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.