Welcome back Diener friends. Please read below to see what your kids have been learning!!
K class: Emily
This week we enjoyed working together to make home made latkes (potato pancakes) in honor of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. We worked together to peel, grate, and mix the potatoes with the rest of the ingredients. As we worked through each step, we learned new vocabulary and concepts. Social skills were incorporated throughout this wonderful activity!
1-2 class: Jenni
This week we enjoyed working together to make home made latkes (potato pancakes) in honor of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. We worked together to peel, grate, and mix the potatoes with the rest of the ingredients. As we worked through each step, we learned new vocabulary and concepts. While our yummy latkes were frying we played Latka Jeopardy, which included the categories Ingredients, Utensils, Sequencing, and What Does Not Belong. Social skills were incorporated throughout this wonderful activity!
Monday in fitness we played a cooperation game sharing hulla hoops and trying to catch balloons in them, also sending the hoop from friend to friend holding hands without letting go of each other. The rest of the week we practice our dances for fri.
In yoga, worked on breathing techniques and learning to control our bodies and heart rate after being worked up.
This week in science, we wrapped up our unit on the human body. The kids enjoyed completing their Mini-Me Projects. They learned the difference between the interior and exterior of their bodies. We labeled our bones and all of the major organs in our bodies. We also discussed the functions of our bones and organs and we briefly talked about digestion.
During the last session of the Uppers Buddy Program, the kids had a great time hanging out with their buddies for the last time. We played several group games, as well as, playing Kickball and having a fabulous fashion show!
We had fun making a variety of holiday treats during the Social Club, this week. On Monday, we colored different holiday objects to that represented numerous cultures and their holiday traditions. On Thursday, we had fun assembling our Penguin
Thermometers and singing holiday music.
This week in music, we were busy practicing our songs for the Holiday and Multicultural Festival. Today we all performed our Christmas and Hanukkah songs for our parents! We all sounded beautiful as we sang songs like "Jingle Bells," "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," and "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel." We can't wait to come back in 2010 and keep having fun in music!
We had so much fun this week in speech and language! The Uppers enjoyed exchanging gifts during Social Skills group. All of the students managed to keep their Secret Snow Owls to themselves -- which can be quite a feat! We practiced what to do with big/little problems within gift giving situations and all of the kids were thrilled with the gifts they received! Lots of fun was had by all!
Ms. Courtney's Inters had a blast creating Rudolph puppets. They followed multiple step directions and were pleased with their creations.
Primary-This week we focused on the letter U during our weekly handwriting group with Ms. Brook. We also practiced our fine motor skills, and body and spatial awareness skills by making a tasty snowman craft using marshmallows, pretzels, raisins, and other sweets.
Inters (Ms. Jenni)- This week we participated in a large group activity with Ms. Courtney's class, making a tasty holiday snack. We used a piece of bread shaped like a triangle, and added antlers, a red nose, and other facial features using a variety of yummy treats. We got to practice both our fine motor and sequencing skills. We also worked very hard during our weekly handwriting group with Ms. Brook. This week we started learning about lower case "tall" letters.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE DIENER STAFF!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday Follow Up-December 11, 2009
This week in music, we continued to work on our holiday songs for the concert on December 18th. We are singing a lot of fun songs, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah." We also did fun activities with rhythm sticks, such as "I Like to Move It." We are really enjoying learning our holiday songs!
Primary-The letter of the week was L and the kids continued to work on letter formation using a multi-sensory approach. This week the kids experimented with chalk during our handwriting group. They also participated in their weekly motor group dancing with bean bags and focusing on body awareness. In addition, the boys worked on formulating and maneuvering their very own obstacle courses.
This week during speech and language, Ms. Barbara and Ms. Abbe's Uppers continued to further their knowledge of figurative language - specifically, idioms. Not to blow our own horns or anything but we were on top of the world when we realized how much we had learned without having to pay an arm and a leg! :)
Ms. Kate and Ms. Ginny's Uppers are very excited about our Secret Snow Owl project. We spent some time discussing and practicing perspective taking and others' favorite things during Social & Life Skills group. We also had lots of fun learning about and celebrating Hanukkah!
Ms. Courtney and Ms. Deanna's Uppers had a blast reading about Pirate Joe and Pirate Pete but felt badly for them when they lost their ship! After our story, we used Give Me 5 to follow directions when creating our own pirate ships with sticker scenes. The boys especially enjoyed taking turns giving each other verbal directions.
Primary-The letter of the week was L and the kids continued to work on letter formation using a multi-sensory approach. This week the kids experimented with chalk during our handwriting group. They also participated in their weekly motor group dancing with bean bags and focusing on body awareness. In addition, the boys worked on formulating and maneuvering their very own obstacle courses.
This week during speech and language, Ms. Barbara and Ms. Abbe's Uppers continued to further their knowledge of figurative language - specifically, idioms. Not to blow our own horns or anything but we were on top of the world when we realized how much we had learned without having to pay an arm and a leg! :)
Ms. Kate and Ms. Ginny's Uppers are very excited about our Secret Snow Owl project. We spent some time discussing and practicing perspective taking and others' favorite things during Social & Life Skills group. We also had lots of fun learning about and celebrating Hanukkah!
Ms. Courtney and Ms. Deanna's Uppers had a blast reading about Pirate Joe and Pirate Pete but felt badly for them when they lost their ship! After our story, we used Give Me 5 to follow directions when creating our own pirate ships with sticker scenes. The boys especially enjoyed taking turns giving each other verbal directions.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday Follow Up-December 4, 2009
This week in fitness, we worked on balance, directional moving, skipping, hopping, stepping backwards, forwards, and side to side. We finished up our T-Ball unit on Wednesday by splitting into stations, doing target practice, batting practice, and catching.
We did many different dances in dance class such as, The Maccarena, The Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, and many more. The kids had so much fun!
This week in music, we started singing holiday songs! In all of our classes,we sang both Christmas and Hanukkah songs. In the Primary class, we sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer" and "Dreidel, Driedel." In the Inters classes, we sang "The Chipmunk Song," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah." In the Uppers classes, we sang "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree," "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah." "Dreidel, Dreidel," and "Holly Jolly Christmas." We had a great time!
We had another great Thursday of drama. We explored making big choices with our bodies and allowing the actions of those around us to affect our own creative decisions. Some of the classes also explored some new clowning exercises which we hope to use in our production of the Ugly Duckling this spring.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the human body by focusing on one of it's most important parts, our bones! The primary and intermediate classes assembled a skeleton and learned about the major bones in our body ( skull, spine, ribs, pelvic, arms and legs). We learned two important functions of bones in our bodies; 1) to give us structure and 2) to protect our organs. The uppers were excited to start their Body Building class projects. Each student had a friend trace around their body. The students will draw their bones on their body outline. Eventually, we will add additional part of the body to these drawings. What a great way to learn about our bodies from the inside out!
We had so much fun making Gingerbread pops and playing relay games, in the Buddy Program this week. The kids worked with their buddies to decorate and devour their scrumptious creations! Aaron organized some fantastic group games which encouraged the kids to work together.
The participants of the Social Club had fun decorating a snowman and using different objects to make an appropriate setting for their creation! We also talked about Hanukkah and made menorah candles. Hooray for the holidays
This week in art the students learned more about colors and how to blend them using watercolor paints. The students then helped me prepare a 'special project' for a 'secret special Diener School person' (bet you cant guess who)!? Please ask your children what they helped create - they all loved being in on the secret!
Primary- participated in weekly movement group focusing on body awareness and turn taking. Handwriting group- letter K focusing on letter formation, mature grasp patterns, and utilizing non-dominant hand as a stabilizer. Inters-J participated in weekly movement group focusing on upperbody and core strengthening, social skills, and visual motor skills. Participated in weekly handwriting group focusing on lower case e. The kids continued to focus on letter formation, spacing and alignment, pencil grasp, and posture.
K class: This week in speech group we learned how to make chocolate pudding. We covered a variety of language areas during the activity including sequencing, following directions, and turn taking.
1-2 Class (Jenni)- This week in speech group we learned how to make vanilla pudding. We covered a variety of language areas during the activity including sequencing, vocabulary, following directions, and turn taking.
We had a fabulous week expanding our speech, language, and social skills! On Monday, Ms. Kate's class read the book, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. We had lots of fun sharing the parts of the story-the boots that went CLOMP CLOMP, the gloves that went CLAP CLAP, etc We then worked together to sequence and paraphrase the beginning, middle, and end.
Ms. Barbara's class continued to work on our figurative language book. Thus far, each student has completed a homonym, homophone, and idiom. We will work on humor and then put the finishing touches on our book soon.
Ms. Courtney's class worked on their sentence development and using both irregular and regular past tense verb forms. We played Photo Fish and Say and had so much fun finding as may matches as we could!
NOTE TO UPPERS PARENTS-Please check your children's backpacks for letters regarding our Secret Show Owl program. Thank you and have a great weekend!
While working with Kathy, we enjoyed participating in fun but challenging social games. Our games focused on visual skills, motor planning and most importantly, proper social skills!
We did many different dances in dance class such as, The Maccarena, The Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, and many more. The kids had so much fun!
This week in music, we started singing holiday songs! In all of our classes,we sang both Christmas and Hanukkah songs. In the Primary class, we sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer" and "Dreidel, Driedel." In the Inters classes, we sang "The Chipmunk Song," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah." In the Uppers classes, we sang "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree," "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah." "Dreidel, Dreidel," and "Holly Jolly Christmas." We had a great time!
We had another great Thursday of drama. We explored making big choices with our bodies and allowing the actions of those around us to affect our own creative decisions. Some of the classes also explored some new clowning exercises which we hope to use in our production of the Ugly Duckling this spring.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the human body by focusing on one of it's most important parts, our bones! The primary and intermediate classes assembled a skeleton and learned about the major bones in our body ( skull, spine, ribs, pelvic, arms and legs). We learned two important functions of bones in our bodies; 1) to give us structure and 2) to protect our organs. The uppers were excited to start their Body Building class projects. Each student had a friend trace around their body. The students will draw their bones on their body outline. Eventually, we will add additional part of the body to these drawings. What a great way to learn about our bodies from the inside out!
We had so much fun making Gingerbread pops and playing relay games, in the Buddy Program this week. The kids worked with their buddies to decorate and devour their scrumptious creations! Aaron organized some fantastic group games which encouraged the kids to work together.
The participants of the Social Club had fun decorating a snowman and using different objects to make an appropriate setting for their creation! We also talked about Hanukkah and made menorah candles. Hooray for the holidays
This week in art the students learned more about colors and how to blend them using watercolor paints. The students then helped me prepare a 'special project' for a 'secret special Diener School person' (bet you cant guess who)!? Please ask your children what they helped create - they all loved being in on the secret!
Primary- participated in weekly movement group focusing on body awareness and turn taking. Handwriting group- letter K focusing on letter formation, mature grasp patterns, and utilizing non-dominant hand as a stabilizer. Inters-J participated in weekly movement group focusing on upperbody and core strengthening, social skills, and visual motor skills. Participated in weekly handwriting group focusing on lower case e. The kids continued to focus on letter formation, spacing and alignment, pencil grasp, and posture.
K class: This week in speech group we learned how to make chocolate pudding. We covered a variety of language areas during the activity including sequencing, following directions, and turn taking.
1-2 Class (Jenni)- This week in speech group we learned how to make vanilla pudding. We covered a variety of language areas during the activity including sequencing, vocabulary, following directions, and turn taking.
We had a fabulous week expanding our speech, language, and social skills! On Monday, Ms. Kate's class read the book, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. We had lots of fun sharing the parts of the story-the boots that went CLOMP CLOMP, the gloves that went CLAP CLAP, etc We then worked together to sequence and paraphrase the beginning, middle, and end.
Ms. Barbara's class continued to work on our figurative language book. Thus far, each student has completed a homonym, homophone, and idiom. We will work on humor and then put the finishing touches on our book soon.
Ms. Courtney's class worked on their sentence development and using both irregular and regular past tense verb forms. We played Photo Fish and Say and had so much fun finding as may matches as we could!
NOTE TO UPPERS PARENTS-Please check your children's backpacks for letters regarding our Secret Show Owl program. Thank you and have a great weekend!
While working with Kathy, we enjoyed participating in fun but challenging social games. Our games focused on visual skills, motor planning and most importantly, proper social skills!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday Follow Up-November 20, 2009
Welcome back Diener friends. This is what we have been up to...
In fitness, we continued with our T-Ball unit, working on our throwing and hitting. We also focused on catching pop flys and grounders and making double plays. All of the kids had to aim and throw through three circles shaped like a triangle.
We had a great performance at the Hebrew Home today-the kids were wonderful!!
We had a great week in music class. In the primary class we sang our Thanksgiving songs including "5 Little Turkeys" and "Lets Be Thankful." We read two of our favorite musical books, "5 Green and Speckled Frogs" and "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?" In the inters classes, we had some new fun instruments to play for our instrument pass. We also did rhythm stick games and practiced keeping a steady beat! Today, the uppers classes went to the Hebrew Home an did an AMAZING job! The audience loved our singing!
We had a WONDERFUL time in Art class this week! To kick off our activity, the students told me about the Thanksgiving holiday and I read them a story, "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving! The students were then given featherless turkey cutouts that they had to put in disguise to keep them away from the dinner table. All of the kids came up with their own creative costumes and were so pleased with the final products! Please look for Mack Nuggets Turkey Farm and our Turkeys in Disguise the next time you stop inside Diener.
This week in science, we began our unit on the Human Body. The primary and inters classes examined a skeleton and watched an episode of the Magic School Bus, while the uppers identified the parts of our bodies that we use for our five senses. They also watched an episode of the Magic School Bus that focused on the human body and all of its amazing parts.
We had a great time in the Buddy Program this week. The buddies worked together to find 40 different objects on the Diener School Scavenger Hunt! Each team had three minutes to find 10 objects in four different rooms. The kids were so excited to see their buddies and show them around the school.
The social club is going great! We had a great time making candy corn figures, playing freeze dance, and playing Pirate Adventure on the playground.
In yoga, we jiggled to the beat with drumming music and shook our musical instruments to loosen all the tight places. We did our yoga movements to the story "The Lost Bone" and we challenged our bodies with the "Plank" pose. We ended our session with a relaxation and a hearty "yes" to acknowledge our hard work today!
In fitness, we continued with our T-Ball unit, working on our throwing and hitting. We also focused on catching pop flys and grounders and making double plays. All of the kids had to aim and throw through three circles shaped like a triangle.
We had a great performance at the Hebrew Home today-the kids were wonderful!!
We had a great week in music class. In the primary class we sang our Thanksgiving songs including "5 Little Turkeys" and "Lets Be Thankful." We read two of our favorite musical books, "5 Green and Speckled Frogs" and "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?" In the inters classes, we had some new fun instruments to play for our instrument pass. We also did rhythm stick games and practiced keeping a steady beat! Today, the uppers classes went to the Hebrew Home an did an AMAZING job! The audience loved our singing!
We had a WONDERFUL time in Art class this week! To kick off our activity, the students told me about the Thanksgiving holiday and I read them a story, "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving! The students were then given featherless turkey cutouts that they had to put in disguise to keep them away from the dinner table. All of the kids came up with their own creative costumes and were so pleased with the final products! Please look for Mack Nuggets Turkey Farm and our Turkeys in Disguise the next time you stop inside Diener.
This week in science, we began our unit on the Human Body. The primary and inters classes examined a skeleton and watched an episode of the Magic School Bus, while the uppers identified the parts of our bodies that we use for our five senses. They also watched an episode of the Magic School Bus that focused on the human body and all of its amazing parts.
We had a great time in the Buddy Program this week. The buddies worked together to find 40 different objects on the Diener School Scavenger Hunt! Each team had three minutes to find 10 objects in four different rooms. The kids were so excited to see their buddies and show them around the school.
The social club is going great! We had a great time making candy corn figures, playing freeze dance, and playing Pirate Adventure on the playground.
In yoga, we jiggled to the beat with drumming music and shook our musical instruments to loosen all the tight places. We did our yoga movements to the story "The Lost Bone" and we challenged our bodies with the "Plank" pose. We ended our session with a relaxation and a hearty "yes" to acknowledge our hard work today!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday Follow Up-November 13, 2009
This week in science, we finished our amazing unit on the Five Senses. We did an overview of the senses and discussed how we use them and why they are important. All of the students had the opportunity to make their own playdough! Next week, we will start our unit on Fitness, Nutrition, and the Human Body.
The Buddy Program was wonderful this week. The participants had a great time playing as a team and getting to know the games. The Green Acres students are coming up with some wonderful ideas and activities to do for the remaining weeks. I'm thrilled about how well the program is going.
This week in the Social Club, we had fun making Hand print Turkeys and decorative mugs. We took advantage of the nice weather and had extra recess outside. When the weather turned rainy, we had fun playing an array of physically challenging games in the sensory room.
In drama we have continued to work on using our bodies and voices to communicate information and ideas. We have also been working on our ability to work together as an ensemble with games like "slow motion snowball fight" and "magic word" where performers work together to communicate a word without using their voices.
In fitness, we played balloon volleyball and hit balls in the air with paddle sticks. We also have been working on our softball unit. The kids worked out force outs and began hitting off of the T-Stand. In dance on Friday, we played freeze copy dance and worked on the dance routine for the Hebrew Home.
In yoga this week, we practiced gentle stretches, Downward Dog and Tree pose. e did an activity around the fall; imagining our leaf shapes, blowing leaves with a yoga breath and using a chestnut to roll under our feet. All of these worked on becoming aware of our foundation-our legs, like the tree trunk. Everyone kept their chestnuts as a reminder that fall is a time of year that gives us gifts.
It was another fun week in music! In the Primary class, we played our favorite movement games like "Bear Hunt," "Bop Til You Drop," and "Instrument Pass." We learned Thanksgiving songs, such as "5 Little Turkeys," and sang one of our new favorites, "Open Shut Them." In the Inters classes, we did our favorite games such as "Count and Move" and "Freeze Dance." This week we also got to use the new sets of rhythm sticks to play games such as "Greased Lightning" and "When The Saints Go Marching In!" We got to practice keeping the beat with our rhythm sticks. In the Uppers Classes, we continued to prepare for our trip to the Hebrew Home next Friday, Nov. 20th.
This week in art, we focused on the HUMAN BODY and the way that our bodies are put together. The students took turns giving me the names of body parts and as the parts were listed, I constructed a "new friend" starting with the head and working down to the feet. After my example was completed each student was given cutouts so that they could organize and create a person of their own! Once all of the pieces were glued down and their "friends" were posed, the students made each of theirs unique by creating clothing, faces, and a background! Every student came up with a different idea and I was astounded with the finished products. Please keep an eye out for the new artwork on the walls at The Diener School.
The Buddy Program was wonderful this week. The participants had a great time playing as a team and getting to know the games. The Green Acres students are coming up with some wonderful ideas and activities to do for the remaining weeks. I'm thrilled about how well the program is going.
This week in the Social Club, we had fun making Hand print Turkeys and decorative mugs. We took advantage of the nice weather and had extra recess outside. When the weather turned rainy, we had fun playing an array of physically challenging games in the sensory room.
In drama we have continued to work on using our bodies and voices to communicate information and ideas. We have also been working on our ability to work together as an ensemble with games like "slow motion snowball fight" and "magic word" where performers work together to communicate a word without using their voices.
In fitness, we played balloon volleyball and hit balls in the air with paddle sticks. We also have been working on our softball unit. The kids worked out force outs and began hitting off of the T-Stand. In dance on Friday, we played freeze copy dance and worked on the dance routine for the Hebrew Home.
In yoga this week, we practiced gentle stretches, Downward Dog and Tree pose. e did an activity around the fall; imagining our leaf shapes, blowing leaves with a yoga breath and using a chestnut to roll under our feet. All of these worked on becoming aware of our foundation-our legs, like the tree trunk. Everyone kept their chestnuts as a reminder that fall is a time of year that gives us gifts.
It was another fun week in music! In the Primary class, we played our favorite movement games like "Bear Hunt," "Bop Til You Drop," and "Instrument Pass." We learned Thanksgiving songs, such as "5 Little Turkeys," and sang one of our new favorites, "Open Shut Them." In the Inters classes, we did our favorite games such as "Count and Move" and "Freeze Dance." This week we also got to use the new sets of rhythm sticks to play games such as "Greased Lightning" and "When The Saints Go Marching In!" We got to practice keeping the beat with our rhythm sticks. In the Uppers Classes, we continued to prepare for our trip to the Hebrew Home next Friday, Nov. 20th.
This week in art, we focused on the HUMAN BODY and the way that our bodies are put together. The students took turns giving me the names of body parts and as the parts were listed, I constructed a "new friend" starting with the head and working down to the feet. After my example was completed each student was given cutouts so that they could organize and create a person of their own! Once all of the pieces were glued down and their "friends" were posed, the students made each of theirs unique by creating clothing, faces, and a background! Every student came up with a different idea and I was astounded with the finished products. Please keep an eye out for the new artwork on the walls at The Diener School.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Friday Follow Up-November 6, 2009
Welcome back Diener friends!
This week in art, we worked with Mrs. Gilbertson (better known as Ms. Jackie or Kelley's mom) to create a surprise auction item for this year's Diener School Auction! Each child was given a blank square tile that they painted using many different techniques ranging from stamping to dragging to free hand! The tiles turned out amazing and will soon be fired so that they can be put together to create our finished product! Be sure to look out for the auction item on May 26th!!
We continued to have fun playing all of our favorite instruments and movement games this week in music. In the primary class, we started learning Thanksgiving songs, including, "Five Little Turkeys." We did "Bop Til You Drop" and "Bear Hunt." In the Inters classes, we joined together for one big group music class and had played a lot of fun games, including "The Hokey Pokey," "Count and Move," and Instrument Pass! In the uppers classes, we continued to practice our songs for the upcoming Hebrew Home performance, including "The Star Spangled Banner," "Over the River and Through the Woods," "Oh Susanna," and "Home on the Range."
In fitness we worked on hand eye coordination and color matching by catching different color frisbees and matching the frisbees up with tHe same color cones. We also swatted down the frisbees in the air by hitting them with foam lacrosse sticks. We started out T-Ball unit on Wednesday and have been working on different throws (overhand, grounder, etc.).
In yoga, we learned a new word, Namise (ask your child the meaning!). We also used our eye pillows and learned a new position, a lung and playing baby.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the 5 senses and highlighted the sense of sight. The primary and inters classes had a blast listening to the story, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk," by Charles G. Shaw. In addition to this, we made our very own "spilt milk" pictures. They look amazing! The uppers classes created Five Senses poetry and assembled kaleidoscopes as appealing to the eye as possible. I was very impressed by how hard they worked! Please see end of blog for Five Senses Poems!
Everyone agreed (kids included) that the buddy program was the BEST ever this week! Mr. Aaron organized several group games to play. The children enjoyed working together as a team to keep a soccer ball on a parachute. They had to listen to each other and work together to be successful. We also took advantage of the beautiful fall weather by going outside to play an invigorating game of kickball. We are all looking forward to the rest of our sessions together!
This week in the social club, we focused on completing circles of communication. The kids are continuing to form bonds and friendships with each other and I am striving to asses them with this, sometimes difficult task. I encourage the students to ask friends for help to and to engage in social conversation. We have worked on puzzles, played with Legos, played outside, and created various arts and crafts projects!
MS. BARBARA'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE MS. PATRICE, PEOPLE, AND BEAUTIFUL SHOES.
I HEAR FIRE ENGINES, WRITING ON THE BOARD, AND THE CREEKY CHAIR.
I TASTE ENCHILADAS, RAMEN, AND DUMPLINGS.
I TOUCH TOYS, PRESENTS, AND WINDOWS.
I SMELL MASHED POTATOES, PERFUME, AND FLOWERS.
MS. KATE'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE OUR EXPERIMENT, A FLAG, AND CONSTRUCTION SITE.
I HEAR A SIREN, INSTRUMENTS, AN GUM.
I TOUCH THE CHALKBOARD, THE TABLE, AND THE CARPET.
I SMELL CHOCOLATE DONUTS, CHEESE PIZZA, AND SUBWAY SUB SHOPS.
This week in art, we worked with Mrs. Gilbertson (better known as Ms. Jackie or Kelley's mom) to create a surprise auction item for this year's Diener School Auction! Each child was given a blank square tile that they painted using many different techniques ranging from stamping to dragging to free hand! The tiles turned out amazing and will soon be fired so that they can be put together to create our finished product! Be sure to look out for the auction item on May 26th!!
We continued to have fun playing all of our favorite instruments and movement games this week in music. In the primary class, we started learning Thanksgiving songs, including, "Five Little Turkeys." We did "Bop Til You Drop" and "Bear Hunt." In the Inters classes, we joined together for one big group music class and had played a lot of fun games, including "The Hokey Pokey," "Count and Move," and Instrument Pass! In the uppers classes, we continued to practice our songs for the upcoming Hebrew Home performance, including "The Star Spangled Banner," "Over the River and Through the Woods," "Oh Susanna," and "Home on the Range."
In fitness we worked on hand eye coordination and color matching by catching different color frisbees and matching the frisbees up with tHe same color cones. We also swatted down the frisbees in the air by hitting them with foam lacrosse sticks. We started out T-Ball unit on Wednesday and have been working on different throws (overhand, grounder, etc.).
In yoga, we learned a new word, Namise (ask your child the meaning!). We also used our eye pillows and learned a new position, a lung and playing baby.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the 5 senses and highlighted the sense of sight. The primary and inters classes had a blast listening to the story, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk," by Charles G. Shaw. In addition to this, we made our very own "spilt milk" pictures. They look amazing! The uppers classes created Five Senses poetry and assembled kaleidoscopes as appealing to the eye as possible. I was very impressed by how hard they worked! Please see end of blog for Five Senses Poems!
Everyone agreed (kids included) that the buddy program was the BEST ever this week! Mr. Aaron organized several group games to play. The children enjoyed working together as a team to keep a soccer ball on a parachute. They had to listen to each other and work together to be successful. We also took advantage of the beautiful fall weather by going outside to play an invigorating game of kickball. We are all looking forward to the rest of our sessions together!
This week in the social club, we focused on completing circles of communication. The kids are continuing to form bonds and friendships with each other and I am striving to asses them with this, sometimes difficult task. I encourage the students to ask friends for help to and to engage in social conversation. We have worked on puzzles, played with Legos, played outside, and created various arts and crafts projects!
MS. BARBARA'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE MS. PATRICE, PEOPLE, AND BEAUTIFUL SHOES.
I HEAR FIRE ENGINES, WRITING ON THE BOARD, AND THE CREEKY CHAIR.
I TASTE ENCHILADAS, RAMEN, AND DUMPLINGS.
I TOUCH TOYS, PRESENTS, AND WINDOWS.
I SMELL MASHED POTATOES, PERFUME, AND FLOWERS.
MS. KATE'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE OUR EXPERIMENT, A FLAG, AND CONSTRUCTION SITE.
I HEAR A SIREN, INSTRUMENTS, AN GUM.
I TOUCH THE CHALKBOARD, THE TABLE, AND THE CARPET.
I SMELL CHOCOLATE DONUTS, CHEESE PIZZA, AND SUBWAY SUB SHOPS.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday Follow Up-October 30, 2009
Welcome back Diener friends!
We had a great time this week in music! In the Primary class, we enjoyed all of our Halloween songs for one more week-"Scarecrow," "Five Little Pumpkins," "Orange Orange Pumpkin, What Do You See," and "Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Big and Round." We also did the Hokey Pokey and played with some new instruments. We learned that all of the instruments we play in class, such as maracas, wood blocks, rhythm sticks, and bongo drums are all percussion instruments. We listened to clips of the different instruments playing with an orchestra. In the Uppers classes, we started learning our songs to sing at the Hebrew Home next month. We will be singing fun songs such as "The Star Spangled Banner," "Oh Susanna," "You are My Sunshine," and "Over the River and Through the Woods."
In fitness, we went over different passes in basketball and chest passes. On Wednesday, we began T-Ball which unit will be covered next month. In dance class, we learned a new routine for our group dance. The Uppers classes practiced their dance for the Hebrew Home next month. During Yoga class, we made bridges with our feet working on our core muscles. We also pretended to be trees in the fall and shake our leaves!
In Art, the Primary class created wonderful 3-D collages using the secondary colors. In the Inters and Uppers classes, we focused on lines, the basic principle of art. The children discovered that there are lines all around us in different shapes and forms.
This week in science, we are focusing on the sense of touch/feeling. The Primary and Inters classes played with "Feely Bags" and tried to guess what objects were in the bags (without looking)! We also utilized our fine motor skills by completing a worksheet that identified what body part we use to touch things. In addition to this, we read the book, "My Five Senses," by Margaret Miller. The Uppers classes explored the sense of touch by creating "gak." We made predictions about what would happen when we mixed all of the ingredients together. We also made "spooky bubbles" and read a special book!
In the Buddy Program, we had a blast making candied apples and playing "Find the Pumpkin." The students are really getting to know their buddies from Green Acres! Everyone is working together, in a safe, but fun, environment. We couldnt ask for more!
We had a great time this week in music! In the Primary class, we enjoyed all of our Halloween songs for one more week-"Scarecrow," "Five Little Pumpkins," "Orange Orange Pumpkin, What Do You See," and "Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Big and Round." We also did the Hokey Pokey and played with some new instruments. We learned that all of the instruments we play in class, such as maracas, wood blocks, rhythm sticks, and bongo drums are all percussion instruments. We listened to clips of the different instruments playing with an orchestra. In the Uppers classes, we started learning our songs to sing at the Hebrew Home next month. We will be singing fun songs such as "The Star Spangled Banner," "Oh Susanna," "You are My Sunshine," and "Over the River and Through the Woods."
In fitness, we went over different passes in basketball and chest passes. On Wednesday, we began T-Ball which unit will be covered next month. In dance class, we learned a new routine for our group dance. The Uppers classes practiced their dance for the Hebrew Home next month. During Yoga class, we made bridges with our feet working on our core muscles. We also pretended to be trees in the fall and shake our leaves!
In Art, the Primary class created wonderful 3-D collages using the secondary colors. In the Inters and Uppers classes, we focused on lines, the basic principle of art. The children discovered that there are lines all around us in different shapes and forms.
This week in science, we are focusing on the sense of touch/feeling. The Primary and Inters classes played with "Feely Bags" and tried to guess what objects were in the bags (without looking)! We also utilized our fine motor skills by completing a worksheet that identified what body part we use to touch things. In addition to this, we read the book, "My Five Senses," by Margaret Miller. The Uppers classes explored the sense of touch by creating "gak." We made predictions about what would happen when we mixed all of the ingredients together. We also made "spooky bubbles" and read a special book!
In the Buddy Program, we had a blast making candied apples and playing "Find the Pumpkin." The students are really getting to know their buddies from Green Acres! Everyone is working together, in a safe, but fun, environment. We couldnt ask for more!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
