This week in speech and language, Ms. Kate's Uppers HAD A BALL learning about different kinds of figurative language such as idioms, homophones, and synonyms! Ms. Barbara's Uppers worked hard on their nonverbal communication skills with Ms. Jen to prepare for their Diener stage debut that is scheduled for next week! Ms. Shannon's Inters also worked on nonverbal communication, specifically eye contact and facial expressions, and enjoyed our special topic time on Friday.
Primary and inters students completed their end of year assessments this week. In addition, primary students participated in their weekly motor group focusing on body/spatial awareness, rhythm and timing. We continued to work in our handwriting books, focusing on letter "J". Inters students completed a writing activity called "info. about myself" focusing on capitalization rules.
This week in the Social Club, we made up names and assigned roles for our puppets for our puppet show "Busy Bee's at the Diener Hive". We came up with a very interesting story plot and we will create a problem and solution next week. The kids practiced talking to each other with their puppets. We encourged them to use their imaginations to answer questions about their puppets family and what school their puppet went to. They came up with some very creative answers!
We made observations of our terrariums, this week. The kids drew pictures of the changes they noticed in their bottles and answered some questions to help them to sequence the steps that we took when putting our terrariums together.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday Follow Up-May 14, 2010
We had a great week in speech and language and social skills. The Uppers continued to learn about conversing and also staying in touch with friends over the summer. We enjoyed brainstorming expected and unexpected telephone behaviors. Engaging in role-playing scenarios, especially over the telephone, was especially fun!
Ms. Jenni and Ms. Shannon's Inters worked hard to expand their semantic (vocabulary) networks this week. They loved playing Headbanz, working on perspective taking, and integrating the various clues given to them by their peers to problem solve. This game has quickly become one of our absolute favorites!
Monday was Fitness For Health, We have been working on hitting a birdy with a racket, and continued the same thing on Tuesday and Wednesday. We worked on body and space awareness, not running into each other and saying excuse me when we do. Friday for dance the uppers learned the thriller dance.
Ms. Jenni's class focused on rhythm and timing skills during our weekly motor group. They continue to work very hard to complete end of year assessments. Their improvements are truly amazing!
Light, camera, action! This week in the Social Club we began making our puppets for our awesome puppet show! The kids have been working together to come up with a story plot, characters, a problem and a solution that will take place in this little play of theirs. We used different materials to make our paper bag 'bees' and every bee has a job/profession (inspired by Disney's "Bee Movie"). How exciting!
We used different shapes to make pictures in the Art Club. The kids used their imaginations to make robots and aliens, chickens and lions, Ms. Patrices' and Ms. Lauries'... it was truly amazing to watch their creativity soar through art!
In science this week, the primary and inters started learning about the butterfly life cycle! We made butterfly books and life cycle wheels. We even got to watch a short power point slide show that went through the process of the life cycle. The uppers started constructing their soda bottle terrariums! Over the next few weeks, we will make observations about what we see in our bottles!
Ms. Jenni and Ms. Shannon's Inters worked hard to expand their semantic (vocabulary) networks this week. They loved playing Headbanz, working on perspective taking, and integrating the various clues given to them by their peers to problem solve. This game has quickly become one of our absolute favorites!
Monday was Fitness For Health, We have been working on hitting a birdy with a racket, and continued the same thing on Tuesday and Wednesday. We worked on body and space awareness, not running into each other and saying excuse me when we do. Friday for dance the uppers learned the thriller dance.
Ms. Jenni's class focused on rhythm and timing skills during our weekly motor group. They continue to work very hard to complete end of year assessments. Their improvements are truly amazing!
Light, camera, action! This week in the Social Club we began making our puppets for our awesome puppet show! The kids have been working together to come up with a story plot, characters, a problem and a solution that will take place in this little play of theirs. We used different materials to make our paper bag 'bees' and every bee has a job/profession (inspired by Disney's "Bee Movie"). How exciting!
We used different shapes to make pictures in the Art Club. The kids used their imaginations to make robots and aliens, chickens and lions, Ms. Patrices' and Ms. Lauries'... it was truly amazing to watch their creativity soar through art!
In science this week, the primary and inters started learning about the butterfly life cycle! We made butterfly books and life cycle wheels. We even got to watch a short power point slide show that went through the process of the life cycle. The uppers started constructing their soda bottle terrariums! Over the next few weeks, we will make observations about what we see in our bottles!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday Follow Up-May 7, 2010
During language time, the primary students made edible ladybugs out of grapes and strawberries. focusing on following directions and reinforcing the concepts of living things and insects. Small group work focused on describing, listening, following directions and asking clarifying questions.
This week in the social club we played some exciting group games to promote socialization and team work. We played "Diener Diner" which allowed the kids to practice asking questions ("What can I get for you? Would you like some tea or coffee? How many eggs do you want?" etc...) and follow directions. We also watched clips of "Bee Movie" to get inspired for our Bee puppet show we will be putting on!
We took some time to really appreciate nature this week in the Art Club. We investigated and scowered the playground for natural beauty. After collecting different items (leaves, sticks, rocks, mud...) we came back inside and the kids made Art from Nature. Their work will be displayed in the science room.
Primary students designed festive arts-n-crafts activities focusing on folding, scissor, and handwriting skills. They also participated in their weekly motor group practicing their body awareness skills, moving their fingers, noses, and toes to the rhythm!
Ms. Jenni's inters class did a great job during their weekly handwriting group, working on forming compound words and formulating their very own silly sentences!
This week the students participated in a few Mother's Day craft projects. In addition, we continue to work on completing our end of the year assessments. It has been so exciting to see all the progress!
In science, we started talking about Life Cycles by discussing the differences between living and non living things. The primary and inters classes did a fun sorting and coloring activity. The uppers worked on comparing and contrasting real worms and gummy worms. Next week, we will focus on our new classroom pets and start constructing our terrariums!
This week in the social club we played some exciting group games to promote socialization and team work. We played "Diener Diner" which allowed the kids to practice asking questions ("What can I get for you? Would you like some tea or coffee? How many eggs do you want?" etc...) and follow directions. We also watched clips of "Bee Movie" to get inspired for our Bee puppet show we will be putting on!
We took some time to really appreciate nature this week in the Art Club. We investigated and scowered the playground for natural beauty. After collecting different items (leaves, sticks, rocks, mud...) we came back inside and the kids made Art from Nature. Their work will be displayed in the science room.
Primary students designed festive arts-n-crafts activities focusing on folding, scissor, and handwriting skills. They also participated in their weekly motor group practicing their body awareness skills, moving their fingers, noses, and toes to the rhythm!
Ms. Jenni's inters class did a great job during their weekly handwriting group, working on forming compound words and formulating their very own silly sentences!
This week the students participated in a few Mother's Day craft projects. In addition, we continue to work on completing our end of the year assessments. It has been so exciting to see all the progress!
In science, we started talking about Life Cycles by discussing the differences between living and non living things. The primary and inters classes did a fun sorting and coloring activity. The uppers worked on comparing and contrasting real worms and gummy worms. Next week, we will focus on our new classroom pets and start constructing our terrariums!
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