paint made of white tempura paint, shaving cream, and glitter.
The reading activity of the day involved both reading AND writing skills!  Our Thankful for Turkey hats were complete with feathers, eyes, and a big orange beak.  The students wrote different things that they were thankful for on the feathers, then assembled the pieces into a hat.
Our day will be rounded out with turkey labeling and a turkey dance break!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith

Fire Drill & Letter O

Hello Super K Families!

Today was a busy day in Super K!  We started our day with our first fire drill.  We have practiced before, but this was our first drill with the alarm ringing throughout the school.  Our class did soooo well!  They lined up quickly and walked out to our safe meeting spot quietly.

Today was letter O for our ABC Boot Camp. The kiddos made an otter hat and learned all about the letter name and sound.  So far we have went from A-O, ask your kinder kiddo to tell you their letter names and sounds!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Baied, and Ms. Pelkey

Super Week in Super K!

Practicing our letters with Ms. Pelkey

Today was a great day in Super K! Almost all of the students wore pajamas and were so excited to be wearing their jammies! Thank you for participating :)
This week has been very busy and we have another fun week planned, so make sure the kiddos get their rest this weekend! We will continue color days next week:
Monday - Purple
Tuesday - Pink
Wednesday - White
Thursday - Brown
Friday -  Black

Have a great weekend!! See you Monday :)

Mrs. Baied, 

Mrs. Griffith 

& Ms. Pelkey

Bikers Against Bullies & PJ Day

Hello Super K Families!

Flash talking to us about diversity

We have had a busy week here in Super K!  Kiddos have been getting into the routine of kindergarten by learning expectations and new kindergarten jobs.  ABC Boot Camp has been underway and this week we have learned Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, and will continue with Kk tomorrow.  We have learned the letter names, sounds, and created silly projects to go with each.  Ask your kindergartner about their letter names and sounds!

The Voice star Jared Blake

Flash's Special Bikers Against Bullies Motorcycle

Yesterday we had the pleasure to attend an assembly hosted by Bikers Against Bullies.  Flash rode his special motorcycle into our gym and talked to us about being respectful and how diversity makes our school awesome.  His friend country star Jared Blake (he was on The Voice!) joined him to help teach us about not allowing anyone to take away our power and love ourselves. Jared Blake treated us to a private concert of his original songs and broke his guitar string jamming out with our school!  All of Lowell School also sang along to Jared's rendition of Justin Beiber's Love Yourself.  Bikers Against Bullies was so awesome that they donated Jared Blake posters and Bikers Against Bullies T-Shirts to EVERY Lowell student and staff member!  Look for shirts to be sent home next week.

Now for the most EXCITING news.....
Super K has been doing such a great job following the 4 Be's (Be Safe, Respectful, Responsible, and Kind) that we have filled our Bobcat Buck jar!  Tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 15th will be our first Bobcat Reward...PAJAMA DAY!  Kiddos are encouraged to wear their PJs to school with school appropriate shoes.  (Please keep all stuffed animals and special toys at home.)



Love,
Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Baied, and Ms. Pelkey

ABC Bootcamp, Centers, Alphabet and More.......

 We have had an exciting 10 days in Super K! Our days have been filled with laughing, learning and lots of fun!!!

We have been learning all about letters, thus far we have learned Aa-Gg....ask your students if they can tell you the Zoo Friends.

A - Ally Aligator

B - Bubba Bear

C - Catina Cat

D - Deedee Dear

E - Ellie Elephant

F - Francy Fish

G - Gordo Gorilla

Coloring our G is for Grape hat!

We started centers, a time where students are grouped and work on different activities. Each student will complete one center a day and will rotate through each center by the time two weeks is over.

All of the pictures below show different centers.....the centers the next two weeks have to do with colors.

F for Friday!

Happy Friday!

Our F Chart of Beginning Sounds

Today was F in our ABC Boot Camp and we met our friend Francy Fish.  We made a frog hat and a chart full of words with "f" beginning sounds.

Next week we will begin learning color words with two weeks of thematic projects and activities.  All kinders are invited to wear the color of the day to join in on the theme!  Colors will be in the following sequence:

Monday, 9/12: Red

Tuesday, 9/13: Orange

Wednesday, 9/14: Yellow

Thursday, 9/15: Blue

Friday, 9/16: Green

Enjoy a fantastic weekend with your kiddos and we will see you on Monday!

Love,

Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Baied, and Ms. Pelkey

Open House!

Hello Super K Families!

Just a reminder that Information Night and Open House is tonight at Mt. Jumbo school.  Families are invited to join us for a short information talk 6-6:20pm with an Open House following immediately after.  Hope to see everyone there!

Love,
Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Baied, and Ms. Pelkey

Three Day Weekend

Enjoy the three day weekend with your kiddos! We look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday for another fun four days in kindergarten!!!

Love Mrs. Baied, Mrs. Griffith and Ms. Pelkey

Students working hard!!!!

Fabulous First Day

Today was a FABULOUS first day of Super K! We are so excited to have all of our kids in the same room. We started the day with a coloring job, learned all about the letter A, made an 'a is for apple' crown, traced Aa, read a story called Countdown to Kindergarten, and learned about the number 1. We had a very busy day and your kiddos could be very tired, we are!!

Ask your kiddo.....

• What sound does A make? (aaa)
• Who is the zoo friend that you met today? (Ally Alligator)
• What are your teachers names? (Mrs. Baied, Mrs. Griffith, Ms. Pelkey)

See you all tomorrow for another busy day including a fire drill and a school-wide assembly!

Love Mrs. Baied, Mrs. Griffith and Ms. Pelkey

A is for.......

Meet the Super K Teachers

WE ARE SUPER K!

I am Mrs. Baied and I am married to Mr. Baied (Zeke). We enjoy spending time doing outside activities such as hiking, biking and floating the river. We are busy preparing for a baby boy to join our family in December. I will be taking a maternity leave after that. I graduated from the University of Montana in 2009 with a degree in Elementary Education, in 2011 with a Special Education Endorsement and completed my Masters Degree in 2013. I have two older brothers that live in Arizona and California and four nephews that I love spending time with. This will be my fourth year teaching kindergarten, I taught Special Education for 3 years prior; all at Lowell.

I am Mrs. Griffith, and I am married to Mr. Griffith and have a sweet puppy named Boone. I am a Washington state native that came to Missoula in 2009 to attend the University of Montana and never left! My husband and I enjoy hiking and exploring the great state of Montana. I have a super fun family and love when we get to spend quality time together during visits. I graduated from UM with a BA in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Human and Family Development in 2012. I believe in creating well-rounded students by teaching not only academics, but also fostering perseverance and good citizenship. This is my fourth year teaching kindergarten and my third year at Lowell.

Hello! I am Ms. Pelkey. I will be joining Mrs. Baied and Mrs. Griffith this year in the Super K class. I am very excited to be a part of this amazing adventure with you and your child.  I wanted to share a little bit about myself.  I grew up in a small town in Montana which fostered my love for a close knit community. I have an amazing husband, two goofball horses and two great dogs. I enjoy spending time horseback riding, hiking and working on my photography business.

We love a good theme and ANY
excuse to dress up!

We are so EXCITED to begin our year in kindergarten together. We cannot wait to work with you and your child. It’s going to be a year full of fun, learning and adventures! We cannot wait to share the adventures of Super K with YOU! We thought you may want to learn a little about us before the year begins.

We don't sweat the small stuff and find something to smile about each day!