Phew!!!! What a busy last week!

Our Star of the Week

Alexander is our Star of the Week! Did you know that Alexander enjoys coloring and going to Costco? He shared with us today that he especially enjoys the free samples and pizza. Who knew Costco was such a great place for kids? Did you also know that Alexander has an older sister? Thank you, Alexander, for doing a great job answering our questions and sharing your pictures. We really appreciated the family tree you finger painted for your presentation.

Exploring E Day

Crystals indoors and out!

For Exploring E day we went outside to hunt for crystals and then came inside to grow our own….ROCK CANDY!!!

Reading with our Senior Buddies

We had a great visit with our Senior buddies. We brought in our favorite books and read together! It was so sweet to see the Seniors enjoying some picture books and old favorites. The KD Dragonflies really enjoyed hearing the Seniors read their favorite stories- some of them really got into the characters!

Jack is our Star of the Week!

Jack is our Star of the Week! Did you know that Jack loves Legos and enjoys playing Iron man? Jack also shared that he loves pizza and has a dog. Jack did a fantastic job sharing his pictures and answering our questions. We look forward to learning more about Jack this week.

Up in knots!

This is an excellent game to build cooperation and communication to solve problems together. KD Dragonflies were asked to reach across their circle of friends and create a human knot. Then, they were to move around and talk to one another to untangle without letting go of each others' hands .

This was an AMAZING Morning Meeting activity!

Happy Belated Birthday, Addison!

The Butter Boogie

Better late than never!! This video was taken before break. KD Dragonflies did the Butter Boogie to turn cream into a delicious creamy butter we enjoyed with fresh baked bread from KC. Thank you to Mrs. Spalding who generously donated the cream!

This Week's Star of the Week

Harper is our Star of the Week! Did you know that Harper loves to go to COSI? Did you also know that her favorite food is mac and cheese shells? Harper did a great job sharing her pictures and answering our questions today. We look forward to learning more about Harper all week!

Making Applesauce

It's Friday!!!!

Today KD Dragonflies learned about the story of Thanksgiving. We used the colored pony beads to remind us how the first thanksgiving came to be.

Making Apple Turkeys with our Seniors

Apple Turkeys 2014 - Video Maker

11.16.14 - Video Maker

Worry Wall

Today the Dragonflies met a new vilain to defeat with our flexible thinking, Worry Wall. This villain will make us feel nervous, stressed or anxious so much that you can not do what you want to do or need to do. The Dragonflies thought about a time when Worry Wall may have taken over their brains. Many things were shared including bedtime, new people and places, and trying new things. All of these can cause worry, stress, and anxiousness. However the best way to defeat Worry Wall is flexible thinking and allowing ourselves to recognize him in the moment so we can defeat him. We practiced one method and that was to use belly breathing, deep breaths from our bellies, and visualizing our calm and happy places and things to relax. We will try other methods here soon, but the Dragonflies are doing an excellent job with their Flexible Thinking and making good connections with these characters.

Those Shoes

KD students are preparing for our Kids 4 Kids project. We read a great book called Those Shoes to help us understand the difference between 'wants' and 'needs' and bring a kindergarten awareness to those families that may not have all they need and what we will be doing to help. Thank you to all families who have begun to bring in items for our family in need. Monday and Tuesday we will begin preparing the donations. Please sign up on the Shutterfly account if you are interested in volunteering.

Happy Birthday, Harper!

Today was Harper's birthday celebration! She shared great pictures with us and delicious cookies that you just have to see( picture below)! Wishing you a great birthday, Harper!