Monday is our 100th day at school! We will be celebrating by bringing in coins and counting them to try to get to hundred. If we get to 100 we will start again and see how many times we can make 100 total coins not amount. On Friday of next week (February 5) we will have a pajama day to celebrate as well. Happy 100th!
This week Ms. Kathy visited us from the ICPL and read to us about bears. She always brings in entertaining books and sings songs with the students. She had cut out bears and an activity paper for the students. She will be here again next week.
Thank you Constantine for coming in and reading on Wednesday. The students enjoyed the great picture books and descriptions.
Some new works include Valentine themed practical life and a puppet stage. From a copy paper box the students helped paint a stage for our finger puppets. Now they can explore with their imaginations different acts with the puppets. We also have a book making work with stickers and markers to gear up for the book fair.
One of our topics of discussion during line time was expectations during clean up. As we reviewed the expectations we made a list and then turned it into a chart with pictures for students to be redirected if the need reminders of what to do to help keep clean up. This is posted above the dirty laundry basics.
The students found a stink bug in the classroom and it quickly became of great interest. Olivia wanted to take it home so we put it into a Tupperware container with plastic and were reminded by the students to put holes in it so the bug can breath. She took it home and the brought it back today. We found out that it could fly and it tried to escape three times. One student exclaimed " You're a mean bug" In reply another said "Don't say that. If you do it will want to fly away." "You're a nice bug." You're a nice bug."
Students who will be going to kindergarten next year went to the kindergarten room during lunch. They enjoyed conversation and sharing while eating their lunch with old friends.
Stay warm,
Shayne
This week Ms. Kathy visited us from the ICPL and read to us about bears. She always brings in entertaining books and sings songs with the students. She had cut out bears and an activity paper for the students. She will be here again next week.
Thank you Constantine for coming in and reading on Wednesday. The students enjoyed the great picture books and descriptions.
Some new works include Valentine themed practical life and a puppet stage. From a copy paper box the students helped paint a stage for our finger puppets. Now they can explore with their imaginations different acts with the puppets. We also have a book making work with stickers and markers to gear up for the book fair.
One of our topics of discussion during line time was expectations during clean up. As we reviewed the expectations we made a list and then turned it into a chart with pictures for students to be redirected if the need reminders of what to do to help keep clean up. This is posted above the dirty laundry basics.
The students found a stink bug in the classroom and it quickly became of great interest. Olivia wanted to take it home so we put it into a Tupperware container with plastic and were reminded by the students to put holes in it so the bug can breath. She took it home and the brought it back today. We found out that it could fly and it tried to escape three times. One student exclaimed " You're a mean bug" In reply another said "Don't say that. If you do it will want to fly away." "You're a nice bug." You're a nice bug."
Students who will be going to kindergarten next year went to the kindergarten room during lunch. They enjoyed conversation and sharing while eating their lunch with old friends.
Stay warm,
Shayne