100 Days of Fun!

On Thursday, February 9th, we celebrated our 100th day of school! This is always an exciting milestone in the school year! We spent the day celebrating all things 100! Below are pictures of our 100 cup structures, making fruit look necklaces with 100 fruit loops, playing a game called Roll to 100, and our scavenger hunt for 100 hidden pennies. I've also included pictures of all of the students' projects. It was wonderful to see the creative ideas that you all supported your child with! Thank you!

 

 

 

Global School Play Day

Yesterday, February 1st, we celebrated Global School Play Day (GSPD). The idea behind this day is to bring back unstructured, creative play time for children. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, play, in its simplest form, is often forgotten. For GSPD, children were invited to bring in a toy from home to share and explore with. We started our day by creating a list of expectations to help the day run smoothly. Children were then able to engage in whatever play their little hearts desired (for the most part!) It was amazing to watch the collaboration, creativity, conversations, and fun that took place! I tried to take many pictures throughout the day to document how wonderful it was! Please enjoy them! If you would like to read more about Global School Play Day, you can click here to go to the website: http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/

Circles and Squares Race to Twenty

This week, we learned a new math game, called "Circles and Squares Race to Twenty." Some of the math standards addressed with this game include:

• Counting forward from a given number, rather than starting at 1
• Reading numbers from 0 to 20
• Comparing the number of objects in a group
• Decomposing numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way

We practiced playing this game as a whole class and then played in pairs. Please enjoy the video of two students explaining and modeling how to play the game!

Sneezy the Snowman

Last week, we read a wonderful book called Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright. Poor Sneezy was cold and his friends tried to warm him up, but he melted every single time. Luckily, there is a happy ending! After reading, we brainstormed things that would and would not melt a snowman. We then did a fun art project where we created melted snowmen and wrote about how our snowmen melted. Please enjoy the video of your children reading their pieces below!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back! On our first day back from the holiday break, we talked about resolutions and what it means when people make one. We read a book called Squirrel's New Year's Resolution and then brainstormed a goal that we had for ourselves for the new year. Check them out here!

In 2017, I want to draw more.

In 2017, I want to be better at singing.

In 2017, I want to read more.

In 2017, I want to get better at Pokemon.

In 2017, I want to be kind and help my teacher and my family.

In 2017, I want to get better at soccer.

In 2017, I want to be better at singing.

In 2017, I want to be better at Pokemon.

In 2017, I want to be better at basketball.

In 2017, I want to play with cars.

In 2017, I want to be kind and help my teacher and my family.

In 2017, I want to draw more. 

In 2017, I want to get better at reading. 

In 2017, I want to be better at Star Wars.