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!