Kindergarten Rocks the Farm

Thank you KJC for having us out for your annual Kid's Day on the Farm.   It's a great experience for our kindergarten students every year. 

We are lined up and ready to set the farm on it's ear.

Marcus was our guide for the morning.  He was funny and told us some pretty interesting farm facts.

Is Your Momma a Llama?  We should have read that book before our trip!  Did you know that llamas make great watch dogs? 

Baa baa little sheep, have you any wool?  Yes sir, yes sir three bags full.

We called this next fella Billy Goat Rough.  He loved to be petted just a little too much.  Billy Goat Rough was an old goat, literally!  He was a whopping eight years old.  That's older than our kiddos.  I've got him beat though.  (wink)

Kindergarten gettin' down on the farm...

Look what the kids found in the barn, a pigeon egg.

Hay!  Let's hit the trail.

This little piggy went to market.  These piglets will sell for $300 each as show pigs. 

Waiting on the hayride gave us a chance to chill with friends.

So long farm.

We were Starvin' Marvin by the time we left the farm.  All that fresh air, bacon and an egg worked up an appetite.  We headed to the park for some more excitement and food.

A good time was had by all ;-)

The Wedding of Q and U

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to phonically pronounce the consonant Q and the short vowel U.  It's the study of phonics for young children everywhere to learn that together the two letter make one sound (kw), but to always know them as separate letters of the alphabet.  It is important to remember that the vowel U can stand alone to speak her own sound as short

vowel u or long vowel u. 

All the letters of the alphabet were in attendance as well as the digraphs and combinations.  Then all eyes turned to the teacher as she directed the letters to sing The Alphabet Song.

"Consonant Q do you take U as your vowel to be pronounced as one sound?"

"Vowel U do you take Q to be the consonant that proceeds you in all words spelled with Q?"

"By the certification from the State of Texas, I now pronounce you as one sound (KW).  Let the words for phonics flow easily for young readers everywhere."