Welcome back Diener friends. This is what we have been up to...
In fitness, we continued with our T-Ball unit, working on our throwing and hitting. We also focused on catching pop flys and grounders and making double plays. All of the kids had to aim and throw through three circles shaped like a triangle.
We had a great performance at the Hebrew Home today-the kids were wonderful!!
We had a great week in music class. In the primary class we sang our Thanksgiving songs including "5 Little Turkeys" and "Lets Be Thankful." We read two of our favorite musical books, "5 Green and Speckled Frogs" and "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?" In the inters classes, we had some new fun instruments to play for our instrument pass. We also did rhythm stick games and practiced keeping a steady beat! Today, the uppers classes went to the Hebrew Home an did an AMAZING job! The audience loved our singing!
We had a WONDERFUL time in Art class this week! To kick off our activity, the students told me about the Thanksgiving holiday and I read them a story, "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving! The students were then given featherless turkey cutouts that they had to put in disguise to keep them away from the dinner table. All of the kids came up with their own creative costumes and were so pleased with the final products! Please look for Mack Nuggets Turkey Farm and our Turkeys in Disguise the next time you stop inside Diener.
This week in science, we began our unit on the Human Body. The primary and inters classes examined a skeleton and watched an episode of the Magic School Bus, while the uppers identified the parts of our bodies that we use for our five senses. They also watched an episode of the Magic School Bus that focused on the human body and all of its amazing parts.
We had a great time in the Buddy Program this week. The buddies worked together to find 40 different objects on the Diener School Scavenger Hunt! Each team had three minutes to find 10 objects in four different rooms. The kids were so excited to see their buddies and show them around the school.
The social club is going great! We had a great time making candy corn figures, playing freeze dance, and playing Pirate Adventure on the playground.
In yoga, we jiggled to the beat with drumming music and shook our musical instruments to loosen all the tight places. We did our yoga movements to the story "The Lost Bone" and we challenged our bodies with the "Plank" pose. We ended our session with a relaxation and a hearty "yes" to acknowledge our hard work today!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday Follow Up-November 13, 2009
This week in science, we finished our amazing unit on the Five Senses. We did an overview of the senses and discussed how we use them and why they are important. All of the students had the opportunity to make their own playdough! Next week, we will start our unit on Fitness, Nutrition, and the Human Body.
The Buddy Program was wonderful this week. The participants had a great time playing as a team and getting to know the games. The Green Acres students are coming up with some wonderful ideas and activities to do for the remaining weeks. I'm thrilled about how well the program is going.
This week in the Social Club, we had fun making Hand print Turkeys and decorative mugs. We took advantage of the nice weather and had extra recess outside. When the weather turned rainy, we had fun playing an array of physically challenging games in the sensory room.
In drama we have continued to work on using our bodies and voices to communicate information and ideas. We have also been working on our ability to work together as an ensemble with games like "slow motion snowball fight" and "magic word" where performers work together to communicate a word without using their voices.
In fitness, we played balloon volleyball and hit balls in the air with paddle sticks. We also have been working on our softball unit. The kids worked out force outs and began hitting off of the T-Stand. In dance on Friday, we played freeze copy dance and worked on the dance routine for the Hebrew Home.
In yoga this week, we practiced gentle stretches, Downward Dog and Tree pose. e did an activity around the fall; imagining our leaf shapes, blowing leaves with a yoga breath and using a chestnut to roll under our feet. All of these worked on becoming aware of our foundation-our legs, like the tree trunk. Everyone kept their chestnuts as a reminder that fall is a time of year that gives us gifts.
It was another fun week in music! In the Primary class, we played our favorite movement games like "Bear Hunt," "Bop Til You Drop," and "Instrument Pass." We learned Thanksgiving songs, such as "5 Little Turkeys," and sang one of our new favorites, "Open Shut Them." In the Inters classes, we did our favorite games such as "Count and Move" and "Freeze Dance." This week we also got to use the new sets of rhythm sticks to play games such as "Greased Lightning" and "When The Saints Go Marching In!" We got to practice keeping the beat with our rhythm sticks. In the Uppers Classes, we continued to prepare for our trip to the Hebrew Home next Friday, Nov. 20th.
This week in art, we focused on the HUMAN BODY and the way that our bodies are put together. The students took turns giving me the names of body parts and as the parts were listed, I constructed a "new friend" starting with the head and working down to the feet. After my example was completed each student was given cutouts so that they could organize and create a person of their own! Once all of the pieces were glued down and their "friends" were posed, the students made each of theirs unique by creating clothing, faces, and a background! Every student came up with a different idea and I was astounded with the finished products. Please keep an eye out for the new artwork on the walls at The Diener School.
The Buddy Program was wonderful this week. The participants had a great time playing as a team and getting to know the games. The Green Acres students are coming up with some wonderful ideas and activities to do for the remaining weeks. I'm thrilled about how well the program is going.
This week in the Social Club, we had fun making Hand print Turkeys and decorative mugs. We took advantage of the nice weather and had extra recess outside. When the weather turned rainy, we had fun playing an array of physically challenging games in the sensory room.
In drama we have continued to work on using our bodies and voices to communicate information and ideas. We have also been working on our ability to work together as an ensemble with games like "slow motion snowball fight" and "magic word" where performers work together to communicate a word without using their voices.
In fitness, we played balloon volleyball and hit balls in the air with paddle sticks. We also have been working on our softball unit. The kids worked out force outs and began hitting off of the T-Stand. In dance on Friday, we played freeze copy dance and worked on the dance routine for the Hebrew Home.
In yoga this week, we practiced gentle stretches, Downward Dog and Tree pose. e did an activity around the fall; imagining our leaf shapes, blowing leaves with a yoga breath and using a chestnut to roll under our feet. All of these worked on becoming aware of our foundation-our legs, like the tree trunk. Everyone kept their chestnuts as a reminder that fall is a time of year that gives us gifts.
It was another fun week in music! In the Primary class, we played our favorite movement games like "Bear Hunt," "Bop Til You Drop," and "Instrument Pass." We learned Thanksgiving songs, such as "5 Little Turkeys," and sang one of our new favorites, "Open Shut Them." In the Inters classes, we did our favorite games such as "Count and Move" and "Freeze Dance." This week we also got to use the new sets of rhythm sticks to play games such as "Greased Lightning" and "When The Saints Go Marching In!" We got to practice keeping the beat with our rhythm sticks. In the Uppers Classes, we continued to prepare for our trip to the Hebrew Home next Friday, Nov. 20th.
This week in art, we focused on the HUMAN BODY and the way that our bodies are put together. The students took turns giving me the names of body parts and as the parts were listed, I constructed a "new friend" starting with the head and working down to the feet. After my example was completed each student was given cutouts so that they could organize and create a person of their own! Once all of the pieces were glued down and their "friends" were posed, the students made each of theirs unique by creating clothing, faces, and a background! Every student came up with a different idea and I was astounded with the finished products. Please keep an eye out for the new artwork on the walls at The Diener School.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Friday Follow Up-November 6, 2009
Welcome back Diener friends!
This week in art, we worked with Mrs. Gilbertson (better known as Ms. Jackie or Kelley's mom) to create a surprise auction item for this year's Diener School Auction! Each child was given a blank square tile that they painted using many different techniques ranging from stamping to dragging to free hand! The tiles turned out amazing and will soon be fired so that they can be put together to create our finished product! Be sure to look out for the auction item on May 26th!!
We continued to have fun playing all of our favorite instruments and movement games this week in music. In the primary class, we started learning Thanksgiving songs, including, "Five Little Turkeys." We did "Bop Til You Drop" and "Bear Hunt." In the Inters classes, we joined together for one big group music class and had played a lot of fun games, including "The Hokey Pokey," "Count and Move," and Instrument Pass! In the uppers classes, we continued to practice our songs for the upcoming Hebrew Home performance, including "The Star Spangled Banner," "Over the River and Through the Woods," "Oh Susanna," and "Home on the Range."
In fitness we worked on hand eye coordination and color matching by catching different color frisbees and matching the frisbees up with tHe same color cones. We also swatted down the frisbees in the air by hitting them with foam lacrosse sticks. We started out T-Ball unit on Wednesday and have been working on different throws (overhand, grounder, etc.).
In yoga, we learned a new word, Namise (ask your child the meaning!). We also used our eye pillows and learned a new position, a lung and playing baby.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the 5 senses and highlighted the sense of sight. The primary and inters classes had a blast listening to the story, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk," by Charles G. Shaw. In addition to this, we made our very own "spilt milk" pictures. They look amazing! The uppers classes created Five Senses poetry and assembled kaleidoscopes as appealing to the eye as possible. I was very impressed by how hard they worked! Please see end of blog for Five Senses Poems!
Everyone agreed (kids included) that the buddy program was the BEST ever this week! Mr. Aaron organized several group games to play. The children enjoyed working together as a team to keep a soccer ball on a parachute. They had to listen to each other and work together to be successful. We also took advantage of the beautiful fall weather by going outside to play an invigorating game of kickball. We are all looking forward to the rest of our sessions together!
This week in the social club, we focused on completing circles of communication. The kids are continuing to form bonds and friendships with each other and I am striving to asses them with this, sometimes difficult task. I encourage the students to ask friends for help to and to engage in social conversation. We have worked on puzzles, played with Legos, played outside, and created various arts and crafts projects!
MS. BARBARA'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE MS. PATRICE, PEOPLE, AND BEAUTIFUL SHOES.
I HEAR FIRE ENGINES, WRITING ON THE BOARD, AND THE CREEKY CHAIR.
I TASTE ENCHILADAS, RAMEN, AND DUMPLINGS.
I TOUCH TOYS, PRESENTS, AND WINDOWS.
I SMELL MASHED POTATOES, PERFUME, AND FLOWERS.
MS. KATE'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE OUR EXPERIMENT, A FLAG, AND CONSTRUCTION SITE.
I HEAR A SIREN, INSTRUMENTS, AN GUM.
I TOUCH THE CHALKBOARD, THE TABLE, AND THE CARPET.
I SMELL CHOCOLATE DONUTS, CHEESE PIZZA, AND SUBWAY SUB SHOPS.
This week in art, we worked with Mrs. Gilbertson (better known as Ms. Jackie or Kelley's mom) to create a surprise auction item for this year's Diener School Auction! Each child was given a blank square tile that they painted using many different techniques ranging from stamping to dragging to free hand! The tiles turned out amazing and will soon be fired so that they can be put together to create our finished product! Be sure to look out for the auction item on May 26th!!
We continued to have fun playing all of our favorite instruments and movement games this week in music. In the primary class, we started learning Thanksgiving songs, including, "Five Little Turkeys." We did "Bop Til You Drop" and "Bear Hunt." In the Inters classes, we joined together for one big group music class and had played a lot of fun games, including "The Hokey Pokey," "Count and Move," and Instrument Pass! In the uppers classes, we continued to practice our songs for the upcoming Hebrew Home performance, including "The Star Spangled Banner," "Over the River and Through the Woods," "Oh Susanna," and "Home on the Range."
In fitness we worked on hand eye coordination and color matching by catching different color frisbees and matching the frisbees up with tHe same color cones. We also swatted down the frisbees in the air by hitting them with foam lacrosse sticks. We started out T-Ball unit on Wednesday and have been working on different throws (overhand, grounder, etc.).
In yoga, we learned a new word, Namise (ask your child the meaning!). We also used our eye pillows and learned a new position, a lung and playing baby.
This week in science, we continued to discuss the 5 senses and highlighted the sense of sight. The primary and inters classes had a blast listening to the story, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk," by Charles G. Shaw. In addition to this, we made our very own "spilt milk" pictures. They look amazing! The uppers classes created Five Senses poetry and assembled kaleidoscopes as appealing to the eye as possible. I was very impressed by how hard they worked! Please see end of blog for Five Senses Poems!
Everyone agreed (kids included) that the buddy program was the BEST ever this week! Mr. Aaron organized several group games to play. The children enjoyed working together as a team to keep a soccer ball on a parachute. They had to listen to each other and work together to be successful. We also took advantage of the beautiful fall weather by going outside to play an invigorating game of kickball. We are all looking forward to the rest of our sessions together!
This week in the social club, we focused on completing circles of communication. The kids are continuing to form bonds and friendships with each other and I am striving to asses them with this, sometimes difficult task. I encourage the students to ask friends for help to and to engage in social conversation. We have worked on puzzles, played with Legos, played outside, and created various arts and crafts projects!
MS. BARBARA'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE MS. PATRICE, PEOPLE, AND BEAUTIFUL SHOES.
I HEAR FIRE ENGINES, WRITING ON THE BOARD, AND THE CREEKY CHAIR.
I TASTE ENCHILADAS, RAMEN, AND DUMPLINGS.
I TOUCH TOYS, PRESENTS, AND WINDOWS.
I SMELL MASHED POTATOES, PERFUME, AND FLOWERS.
MS. KATE'S CLASS-5 SENSES POEM:
I SEE OUR EXPERIMENT, A FLAG, AND CONSTRUCTION SITE.
I HEAR A SIREN, INSTRUMENTS, AN GUM.
I TOUCH THE CHALKBOARD, THE TABLE, AND THE CARPET.
I SMELL CHOCOLATE DONUTS, CHEESE PIZZA, AND SUBWAY SUB SHOPS.
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