Sonic - Limeades for learning

Sonic is running its Limeades for Learning campaign to fund classroom projects across the nation. All it takes is a vote, and you will be helping us in the campaign. Go to www.limeadesforlearning.com and click find a project, then select location, Kansas, district, and then West Elk. I'm rooting for all teachers that have projects in our district. But particularly the projects for netbooks.

Please help by spreading the word and have your family vote for us too. Oh yeah, you can vote daily. Wish us luck. Thanks!

First Day Pictures

We had such a great first day on Wednesday! My students are so friendly and have such a love for learning. I'm looking forward to the fun projects ahead of us.

Macy is a Kindergartener!!!

I know she is not a First Grader, but she is my pride and joy! Today was Macy's first day of Kindergarten. I was sad that she is growing up on me, but am so proud of the girl she has come to be! This will be a neat year for her.

She loved school and seeing her friends. Kindergarten must be a lot of work, she fell fast asleep not long after getting home.

Another Grant FUNDED!!!!

Thats right, I just received an e-mail that another grant has been funded for my classroom! This time we are recipients of a netbook computer and optical mouse. This is so exciting. Now the kids in our class get to take the child sized computer back to their seats and explore the tagged reading and math websites. We are continually learning through technology on our interactive websites through the use of our mimio board. Now I get the pleasure of watching them take the next step of exploring on their own.

Thanks to Donors Choose, and the anonymous donor Cynthia from Kansas. A special thanks to Cynthia from Kansas, who has donated repeatedly to my classroom.

-Mrs. Haag

Current Grant Projects

Here are three Grant projects I have posted on donorschoose.org. Right now my main focus is to acquire netbooks for our classroom. Each day we use our interactive mimio board to learn reading and math strategies through interactive websites. The netbooks would allow the students to individually go back to the tagged sites that help us learn in class. The plus side is that they are small and portable, just right for Kindergarten hands.

If you could help even a little, that would be a great start to getting our grant funded. Please pass this along to Grandparents or Aunts and Uncles that may be willing to help out our class.



http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/399915.-21439851

Get READY for KINDERGARTEN !

Here are some fun website links to have fun with over the summer. Most focus on letter recognition, beginning sound, and blending words. Have FUN!


http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ig/load.htm?f



http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/en/load.htm?f



http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/at/load.htm?f


http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ug/load.htm?f


http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/og/load.htm?f



http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/phonics/index.html

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?frfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/zoo_a/zoo1x.htm

Summer Reading for incoming 1st Graders

These are starfall.com links that will be fun for students getting ready for first grade. Click on the link below the picture.

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm?f