Classroom Events

The children are encouraged to dress up for the following events.

Reminder notes will be sent to inform parents of exact date of event.

Scarecrow Day: October
Indian Day: First Monday in November. NO weapons!
Fifty Days in School: 50th day of school

Girls: Pony tails, blue jeans or poodle skirt, white shirt, neck scarf, white socks, gym shoes. Boys: White undershirt, blue jeans, leather jacket (optional), greased hair, etc.

Christmas Around the World: December

Beau and Babette Bear visit from Paris, France spending the night at each child's house. At school, the children take their passports and visit countries around the world completing various math assignments.

Pioneer Day: February

Girls: Bonnet, long dress, shawl Boys: Blue jeans, suspenders, straw/coon skin hat, white or flannel shirt.

All children will bring their lunch in a basket.

One Hundredth Day of School Dress up like an old person.  
Oviparous Animals: March-April

Students identify, sort, and classify animals that are oviparous. Classroom activities housed at the Oviparous Center include opening eggs to reveal parent animals and their egg clusters/clutches. Math skills for each egg activity include: place value, ordinal numbers, multiple addends, greater than and less than, and estimation.

Camping: April-May

Snuggle up close to a crackling fire, smell the pines, and read a good book.

Western Week: May-June

Western attire. NO weapons.

Western Week is culminated with a chuck wagon lunch with the following menu:

  • Prairie dog links: hot dogs
  • Pony blankets: buns
  • Cactus juice: fruit drink
  • Cow chip delights: cookies

Afternoon activities include a rodeo. Events include bull roping, cow chip toss, water bucket relay, wagon wheel relay, boot hill relay, and horse shoe toss. We even had a real mini Texas tornado one year! Cowboy hats flew up into the air and out of sight!

This room is a magic place. We're making tomorrow.