Week 11

This week our theme was skeletons. Monday we started our skeleton theme by learning what foods are important and how to keep our bones healthy. Tuesday we learned some fun facts about skeletons by reading Bones by Steven Jenkins. We then built a skeleton out of q-tips.  On Wednesday we used pipe cleaners and pasta to build our backbone. We then demonstrated what our vertebrae looks like when we sit down, stand up or do somersaults. Thursday we practiced recalling facts and made a fact book about bones. Today we played Roll-A-Skeleton. We cut apart the skeleton in six different pieces and used a dice to put it back together. 

The cold weather is here! Our school policy is that students will have outdoor recess unless the windchill is under 20 degrees. Please be sure to bundle your children up. The wind can be very strong and COLD on our playground. 
It is getting closer and closer to December and in our school we have a special rule that we don't tie shoes after the Winter break. So.... please start helping your child learn how to tie his/her shoes. 

Thank you to all the parents who are reinforcing our classroom behavior chart at home. I have heard a lot of talk about special treats and rewards if students come home with a certain color. I just wanted to remind parents that the behavior chart is only one type of positive reinforcement we do in my classroom. I try to keep the Outstanding Red as a very special level. We also reinforce good behavior with treats, treasures, C.A.T.S. cards and verbal praises.  

In science we continued our unit on properties. This week we did a few experiments to show liquid takes the shape of its container and that gas takes up space. We also learned what objects float and sink and which ones are magnetic. 

We had a great Red Ribbon week. Thanks for helping your child dress up to support our Student Council celebrate Drug Free week. 

Reading is a "hole" lot of Fun!

Here we are celebrating reading and enjoying our doughnut holes.