Skype with Zoo Staff

All of the kindergarten students were able to skype with a zoo staff member.  She gave information about the zoo and what we are going to see at the zoo.  The students also had the chance to ask questions about the animals.  The students are excited about our zoo visit on Friday.

Donation Totals

Root beer floats for Mrs. Hirt's 4th grade!!!  They were the class that donated the most money for the  Penny War.  They donated $163.46.  Thanks!!!

Here are the Trail Mix Totals: 
   Mrs. Erickson's Half Day K $42.40
   Mrs. DeVries' K $62.50
   Mrs. Neuman's K $40.50

Here are the Penny War Totals:
   Mrs. Erickson's Half Day K $20.28
   Mrs. DeVries' K $130.83
   Mrs. Neuman's K $43.14
   Ms. Simon 1st grade $46.43
   Mrs. Rolland 1st grade $41.74
   Mrs. Biehl 2nd grade $80.22
   Mrs. Beier 2nd grade $24.77
   Mrs. Daum 3rd grade $78.77
   Mrs. Hirt's 4th grade $163.46
   Mrs. Nelson's 4th grade $32.72
   Mrs. Patzlaff's 5th grade $52.83
   Mrs. Meis's 6th grade $19.66
   Mr. Neuman's 6th grade $58.15



The total amount of money that will be donated to the Red Panda is...  $943.79.  Thanks for all of your donations and help with this project.  :)  The Red Panda will be happy!
Thanks!

Mrs. Erickson, Mrs. DeVries, and Mrs. Neuman

Sorting and Counting the money

"Wow!  There is a lot of money in these buckets" is what we heard from the students.  The kindergarteners first sorted all of the coins and then counted how much money was in each bucket.  Rootbeer floats to the class that raised the most money.  The winning class will be announced soon!  Thanks for all of the donations.









Selling the Trail Mix

Today was one busy morning.  Each kindergarten class got to sell their trail mix to the 1st-6th grade students and staff and they were so excited to do it!  Next week, we will be sorting and counting the money and figuring out which class donated the most money.   That class will get a rootbeer float party.  Thanks to all of those who donated snacks and money to this wonderful cause.  Save the Red Panda!



Making Trail Mix

This morning we got to make our trail mix.  Every student had a job and worked together well.  We made 260 bags in about 45 minutes.  The Half Day Kindergarten will finish up tomorrow making

the rest of the bags. 

We announce the winner!

One student was chosen from each of the kindergarten classes to
announce the winner during morning announcements.

Which endangered animal got the most votes?



Counting our votes!

One student from each class got to lead everyone in counting.



Another student gets her turn to count.



Still counting...

We have a winner...The Red Panda!

Huge Graph

Today we were able to graph our results!

We went in the gym and started our graph.

The students loved all having a turn to put a few sheets on the graph.

We are almost done. 

Who had the most?

Presentations and Voting

We started the day with Mrs. Erickson and the Half Day Kindergarten students watching all three presentations with the 4th grade and then having those students vote on their favorite animal.  Each grade got to come in today and see all of the presentations with both full day kindergarten classes (Mrs. DeVries and Mrs. Neuman classes)  and voted.  We will find out on Thursday which animal got the most votes.  Who will win?  The Red Panda, the Eastern Black Rhino, or the Snow Leopard.  We will have to wait and see!!!  

Students watching the presentations (Kindergarten movies)  :)

The Half Day Kindergarten students passed out the ballots and every student voted.

The students voted and the Kindergarten classes will count the votes on Thursday.



It was a fun day presenting our Kindergaren movies for the other grades.  We hope they liked them!!! 





Kindergarten Movies

Here are the three kindergarten videos.  Mrs. Erickson's Half Day Kindergarden made their video about the Eastern Black Rhino.  Mrs. DeVries' class made their movie about the Snow Leopard and Mrs. Neuman's class was the Red Panda.  We will show the videos to the upper grades and the school will vote on one animal to adopt.  All of the money that is donated from the trail mix and penny war will be donated to that animal at the Sioux Falls Zoo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeGfkcoJic
(This is the link to Mrs. DeVries' class showing the Snow Leopard.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhZnvynpHp4
(Mrs. Neuman's students' movie about the Red Panda.)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9qlUjvm6mM
(This link is about the Eastern Black Rhino done by Mrs. Erickson's Half Day Kindergarten class.)

Penny War Buckets

Each Kindergarten Class decorated ice cream buckets for the Penny War. 



Great job of working together!



We are decorating these buckets to put in each classroom.



The classroom with the most money will win a small party.



All of the money will go for our endangered animals.  Help us save the animals!

Finding Facts

We are working with our high school partners to find important information about the Red Panda.

The kindergarten students and their high school partners are
doing research about the Red Panda for our presentation.

We researched on the computer.

We wrote down the infomation we found.

The Kindergarten even got to try and help find the information.

Everyone did a great job helping each other.



It was fun getting to work with the high schoolers.






 

This is a picture of all of us working.

Here is another class working with their high school partners.