Welcome back Diener friends!
This week in science, we began our new unit on magnets. The primary and inters classes brainstormed everything they know about magnets and did a very fun magnet fishing activity. The uppers classes worked in small groups at different 'Investigation Stations' where they conducted various experiments to test to see if certain objects were magnetic. We will continue to talk about magnets over the next few weeks.
The Buddy Program got off to an interesting start this week. Due to a communication error, we were buddy-less for our first formal buddy meeting. However, that did not stop the Diener kids from having a great time! We had a short but informative discussion on ways to be a great buddy and we compiled a list of awesome questions and conversation starters for our kids and their buddies. We ended the day by playing a few group games. The kids really enjoyed themselves!
To take our minds off of the cold and snowy weather, participants of Beyond Cooking whipped up some delicious camping treats. We started by making some tasty Trail Mix that had a mix of both salty and sweet ingredients. We read two very cute camping stories while the kids enjoyed their tasty treat! We ended the day by playing campfire games and, last but certainly not least, we made S'mores!
Tuesdays fitness we worked on sprinting and timing how fast we can run a certain distance. On Wednesday, we continued our basketball drills, which we will be doing for the rest of this month. Thursday, in yoga, the kids played a musical mat game. When they stopped on a mat they had to do the yoga pose that was on the mat. Friday dance, we continued the wiggles eagle rock with inters and choreographed dance with uppers.
Primary students participated in a variety of movement activities during OT, after a long break from school. We were ready to learn after we maneuvered obstacle courses including tunnels, trampolines, scooter boards, and wheelbarrow walks.
This week in Ms. Jenni's speech group we made fortune cookies out of felt in honor of Chinese New Year! We learned what a "fortune" is, reviewed sample fortunes and discussed their meaning. Everyone did a great job following directions during the craft activity. At the end, we traded cookies with our friends in class!
This week in Speech and Language, Ms. Barbara’s Uppers class was divided into two groups. The first group continued to work on using irregular past tense verbs. Their ability to maintain this new skill over the unexpected snow-vacation was very impressive! The second group worked on categorization and attributes using the game A to Z Junior. During Social & Life Skills, we began our unit on nutrition using the new and improved food pyramid.
Ms. Shannon’s Inters had fun creating I LOVE YOU Valentines for our loved ones. We practiced using Give Me 5 while following the directions. We look forward to sharing our creations with our families!
After a long break, we are up and moving! The Uppers participated in a fun activity focusing on body awareness and crossing midline. We continue to progress with our cursive midline. This week we introduced lowercaswe "i" and "t."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment