The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Worked on lots of fine motor activities and handwriting with Miss Brook! Then we worked on our Calvert workbooks in math.
2.) Played lots of fun games with Miss Julie in fitness. We practiced our animal walks and worked on catching and throwing frisbees, and then we used frisbees to knock over cones.
3.) Learned about using outlines to create drawings in art. Then we made beautiful paintings using chalk and paint!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math, one group reviewed the touch points for the numbers 1-5 and learned the touch points for the numbers 6-9. The second group continued to work on fractions.
2.) In Fine Motor rotations, the activities included: copying shapes given on a card and making them using rubber bands on a peg board, making designs with pegs and lacing a shoelace through the pegs, using stencils to write words, using different shaped color blocks to recreate a given pattern and using magnet sticks and balls to build with.
3.) In Science we finished working on our animal habitats!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden owls we had a great Tuesday!
1.) We finished our habitats during our science class with Ms. Melissa putting the finishing details in our environments.
2.) During math we continued to review time while also working on fractions of 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/8.
3.) We had our Tuesday music lesson with Mr. Dave who sang fun music with us and continued building our musical skills while working on both beats and rhythm.
From the Office:
** Please send in your canned and nonperishable foods for The Diener School Food Drive
** Our dismissal time next Wednesday, April 8th will be at 12PM. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 30th 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) We colored Earth blue and green, cut it out and glued it on another piece of paper. We did this with Kathy and worked on sharing our materials.
2.) Learned about “more than” and “less than” during Math. We used different manipulatives such as Unifix cubes to teach this concept.
3.) Read a book called “I Love Our Earth”. This is a beautiful book that shows kids from all over the world. We saw a boy riding a water buffalo and a girl climbing a huge mountain.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Learned about using description words called adjectives with Miss Jen and took turns describing different objects using creative adjectives! We also played a game called 'Guess What I Am!' - We each wore a mask and had to guess what kind of mask it was based on the clues that our friends gave us.
2.) Worked on skip counting using a calendar in math! We had silly, mixed-up calendars that were missing all of the even numbers, so we filled them in and then practiced counting by twos. At the end we got to draw pictures on our calendars!
3.) Had science with Miss Melissa! We talked about living things and habitats, and then made wonderful animals out of cardboard tubes!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we played Ultimate Frisbee and rotated through fitness circuits including: hop on one foot, sit-ups, push-ups, jumping jacks, etc.
2.) In Math, one group began learning about TouchMath; while another group began fractions.
3.) In the afternoon we worked more on identifying living things vs. non-living things; as well as habitats for different animals (cut and paste activity).
**DON’T FORGET YOUR CANNED FOOD DONATIONS!!**
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Math we will review time and begin fractions. As a class our goal is to begin multiplication sometime in May.
2.) In writing we are still mastering our paragraphs including topic sentences, three details, and concluding sentences. We will be getting back to brainstorming, webbing, drafting, and revising.
3.) In O.T. with Ms. Kathy we continue to work on improving our fine motor skills. We complete our fine motor circuit activities two times a week. In addition, we are working very hard to perfect out handwriting and visual motor skills. We use helpful visual aids and sensory strategies daily.
From the Office:
** Please send in your canned and nonperishable foods for The Diener School Food Drive
** Our dismissal time next Wednesday, April 8th will be at 12PM. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
1.) We colored Earth blue and green, cut it out and glued it on another piece of paper. We did this with Kathy and worked on sharing our materials.
2.) Learned about “more than” and “less than” during Math. We used different manipulatives such as Unifix cubes to teach this concept.
3.) Read a book called “I Love Our Earth”. This is a beautiful book that shows kids from all over the world. We saw a boy riding a water buffalo and a girl climbing a huge mountain.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Learned about using description words called adjectives with Miss Jen and took turns describing different objects using creative adjectives! We also played a game called 'Guess What I Am!' - We each wore a mask and had to guess what kind of mask it was based on the clues that our friends gave us.
2.) Worked on skip counting using a calendar in math! We had silly, mixed-up calendars that were missing all of the even numbers, so we filled them in and then practiced counting by twos. At the end we got to draw pictures on our calendars!
3.) Had science with Miss Melissa! We talked about living things and habitats, and then made wonderful animals out of cardboard tubes!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we played Ultimate Frisbee and rotated through fitness circuits including: hop on one foot, sit-ups, push-ups, jumping jacks, etc.
2.) In Math, one group began learning about TouchMath; while another group began fractions.
3.) In the afternoon we worked more on identifying living things vs. non-living things; as well as habitats for different animals (cut and paste activity).
**DON’T FORGET YOUR CANNED FOOD DONATIONS!!**
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Math we will review time and begin fractions. As a class our goal is to begin multiplication sometime in May.
2.) In writing we are still mastering our paragraphs including topic sentences, three details, and concluding sentences. We will be getting back to brainstorming, webbing, drafting, and revising.
3.) In O.T. with Ms. Kathy we continue to work on improving our fine motor skills. We complete our fine motor circuit activities two times a week. In addition, we are working very hard to perfect out handwriting and visual motor skills. We use helpful visual aids and sensory strategies daily.
From the Office:
** Please send in your canned and nonperishable foods for The Diener School Food Drive
** Our dismissal time next Wednesday, April 8th will be at 12PM. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
Friday, March 27th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Went to the Croyden Creek Nature Center and we had so much fun. We learned that animals need 4 specific things which are water, food, shelter and space. We saw a red eared sliding turtle. We also saw a woodpecker way up in the tree. Our nature hike was so great and Amanda our guide shared so much interesting information with us. We walked through three habitats which were the grassy meadow, the wetlands and the forest.
2.) We had Music with Ms. Deanna and her class in the afternoon. We sand all of our favorite songs such as “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fantastic Friday!! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had a great time on our field trip to Croydon Creek Nature Center! We saw many animals, including turtles, snakes, birds, and deer. We learned about different habitats and went on a nature hike to see three of these habitats-forests, wetlands, and meadows. We had a wonderful time!
2.) Had a pizza party for lunch!
3.) Had music with Miss Deanna and the Magic Trains. We sang lots of fun songs and played musical games!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art we cut out shapes and patterns and glued them onto another sheet up paper. We also took a little field trip downstairs and looked at all the paintings in the Art Show at the synagogue.
2.) We learned all about Kylie who was our Star of the Week!
3.) We also practiced our handwriting, graphed the weather for March and had a really yummy pizza Friday!
The Golden Owls:
1.) For O.T. we did our fine motor circuits while also working on visual skills and teamwork.
2.) In Writing I had the GENIUS students pair up and choose what they want to write about. This makes the writing process a bit more fun and also builds communication.
3.) In the afternoon we continued with our National Geographic movie on wolves. The kids took notes and we then discussed what we learned, and worked on attending to and acknowledging each other's ideas.
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Went to the Croyden Creek Nature Center and we had so much fun. We learned that animals need 4 specific things which are water, food, shelter and space. We saw a red eared sliding turtle. We also saw a woodpecker way up in the tree. Our nature hike was so great and Amanda our guide shared so much interesting information with us. We walked through three habitats which were the grassy meadow, the wetlands and the forest.
2.) We had Music with Ms. Deanna and her class in the afternoon. We sand all of our favorite songs such as “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fantastic Friday!! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had a great time on our field trip to Croydon Creek Nature Center! We saw many animals, including turtles, snakes, birds, and deer. We learned about different habitats and went on a nature hike to see three of these habitats-forests, wetlands, and meadows. We had a wonderful time!
2.) Had a pizza party for lunch!
3.) Had music with Miss Deanna and the Magic Trains. We sang lots of fun songs and played musical games!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art we cut out shapes and patterns and glued them onto another sheet up paper. We also took a little field trip downstairs and looked at all the paintings in the Art Show at the synagogue.
2.) We learned all about Kylie who was our Star of the Week!
3.) We also practiced our handwriting, graphed the weather for March and had a really yummy pizza Friday!
The Golden Owls:
1.) For O.T. we did our fine motor circuits while also working on visual skills and teamwork.
2.) In Writing I had the GENIUS students pair up and choose what they want to write about. This makes the writing process a bit more fun and also builds communication.
3.) In the afternoon we continued with our National Geographic movie on wolves. The kids took notes and we then discussed what we learned, and worked on attending to and acknowledging each other's ideas.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 26th 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Learned more about different types of punctuation. We also read a book about tractors during story time.
2.) Practiced telling time and making patterns during Math. Ask your kids what time they go to bed tonight. Maybe they can even show you on the clock.
3.) Played a new interactive and computerized game called “Swinxs” with Mr. Chris during Fitness. We played tag and we danced around the Fitness room.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Worked on new leveled reading books and Explode the Code worksheets in language arts!
2.) Continued to build our numbers board and work on number sequencing in math!
3.) Talked about our field trip tomorrow to Croydon Nature Center and learned all about ponds in science!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We spent an awesome morning with Ms. Kathy. We learned how to answer questions in a thoughtful, clear manner with the game of, “pick a question.” Students provided answers to such things as, what would they take with them to a deserted island, what they wanted to be when they grew up, and who is their favorite celebrity. We also worked on Handwriting Without Tears.
2.) During drama with Mr. Jim, our class learned a new creative game. We pretended to be sitting on a bench with another person, and acted out on any scene that would make the other person get up and run from the bench.
3.) Music class with Ms. Deanna had the Mighty Dieners acting out a story with the use of musical instruments. We sang some of our favorite tunes and worked on transitioning from one game to another without losing concentration and encroaching in other’s “body space.”
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Drama with Mr. Jim we continued to work on flexibility, teamwork, and cooperation. He provides great activities and games as the kids learn positively.
2.) In Music with Dynamite Deanna we enjoyed using lots of instruments creating a Diener orchestra.
3.) In Speech with Ms. Jen we worked on building on our social use of language and collaboration skills within our habitat collage projects. We worked on respectfulness, listening and attending to each other's ideas, and acknowledging.
From the Office:
Tomorrow, Ms. Debbie and Ms. Courtney’s classes have a field trip to the Croyden Creek Nature Center.
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Learned more about different types of punctuation. We also read a book about tractors during story time.
2.) Practiced telling time and making patterns during Math. Ask your kids what time they go to bed tonight. Maybe they can even show you on the clock.
3.) Played a new interactive and computerized game called “Swinxs” with Mr. Chris during Fitness. We played tag and we danced around the Fitness room.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Worked on new leveled reading books and Explode the Code worksheets in language arts!
2.) Continued to build our numbers board and work on number sequencing in math!
3.) Talked about our field trip tomorrow to Croydon Nature Center and learned all about ponds in science!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We spent an awesome morning with Ms. Kathy. We learned how to answer questions in a thoughtful, clear manner with the game of, “pick a question.” Students provided answers to such things as, what would they take with them to a deserted island, what they wanted to be when they grew up, and who is their favorite celebrity. We also worked on Handwriting Without Tears.
2.) During drama with Mr. Jim, our class learned a new creative game. We pretended to be sitting on a bench with another person, and acted out on any scene that would make the other person get up and run from the bench.
3.) Music class with Ms. Deanna had the Mighty Dieners acting out a story with the use of musical instruments. We sang some of our favorite tunes and worked on transitioning from one game to another without losing concentration and encroaching in other’s “body space.”
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Drama with Mr. Jim we continued to work on flexibility, teamwork, and cooperation. He provides great activities and games as the kids learn positively.
2.) In Music with Dynamite Deanna we enjoyed using lots of instruments creating a Diener orchestra.
3.) In Speech with Ms. Jen we worked on building on our social use of language and collaboration skills within our habitat collage projects. We worked on respectfulness, listening and attending to each other's ideas, and acknowledging.
From the Office:
Tomorrow, Ms. Debbie and Ms. Courtney’s classes have a field trip to the Croyden Creek Nature Center.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, March 25th 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Read “Making Vegetable Soup” with Ms. Jen. This is a wonderful book by Lois Ehlert. Then we made our very own vegetable soup using only vegetables and water. The best part is that two students even tasted the soup.
2.) Practiced telling time during Math. We talked about our schedule and students had to use our special clock to show when things like Morning Meeting take place.
3.) Played our favorite run and freeze game and practiced yoga poses by looking at cards with various poses on them. We had a lot of fun during Yoga today and we relaxed.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) We played a great game with Ms. Jen. Each student had to put a mask on that had a different animal. The person wearing the mask did not know what the animal was! Classmates had to give clues to the person wearing the mask to help them guess which animal they had on the mask!
2.) In Yoga we practiced the cobra, boat, happy dog and the rainbow poses!
3.) In the afternoon we did a categories game called Granny’s Candies. We choose teams and each team is asked to listen to words in a particular category. The team must decide which one word does not belong with the others. The team must be able to explain why the word doesn’t belong to the category.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) What a fun day we had at Personal Ponies! We saw the biggest chicken ever and learned the chickens lay an egg everyday! We also met several miniature ponies that we fed carrots to and brushed. We will be adopting a pony that we will write letters to!
2.) In Science we worked on our animal habitats! We are at the painting stage and loving designing what our animal habitats should look like!
3.) In Music, we played with instruments and sang, “When the Saints Go Marching In”!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We are going to begin a Book Talk Once a week for the rest of the year. Each student will get the opportunity to discuss a book they have read with the class. You will find the format inside the homework folder.
2.) In Math we are continuing with time and also reviewing money and regrouping. Overall there has been great growth within Math. We are proud of our GENIUS students.
3.) In Writing the students were given the opportunity to pair up or work individually. The topic was favorite foods. At the end of writing some student shared with the class working on eye contact, confidence, and public speaking. J
From the Office:
Tomorrow, Thursday March 26th @ 1:15 we will complete our auction invitation stuffing. Please come by the office if you’re available to help out!
Thanks so much!
1.) Read “Making Vegetable Soup” with Ms. Jen. This is a wonderful book by Lois Ehlert. Then we made our very own vegetable soup using only vegetables and water. The best part is that two students even tasted the soup.
2.) Practiced telling time during Math. We talked about our schedule and students had to use our special clock to show when things like Morning Meeting take place.
3.) Played our favorite run and freeze game and practiced yoga poses by looking at cards with various poses on them. We had a lot of fun during Yoga today and we relaxed.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) We played a great game with Ms. Jen. Each student had to put a mask on that had a different animal. The person wearing the mask did not know what the animal was! Classmates had to give clues to the person wearing the mask to help them guess which animal they had on the mask!
2.) In Yoga we practiced the cobra, boat, happy dog and the rainbow poses!
3.) In the afternoon we did a categories game called Granny’s Candies. We choose teams and each team is asked to listen to words in a particular category. The team must decide which one word does not belong with the others. The team must be able to explain why the word doesn’t belong to the category.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) What a fun day we had at Personal Ponies! We saw the biggest chicken ever and learned the chickens lay an egg everyday! We also met several miniature ponies that we fed carrots to and brushed. We will be adopting a pony that we will write letters to!
2.) In Science we worked on our animal habitats! We are at the painting stage and loving designing what our animal habitats should look like!
3.) In Music, we played with instruments and sang, “When the Saints Go Marching In”!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We are going to begin a Book Talk Once a week for the rest of the year. Each student will get the opportunity to discuss a book they have read with the class. You will find the format inside the homework folder.
2.) In Math we are continuing with time and also reviewing money and regrouping. Overall there has been great growth within Math. We are proud of our GENIUS students.
3.) In Writing the students were given the opportunity to pair up or work individually. The topic was favorite foods. At the end of writing some student shared with the class working on eye contact, confidence, and public speaking. J
From the Office:
Tomorrow, Thursday March 26th @ 1:15 we will complete our auction invitation stuffing. Please come by the office if you’re available to help out!
Thanks so much!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the magic Trains:
1.) Read books about plants and learned more about the parts of plants.
2.) Played a game about the seven continents during Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie. We also acted out being different types of animals.
3.) Relaxed and listened to a book on tape called “Turtle Song”.
4.) Painted beautiful pictures during Art and read the book “Go Dog Go” with Ms. Feinburg. She always brings a stuffed animal that matches the book we read!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had a visit from Miss Brook! We played beanbag games, worked on a color-by-number picture, and did handwriting activities! We also read a book called 'Diary of a Worm' - it was just like the book we read last week, 'Diary of a Spider', but from the perspective of a little worm!
2.) Played really fun games in fitness with Miss Julie! We traveled around the continents pretending to be different kinds of animals, then we worked together as a team to build a habitat in which an animal could live!
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg - we worked on a beautiful project using lines drawn with markers and crayons!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) What a fun day we had at Personal Ponies! We saw the biggest chicken ever and learned the chickens lay an egg everyday! We also met several miniature ponies that we fed carrots to and brushed. We will be adopting a pony that we will write letters to!
2.) In Science we worked on our animal habitats! We are at the painting stage and loving designing what our animal habitats should look like!
3.) In Music, we played with instruments and sang, “When the Saints Go Marching In”!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a great day!
1.) On our field trip we had the best time. We saw ponnies that we are adopting and their natural habitats. We cannot wait to write them letters! We even got to feed them carrots. We saw the world famous king rooster and learned about his habitat and what he eats as well.
2.) In music with Mr. Dave we continued to sing while playing different instruments like the triangle, bells, and maracas. We also sang the song, "I got music, I got rhythm..."
3.) Science was wonderful with Ms. Melissa while we continued to talk and work on our different habitats. We even got to paint our own!
Today the magic Trains:
1.) Read books about plants and learned more about the parts of plants.
2.) Played a game about the seven continents during Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie. We also acted out being different types of animals.
3.) Relaxed and listened to a book on tape called “Turtle Song”.
4.) Painted beautiful pictures during Art and read the book “Go Dog Go” with Ms. Feinburg. She always brings a stuffed animal that matches the book we read!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had a visit from Miss Brook! We played beanbag games, worked on a color-by-number picture, and did handwriting activities! We also read a book called 'Diary of a Worm' - it was just like the book we read last week, 'Diary of a Spider', but from the perspective of a little worm!
2.) Played really fun games in fitness with Miss Julie! We traveled around the continents pretending to be different kinds of animals, then we worked together as a team to build a habitat in which an animal could live!
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg - we worked on a beautiful project using lines drawn with markers and crayons!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) What a fun day we had at Personal Ponies! We saw the biggest chicken ever and learned the chickens lay an egg everyday! We also met several miniature ponies that we fed carrots to and brushed. We will be adopting a pony that we will write letters to!
2.) In Science we worked on our animal habitats! We are at the painting stage and loving designing what our animal habitats should look like!
3.) In Music, we played with instruments and sang, “When the Saints Go Marching In”!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a great day!
1.) On our field trip we had the best time. We saw ponnies that we are adopting and their natural habitats. We cannot wait to write them letters! We even got to feed them carrots. We saw the world famous king rooster and learned about his habitat and what he eats as well.
2.) In music with Mr. Dave we continued to sing while playing different instruments like the triangle, bells, and maracas. We also sang the song, "I got music, I got rhythm..."
3.) Science was wonderful with Ms. Melissa while we continued to talk and work on our different habitats. We even got to paint our own!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 23rd 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Practiced writing our names with Ms. Brook.
2.) Used the computer to write “g” words such as grape, gorilla and galaxy.
3.) Walked to a new playground and have fun playing on the swings and on the slide.
4.) Learned about plants and we will be planting vegetable seeds later this week.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Played a great word fishing game with Miss Jen and worked on sorting word family words in Language Arts.
2.) Cut out pictures of animals and pasted them into their correct habitats in science with Miss Melissa!
3.) Learned all about our new star of the week - Michael! We had a great time looking at his pictures and talking about his favorite things. We are looking forward to learning more about him as the week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had a great time playing soccer! We passed the ball in pairs and scrimmaged at the end!
2.) In Math, we worked on the month of March! What month comes before/after March? How many days are in March? What day of the week did March begin on?
3.) We finished our noun picture books today with finding pictures of places and gluing them on construction paper. When we were finished we started writing noun words for the noun books!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a magical Monday!
1.) In math we started working on time using both digital and analog clocks.
2.) We had a fantastic fitness class with Mr. Dan while practicing our soccer skills and teamwork. We worked on passing, shooting, and dribbling.
3.) In OT with Ms. Kathy we concentrated on a variety of brain gym activities working on bilateral integration, hand- eye coordination and gross motor skills. Students practiced their new spelling words while jumping on the trampoline, verbally spelling their words and catching the ball from Ms. Kathy. In additon, the students focused on body awareness skills and crossing the midline of their body.
From the Office:
If there are any parents available to help with the addressing, stuffing, and stamping of invitations tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th – we will start @ 1PM – RSVP with Leah or just come to the office! Thanks so very much to all who are able to help.
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Practiced writing our names with Ms. Brook.
2.) Used the computer to write “g” words such as grape, gorilla and galaxy.
3.) Walked to a new playground and have fun playing on the swings and on the slide.
4.) Learned about plants and we will be planting vegetable seeds later this week.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Played a great word fishing game with Miss Jen and worked on sorting word family words in Language Arts.
2.) Cut out pictures of animals and pasted them into their correct habitats in science with Miss Melissa!
3.) Learned all about our new star of the week - Michael! We had a great time looking at his pictures and talking about his favorite things. We are looking forward to learning more about him as the week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had a great time playing soccer! We passed the ball in pairs and scrimmaged at the end!
2.) In Math, we worked on the month of March! What month comes before/after March? How many days are in March? What day of the week did March begin on?
3.) We finished our noun picture books today with finding pictures of places and gluing them on construction paper. When we were finished we started writing noun words for the noun books!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a magical Monday!
1.) In math we started working on time using both digital and analog clocks.
2.) We had a fantastic fitness class with Mr. Dan while practicing our soccer skills and teamwork. We worked on passing, shooting, and dribbling.
3.) In OT with Ms. Kathy we concentrated on a variety of brain gym activities working on bilateral integration, hand- eye coordination and gross motor skills. Students practiced their new spelling words while jumping on the trampoline, verbally spelling their words and catching the ball from Ms. Kathy. In additon, the students focused on body awareness skills and crossing the midline of their body.
From the Office:
If there are any parents available to help with the addressing, stuffing, and stamping of invitations tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th – we will start @ 1PM – RSVP with Leah or just come to the office! Thanks so very much to all who are able to help.
Thursday, March 19th 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Played academic games such as “Zingo” and “What’s Gnu” during Language Arts. We also worked on writing the letter “Z” with Brook.
2.) Worked on addition and subtraction during Math.
3.) Completed a really cool obstacle course in Fitness today with Mr. Dan.
4.) Sang all of our songs about trains with Ms. Debbie during Music. We sang “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”, “Down by the Station”, “The Thomas Theme Song”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Took turns reading aloud from a book called 'Digging to China'. Then we all did a book report sheet - we drew a picture of and wrote a sentence about what happened in the book!
2.) Went on a math scavenger hunt just like Tally O'Malley! We found all sorts on interesting things in The Diener School and practiced making our tallies on whiteboards.
3.) Built our very own caves and then created different animals and cave creatures with clay!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we went through an obstacle course that was both fun and challenging!
2.) We had a GREEN morning celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! (We were on a field trip on Tuesday.) We started our party by making green pudding! Then we played Shamrock Stomp (the same idea as Musical Chairs, but we walk around on shamrocks). We also played Irish Hot Potato--Lauren won the potato! We then participated in a motor-planning relay (much like leapfrog) and the Shamrock Shimmy, where we had to race and pick a card from the pot of gold that had a direction on it (hop like a bunny, crab crawl, jumping jacks, etc).
3.) In Music we did a really fun Fantasia lesson with Ms. Deanna and had a blast playing “Magic Suitcase” with Mr. Jim!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we had a terrific Thursday!
1.) We continued to work on our writing skills during language arts, incorporating the five sentence paragraph while summarizing the important facts we read from our leveled readers.
2.) In speech with Ms. Jen we are finishing our team building habitat collages and sharing our discoveries with the rest of our class.
3.) During math, we continued our money unit while adding and subtracting like coins, making change and working on regrouping.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
1.) Played academic games such as “Zingo” and “What’s Gnu” during Language Arts. We also worked on writing the letter “Z” with Brook.
2.) Worked on addition and subtraction during Math.
3.) Completed a really cool obstacle course in Fitness today with Mr. Dan.
4.) Sang all of our songs about trains with Ms. Debbie during Music. We sang “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”, “Down by the Station”, “The Thomas Theme Song”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Took turns reading aloud from a book called 'Digging to China'. Then we all did a book report sheet - we drew a picture of and wrote a sentence about what happened in the book!
2.) Went on a math scavenger hunt just like Tally O'Malley! We found all sorts on interesting things in The Diener School and practiced making our tallies on whiteboards.
3.) Built our very own caves and then created different animals and cave creatures with clay!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we went through an obstacle course that was both fun and challenging!
2.) We had a GREEN morning celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! (We were on a field trip on Tuesday.) We started our party by making green pudding! Then we played Shamrock Stomp (the same idea as Musical Chairs, but we walk around on shamrocks). We also played Irish Hot Potato--Lauren won the potato! We then participated in a motor-planning relay (much like leapfrog) and the Shamrock Shimmy, where we had to race and pick a card from the pot of gold that had a direction on it (hop like a bunny, crab crawl, jumping jacks, etc).
3.) In Music we did a really fun Fantasia lesson with Ms. Deanna and had a blast playing “Magic Suitcase” with Mr. Jim!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we had a terrific Thursday!
1.) We continued to work on our writing skills during language arts, incorporating the five sentence paragraph while summarizing the important facts we read from our leveled readers.
2.) In speech with Ms. Jen we are finishing our team building habitat collages and sharing our discoveries with the rest of our class.
3.) During math, we continued our money unit while adding and subtracting like coins, making change and working on regrouping.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did a really fun motor group with Miss Brook in the morning - we had to find different ways to get around imaginary alligators that were swimming around in the sensory room! Then we worked with her on our handwriting and fine motor skills.
2.) Made a St. Patrick's Day book - it had leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold!
3.) Had a great time in fitness with Mr. Chris! We played games about living things and habitats and ended with a game of freeze tag!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We learned about many different habitats this morning on our field trip to PETCO. We met Chinchillas and Ferrets and learned they both like to burrow in the ground, but they also make wonderful, cuddly house pets! We met some hamsters and gerbils, as well as petted a snake and saw the fish that looked just like Nemo!
2.) In Science, we started creating our habitats of the animals we picked. Can’t wait to bring them home when we are all done!
3.) In Music, we sang “Do-re-mi-fa-so” from the Sound of Music. We as well played different instruments identifying the different sounds they make!
The Golden Owls:
1.) What a great field trip to Petco the Golden Owls had! We saw many different kinds of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish small animals! We also learned about their habitats
2.) In Science class we continued to talk about habitats while working on our own habitat we are making out of shoeboxes.
3.) We had magical music class with Mr. Dave where we worked on patterns while playing our musical instruments. We had to pay careful attention to one another and listen very carefully to our friends!
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did a really fun motor group with Miss Brook in the morning - we had to find different ways to get around imaginary alligators that were swimming around in the sensory room! Then we worked with her on our handwriting and fine motor skills.
2.) Made a St. Patrick's Day book - it had leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold!
3.) Had a great time in fitness with Mr. Chris! We played games about living things and habitats and ended with a game of freeze tag!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We learned about many different habitats this morning on our field trip to PETCO. We met Chinchillas and Ferrets and learned they both like to burrow in the ground, but they also make wonderful, cuddly house pets! We met some hamsters and gerbils, as well as petted a snake and saw the fish that looked just like Nemo!
2.) In Science, we started creating our habitats of the animals we picked. Can’t wait to bring them home when we are all done!
3.) In Music, we sang “Do-re-mi-fa-so” from the Sound of Music. We as well played different instruments identifying the different sounds they make!
The Golden Owls:
1.) What a great field trip to Petco the Golden Owls had! We saw many different kinds of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish small animals! We also learned about their habitats
2.) In Science class we continued to talk about habitats while working on our own habitat we are making out of shoeboxes.
3.) We had magical music class with Mr. Dave where we worked on patterns while playing our musical instruments. We had to pay careful attention to one another and listen very carefully to our friends!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 16th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) During Language Arts we learned about farm animals and learned the names for baby farm animals. The animals we talked about specifically were the baby lamb, duckling, piglet and calf.
2.) Mr. Tim came to do some floor time activities with the class. We played with the trains together and had fun.
3.) Played Alphabet Lotto with Ms. Kathy during Social Skills. We worked on asking our friends if they had various letters. We also worked on turn taking skills.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did a great habitats matching activity with Miss Jen and worked in our Explode the Code books during Language Arts!
2.) Played the game 'Pass the Mask' in social skills - the teacher held her hands up like a mask, and when she took them away, her face showed an emotion! We had to guess what it was and then passed the imaginary mask to each other and took turns making that face.
3.) Finished creating our shoebox habitats in science with Miss Melissa! We did a great job painting them, creating habitats out of clay, and placing our animals in their new homes.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) Ms. Melissa came and did an activity with us to prepare us for tomorrow’s field trip. We cut out labels for the types of animals we might see tomorrow. Then we could either draw a picture or write/cut & paste a description next to each animal label.
2.) Later, learned more about tomorrow’s field trip by talking about the different animals and the habitats they live in.
3.) Mr. Aaron showed us some dance moves where we had to follow the beat!
4.) We celebrated Ms. Ginny’s birthday with a surprise party!! J
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we:
1.) Watched a social studies movie about bears and their habitats. We filled out a KWL chart in the beginning of class to see how much we knew about bears and what we hope to learn from the movie.
2.) Continued to work on making change for a dollar and more during our math class. We are revisiting regrouping while doing this.
3.) Had a great fitness class with Coach Dan! We played "What Time Is It Mr. Fox," practiced our bowling, and worked as a team to knocked down pins.
It was a great day!
1.) During Language Arts we learned about farm animals and learned the names for baby farm animals. The animals we talked about specifically were the baby lamb, duckling, piglet and calf.
2.) Mr. Tim came to do some floor time activities with the class. We played with the trains together and had fun.
3.) Played Alphabet Lotto with Ms. Kathy during Social Skills. We worked on asking our friends if they had various letters. We also worked on turn taking skills.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did a great habitats matching activity with Miss Jen and worked in our Explode the Code books during Language Arts!
2.) Played the game 'Pass the Mask' in social skills - the teacher held her hands up like a mask, and when she took them away, her face showed an emotion! We had to guess what it was and then passed the imaginary mask to each other and took turns making that face.
3.) Finished creating our shoebox habitats in science with Miss Melissa! We did a great job painting them, creating habitats out of clay, and placing our animals in their new homes.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) Ms. Melissa came and did an activity with us to prepare us for tomorrow’s field trip. We cut out labels for the types of animals we might see tomorrow. Then we could either draw a picture or write/cut & paste a description next to each animal label.
2.) Later, learned more about tomorrow’s field trip by talking about the different animals and the habitats they live in.
3.) Mr. Aaron showed us some dance moves where we had to follow the beat!
4.) We celebrated Ms. Ginny’s birthday with a surprise party!! J
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we:
1.) Watched a social studies movie about bears and their habitats. We filled out a KWL chart in the beginning of class to see how much we knew about bears and what we hope to learn from the movie.
2.) Continued to work on making change for a dollar and more during our math class. We are revisiting regrouping while doing this.
3.) Had a great fitness class with Coach Dan! We played "What Time Is It Mr. Fox," practiced our bowling, and worked as a team to knocked down pins.
It was a great day!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday, March 13th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.)Went on an amazing fieldtrip to “Petco” and saw dogs, lizards, birds, fish and many types of rodents. The children got to pet a ferret and see a beautiful bird with feathers of all different colors. James showed us many different types of animals and explained to us what they eat and where they live.
2.) Shared our new Lincoln logs nicely during Choice Time.
3.) Sang our favorite songs such as “We’re Going On a Bear Hunt” with Ms. Deanna.
The theme for next week is “Farm Animals”. The letter of the week is “Z”.
Have a great weekend and see you Monday!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Went on a fantastic field trip to Petco! Our guide, James, showed us all sorts of animals, including hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, ferrets, snakes, birds, hermit crabs, geckos, and fish!
2.) When we got back, we drew and labeled pictures of our favorite animals. Then we discussed some more facts about the animals we saw and did worksheets about what we learned.
3.) Had music with Miss Deanna! We played some of our favorite music games and worked on telling stories using music.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art, we colored and traced our hands to make abstract art!
2.) We learned all about Lauren, our “Star of the Week”!
3.) We worked on our noun books by looking for pictures of nouns in magazines, cutting them out and gluing them in our books!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a fantastic Friday in the Golden Owls!
1.) In Art, we are continuing to work really hard to get ready for the art show. We are not only painting but also making collages and learning about different artists!
2.) This afternoon we took our second field trip to the library to check out more books on the animals we are researching. We are learning how to take notes while we read and learning how to find books in the library!
3.) In Language Arts we are continuing our reading strategies and reading with expression and fluency while reading about different animals and their habitats. We are also continuing to learn more about nouns, proper nouns, verbs and adjectives too!
Have a very happy weekend!
1.)Went on an amazing fieldtrip to “Petco” and saw dogs, lizards, birds, fish and many types of rodents. The children got to pet a ferret and see a beautiful bird with feathers of all different colors. James showed us many different types of animals and explained to us what they eat and where they live.
2.) Shared our new Lincoln logs nicely during Choice Time.
3.) Sang our favorite songs such as “We’re Going On a Bear Hunt” with Ms. Deanna.
The theme for next week is “Farm Animals”. The letter of the week is “Z”.
Have a great weekend and see you Monday!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Went on a fantastic field trip to Petco! Our guide, James, showed us all sorts of animals, including hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, ferrets, snakes, birds, hermit crabs, geckos, and fish!
2.) When we got back, we drew and labeled pictures of our favorite animals. Then we discussed some more facts about the animals we saw and did worksheets about what we learned.
3.) Had music with Miss Deanna! We played some of our favorite music games and worked on telling stories using music.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art, we colored and traced our hands to make abstract art!
2.) We learned all about Lauren, our “Star of the Week”!
3.) We worked on our noun books by looking for pictures of nouns in magazines, cutting them out and gluing them in our books!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a fantastic Friday in the Golden Owls!
1.) In Art, we are continuing to work really hard to get ready for the art show. We are not only painting but also making collages and learning about different artists!
2.) This afternoon we took our second field trip to the library to check out more books on the animals we are researching. We are learning how to take notes while we read and learning how to find books in the library!
3.) In Language Arts we are continuing our reading strategies and reading with expression and fluency while reading about different animals and their habitats. We are also continuing to learn more about nouns, proper nouns, verbs and adjectives too!
Have a very happy weekend!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Played “Zingo” with Debbie. This game is like “Bingo” except students have to slide the “Zingo” machine and when they do, they find two pictures. We worked on turn taking skills and each student had to ask their partner if they had the “Zingo” pictures on their board.
2.) Practiced many poses with Ms. Melinda during Yoga, used our breathing ball and ended class with “Namaste”.
3.) Reviewed addition and graphing during Math.
REMINDER: Tomorrow is a half day!! Have a great night.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read a story together called 'Diary of a Spider'. Then we broke into small groups - the groups completed story stars describing the book and read new leveled reader books!
2.) Had yoga with Miss Melinda! We started to learn something brand new - handstands! We practiced using the muscles that help us make handstands, and then we did assisted handstands using mats. We did a great job and can't wait to try handstands on our own!
3.) Talked about caves in science! Then we drew pictures of four things we might find in a cave.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Social Skills, we did a great listening and following directions craft activity. We had to listen to the teacher to find out what to color the different body parts of a teddy bear cut-out. We didn’t know what color was coming next, so we had to wait quietly and listen to hear the next color. At the end we were given the direction to cut-out the bear pieces and glue them on construction paper!
2.) In Math, one group worked on adding on, while another group worked on how many different ways can you add to make a number.
3.) In Yoga, we worked on strengthening our poses and working on our breathing!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we:1.) Talked about giving in social studies and how it made us feel when we gave compliments to one another. We read Stone Soup as a class and talked about teamwork and being thoughtful and kind. 2.) Had dance with Mr. Aaron and worked on finding the beat in songs and matching it with our bodies and how we move them!3.) Continued working with money; creating change, adding like and unlike coins, and naming the values of coins.
We had a super day!
From the Office:
HALF DAY TOMORROW – DISMISSAL @ 1PM
1.) Played “Zingo” with Debbie. This game is like “Bingo” except students have to slide the “Zingo” machine and when they do, they find two pictures. We worked on turn taking skills and each student had to ask their partner if they had the “Zingo” pictures on their board.
2.) Practiced many poses with Ms. Melinda during Yoga, used our breathing ball and ended class with “Namaste”.
3.) Reviewed addition and graphing during Math.
REMINDER: Tomorrow is a half day!! Have a great night.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read a story together called 'Diary of a Spider'. Then we broke into small groups - the groups completed story stars describing the book and read new leveled reader books!
2.) Had yoga with Miss Melinda! We started to learn something brand new - handstands! We practiced using the muscles that help us make handstands, and then we did assisted handstands using mats. We did a great job and can't wait to try handstands on our own!
3.) Talked about caves in science! Then we drew pictures of four things we might find in a cave.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Social Skills, we did a great listening and following directions craft activity. We had to listen to the teacher to find out what to color the different body parts of a teddy bear cut-out. We didn’t know what color was coming next, so we had to wait quietly and listen to hear the next color. At the end we were given the direction to cut-out the bear pieces and glue them on construction paper!
2.) In Math, one group worked on adding on, while another group worked on how many different ways can you add to make a number.
3.) In Yoga, we worked on strengthening our poses and working on our breathing!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we:1.) Talked about giving in social studies and how it made us feel when we gave compliments to one another. We read Stone Soup as a class and talked about teamwork and being thoughtful and kind. 2.) Had dance with Mr. Aaron and worked on finding the beat in songs and matching it with our bodies and how we move them!3.) Continued working with money; creating change, adding like and unlike coins, and naming the values of coins.
We had a super day!
From the Office:
HALF DAY TOMORROW – DISMISSAL @ 1PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tuesday, March 10th 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Read a story called “I Can Share” and we talked about ways that we can be good friends. We even talked about ways that teachers can help each other.
2.) Reviewed “Curious George Visits the Zoo” and played “Memory”. Jack and Teddy completed a worksheet about the Curious George book and they had to remember what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
3.) Played where does this animal live. We skipped, bounced and ran to the yellow (sky, sun), green (land) or blue (sea) hoola hoops putting the animals in their natural habitat. Some animals lived on land and sea so the blue and green hoops intersected during Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read 'Mr. Seahorse' together, then drew and labeled pictures of our favorite characters! We also worked on writing our letter 'I' and using it in different words!
2.) Started working on animal habitats in science! We each picked animals, looked up their habitats and environments online, and started to build their homes using boxes, clay, and paint. 3.) Learned about our new star of the week - Ben S.! We learned so much about him - we talked about his favorite things, his family, and activities he enjoys. We are excited to continue learning about him as our week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had an amazing nature filled field trip this morning! We started our experience by talking with our guide about habitats, seeing a stuffed squirrel, the fur of a fox and meeting a live box turtle! Then we walked through the woods, which we learned was the habitat of squirrels, birds, deer, and groundhogs. While in the woods, we walked on a bridge over a creek and learned about another habitat, the creek! The creek is a habitat for fish, turtles and frogs! We had SO much fun!
2.) In Music we sang “The More we Get Together…” and using instruments to play to the beat!
3.) During Large Motor groups, we played Simon Says and had to get through an obstacle by different animal walks!
The Golden Owls:
What a great day!
1.) We had a fantastic field trip to the Croyden Creek Nature Center where we learned even more about habitats and experienced them! We went on a nature hike and saw all of the different markings that animals make in their own habitats. We saw a wetlands habitat, a forest habitat and a tall grass habitat. We also saw turtles, snakes, an owl and other animals back in the nature room.
2.) In science we continued talking about our monthly theme of habitats and even began making our own!
3.) During language arts we continued using our five reading strategies while also beginning to learn how to summarize what we read. We are reading different nonfiction books about a variety of animals in different habitats!
1.) Read a story called “I Can Share” and we talked about ways that we can be good friends. We even talked about ways that teachers can help each other.
2.) Reviewed “Curious George Visits the Zoo” and played “Memory”. Jack and Teddy completed a worksheet about the Curious George book and they had to remember what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
3.) Played where does this animal live. We skipped, bounced and ran to the yellow (sky, sun), green (land) or blue (sea) hoola hoops putting the animals in their natural habitat. Some animals lived on land and sea so the blue and green hoops intersected during Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read 'Mr. Seahorse' together, then drew and labeled pictures of our favorite characters! We also worked on writing our letter 'I' and using it in different words!
2.) Started working on animal habitats in science! We each picked animals, looked up their habitats and environments online, and started to build their homes using boxes, clay, and paint. 3.) Learned about our new star of the week - Ben S.! We learned so much about him - we talked about his favorite things, his family, and activities he enjoys. We are excited to continue learning about him as our week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had an amazing nature filled field trip this morning! We started our experience by talking with our guide about habitats, seeing a stuffed squirrel, the fur of a fox and meeting a live box turtle! Then we walked through the woods, which we learned was the habitat of squirrels, birds, deer, and groundhogs. While in the woods, we walked on a bridge over a creek and learned about another habitat, the creek! The creek is a habitat for fish, turtles and frogs! We had SO much fun!
2.) In Music we sang “The More we Get Together…” and using instruments to play to the beat!
3.) During Large Motor groups, we played Simon Says and had to get through an obstacle by different animal walks!
The Golden Owls:
What a great day!
1.) We had a fantastic field trip to the Croyden Creek Nature Center where we learned even more about habitats and experienced them! We went on a nature hike and saw all of the different markings that animals make in their own habitats. We saw a wetlands habitat, a forest habitat and a tall grass habitat. We also saw turtles, snakes, an owl and other animals back in the nature room.
2.) In science we continued talking about our monthly theme of habitats and even began making our own!
3.) During language arts we continued using our five reading strategies while also beginning to learn how to summarize what we read. We are reading different nonfiction books about a variety of animals in different habitats!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, March 9th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Read a story called “Curious George Visits the Zoo”. We talked about different animals that are found at the zoo. This is our theme for the week. Our theme for the month is “Animals and Habitats”.
2.) Learned about one to one correspondence during Math and we worked in our Calvert Math books. We practiced counting but we also learned that if there are three crayons and four markers then there is not one crayon for each marker. You can do this with any object. Try this at home tonight for homework.
3.) Played “Zingo” and “Caribou” during Social Skills. We worked on using our words to ask our friends questions and we worked on turn taking skills.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read 'Mr. Seahorse' together, then drew and labeled pictures of our favorite characters! We also worked on writing our letter 'I' and using it in different words!
2.) Started working on animal habitats in science! We each picked animals, looked up their habitats and environments online, and started to build their homes using boxes, clay, and paint.
3.) Learned about our new star of the week - Ben S.! We learned so much about him - we talked about his favorite things, his family, and activities he enjoys. We are excited to continue learning about him as our week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we learned to play hockey, using a hockey stick! We also learned that hockey can be played in the ice or a field! Then we played a game where we had to keep a balloon in the air using paddles!
2.) In Math, some of us worked on before/after and filling in the missing numbers. Others worked on “How many ways can you add to make… (5, 6, 7, 8)?”
3.) Mr. Aaron started our Dance class today where we learned about rhythm!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we had a fantastic Monday!
1.) During our modeling time, we continued to read Patricia Polacco's stories and use our reading strategies of predicting, summarizing and connecting. We read Just Plain Fancy and just loved it!
2.) The Golden Owls participated in a group social activity led by Kathy. They enjoyed Twister and Boggle while focusing on body awareness, turn taking and higher level motor planning skills.
3.) We had fitness today with Mr. Dan and Ms. Julie and worked on teamwork, hand eye coordination, crossing the midline and strengthening our bodies! We played hockey, chased their tails (made out of rope), and also a form of badminton! We had a great time!
1.) Read a story called “Curious George Visits the Zoo”. We talked about different animals that are found at the zoo. This is our theme for the week. Our theme for the month is “Animals and Habitats”.
2.) Learned about one to one correspondence during Math and we worked in our Calvert Math books. We practiced counting but we also learned that if there are three crayons and four markers then there is not one crayon for each marker. You can do this with any object. Try this at home tonight for homework.
3.) Played “Zingo” and “Caribou” during Social Skills. We worked on using our words to ask our friends questions and we worked on turn taking skills.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read 'Mr. Seahorse' together, then drew and labeled pictures of our favorite characters! We also worked on writing our letter 'I' and using it in different words!
2.) Started working on animal habitats in science! We each picked animals, looked up their habitats and environments online, and started to build their homes using boxes, clay, and paint.
3.) Learned about our new star of the week - Ben S.! We learned so much about him - we talked about his favorite things, his family, and activities he enjoys. We are excited to continue learning about him as our week goes on!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we learned to play hockey, using a hockey stick! We also learned that hockey can be played in the ice or a field! Then we played a game where we had to keep a balloon in the air using paddles!
2.) In Math, some of us worked on before/after and filling in the missing numbers. Others worked on “How many ways can you add to make… (5, 6, 7, 8)?”
3.) Mr. Aaron started our Dance class today where we learned about rhythm!
The Golden Owls:
Today in the Golden Owls we had a fantastic Monday!
1.) During our modeling time, we continued to read Patricia Polacco's stories and use our reading strategies of predicting, summarizing and connecting. We read Just Plain Fancy and just loved it!
2.) The Golden Owls participated in a group social activity led by Kathy. They enjoyed Twister and Boggle while focusing on body awareness, turn taking and higher level motor planning skills.
3.) We had fitness today with Mr. Dan and Ms. Julie and worked on teamwork, hand eye coordination, crossing the midline and strengthening our bodies! We played hockey, chased their tails (made out of rope), and also a form of badminton! We had a great time!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Practiced walking through a plastic ladder on the floor (forwards and backwards) with Mr. Dan during Fitness.
2.) Sang songs such as “I’ve Been Working On the Railroad” with Ms. Debbie during Music today.
NOTE: Please bring in a recipe for tomorrow! It can be simple but we really need them for our Diener School cookbook. Thanks!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Worked on calendars in math. We reviewed our calendars for March, and then we had to fix some funny calendars that were missing all of the even numbered days!
2.) Continued to talk about homes as part of our new theme - Living Things, Homes, and Habitats! Yesterday we each picked our favorite types of homes (castles and log cabins were quite popular), and today we made clay models of our favorite homes!
3.) Read the book 'You Look Ridiculous', made story predictions, and discussed the characters and setting of the story in language arts. We also worked in our Explode the Code workbooks!
The Mighty Dieners:
1) In Fitness we played tag and we used a rope ladder to walk forwards and backwards through it!
2) With Ms. Kathy, we worked on our Handwriting, and moved around in OT groups to "Bean Bag Rock", which works on listening and following directions; "Pass the Bean Bag", which works on passing left to right and following directions; as well as finishing with the "Hokey-Pokey"!! We all did an awesome job! :)
3) We will be moving Calendar Math to Thursday, therefore Ms. Kathy can help with our handwriting when answering the questions, as well numbering the calendar.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In class writing we are continuing with Topic sentences. They are going to use 3 examples from their library books to use in their writing. This allows them to incorporate this month’s theme which is Living Things.
2.) In the afternoon the Dynamite Deanna came in to perform a 3- 4 symphony. She worked with the class on several different songs and also gave them lots of instruments to enjoy.
3.) In speech with Ms Jen we used our active listening and categorization skills to do an activity based on this month's theme: Habitats and Environments. We split into small groups and compared and contrasted different types of animals and their homes. We also talked about how animals have adapted over years and how we often need to adapt socially depending on the different environments we are in.
1.) Practiced walking through a plastic ladder on the floor (forwards and backwards) with Mr. Dan during Fitness.
2.) Sang songs such as “I’ve Been Working On the Railroad” with Ms. Debbie during Music today.
NOTE: Please bring in a recipe for tomorrow! It can be simple but we really need them for our Diener School cookbook. Thanks!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Worked on calendars in math. We reviewed our calendars for March, and then we had to fix some funny calendars that were missing all of the even numbered days!
2.) Continued to talk about homes as part of our new theme - Living Things, Homes, and Habitats! Yesterday we each picked our favorite types of homes (castles and log cabins were quite popular), and today we made clay models of our favorite homes!
3.) Read the book 'You Look Ridiculous', made story predictions, and discussed the characters and setting of the story in language arts. We also worked in our Explode the Code workbooks!
The Mighty Dieners:
1) In Fitness we played tag and we used a rope ladder to walk forwards and backwards through it!
2) With Ms. Kathy, we worked on our Handwriting, and moved around in OT groups to "Bean Bag Rock", which works on listening and following directions; "Pass the Bean Bag", which works on passing left to right and following directions; as well as finishing with the "Hokey-Pokey"!! We all did an awesome job! :)
3) We will be moving Calendar Math to Thursday, therefore Ms. Kathy can help with our handwriting when answering the questions, as well numbering the calendar.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In class writing we are continuing with Topic sentences. They are going to use 3 examples from their library books to use in their writing. This allows them to incorporate this month’s theme which is Living Things.
2.) In the afternoon the Dynamite Deanna came in to perform a 3- 4 symphony. She worked with the class on several different songs and also gave them lots of instruments to enjoy.
3.) In speech with Ms Jen we used our active listening and categorization skills to do an activity based on this month's theme: Habitats and Environments. We split into small groups and compared and contrasted different types of animals and their homes. We also talked about how animals have adapted over years and how we often need to adapt socially depending on the different environments we are in.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Children watched the caterpillar grow bigger and bigger in a jar in their classroom.
2.) In yoga we learned new poses from Ms. Melinda. She showed us pictures of a bear doing yoga!
3.) In Math we added up all the fruits that the Very Hungry Caterpillar ate and there were 15.
4.) We went on a magical walk with Mr. Jim and found a rocket, a birthday cake and Thomas and Friends in our magic suitcase.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Worked on our -en words with Miss Kim! We read a poem together called 'I Want to be Ten' and answered questions about different parts of the poem. We did a great job!
2.) Colored a beautiful spring picture using a color-by-number key. We practiced following directions and paying attention to detail - we all created lovely pictures of spring flowers!
3.) Had yoga with Miss Melinda! We learned 4 new poses including the Rainbow Bridge, practiced our breathing, learned a new meditation, and ended with relaxation.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Social Skills we talked about emotions and thinking about appropriate reactions. We role played situations and talked about how they made us feel and how we would react if that had happened to us.
2.) In Speech we split into teams and played a glass game of Granny’s Candies! It is a fun language game that focuses on semantics. Each team would be read a list of things and asked one of the following questions such as: “What belongs in this group?”, “What do these have in common?”, “What is this used for?”, “How are they alike?”, or “How are they different?”
3.) In Yoga we practiced our breathing and making poses more difficult!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Language Arts we have begun a few new books. We are continuing with the new leveled reader building our vocabulary, comprehension, and also fluency.
2.) In Writing we are beginning a new story. The Genius Kids will choose what they want to write about and use lots of specifics, details, and of course our topic sentences.
3.) In Yoga with Ms. Melinda they are enjoying the process of calming their bodies while also becoming flexible in a varied of poses.
1.) We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Children watched the caterpillar grow bigger and bigger in a jar in their classroom.
2.) In yoga we learned new poses from Ms. Melinda. She showed us pictures of a bear doing yoga!
3.) In Math we added up all the fruits that the Very Hungry Caterpillar ate and there were 15.
4.) We went on a magical walk with Mr. Jim and found a rocket, a birthday cake and Thomas and Friends in our magic suitcase.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Worked on our -en words with Miss Kim! We read a poem together called 'I Want to be Ten' and answered questions about different parts of the poem. We did a great job!
2.) Colored a beautiful spring picture using a color-by-number key. We practiced following directions and paying attention to detail - we all created lovely pictures of spring flowers!
3.) Had yoga with Miss Melinda! We learned 4 new poses including the Rainbow Bridge, practiced our breathing, learned a new meditation, and ended with relaxation.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Social Skills we talked about emotions and thinking about appropriate reactions. We role played situations and talked about how they made us feel and how we would react if that had happened to us.
2.) In Speech we split into teams and played a glass game of Granny’s Candies! It is a fun language game that focuses on semantics. Each team would be read a list of things and asked one of the following questions such as: “What belongs in this group?”, “What do these have in common?”, “What is this used for?”, “How are they alike?”, or “How are they different?”
3.) In Yoga we practiced our breathing and making poses more difficult!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In Language Arts we have begun a few new books. We are continuing with the new leveled reader building our vocabulary, comprehension, and also fluency.
2.) In Writing we are beginning a new story. The Genius Kids will choose what they want to write about and use lots of specifics, details, and of course our topic sentences.
3.) In Yoga with Ms. Melinda they are enjoying the process of calming their bodies while also becoming flexible in a varied of poses.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Used big Styrofoam “lollipops” and mitts to hit plastic disks and “birdies” in Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie. Then we gathered all of the birdies and disks with our scooters. We had a lot of fun in Fitness today.
2.) Read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” This is a book that we will focus on a great deal this week. Tomorrow we will make caterpillars out of play dough. Every day we will do at least one or two activities related to the book.
3.) Drew pictures using different colored chalk and black construction paper during Art with Ms. Feinberg.
Tomorrow Jen our Speech Therapist will be in our class from 8:45 – 11:30 AM.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had fitness with Mr. Chris! We worked on our tennis skills using big foam rackets and foam hands to hit discs and birdies. Then we had to use teamwork strategies to help clean up!
2.) Read a book called 'Hooray for Reading Day!'. Then we drew a picture of and wrote sentences about our favorite part of the book.
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg! We worked on a very cool project using scissors and glue.
The Mighty Dieners:
We enjoyed our 2 hour delay!!
1.) We started our March Weather Calendars and Calendar Math!
2.) Today in Sensory Rotations we moved in circuits working such things as: categorizing (days of the week/months of the year), making shapes on a peg board with rubber bands, made patterns with colored pegs and then had to weave a shoelace through the pegs.
3.) In Music we sang “The more we get together…” and made sound patterns with instruments!
4.) In Science we started learning about non-living vs. living things.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In science with Ms. Melissa we began to build and put together our habitats. As a class we also discussed different types of environments and living things.
2.) In Math we are continuing with money. We are beginning as bankers writing money amounts correctly. They will then add and subtract different amounts.
3.) In the afternoon the kids chose their movie of choice: Dinosaurs, Penguins or Sharks. We then began a KWL, what we Know, what we Want to know, and what we Learned.
From the Office:
PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR HEALTHY RECIPES FOR OUR COOKBOOK! PLEASE HAVE THEM IN BY FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH! THANKS!
1.) Used big Styrofoam “lollipops” and mitts to hit plastic disks and “birdies” in Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie. Then we gathered all of the birdies and disks with our scooters. We had a lot of fun in Fitness today.
2.) Read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” This is a book that we will focus on a great deal this week. Tomorrow we will make caterpillars out of play dough. Every day we will do at least one or two activities related to the book.
3.) Drew pictures using different colored chalk and black construction paper during Art with Ms. Feinberg.
Tomorrow Jen our Speech Therapist will be in our class from 8:45 – 11:30 AM.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had fitness with Mr. Chris! We worked on our tennis skills using big foam rackets and foam hands to hit discs and birdies. Then we had to use teamwork strategies to help clean up!
2.) Read a book called 'Hooray for Reading Day!'. Then we drew a picture of and wrote sentences about our favorite part of the book.
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg! We worked on a very cool project using scissors and glue.
The Mighty Dieners:
We enjoyed our 2 hour delay!!
1.) We started our March Weather Calendars and Calendar Math!
2.) Today in Sensory Rotations we moved in circuits working such things as: categorizing (days of the week/months of the year), making shapes on a peg board with rubber bands, made patterns with colored pegs and then had to weave a shoelace through the pegs.
3.) In Music we sang “The more we get together…” and made sound patterns with instruments!
4.) In Science we started learning about non-living vs. living things.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In science with Ms. Melissa we began to build and put together our habitats. As a class we also discussed different types of environments and living things.
2.) In Math we are continuing with money. We are beginning as bankers writing money amounts correctly. They will then add and subtract different amounts.
3.) In the afternoon the kids chose their movie of choice: Dinosaurs, Penguins or Sharks. We then began a KWL, what we Know, what we Want to know, and what we Learned.
From the Office:
PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR HEALTHY RECIPES FOR OUR COOKBOOK! PLEASE HAVE THEM IN BY FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH! THANKS!
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