2nd Week of School

 We made it through the second week of school. The students are slowly getting adjusted to daily school routines. Even though it was only a 4 day week, it was busy, busy, busy! In my class we worked on a tear art project creating their names. This activity really worked on their fine motor skills. These beautiful art works can be seen above our classroom door.

 We received our first classroom pet on Wednesday. It is an albino hedgehog named….drumroll please….SPIKE! Spike is a little shy nocturnal little critter that the students don’t get to see much. Although the kids don’t see him much, they are very fascinated by him. Can you spot him in the above picture? Our next pet will be a gerbil. Mrs. Skalaban has a gerbil right now and it is very active. Can’t wait for it to arrive.

Every morning the kids come in and do their morning routine.

-Unpack backpacks and place them neatly in their cubbies

-Take our their daily folders and place it into the green basket

-Unstack their chair and place it at their tables

-Find their name magnets and do the check-in question

-Sit on their carpet spots and wait for “# of the day”

In science this week, we talked about who is a scientist and what exactly is science? We brainstormed what science is and here are some answers.

-study of volcanoes

- plants and animals

- weather

- storms

-nature
-rocks

After we brainstormed, we recorded this information into our green science journals. I was very impressed with some of their drawings. In class we have been practicing on completing neat and quality work. 

Please make sure you are reading with your child at least 15 minutes each night and completing homework! I will begin the TPRI and DRA testing this upcoming Monday which will determine their beginning of the year reading level.

Silly Quote of the Week:

G: “Cô Tracy, do you have a husband or a son?”

Me: “No I do not…”

G: “Well then, why don’t you just find one?”