Our classmate Jacob had a house fire last week and he can't live in his house anymore. He needs all new things because of the fire. We read the book A Chair For My Mother by Vera B. Williams about a house fire. Friends helped the family by bringing them new things. The family saved money in a jar for a long time so they could by a special chair for the mother. Jacob said the story is like the fire at their house. Lots of people helped his family. Jacob said that he doesn't have any of his books because of the fire. We decided to collect money in a jar just like the story. When it is full, we will buy new books for Jacob. Lots of people are helping us collect the money. The jar is getting full and we wonder if we will get so much money that it will overflow. Soon we will buy some books for our friend.

Fall in New Hampshire is a colorful season. We are lucky that our school has such beautiful surroundings. Recently, we went for a hike in the woods on the Blue Blaze trail. It goes through the woods and around the pond. The fall colors were just beginning to be bright. We hope to take another walk soon to compare the changes.

     The Kindergarten classes worked together on a project for the Deerfield Fair. We read The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons and connected our project connected to the book. Mrs. Knee taught us how to do needle felting, using a very sharp needle and wool. Needle felting is fun. Our class made the spring and winter tree. We also made the little bird that held the sign.

     When the project was finished, it was displayed in the School Building at the Fair. The judges gave us a blue ribbon for our work. Yippee!

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The KinderKids made applesauce and enjoyed it for snack.

Everyone in the class hopes to learn many things this year. In order for everyone to be able to learn and work together, we need some rules. We've been talking about the rules we need so that everyone gets to do what they are hoping to do. We had three pages of rules but that was too many to remember. We noticed that some rules were connected and in the end, we have only four rules.

We started the school year with 5 buttterfly eggs. We watched 5 caterpillars eat and grow, eat and grow for several weeks. Four caterpillars changed to butterflies. One caterpillar was not strong and did not become a butterfly. We learned that our butterflies will migrate to a warmer place. They will meet hundreds of monarch butterflies and they will fly to Mexico. We hope they have a safe trip.

Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go to Mexico.

The 2009 KinderKids talked about things they hoped to do in school this year. We call them our hopes and dreams.

 What are your hopes and dreams for your school year?

Our new school year has begun. The classroom is full of new friends who are beginning to learn to work together.

Let me introduce the 2009 KinderKids to you.