Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

The Magic Trains:
1.) Danced and sang to “The Ants Go Marching”. Everyone enjoyed reading the story “The Ants Go Marching” while listening to the music that goes with it.
2.) Used scooters to find pieces of a Solar System puzzle that were hidden under cones around the room. At the end of the activity, we were able to put the whole puzzle together. We also learned the names of some of the planets while we participated in this fun activity.
3.) Made a balloon inflate by putting it over a bottle filled with baking soda and vinegar during Science with Ms. Melissa. The kids really enjoyed this fun and easy experiment.
*REMINDER* Tomorrow there is a 1PM dismissal for Kindergarten students!

The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read 'Jack and Jill' together. Then we each colored a piece of the story and created a storyboard! We also made puppets and took turns acting out the story in our puppet theater.
2.) Made heart people and worked on our handwriting with Miss Brook! Then we used vinegar and baking soda to blow up balloons in science - the same ingredients we used to make our volcanoes during the science fair!
3.) Had a great time in fitness with Mr. Chris - we put together the entire solar system! Using our scooters, we rolled around the room and searched for puzzle pieces under cones. Then we all came together to assemble a puzzle of planets and stars - it was so much fun!

The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Sensory Rotations, we worked on fine motor activities. We practiced our number formations, threading shoe string through wooden sticks, and using rubber bands to make shapes or letters on a peg board.
2.) In Science, we worked on a magic balloon activity with baking soda and vinegar!
3.) During Large Motor Group, we ran through obstacles and played “Red Light, Green Light”.
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The Golden Owls:
1.) For math we took a field trip to the grocery store. Each student worked on addition and subtraction to figure out which items they are able to purchase. This gave the GENIUS kids a chance to apply what we are learning in class to the real world.
2.) In Social Studies we KNEW that in older civilizations houses were made out of stones and rocks, and are now broken or mostly destroyed. In regards to Greece and Athens we WANTED to know about their schools, what they used to carve, are their famous people there, and how long ago was it. Without finishing the movie we have LEARNED there are famous people called philosophers, it was about 4,000 years ago, they were rich and had a lot of treasure, and have an impact even in our lives today.
3.) In science with Ms Melissa we are learning about Health and Nutrition. Miss Majestic Melissa gives the kids an opportunity to do several fun activities to go along with this month’s theme.

From the Office:
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