Daily Happenings In Kindergarten

Chinatown Walk About

Learning about our surrounding community is very important to us. After creating our own maps we decided to venture out to see what our own Chinatown Community had to offer. Our first stop was the local Police Station, where we learned about all the work Police Officers do and how they keep us safe. We got to go inside of a real jail cell and we also got to sit inside of a police car. Our second stop was the Chinatown Fire Station. Here we learned about how fire fighters work to keep people in our community safe and out of harms way. Each of us got a chance to sit in the fire truck and we even got to wear the fire fighters protective gear, which was really heavy. As the fire bell rang we watched as the fire fighters came down the golden pole and quickly jumped into the fire engine. It was very exciting to see!! Next it was time to go check out the fortune cookie factory and how they made those special treats. Seeing the large machine hard at work was very interesting. Tasting the fortune cookies was the best part.There were so many different colors and flavors to choose from. Our last stop was the Chinatown Hospital. Here we took a tour of the different parts of the hospital including the x-ray room, where they keep the blood samples, and where the patients lay when they are staying in the hospital. We ended our visit to the hospital by singing them our 5 Little Pumpkins Poem. Finally we were off to the local Willy "Wu Wu" Wong playground for lunch and some play time. Overall it was a very busy and exciting day.

Trip to Fairy Land

We had a great time with the first and second graders as we ventured off to Oakland's Fairy Land. We played on different sets of famous Fairytale stories and participated in an animal show. We got to play ball with a donkey, feed a llama, and pet a furry pony. We had a great ride on the BART and loved learning outside of the classroom.

Back to School Night Wednesday Sept 16th

We would like to invite all of our family and friends to come see our kindergarten classroom and meet our teacher Mr. Ballesteros. Our Back to School Night will be on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 6:15-6:55pm. Everyone will get a chance to see our schedule, curriculum, and find out a bit more about our everyday happenings. We hope that everyone can make it to share in our special day. Aloha from Kindergarten!

Welcome in coming Kindergarteners 2009-2010

Welcome to Mr. Ballesteros' magical kindergarten adventure!!! It is here that we will embark on our educational adventure, thus setting the tone for a successful educational future. Step by step our class will venture into in depth studies of math, language arts, science, social studies, art, physical education, and catholicism. At the same time we will develop our socialization skills, cultivate our manners, and grow to love and serve the lord while forming a close knit school famliy. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you on our first day of school which is August 31st. See you soon and get ready to have a lot of fun!! It is with great excitement that I await your arrival.

The Animals in the Zoo Go.......

If you mixed a Seal and a bear together what sound would the Beal make?

Chinese New Year Dragon Creation

Out with the Bad and In with the Good Luck
Happy New Year to All
Gung Hay Fat Choy

Jackson Pollock Spatter Painting

Creative Minds Splatter as if nothing is the Matter
Care Free, Like a bird, No boundaries, Just Me
Throw it, Slap it, Spatter and Patter It
Painting with out limits..........

Green Eggs and Spam: Dr. Seuss Hawaiian Adaptation

A bit of writing.....
A bit of coloring....

A bit of creative thinking
An alternate ending.....

A bit of reading....
A lot of eating........

A bit of creating..
A lot of laughing...

Enjoying

Pretzel Making For Lent

The Kindergartners had the pleasure of learning how to make pretzels with the 1st and 2nd graders. We read a story about the history of pretzel making and how each hole in the pretzel stands for, "the father" "the son" and the "holy spirit." Overall it was a blast getting to work with our friends and of course with the sticky dough. When all was said and done, we said a prayer, and got to eat our delicious pretzels.

The 100th Day of School

The 100th Day of School brought lots of excitement to our classroom. We celebrated by bringing in 100 of our favorite small objects, doing M & M 100 Charts, reading 100 stories, building 100 Cup Towers, and eating 100 pieces of popcorn for snack. Overall we had a fun filled day!!