Happy Fall!

It was a remarkable day here in Lansing NY. The weather was perfect and the fact that the track was otherwise spoken for made us use the bus circle which ended up being a "happy accident"! The circle worked out perfect! The parents had a great place to stand, a good view of the various costumes and the children (and adults) had a nice short route around the circle before heading into the classrooms for the parties! Our class enjoyed dressing up and the adults even got into it by representing their favorite LETTER PEOPLE! Yes it is B for Mr. Beautiful buttons, S for Mr. Super Socks and C for Mr. Cotton candy.

We made our own snacks for the parties and had some delicious individual apple turnovers!

A good day was had by all. Enjoy the fun and exciting weekend!

Big gains made on the "Courtesy Kid Graph"!

The class has figured out how the courtesy kid graph works! Kids are quickly figuring out their behaviors, acts of kindness and friendship skills move them up the graph rewarding them with a trip to the "heart box". The kids have really come together as a group. We have a great group of kids who are developing some nice friendships! Keep up the good work!

We drank purple milk!

We had fun last week mixing colors to make the color purple...ask your child what two colors we mixed together to make purple ...and what they drank (purple milk!)? See if your child can recall the purple cow song?

Fall Fun at Grisamore Farm!

We had an incredible fall day at the farm. When we arrived at Grisamore Farm we seperated into two groups and went off on our way! Our class started by touring the farm and the animals (mules, chicken, sheep, goat ,and a miniature horse) then we walked down through the apple orchards where we picked an apple to eat...right off the tree. It was a juicy delicious apple as you can see! We continued on our way and stopped to see some sheep grazing way back in the pasture behind some orchards. We ended up by the wagon and had our turn on the hay wagon ride. We saw orchards and fields of all differnt kinds of fruit. The ride wasn't complete without getting off to pick our very own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch! We got back on the wagon for a ride back to the farm where we ate our lunch in the pavillion. After lunch we had a chance to go inside and see the apple press. Unfortunately they weren't making cider today!

We went through a small c0rn maze with pumpkin people in it and looked at the animals one more time. We did happen upon a "pallet" and were able to squeeze our whole class on a pallet...with a little team work that is! (in case you didn't know...it is "P" week!) It was a great day on the farm...one in which we were very proud of our class. They did a great job enjoying the day,being good listeners and courtesy kids!

Lansing Library and one room school house visit a big success!

We had a couple of really nice days at the Lansing Library this week. We enjoyed a story and snack as well as a trip to the one room school house! Mrs. Susie read us a story and talked about the library. We looked around the library and saw the children's room as well as the new space in the downstairs. We enjoyed a nice little snack of goldfish crackers before heading off to the one room school house. When we came out of the library we heard a loud bell clanging...it was Mrs. Bement ringing the bell at the school...calling all the children in! When we entered we came around the corner to find a little classroom with desks, a teachers desk and a chalk board. While we were there she told us about what it was like in the old days in a one room school house. Ask your child about how they kept it warm? What the children used to eat lunch? Where they went to the bathroom? What the desks were like? It was an exciting day. Your child will be bringing home their library card and a brochure listing the library's events and hours. We hope you and your child enjoy the library and develop a love of reading like we have! Special thanks to the Lansing Library staff, Mrs. Susie and Mrs. Bement! Check out the Lansing Library at www.lansinglibrary.org

Lansing Community Library Visit Tuesday and Wednesday!

Dear Families:

We will be visiting the Lansing Community Library on Tuesday and Wednesday. We look forward to visiting the library, hearing a story, doing a craft and having a little snack. We will also be visiting the one room school house and hearing about it's history! It should be a fun day. Please return your child's form regarding a library card if you have not done so already. Thank you! Click on the library to go to the Lansing Community Library website!

Lansing Fire Fighters do it up big for kindergarten kids!

What a day was had by the kindergarten kids at RC Buckley Elem. today! Our local firefighters did an awesome job teaching our kids about their job, their equipment and ways to stay safe regarding fire and emergencies. The children of course enjoyed getting to see the different fire engines but really enjoyed pretending to be firefighters and following the hose, climbing a ladder,getting their hat and trying on the Fire Fighter's coats! The kids learned a lot and loved the day. The best part was that they made "friends" with firefighters and eased their fears should they ever come face to face with a firefighter in an emergency. Thank you Lansing Fire Fighters!

NO SCHOOL Monday! Hurray for Christopher Columbus!

In class we will be learning a Christopher Columbus song...and once you hear it you will be singing it too! Ask you child to sing the "Hurray for Christopher Columber" song. (It will be printed on the Christopher columbus page as well) Due to the excitement of Fire Safety week and the visiting fire trucks...we will focus on Christopher on Tuesday...after the celebrated Monday holiday. Have a nice long weekend!

It's not easy being green!

It's not but we love it...almost as much as Kermit does! Click on Kermit to see the video!There was alot of green around our class today. The kids loved the "green" word stickers. Give me a G...R...E...E...N!

Lansing Firefighters Coming to RC Buckley Elementary!

Lansing Firefighters are on their way! Yes...they will be visiting RC Buckley tomorrow to show us the different fire engines and equipment! Click on the fire engine to play and learn about fire safety like we have been doing this week!

Lansing kindergarten participates in "Read for the Record"!

It was an exciting day in kindergarten today! All 5 kindergarten classes gathered in the hall to participate in Jumpstarts Read for the Record. We wanted to be a part of the (hopefully) new world record! For more information click on the hungry caterpillar above!

The book selection was perfect since we just finished our monarch butterfly unit...and coincidentally The Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating 40 years. We love to read in kindergarten!

Not only was it Read for the record...fire safety...but also GREEN day! Ask your child how to spell the word green!

Happy Fall!

The weather today on the playground was WILD and windy! The kids danced about with screaming voices and twirling leaves...couldn't help but snap the kodak moment! Remember??

The leaves were here,

the leaves were there,

the leaves were everywhere...

even in our hair!

Fly...be free!

We freed the last of our Monarchs on Monday and wished them well on their journey to Mexico.

Once again they were in no hurry...but it was a very windy day and they were reluctant so we put them in the tree. When the tree was checked later in the day they were gone!

We have our fingers crossed for our monarchs and we will be checking with Mr. Little to see if he gets a report of any of our tagged monarch butterflies being found in Mexico. He tells us that for each tagged butterfly found the local people get 5 Pecos! Maybe they will find one with our Lansing numbers on them!!