Thursday, September 3, 2009

Primary (Ms. Emily):
1.) In morning meeting we sang hello to each other while taking turns jumping and singing. We also started learning about our calendar and learned about what month it is.
2.) We took a walk to explore a new playground. It was such a beautiful day outside! :)
3.) During math time we read “We're Going on A Bear Hunt” and talked about over, under and through. We all took turns going through a tunnel.

Inters (Ms. Lynn):
1.) We went on a scavenger hunt to the park with Ms. Jenni’s class.
2.) We talked about how we can be kind to another.
3.) We made a picture of our house and wrote our addresses.

Inters (Ms. Jenni):
1.) Today we went on a nature walk and completed a scavenger hunt. We searched for bugs, birds and squirrels. We also found sticks and determined if they were short or long, identified colors of flowers and drew the shapes of different rocks we discovered along the way.
2.) We talked about our second classroom rule: Be Kind. Together we brainstormed the ways we can be kind to our teachers and classmates. The children came up with use kind words, share with your friends, keep hands to yourself, and wait your turn.
3.) We created our house by cutting out various shapes and then gluing them on to a piece of paper. Then each child colored the house to look like the one they live in. We then practiced tracing our address and reading it out-loud.

Uppers (Ms. Kate):
1.) Today during language arts we read a book entitled “I’m Special, I’m Me” with an emphasis on content words/comprehension. This lead our students into a whole-group discussion regarding the types of unique, positive attributes we each possess as human beings. An individual writing task followed as students completed a detailed questionnaire about themselves, and then sealed their responses in a year-long time capsule.
2.) Math class included a two-group rotation, with group 1 exploring directionality, (left-right), using assistive color-coded clues, followed by practice. Group 2…..worked on even and odd numbers and identifying the patterns to help figure out an even or odd number.
3.) During Sensory class, we used our sense of touch today! We participated in an activity called, “What’s in the Bag?” Ten paper bags were set up with one classroom item in each. Everyone walked around and had to reach in the bag, feel it, and guess the object. If they were not sure, each student was wonderful at putting descriptive words of what they felt (i.e. round, hard, sharp, etc). At the end we read off our guesses and then pulled each object out of the bag to see if we got it right!

Uppers (Ms. Barbara):
1.) The students wrote their goals for the year which will be opened and read again on the last day of school.
2.) They used logic and problem solving skills to identify and correct a problem on the map of the school.
3.) Students used a large beach-ball type globe to identify continents and countries and then make observations about the differences between them.