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!