The Magic Trains:
1.) We continued talking about the food pyramid and healthy foods.
2.) We practiced writing our numbers and we worked on addition.
3.) Ms. Deanna came into our classroom and we played instruments and sang songs. We loved it!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Finished reading 'Letters from a Desperate Dog' - we loved this book! After we finished, we checked our predictions and then drew and labeled pictures of the beginning, middle, and end of the story. We also read our leveled readers out loud to each other in small groups.
2.) Worked on turn-taking and following directions by playing Chutes and Ladders and Candyland together!
3.) Played 'The Instruments Dance' and 'Musical Puppets' with Miss Deanna in music - it was so much fun!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we started with partner warm-ups then we played Freeze-Dance and Freeze-movements (running, skipping, jumping jacks, etc).
2.) We split into 2 groups and one group worked on Handwriting with Ms. Kathy and the other group worked on adding details to Fitness pictures and expanding on our labeling. Then we switched groups.
3.) In Drama we talked about when we pretend to be animals or silly people only during Drama time! We have to act like people when we are in school! J We then played the “Magic Suitcase” game and had to pull out things that were made by humans!
The Golden Owls:
1.) Continued to work on our topic sentences, three specific details and our concluding sentences during our writing time. We are working to answer the w questions as well as incorporating our five senses into our writing.
2.) Had a great time with Mr. Jim in drama! We played different games incorporating our gross motor skills like the suitcase game.
3.) In speech with Ms. Jen we worked hard and had a blast! We played a game called Plunk's Pond to work on a variety of language skills including: word retrieval, auditory memory, providing higher level attributes for target items, and making predictions. The students were required to immediately recall auditory input and integrate the clues to determine the next step in our game. They practiced some of our auditory processing strategies such as verbal rehearsals and Give Me 5.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a poem called 'Wiggly Tooth'! Then we went through the poem and picked out sight words and rhyming words.
2.) Did fine motor circuits - we played with PlayDoh, made letters and shapes out of rubber bands, and hunted for treasure in theraputty!
3.) Had drama with Mr. Jim today! We played some of our favorite games, including Zookeeper's Keys and Night at the Museum.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math we worked in small groups--each group working on different lessons. Some worked on before, after and in between; while some worked on adding numbers.
2.) In Social Skills we were split into 2 groups. Each group working on either a puzzle or a game. While working together, we had to make sure we were giving compliments to our friends. When then made a compliment ice cream cone. On our scoop of ice cream, we each wrote a compliment. Then we glued the scoop to the cone. We finished social skills by sitting in a circle on the floor. We passed a ball around to a friend and gave our friends compliments.
3.) In Yoga, we practiced poses we have learned such as: boat pose, rainbow pose, happy dog, table pose and cobra. We ended by using a breathing stretchy ball to practice breathing in and out of the nose.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we continued working on mastering our money skills; adding like and unlike coins, differentiating between the coins and giving the value to each one.
2.) We began drafting our letter to Mrs. Obama, describing who we are and how we would love for her to come to our auction.
3.) During our yoga class with Ms. Melinda, we played our favorite freeze game where we ran around and the room and when the music stopped we had to do a yoga pose.
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a poem called 'Wiggly Tooth'! Then we went through the poem and picked out sight words and rhyming words.
2.) Did fine motor circuits - we played with PlayDoh, made letters and shapes out of rubber bands, and hunted for treasure in theraputty!
3.) Had drama with Mr. Jim today! We played some of our favorite games, including Zookeeper's Keys and Night at the Museum.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math we worked in small groups--each group working on different lessons. Some worked on before, after and in between; while some worked on adding numbers.
2.) In Social Skills we were split into 2 groups. Each group working on either a puzzle or a game. While working together, we had to make sure we were giving compliments to our friends. When then made a compliment ice cream cone. On our scoop of ice cream, we each wrote a compliment. Then we glued the scoop to the cone. We finished social skills by sitting in a circle on the floor. We passed a ball around to a friend and gave our friends compliments.
3.) In Yoga, we practiced poses we have learned such as: boat pose, rainbow pose, happy dog, table pose and cobra. We ended by using a breathing stretchy ball to practice breathing in and out of the nose.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we continued working on mastering our money skills; adding like and unlike coins, differentiating between the coins and giving the value to each one.
2.) We began drafting our letter to Mrs. Obama, describing who we are and how we would love for her to come to our auction.
3.) During our yoga class with Ms. Melinda, we played our favorite freeze game where we ran around and the room and when the music stopped we had to do a yoga pose.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Read a story called “Larry Loses a Tooth”. This tied in nicely with our trip to dentist and we spoke about what would happen if the students lost a tooth.
2.) Worked on gross motor skills by jumping over plastic blocks in Fitness with Mr. Chris. We also learned about magnets. A negative and a positive stick together!
3.) Continued to learn about measurement using standard and non standard units of measurement in Math. You can try this at home by measuring objects using paper clips or plastic manipulatives.
4.) Learned about different types of lines and made pictures using straight lines, horizontal lines and diagonal lines in Art with Ms. Feinberg.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Practiced our handwriting with Miss Brook and created a storyboard for the three little pigs in Language Arts.
2.) Read 'Animals on Board', a great Mathstart book about addition! Then we worked on writing our numbers and adding with counting bears.
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg! We created 'abstract art' by drawing and coloring beautiful pictures using only straight lines - then we read a book called 'White Rabbit's Color Book' together!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We went to the National History museum in D.C.! We saw fossils, big whale jaws and beautiful diamonds and jewels! We even saw the Hope Diamond! Then we stood next to the log bone of an elephant and had to see if we were bigger or smaller than the elephant leg! Most of us were much smaller than the leg!!
2.) We had a pizza lunch when we got back to Diener School!! J
3.) We had music class with Mr. David today! We had to listen and follow the instruction and then we danced and played drums!
The Golden Owls:
We had a great day in the Golden Owls.
1.) We began our day with a field trip to the Salt Ocean Hall where we saw a huge squid which was being preserved. We also saw an enormous whale and fossils! At the end of our trip, we visited the gems and precious stones exhibit and explored what beautiful things come from our earth!
2.) We had our first music lesson with Dave and sang some wonderful songs! We began with "The More We Get Together" to introduce ourselves to him.
3.) We learned about the author Patricia Polacco and how she could not read until she was fourteen! We learned a little about dyslexia and how everyone learns differently. We ended our lesson by reading Mrs. Polacco's book, "My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother." During this time we continued our reading strategies of predicting and connecting.
1.) Read a story called “Larry Loses a Tooth”. This tied in nicely with our trip to dentist and we spoke about what would happen if the students lost a tooth.
2.) Worked on gross motor skills by jumping over plastic blocks in Fitness with Mr. Chris. We also learned about magnets. A negative and a positive stick together!
3.) Continued to learn about measurement using standard and non standard units of measurement in Math. You can try this at home by measuring objects using paper clips or plastic manipulatives.
4.) Learned about different types of lines and made pictures using straight lines, horizontal lines and diagonal lines in Art with Ms. Feinberg.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Practiced our handwriting with Miss Brook and created a storyboard for the three little pigs in Language Arts.
2.) Read 'Animals on Board', a great Mathstart book about addition! Then we worked on writing our numbers and adding with counting bears.
3.) Had art with Mrs. Feinberg! We created 'abstract art' by drawing and coloring beautiful pictures using only straight lines - then we read a book called 'White Rabbit's Color Book' together!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We went to the National History museum in D.C.! We saw fossils, big whale jaws and beautiful diamonds and jewels! We even saw the Hope Diamond! Then we stood next to the log bone of an elephant and had to see if we were bigger or smaller than the elephant leg! Most of us were much smaller than the leg!!
2.) We had a pizza lunch when we got back to Diener School!! J
3.) We had music class with Mr. David today! We had to listen and follow the instruction and then we danced and played drums!
The Golden Owls:
We had a great day in the Golden Owls.
1.) We began our day with a field trip to the Salt Ocean Hall where we saw a huge squid which was being preserved. We also saw an enormous whale and fossils! At the end of our trip, we visited the gems and precious stones exhibit and explored what beautiful things come from our earth!
2.) We had our first music lesson with Dave and sang some wonderful songs! We began with "The More We Get Together" to introduce ourselves to him.
3.) We learned about the author Patricia Polacco and how she could not read until she was fourteen! We learned a little about dyslexia and how everyone learns differently. We ended our lesson by reading Mrs. Polacco's book, "My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother." During this time we continued our reading strategies of predicting and connecting.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Learned about words that start with “L” and practiced writing the letter “L”. Danielle played a memory game and Trevor played “Go Fish”. All students worked in their “Explode the Code” books.
2.) Danielle and Trevor worked on their turn taking and eye contact skills by playing “Candy Land” with Ms. Kathy. Jack and Teddy worked on turn taking and eye contact skills by playing “Chutes and Ladders” with Debbie.
3.) Finished an art project about nutrition. Last week we painted different types of fruits and vegetables and are making a food pyramid mobile with those fruits and vegetables.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Had a morning chat with Miss Jen! We talked about the fantastic birthday parties from this past weekend and each shared our favorite memories from the parties!
2.) Learned about our 'Star of the Week' in social skills with Miss Melissa. Next week we will learn about the Star of the Week in our classroom - our new friend Dale!
3.) Read a story together called 'Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!' Even though the cover did not seem to give us much information, our predictions were all spot on - we are getting VERY good at making story predictions!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had SO much fun! We practiced a lot of hand-foot coordination. We started by kicking a ball at bowling pins and trying to knock them over. Then we got in a circle and had to pass a soccer ball to a friend. First we had to say a friend’s name so they knew to be ready for the ball. The friend had to stop the ball with one foot and then pass it to another friend! We finished by playing a passing soccer game. We played in groups of 3 and we had to pass the ball to each team member before shooting the ball in the goal.
2.) We played the game, “I’m going on a picnic…” and had to name something that starts with a letter (in alphabetical order). When we finished the whole alphabet, we drew pictures of what we said we would bring on our picnic.
3.) We read a book called Eating Well. We learned about choosing healthy foods to eat, and then we brainstormed all the healthy foods we could think of!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We have begun a daily edit sheet from education world. These are paragraphs which contain several errors, allowing the kids to work on grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Thanks to Ms Kate from the mighty 1-2 this will be incorporated weekly.
2.) Today we also had a visitor. The Husband of the Great Mrs Maisie! Austin Branson came in to read a few books to us. THANK YOU. Mondays will officially be a day where ALL parents are welcome to come in and read to the class. Let us know what dates work for you.
3.) Today we also went over a few subject areas. We continued working with money in math, we also had several O.T. activities, we comprehension in Language Arts, and topic sentences in writing. As a class the Genius kids are improving in teambuilding, communication, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, how they treat and speak to one another.
1.) Learned about words that start with “L” and practiced writing the letter “L”. Danielle played a memory game and Trevor played “Go Fish”. All students worked in their “Explode the Code” books.
2.) Danielle and Trevor worked on their turn taking and eye contact skills by playing “Candy Land” with Ms. Kathy. Jack and Teddy worked on turn taking and eye contact skills by playing “Chutes and Ladders” with Debbie.
3.) Finished an art project about nutrition. Last week we painted different types of fruits and vegetables and are making a food pyramid mobile with those fruits and vegetables.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Had a morning chat with Miss Jen! We talked about the fantastic birthday parties from this past weekend and each shared our favorite memories from the parties!
2.) Learned about our 'Star of the Week' in social skills with Miss Melissa. Next week we will learn about the Star of the Week in our classroom - our new friend Dale!
3.) Read a story together called 'Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!' Even though the cover did not seem to give us much information, our predictions were all spot on - we are getting VERY good at making story predictions!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had SO much fun! We practiced a lot of hand-foot coordination. We started by kicking a ball at bowling pins and trying to knock them over. Then we got in a circle and had to pass a soccer ball to a friend. First we had to say a friend’s name so they knew to be ready for the ball. The friend had to stop the ball with one foot and then pass it to another friend! We finished by playing a passing soccer game. We played in groups of 3 and we had to pass the ball to each team member before shooting the ball in the goal.
2.) We played the game, “I’m going on a picnic…” and had to name something that starts with a letter (in alphabetical order). When we finished the whole alphabet, we drew pictures of what we said we would bring on our picnic.
3.) We read a book called Eating Well. We learned about choosing healthy foods to eat, and then we brainstormed all the healthy foods we could think of!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We have begun a daily edit sheet from education world. These are paragraphs which contain several errors, allowing the kids to work on grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Thanks to Ms Kate from the mighty 1-2 this will be incorporated weekly.
2.) Today we also had a visitor. The Husband of the Great Mrs Maisie! Austin Branson came in to read a few books to us. THANK YOU. Mondays will officially be a day where ALL parents are welcome to come in and read to the class. Let us know what dates work for you.
3.) Today we also went over a few subject areas. We continued working with money in math, we also had several O.T. activities, we comprehension in Language Arts, and topic sentences in writing. As a class the Genius kids are improving in teambuilding, communication, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, how they treat and speak to one another.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday, February 20th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Worked on handwriting with Ms. Brook from OT. We practiced writing the letter “W” in our “Handwriting Without Tears” book, and also worked on writing numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2.) Sang a “Berenstein Bears” book called “Going to Camp” with Ms. Deanna. Everyone listened to the entire book and enjoyed hearing it sung this way. Afterwards, we all sang “Going on a Bear Hunt.”
3.) After recess we had quiet time for five minutes and then played academic games such as “Go Fish” and “Caribou”.
4.) Learned about nutrition by reading a book about the food pyramid.
Have a great weekend! Next week, the letter of the week will be “L”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read a book called 'My Lucky Day' and did a mini book report - we drew a picture of our favorite part of the book and wrote a sentence describing our picture!
2.) Went on a quick field trip to drop off the donations that The Diener School has collected! Thanks to everyone for their generous contributions.
3.) Made a food groups book and wrote down one thing we like to eat from each of the food groups!
Have a wonderful weekend!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art we learned all about Picasso and each painted a Picasso style painting using blue, black and white paint.
2.) In Math we graphed our weather for the week. Then we worked on what comes before or after a number, what comes between numbers, i.e., “what comes between 5 and 9?”
3.) After lunch and recess we were wonderful community members when we gathered all our school donations and personally delivered them with Ms. Courtney’s class to the National Center for Children and Families.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
The Golden Owls:
1.) For O.T. we did several brain gym activities to break up L.A., Writing, and Math. We also did some visual and fine motor circuits.
2.) In math we are continuing to work with Money. Martin from the 1-2 class will be joining us now on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The kids are becoming more familiar with the types of coins and also improving with addition.
3.) As a class through teamwork and listening we earned a trip to Baskin Robbins. Thanks to our mom’s we each got a free kids cone. Have a great weekend!
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Worked on handwriting with Ms. Brook from OT. We practiced writing the letter “W” in our “Handwriting Without Tears” book, and also worked on writing numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2.) Sang a “Berenstein Bears” book called “Going to Camp” with Ms. Deanna. Everyone listened to the entire book and enjoyed hearing it sung this way. Afterwards, we all sang “Going on a Bear Hunt.”
3.) After recess we had quiet time for five minutes and then played academic games such as “Go Fish” and “Caribou”.
4.) Learned about nutrition by reading a book about the food pyramid.
Have a great weekend! Next week, the letter of the week will be “L”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read a book called 'My Lucky Day' and did a mini book report - we drew a picture of our favorite part of the book and wrote a sentence describing our picture!
2.) Went on a quick field trip to drop off the donations that The Diener School has collected! Thanks to everyone for their generous contributions.
3.) Made a food groups book and wrote down one thing we like to eat from each of the food groups!
Have a wonderful weekend!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Art we learned all about Picasso and each painted a Picasso style painting using blue, black and white paint.
2.) In Math we graphed our weather for the week. Then we worked on what comes before or after a number, what comes between numbers, i.e., “what comes between 5 and 9?”
3.) After lunch and recess we were wonderful community members when we gathered all our school donations and personally delivered them with Ms. Courtney’s class to the National Center for Children and Families.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
The Golden Owls:
1.) For O.T. we did several brain gym activities to break up L.A., Writing, and Math. We also did some visual and fine motor circuits.
2.) In math we are continuing to work with Money. Martin from the 1-2 class will be joining us now on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The kids are becoming more familiar with the types of coins and also improving with addition.
3.) As a class through teamwork and listening we earned a trip to Baskin Robbins. Thanks to our mom’s we each got a free kids cone. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a book with Ms. Ginny called 'The Mysterious Tadpole'. We wrote down predictions regarding what was going to happen in the book based on the cover and then drew pictures of what happened first, next, and last in the story!
2.) Reviewed our food diaries in science - we are getting really good at identifying the food groups and matching different foods to their groups!
3.) Played lots of fun games in fitness with Mr. Dan and continued to practice our numbers in our Calvert Math books!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we played tag and had to throw bean bags into different hula hoops placed on the ground!
2.) We practiced our Handwriting with Ms. Kathy, and had to match an uppercase letter to its lowercase match!
3.) In Music, Ms. Deana taught us “Surfin’ in the USA” and we sang “Going on a Bear Hunt”.
4.) In Drama Mr. Jim let us play “Magic Suitcase”! It was so much fun!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In speech with Ms. Jen we read a story called Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Throughout the story we made predictions, sequenced steps, and worked on our flexibility for understanding incoming language such as figurative language (idioms, metaphors, humor), homonyms, and subtleties.
2.) In Drama with Mr. Jim we worked on a lot of fun games and activities which reinforced communication, flexibility, and also teamwork. This gave the GENIUS children an opportunity to get out of their seats and move around the room.
3.) In writing we broke up into groups and continued with our paragraphs. We are utilizing topic sentences, three specific details, and also concluding sentences. As a class our writing is improving and becoming more detailed :)
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a book with Ms. Ginny called 'The Mysterious Tadpole'. We wrote down predictions regarding what was going to happen in the book based on the cover and then drew pictures of what happened first, next, and last in the story!
2.) Reviewed our food diaries in science - we are getting really good at identifying the food groups and matching different foods to their groups!
3.) Played lots of fun games in fitness with Mr. Dan and continued to practice our numbers in our Calvert Math books!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we played tag and had to throw bean bags into different hula hoops placed on the ground!
2.) We practiced our Handwriting with Ms. Kathy, and had to match an uppercase letter to its lowercase match!
3.) In Music, Ms. Deana taught us “Surfin’ in the USA” and we sang “Going on a Bear Hunt”.
4.) In Drama Mr. Jim let us play “Magic Suitcase”! It was so much fun!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In speech with Ms. Jen we read a story called Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Throughout the story we made predictions, sequenced steps, and worked on our flexibility for understanding incoming language such as figurative language (idioms, metaphors, humor), homonyms, and subtleties.
2.) In Drama with Mr. Jim we worked on a lot of fun games and activities which reinforced communication, flexibility, and also teamwork. This gave the GENIUS children an opportunity to get out of their seats and move around the room.
3.) In writing we broke up into groups and continued with our paragraphs. We are utilizing topic sentences, three specific details, and also concluding sentences. As a class our writing is improving and becoming more detailed :)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Played a bingo game involving words starting with “wh” with Ms. Jen. Students had to listen to clues so that they would know which word and picture to find.
2.) Learned about cubes, cylinders and cones in Math. Danielle and Trevor worked on writing the numbers 1-6. They played a game with the dice to help them count and identify the numbers.
3.) Acted like goldfish in Yoga and learned a couple new yoga poses. We ended with our breathing ball and “Namaste”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an obstacle course, worked on our handwriting, and did fine motor circuits with Miss Brook!
2.) Created numbers out of wiki sticks and played number memory in math.
3.) Made our food journals in science - we are going to write down what we eat every night and talk about our meals each day as part of our Health and Nutrition theme!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math, we started graphing our toothpaste results! We also played a game where a ball was thrown to you and you were given a number. Then the teacher asked “what number comes before/after (the given number?”
2.) In Social Skills we worked on teamwork and following directions.
3.) In Yoga we played the Freeze game and practiced the “boat” and “flower” pose!
The Golden Owls:
1.) Ms. Melissa came in for social skills and is having the Genius students work on listening, following directions, and respect.
2.) In writing we are continuing with Topic sentences. We began to use sound and questions beginnings. This is giving the kids a different way to hook their readers.
3.) In dance with Mr. Aaron the girls and boys separated and worked on dance battles. They choreographed a variety of moves as the boys tried to get the girls to dance with them. The girls of course played hard to get and had a great time!
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Played a bingo game involving words starting with “wh” with Ms. Jen. Students had to listen to clues so that they would know which word and picture to find.
2.) Learned about cubes, cylinders and cones in Math. Danielle and Trevor worked on writing the numbers 1-6. They played a game with the dice to help them count and identify the numbers.
3.) Acted like goldfish in Yoga and learned a couple new yoga poses. We ended with our breathing ball and “Namaste”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an obstacle course, worked on our handwriting, and did fine motor circuits with Miss Brook!
2.) Created numbers out of wiki sticks and played number memory in math.
3.) Made our food journals in science - we are going to write down what we eat every night and talk about our meals each day as part of our Health and Nutrition theme!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math, we started graphing our toothpaste results! We also played a game where a ball was thrown to you and you were given a number. Then the teacher asked “what number comes before/after (the given number?”
2.) In Social Skills we worked on teamwork and following directions.
3.) In Yoga we played the Freeze game and practiced the “boat” and “flower” pose!
The Golden Owls:
1.) Ms. Melissa came in for social skills and is having the Genius students work on listening, following directions, and respect.
2.) In writing we are continuing with Topic sentences. We began to use sound and questions beginnings. This is giving the kids a different way to hook their readers.
3.) In dance with Mr. Aaron the girls and boys separated and worked on dance battles. They choreographed a variety of moves as the boys tried to get the girls to dance with them. The girls of course played hard to get and had a great time!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Put the parts of the body together using a skeleton puzzle during Fitness with Mr. Chris. We practiced walking backwards inside of a long, plastic ladder. This was a great exercise to build gross motor skills!
2.) Trevor and Danielle reviewed the basic shapes including ovals and they worked in their Calvert Math books. Teddy and Jack also worked
in Calvert Math but reviewed shapes and then learned about polygons. We will talk about polygons as a class tomorrow.
3.) Made pictures during Art class using chalk and white paint. First the students painted an entire piece of black paper and then used
chalk to make a beautiful creation.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an obstacle course, worked on our handwriting, and did fine motor circuits with Miss Brook!
2.) Created numbers out of wiki sticks and played number memory in math.
3.) Made our food journals in science - we are going to write down what we eat every night and talk about our meals each day as part of our Health and Nutrition theme!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had a wonderful visit to Dr. August's office and learned all about being a dentist! We learned about what healthy foods and drinks are good for your teeth and that you should brush your teeth twice a day! Did you know you are supposed to visit the dentist 2 times a year? We learned that today too! :)
2.) In Large Motor we played "Red Light, Green Light" and "Follow the Leader".
The Golden Owls:
1.) We sojourned to the office of Dr. August today continuing with Health and Nutrition. We learned the importance of maintaining good brushing and flossing habits while also observing a professional work environment. THANK YOU.
2.) As a class we discussed what we know about Health and Nutrition. We went over the five food groups and broke up into pairs beginning the creation of our classroom food pyramid.
3.) With Ms. Melissa we also worked in partners working on teamwork, communication, and experimenting scientifically :)
Today the Magic Trains:
1.) Put the parts of the body together using a skeleton puzzle during Fitness with Mr. Chris. We practiced walking backwards inside of a long, plastic ladder. This was a great exercise to build gross motor skills!
2.) Trevor and Danielle reviewed the basic shapes including ovals and they worked in their Calvert Math books. Teddy and Jack also worked
in Calvert Math but reviewed shapes and then learned about polygons. We will talk about polygons as a class tomorrow.
3.) Made pictures during Art class using chalk and white paint. First the students painted an entire piece of black paper and then used
chalk to make a beautiful creation.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an obstacle course, worked on our handwriting, and did fine motor circuits with Miss Brook!
2.) Created numbers out of wiki sticks and played number memory in math.
3.) Made our food journals in science - we are going to write down what we eat every night and talk about our meals each day as part of our Health and Nutrition theme!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had a wonderful visit to Dr. August's office and learned all about being a dentist! We learned about what healthy foods and drinks are good for your teeth and that you should brush your teeth twice a day! Did you know you are supposed to visit the dentist 2 times a year? We learned that today too! :)
2.) In Large Motor we played "Red Light, Green Light" and "Follow the Leader".
The Golden Owls:
1.) We sojourned to the office of Dr. August today continuing with Health and Nutrition. We learned the importance of maintaining good brushing and flossing habits while also observing a professional work environment. THANK YOU.
2.) As a class we discussed what we know about Health and Nutrition. We went over the five food groups and broke up into pairs beginning the creation of our classroom food pyramid.
3.) With Ms. Melissa we also worked in partners working on teamwork, communication, and experimenting scientifically :)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday, February 13th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
Today we made Valentine’s for our friends and the Diener School staff, and made Valentine heart people. We learned about taking care of our teeth on the field trip to Dr. August’s office! We had a great session with Ms. Brooke in OT. It was a great end to a great week!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fantastic Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Made special valentine’s for our parents. We drew pictures of our favorite things to do with them!!
2.) Read our Weekly Readers – we learned about Lincoln’s birthday, and President’s Day!
3.) We visited Dr. August’s office - He is a dentist. We had a great time learning about our teeth and talking about what a dentist does.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) Today has been filled with Valentine’s creations!
2.) We made Valentine’s cards for our loved ones.
3.) We had art with Ms. Feinberg and worked on Valentine’s themed art.
4.) This afternoon, we traded Valentine’s cards and made placemats to eat our yummy Valentine’s treats on!
HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In speech with Ms Jen we talked about Valentine’s Day and the ways we can celebrate this special day with our families and friends. We sequenced steps to create our own valentine cards and practice recognizing and responding appropriately to a variety of emotions.
2.) In writing we are beginning to learn several ways to construct topic sentences. We will be using different beginnings such as Action, Questions, Dialogue, and Sound. This will help us hook the reader keeping it interesting and fun.
3.) We had a GREAT visit from all the parents and lots OF Candy, crafts, and cards from the Heart. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
FROM THE OFFICE:
All the staff would like to thank the parents of Mr. Paul’s class for the delicious and much appreciated staff appreciation lunch! THANK YOU!!!
Today we made Valentine’s for our friends and the Diener School staff, and made Valentine heart people. We learned about taking care of our teeth on the field trip to Dr. August’s office! We had a great session with Ms. Brooke in OT. It was a great end to a great week!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fantastic Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Made special valentine’s for our parents. We drew pictures of our favorite things to do with them!!
2.) Read our Weekly Readers – we learned about Lincoln’s birthday, and President’s Day!
3.) We visited Dr. August’s office - He is a dentist. We had a great time learning about our teeth and talking about what a dentist does.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) Today has been filled with Valentine’s creations!
2.) We made Valentine’s cards for our loved ones.
3.) We had art with Ms. Feinberg and worked on Valentine’s themed art.
4.) This afternoon, we traded Valentine’s cards and made placemats to eat our yummy Valentine’s treats on!
HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!
The Golden Owls:
1.) In speech with Ms Jen we talked about Valentine’s Day and the ways we can celebrate this special day with our families and friends. We sequenced steps to create our own valentine cards and practice recognizing and responding appropriately to a variety of emotions.
2.) In writing we are beginning to learn several ways to construct topic sentences. We will be using different beginnings such as Action, Questions, Dialogue, and Sound. This will help us hook the reader keeping it interesting and fun.
3.) We had a GREAT visit from all the parents and lots OF Candy, crafts, and cards from the Heart. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
FROM THE OFFICE:
All the staff would like to thank the parents of Mr. Paul’s class for the delicious and much appreciated staff appreciation lunch! THANK YOU!!!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Happy Birthday Jillian!!
The Magic Trains:
1.) Played phonics and memory games during Language Arts.
2.) Continued to classify shapes by color and size during Math.
3.) Our Magic Trains joined the school in singing “Happy Birthday” to our wonderful director, Ms. Jillian.
4.) Played “red light, green light” during fitness class, and “parachute”. Both activities tested their listening skills, coordination, and gross motor movement.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a thrilling Thursday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Played a game of 'What's GNU' and made our OWN leveled readers! We did a great job creating and reading our books.
2.) Colored in a story called 'Eat a Rainbow' - it was all about different colors and which fruits and vegetables fit in with each color. We learned that eating different colors of food gives you different vitamins and minerals! We also played a food groups matching game on the computer.
3.) Made a wiggly Valentine's Day person in fine motor! We did a great job cutting, coloring, and assembling them - then we got to play with them!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had so much fun in Fitness! Today we played soccer!
2.) We had such a fun OT Valentine’s party! We made bouncy heart people where we had to cut, fold paper and draw the faces! We played 2 fun games of Sharing Musical Chairs. When we walked around the chairs we had to follow Ms. Kathy’s instructions and walk on our toes or heels, walk with our hands on our heads, etc. When we took a chair away and a friend didn’t have one, we offered to share our seat! By the end, we were all happily sharing one chair together! We finished our OT fun by decorating Valentine bags to collect our Valentine’s tomorrow!
3.) We ended our hands-on OT day with Music and Drama. In Music, Ms. Deena started as our new music teacher and we were so happy to have her. J
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing our learning of money. We have been using $20, $10, $5 and $1bills within our classroom store. We are also beginning with the use of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
2.) Throughout the day we take several breaks to work on gross and fine motor skills. We play a variety of games to work on teambuilding and communication too. Today Ms. Dynamite Deanna provided an awesome music class.
3.) In Language Arts we are continuing with contractions, verbs, nouns, adjectives along with our comprehension strategies.
The Magic Trains:
1.) Played phonics and memory games during Language Arts.
2.) Continued to classify shapes by color and size during Math.
3.) Our Magic Trains joined the school in singing “Happy Birthday” to our wonderful director, Ms. Jillian.
4.) Played “red light, green light” during fitness class, and “parachute”. Both activities tested their listening skills, coordination, and gross motor movement.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a thrilling Thursday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Played a game of 'What's GNU' and made our OWN leveled readers! We did a great job creating and reading our books.
2.) Colored in a story called 'Eat a Rainbow' - it was all about different colors and which fruits and vegetables fit in with each color. We learned that eating different colors of food gives you different vitamins and minerals! We also played a food groups matching game on the computer.
3.) Made a wiggly Valentine's Day person in fine motor! We did a great job cutting, coloring, and assembling them - then we got to play with them!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had so much fun in Fitness! Today we played soccer!
2.) We had such a fun OT Valentine’s party! We made bouncy heart people where we had to cut, fold paper and draw the faces! We played 2 fun games of Sharing Musical Chairs. When we walked around the chairs we had to follow Ms. Kathy’s instructions and walk on our toes or heels, walk with our hands on our heads, etc. When we took a chair away and a friend didn’t have one, we offered to share our seat! By the end, we were all happily sharing one chair together! We finished our OT fun by decorating Valentine bags to collect our Valentine’s tomorrow!
3.) We ended our hands-on OT day with Music and Drama. In Music, Ms. Deena started as our new music teacher and we were so happy to have her. J
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing our learning of money. We have been using $20, $10, $5 and $1bills within our classroom store. We are also beginning with the use of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
2.) Throughout the day we take several breaks to work on gross and fine motor skills. We play a variety of games to work on teambuilding and communication too. Today Ms. Dynamite Deanna provided an awesome music class.
3.) In Language Arts we are continuing with contractions, verbs, nouns, adjectives along with our comprehension strategies.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
We had a fantastic (but short) day today. Before our early dismissal, we worked with Ms. Jen in speech, and Ms. Melinda in yoga and were able to enjoy the beautiful weather outside.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a wonderful Wednesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did language arts circuits with Ms. Kim. We played sight word memory, word and spelling games.
2.) Built shapes with our bodies in math and then worked on writing and identifying numbers.
3.) Had yoga with Ms. Melinda and practiced our sun salutations, learned three new poses, and did our breathing exercises.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math, we worked on one more and one less in our Calvert Math books.
2.) In Social Skills, we interviewed a friend in our class and shared what we learned—everyone’s full names, birthdays, if we had brothers and/or sisters, our favorite food and if we had a pet!
3.) In Yoga, we played the freeze game and then had to do a yoga pose! Today we did the boat pose and flower pose!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a wonderful day in the Golden Owls.
1.) During language arts, we continued working on our reading strategies of rereading, thinking aloud, predicting, connecting, and the five w's. We also continued to work on listening closely to one another as a friend reads with expression.
2.) In social skills with Ms. Melissa we interviewed one another and practiced following directions. We also played nutrition bingo continuing to explore our theme of the month.
3.) During dance class with Mr. Aaron we worked on our gross motor skills and rhythm while learning new moves!
We had a fantastic (but short) day today. Before our early dismissal, we worked with Ms. Jen in speech, and Ms. Melinda in yoga and were able to enjoy the beautiful weather outside.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a wonderful Wednesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did language arts circuits with Ms. Kim. We played sight word memory, word and spelling games.
2.) Built shapes with our bodies in math and then worked on writing and identifying numbers.
3.) Had yoga with Ms. Melinda and practiced our sun salutations, learned three new poses, and did our breathing exercises.
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math, we worked on one more and one less in our Calvert Math books.
2.) In Social Skills, we interviewed a friend in our class and shared what we learned—everyone’s full names, birthdays, if we had brothers and/or sisters, our favorite food and if we had a pet!
3.) In Yoga, we played the freeze game and then had to do a yoga pose! Today we did the boat pose and flower pose!
The Golden Owls:
Today we had a wonderful day in the Golden Owls.
1.) During language arts, we continued working on our reading strategies of rereading, thinking aloud, predicting, connecting, and the five w's. We also continued to work on listening closely to one another as a friend reads with expression.
2.) In social skills with Ms. Melissa we interviewed one another and practiced following directions. We also played nutrition bingo continuing to explore our theme of the month.
3.) During dance class with Mr. Aaron we worked on our gross motor skills and rhythm while learning new moves!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Danced and sang to “The Ants Go Marching”. Everyone enjoyed reading the story “The Ants Go Marching” while listening to the music that goes with it.
2.) Used scooters to find pieces of a Solar System puzzle that were hidden under cones around the room. At the end of the activity, we were able to put the whole puzzle together. We also learned the names of some of the planets while we participated in this fun activity.
3.) Made a balloon inflate by putting it over a bottle filled with baking soda and vinegar during Science with Ms. Melissa. The kids really enjoyed this fun and easy experiment.
*REMINDER* Tomorrow there is a 1PM dismissal for Kindergarten students!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read 'Jack and Jill' together. Then we each colored a piece of the story and created a storyboard! We also made puppets and took turns acting out the story in our puppet theater.
2.) Made heart people and worked on our handwriting with Miss Brook! Then we used vinegar and baking soda to blow up balloons in science - the same ingredients we used to make our volcanoes during the science fair!
3.) Had a great time in fitness with Mr. Chris - we put together the entire solar system! Using our scooters, we rolled around the room and searched for puzzle pieces under cones. Then we all came together to assemble a puzzle of planets and stars - it was so much fun!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Sensory Rotations, we worked on fine motor activities. We practiced our number formations, threading shoe string through wooden sticks, and using rubber bands to make shapes or letters on a peg board.
2.) In Science, we worked on a magic balloon activity with baking soda and vinegar!
3.) During Large Motor Group, we ran through obstacles and played “Red Light, Green Light”.
**DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR DONATIONS!!**
The Golden Owls:
1.) For math we took a field trip to the grocery store. Each student worked on addition and subtraction to figure out which items they are able to purchase. This gave the GENIUS kids a chance to apply what we are learning in class to the real world.
2.) In Social Studies we KNEW that in older civilizations houses were made out of stones and rocks, and are now broken or mostly destroyed. In regards to Greece and Athens we WANTED to know about their schools, what they used to carve, are their famous people there, and how long ago was it. Without finishing the movie we have LEARNED there are famous people called philosophers, it was about 4,000 years ago, they were rich and had a lot of treasure, and have an impact even in our lives today.
3.) In science with Ms Melissa we are learning about Health and Nutrition. Miss Majestic Melissa gives the kids an opportunity to do several fun activities to go along with this month’s theme.
From the Office:
1.) Please make sure to send in your donations!! The deadline has been extended, so there’s still time!!
1.) Danced and sang to “The Ants Go Marching”. Everyone enjoyed reading the story “The Ants Go Marching” while listening to the music that goes with it.
2.) Used scooters to find pieces of a Solar System puzzle that were hidden under cones around the room. At the end of the activity, we were able to put the whole puzzle together. We also learned the names of some of the planets while we participated in this fun activity.
3.) Made a balloon inflate by putting it over a bottle filled with baking soda and vinegar during Science with Ms. Melissa. The kids really enjoyed this fun and easy experiment.
*REMINDER* Tomorrow there is a 1PM dismissal for Kindergarten students!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a terrific Tuesday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read 'Jack and Jill' together. Then we each colored a piece of the story and created a storyboard! We also made puppets and took turns acting out the story in our puppet theater.
2.) Made heart people and worked on our handwriting with Miss Brook! Then we used vinegar and baking soda to blow up balloons in science - the same ingredients we used to make our volcanoes during the science fair!
3.) Had a great time in fitness with Mr. Chris - we put together the entire solar system! Using our scooters, we rolled around the room and searched for puzzle pieces under cones. Then we all came together to assemble a puzzle of planets and stars - it was so much fun!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Sensory Rotations, we worked on fine motor activities. We practiced our number formations, threading shoe string through wooden sticks, and using rubber bands to make shapes or letters on a peg board.
2.) In Science, we worked on a magic balloon activity with baking soda and vinegar!
3.) During Large Motor Group, we ran through obstacles and played “Red Light, Green Light”.
**DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR DONATIONS!!**
The Golden Owls:
1.) For math we took a field trip to the grocery store. Each student worked on addition and subtraction to figure out which items they are able to purchase. This gave the GENIUS kids a chance to apply what we are learning in class to the real world.
2.) In Social Studies we KNEW that in older civilizations houses were made out of stones and rocks, and are now broken or mostly destroyed. In regards to Greece and Athens we WANTED to know about their schools, what they used to carve, are their famous people there, and how long ago was it. Without finishing the movie we have LEARNED there are famous people called philosophers, it was about 4,000 years ago, they were rich and had a lot of treasure, and have an impact even in our lives today.
3.) In science with Ms Melissa we are learning about Health and Nutrition. Miss Majestic Melissa gives the kids an opportunity to do several fun activities to go along with this month’s theme.
From the Office:
1.) Please make sure to send in your donations!! The deadline has been extended, so there’s still time!!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday, February 6th 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Practiced writing their names with Ms. Brook. First, they traced their names and then they had to take their time and write their names on their own.
2.) Went to the Hebrew Home and sang at least ten different songs to the residents there (including “Little Red Caboose” and the “Thomas and Friends” theme song). The residents loved the music and our students enjoyed the trip. When we arrived back at school we relaxed and then had lunch.
3.) Learned about healthy foods with Ms. Debbie. We also spoke about sweets and how they are fine to eat once in a while.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! The letter for next week is “N”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fabulous Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an AMAZING job singing at the Hebrew Home! We sang BINGO, If You're Happy and You Know It, Fifty Nifty United States, The Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, several train songs, and a few of our old favorites! When we got back, we drew pictures of our favorite part of the field trip.
2.) Since we did such a fantastic job at our sing-a-long, we took a break from singing during music class today and continued to talk about telling stories without words. We watched another part of Fantasia and talked about what the story was telling us through music.
3.) Started working on our new 'Health and Nutrition' theme by discussing our lunches - we talked about what we ate and what kind of vitamins our various foods were providing for us!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math we graphed our weekly weather. It was interesting to see how everyone’s was different! When then worked really hard in our Calvert Math books.
2.) In Art we had a lot of fun learning about contrast! We got to choose between a black paper and using white paint or white paper and using black paint! We also learned about the French painter Georges Seurat who painted using contrast. He as well painted with the “dot” method which we tried. We wrote our names using chalk and dotted over our name with the contrasting color.
3.) We started our new theme for this month: Health and Nutrition! We began our lesson on healthy vs. sick.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In writing we are continuing with topic sentences using lots of details and examples and also a concluding sentence. We are splitting up into groups where Maisie works with the girls and I work with the boys. Smaller groups gives us more time to work individually with each GENIUS in our class.
2.) In math we are completing regrouping with an assessment and a few fun games. We will start working with money next week. I will be setting up a Diener Flee Market inside the classroom. This will gives the Kids an opportunity to be an employee and also a customer working on addition and subtraction.
3.) We also had each GENIUS choose a book and read to the class. This gives them an opportunity to work on fluency, expression, and also public speaking. I plan to continue this every Friday afternoon.
1.) Practiced writing their names with Ms. Brook. First, they traced their names and then they had to take their time and write their names on their own.
2.) Went to the Hebrew Home and sang at least ten different songs to the residents there (including “Little Red Caboose” and the “Thomas and Friends” theme song). The residents loved the music and our students enjoyed the trip. When we arrived back at school we relaxed and then had lunch.
3.) Learned about healthy foods with Ms. Debbie. We also spoke about sweets and how they are fine to eat once in a while.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! The letter for next week is “N”.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fabulous Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Did an AMAZING job singing at the Hebrew Home! We sang BINGO, If You're Happy and You Know It, Fifty Nifty United States, The Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, several train songs, and a few of our old favorites! When we got back, we drew pictures of our favorite part of the field trip.
2.) Since we did such a fantastic job at our sing-a-long, we took a break from singing during music class today and continued to talk about telling stories without words. We watched another part of Fantasia and talked about what the story was telling us through music.
3.) Started working on our new 'Health and Nutrition' theme by discussing our lunches - we talked about what we ate and what kind of vitamins our various foods were providing for us!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Math we graphed our weekly weather. It was interesting to see how everyone’s was different! When then worked really hard in our Calvert Math books.
2.) In Art we had a lot of fun learning about contrast! We got to choose between a black paper and using white paint or white paper and using black paint! We also learned about the French painter Georges Seurat who painted using contrast. He as well painted with the “dot” method which we tried. We wrote our names using chalk and dotted over our name with the contrasting color.
3.) We started our new theme for this month: Health and Nutrition! We began our lesson on healthy vs. sick.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In writing we are continuing with topic sentences using lots of details and examples and also a concluding sentence. We are splitting up into groups where Maisie works with the girls and I work with the boys. Smaller groups gives us more time to work individually with each GENIUS in our class.
2.) In math we are completing regrouping with an assessment and a few fun games. We will start working with money next week. I will be setting up a Diener Flee Market inside the classroom. This will gives the Kids an opportunity to be an employee and also a customer working on addition and subtraction.
3.) We also had each GENIUS choose a book and read to the class. This gives them an opportunity to work on fluency, expression, and also public speaking. I plan to continue this every Friday afternoon.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Read a book called “Beady Bear” during story time. The kids really seemed to like this book and they listened very nicely.
2.) Practiced rolling on the mats and played tag during Fitness with Dan.
3.)Played “Magic Suitcase”, went on a “trip” and acted out being different kinds of animals during Drama with Jim.
4.) Prepared for our field trip to the Hebrew Home during Music with Deanna. We practiced the songs that we will sing tomorrow.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a thrilling Thursday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read one of our new book fair books, 'The Perfect Nest', together! Then we drew pictures and wrote sentences describing the beginning, middle, and end of the story. We also played a very fun game of charades and worked on our handwriting with Miss Brook!
2.) practiced our songs for the Hebrew Home visit tomorrow - we are ready for our performance! We are singing train songs (in honor of the Magic Trains) and one of our favorite new songs - Fifty Nifty United States!
3.) read a poem called 'Examination' and took turns identifying different sight words in the poem. 4.) had fitness with Mr. Dan - we played a great game of kickball together! We also played some of our old favorites, like 'What time is it, Mr. Fox?'**Parents, please have your child bring one of his favorite books to share with our class next week - thank you!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had a great time practicing somersaults!
2.) During OT groups we danced the “Hokey-Pokey” and “Can’t Sit Still” where we had to identify the different parts of the body and know our left side from our right side.
3.) In Handwriting some of us worked on out letter formations, while others used letters already learned to write words.
4.) In Math, we worked in our Calvert Math books. Some continued to work on patterns, another group worked on the concept of one more.
**PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE PENCIL AT HOME WHEN DOING HOMEWORK. ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT WRITES THEIR NAME ON THE HOMEWORK.--THANKS**
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing with subtraction regrouping. We are incorporating the game around the world, war with cards, and utilizing flashcards.
2.) Today we had a farewell festival for Ms. Marilyn. Unfortunately today was her last day with the class. Dynamite Deanna will be taking over music on Mondays.
3.) In writing we are continuing to work on topic sentences and filling our paragraphs with a lot of details. We are also working on mastering our concluding sentences which finalize our paragraphs.
Reminders:* Tomorrow is the last day of the Book Fair. It is open all day until 4PM.*Dara Feldman/ Virtues training for parents - Friday, February 6th at 9:15AM
1.) Read a book called “Beady Bear” during story time. The kids really seemed to like this book and they listened very nicely.
2.) Practiced rolling on the mats and played tag during Fitness with Dan.
3.)Played “Magic Suitcase”, went on a “trip” and acted out being different kinds of animals during Drama with Jim.
4.) Prepared for our field trip to the Hebrew Home during Music with Deanna. We practiced the songs that we will sing tomorrow.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a thrilling Thursday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read one of our new book fair books, 'The Perfect Nest', together! Then we drew pictures and wrote sentences describing the beginning, middle, and end of the story. We also played a very fun game of charades and worked on our handwriting with Miss Brook!
2.) practiced our songs for the Hebrew Home visit tomorrow - we are ready for our performance! We are singing train songs (in honor of the Magic Trains) and one of our favorite new songs - Fifty Nifty United States!
3.) read a poem called 'Examination' and took turns identifying different sight words in the poem. 4.) had fitness with Mr. Dan - we played a great game of kickball together! We also played some of our old favorites, like 'What time is it, Mr. Fox?'**Parents, please have your child bring one of his favorite books to share with our class next week - thank you!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Fitness we had a great time practicing somersaults!
2.) During OT groups we danced the “Hokey-Pokey” and “Can’t Sit Still” where we had to identify the different parts of the body and know our left side from our right side.
3.) In Handwriting some of us worked on out letter formations, while others used letters already learned to write words.
4.) In Math, we worked in our Calvert Math books. Some continued to work on patterns, another group worked on the concept of one more.
**PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE PENCIL AT HOME WHEN DOING HOMEWORK. ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT WRITES THEIR NAME ON THE HOMEWORK.--THANKS**
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing with subtraction regrouping. We are incorporating the game around the world, war with cards, and utilizing flashcards.
2.) Today we had a farewell festival for Ms. Marilyn. Unfortunately today was her last day with the class. Dynamite Deanna will be taking over music on Mondays.
3.) In writing we are continuing to work on topic sentences and filling our paragraphs with a lot of details. We are also working on mastering our concluding sentences which finalize our paragraphs.
Reminders:* Tomorrow is the last day of the Book Fair. It is open all day until 4PM.*Dara Feldman/ Virtues training for parents - Friday, February 6th at 9:15AM
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday, February 2nd 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Learned more about following directions during Social Skills with Ms. Melissa. They also learned about Groundhog Day and they made their own little groundhog by following step by step directions.
2.) Worked in their “Explode the Code” books to practice writing “CVC” words such as “mad”, “mat”, “gas” and “wag”. Danielle and Trevor worked on writing their name and reading sight words. They also worked in “Explode the Code” for a couple minutes today.
3.) Played the game “Chutes and Ladders” with Ms. Kathy. This helped the students work on taking turns and following directions.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a marvelous Monday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a great book with Miss Jen called 'The Jacket I Wear in the Snow'. Then we made our own versions of the book and worked on identifying the beginning, middle, and end of the story!
2.) Had social skills with Miss Melissa! We talked about Groundhog Day and each made our own little groundhogs!
3.) Worked very hard on our science fair preparations! We also did some really cool science experiments - we made eggs float and sink, flew balloons across the room, and made soap chase pepper across the surface of water!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) It is a new month! In Math, we started our February calendars! We learned that February only has 28 days!
2.) In Handwriting, we practiced writing February and Monday in our neatest handwriting!
3.) In Science, we got our projects ready for tomorrow’s Science Fair! We are so excited for the parents to see our experiments tomorrow!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We continued with our math mania increasing the difficulty. We also are beginning to regroup in subtraction. We also played subtraction war with our decks of cards.
2.) In L.A. we began a few new books making prediction and taking book walks. We also addressed the 5 W's while reading.
3.) We again prepared to finalize our science fair project and are using magnets and electricity while making educated guesses or hypothesis.
1.) Learned more about following directions during Social Skills with Ms. Melissa. They also learned about Groundhog Day and they made their own little groundhog by following step by step directions.
2.) Worked in their “Explode the Code” books to practice writing “CVC” words such as “mad”, “mat”, “gas” and “wag”. Danielle and Trevor worked on writing their name and reading sight words. They also worked in “Explode the Code” for a couple minutes today.
3.) Played the game “Chutes and Ladders” with Ms. Kathy. This helped the students work on taking turns and following directions.
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a marvelous Monday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read a great book with Miss Jen called 'The Jacket I Wear in the Snow'. Then we made our own versions of the book and worked on identifying the beginning, middle, and end of the story!
2.) Had social skills with Miss Melissa! We talked about Groundhog Day and each made our own little groundhogs!
3.) Worked very hard on our science fair preparations! We also did some really cool science experiments - we made eggs float and sink, flew balloons across the room, and made soap chase pepper across the surface of water!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) It is a new month! In Math, we started our February calendars! We learned that February only has 28 days!
2.) In Handwriting, we practiced writing February and Monday in our neatest handwriting!
3.) In Science, we got our projects ready for tomorrow’s Science Fair! We are so excited for the parents to see our experiments tomorrow!
The Golden Owls:
1.) We continued with our math mania increasing the difficulty. We also are beginning to regroup in subtraction. We also played subtraction war with our decks of cards.
2.) In L.A. we began a few new books making prediction and taking book walks. We also addressed the 5 W's while reading.
3.) We again prepared to finalize our science fair project and are using magnets and electricity while making educated guesses or hypothesis.
Friday, January 30th, 2009
The Magic Trains:
1.) Practiced handwriting skills and cutting skills with Ms. Brook. After we read about a spaceship in “Professor Noah’s Spaceship”, two students cut out spaceships with Ms. Brook.
2.) Worked on following directions while listening to a song called “Pass the Beanbag” with Ms. Brook. Each student had to pass the beanbag and follow directions such as “place the beanbag on the floor”.
3.) Made bubbles with Seena and the kids really loved blowing bubbles. We also talked about our Science Fair and each student told the teachers which experiment was their favorite and why.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fabulous Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read 'The Little Red Hen' together - the story didn't have any illustrations, so we created a poster-sized picture of our own to go with it! Then we made puppets of the characters in the story and each took turns putting on a puppet show acting out the story.
2.) Had Social Skills with Miss Melissa! We helped her put her friend Clowny back together - we did a fantastic job following multi-step directions!
3.) Checked on our ice cube science experiment. Our water remained in liquid form after a night in the refrigerator, so we moved it to the freezer to see what that would do. Some of us predicted that the water would turn to gas, some thought it would turn to ice, and some thought it would remain a liquid. We can't wait to see what happens!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Brain Gym we worked on circuits including cross-crawls, running around cones, jumping jacks and jumped in place.
2.) During teamwork activities we split into groups of three and had to help each other put a puzzle together! There was a lot of talking to each other and helping each other out!
3.) In math, we finished adding our weather pictures to this week and then graphed the weather for the whole month.
4.) In art, we drew shapes using one line and then colored the shapes in using different colors!
5.) In science, we started putting together our presentation board for the Science Fair. We also, started a new experiment where we had to make a prediction of what shape the sponges would turn into when they were added to water. We tallied the results and compared our predictions to the actual results of the experiment.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing with subtraction. Even though it has been a short week our Math Mania results have improved. Students are getting quicker with their math facts and processing the problems with less difficulty.
2.) During OT we played one of Ms. Kathy's cd’s and worked on laterality and gross motor skills. We also did several Brain gym activities and our regular sensory circuits.
3.) In writing we are focusing on Topic sentences. Ms. Maisie and Mr. Paul are modeling several examples for the students to follow. The students then decide on their own topic sentence and use lots of details and examples as support.
1.) Practiced handwriting skills and cutting skills with Ms. Brook. After we read about a spaceship in “Professor Noah’s Spaceship”, two students cut out spaceships with Ms. Brook.
2.) Worked on following directions while listening to a song called “Pass the Beanbag” with Ms. Brook. Each student had to pass the beanbag and follow directions such as “place the beanbag on the floor”.
3.) Made bubbles with Seena and the kids really loved blowing bubbles. We also talked about our Science Fair and each student told the teachers which experiment was their favorite and why.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fabulous Friday! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read 'The Little Red Hen' together - the story didn't have any illustrations, so we created a poster-sized picture of our own to go with it! Then we made puppets of the characters in the story and each took turns putting on a puppet show acting out the story.
2.) Had Social Skills with Miss Melissa! We helped her put her friend Clowny back together - we did a fantastic job following multi-step directions!
3.) Checked on our ice cube science experiment. Our water remained in liquid form after a night in the refrigerator, so we moved it to the freezer to see what that would do. Some of us predicted that the water would turn to gas, some thought it would turn to ice, and some thought it would remain a liquid. We can't wait to see what happens!
The Mighty Dieners:
1.) In Brain Gym we worked on circuits including cross-crawls, running around cones, jumping jacks and jumped in place.
2.) During teamwork activities we split into groups of three and had to help each other put a puzzle together! There was a lot of talking to each other and helping each other out!
3.) In math, we finished adding our weather pictures to this week and then graphed the weather for the whole month.
4.) In art, we drew shapes using one line and then colored the shapes in using different colors!
5.) In science, we started putting together our presentation board for the Science Fair. We also, started a new experiment where we had to make a prediction of what shape the sponges would turn into when they were added to water. We tallied the results and compared our predictions to the actual results of the experiment.
The Golden Owls:
1.) In math we are continuing with subtraction. Even though it has been a short week our Math Mania results have improved. Students are getting quicker with their math facts and processing the problems with less difficulty.
2.) During OT we played one of Ms. Kathy's cd’s and worked on laterality and gross motor skills. We also did several Brain gym activities and our regular sensory circuits.
3.) In writing we are focusing on Topic sentences. Ms. Maisie and Mr. Paul are modeling several examples for the students to follow. The students then decide on their own topic sentence and use lots of details and examples as support.
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