Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Had a terrific fieldtrip to the Dulles Air and Space Museum. We learned how planes fly and we made our own boomerangs. There were planes from many years ago at the museum and we even saw a spaceship!
2.) Worked on our Solar System pictures in the afternoon with Debbie and Seena.
3.) Listened to a story called “Jack and the Beanstalk”. Teddy wrote this story on his own last night. The class was very excited about it and Teddy was very proud.

The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Had a FANTASTIC time at the Air and Space Museum! We learned about how planes fly using 4 forces - drag, thrust, weight, and lift. We got to do all sorts of wonderful hands-on activities, and then we made our own boomerangs!
2.) Got to walk around the museum after our class! Not only did we see many different kinds of planes, but we also got to see a huge replica of the Enterprise space shuttle and examples of space suits worn by astronauts! We loved looking at all of the great displays and learning about planes and space ships.
3.) Read a great book when we got back from our field trip! Ben S. brought in a special flying book to share and it was a great way to review the information we learned on our field trip - it had all sorts of cool facts and pop-outs. Thanks, Ben S.!

The Mighty Dieners:
1.) During Social Skills we played Charades and had to ask questions to find out what our friends were acting out! We also finished by playing Hangman with emotions words!
2.) In Yoga, we played a game to see who could hold the Downward Dog and the Bridge poses the longest!
3.) In Speech groups, Ms. Jen read The Flea’s Sneeze and we each made a 3 panel pamphlet where we wrote on each either the beginning, middle or end of the story!

The Golden Owls:
We had a great Wednesday in the Golden Owls!
1.) In dance with Mr. Aaron we reviewed and continued to fine tune our dance to "Jump On It." We worked on finessing our moves, our rhythm and timing.
2.) In writing, we split up into small groups and worked on brainstorming and then drafting a topic of our choice. Some wrote about cars, movies and their vacations while others wrote about their favorite food. We incorporated our five senses and specific details into our writing as much as possible.
3.) Ms. Kathy came in and played Charades with us during our team time. We worked on flexibility, reading body language and facial expressions. We had a fantastic time!