Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Put the parts of the body together using a skeleton puzzle during Fitness with Mr. Chris. We practiced walking backwards inside of a long, plastic ladder. This was a great exercise to build gross motor skills!
2.) Trevor and Danielle reviewed the basic shapes including ovals and they worked in their Calvert Math books. Teddy and Jack also worked
in Calvert Math but reviewed shapes and then learned about polygons. We will talk about polygons as a class tomorrow.
3.) Made pictures during Art class using chalk and white paint. First the students painted an entire piece of black paper and then used
chalk to make a beautiful creation.

The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an obstacle course, worked on our handwriting, and did fine motor circuits with Miss Brook!
2.) Created numbers out of wiki sticks and played number memory in math.
3.) Made our food journals in science - we are going to write down what we eat every night and talk about our meals each day as part of our Health and Nutrition theme!

The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had a wonderful visit to Dr. August's office and learned all about being a dentist! We learned about what healthy foods and drinks are good for your teeth and that you should brush your teeth twice a day! Did you know you are supposed to visit the dentist 2 times a year? We learned that today too! :)
2.) In Large Motor we played "Red Light, Green Light" and "Follow the Leader".

The Golden Owls:
1.) We sojourned to the office of Dr. August today continuing with Health and Nutrition. We learned the importance of maintaining good brushing and flossing habits while also observing a professional work environment. THANK YOU.
2.) As a class we discussed what we know about Health and Nutrition. We went over the five food groups and broke up into pairs beginning the creation of our classroom food pyramid.
3.) With Ms. Melissa we also worked in partners working on teamwork, communication, and experimenting scientifically :)