Valentine’s Day Cards & 3D Art
In celebration of Valentines Day, students made handmade valentines day cards for friends and family using a variety of colored construction paper, lace, ribbon, hearts, buttons, glitter and more.
For our Lesson in 3-D…….I began the lesson by placing the following objects in front of the class (aluminum foil, glue, paper and paint) and asked – Which of these can we use to make art? Most students replied glue, paper and paint, but one student said – All of them, and he was right. Art can be made out of everyday objects or even things we’d normally throw in the trash. Students had to first draw the face of their own imaginary character then turn the character into a 3D face glued to cardstock and paint it. The students left never looking at aluminum foil the same.
Miss Arnau
Winter Wonderland
We had an amazing time at our Literacy Day: Winter Wonderland. Our Reading Room was transformed into a real life winter scene. We had snowflakes of every size and shape suspended from the ceiling, an igloo constructed by one of our 5th graders and the song Walking in a Winter Wonderland playing in the background as our students entered. Our Elementary school students sang songs and were read incredible winter storybooks such as The Tiny Snowflake, The Little Snowflake, and Winter Rabbit. We watched a special Brain Pop and Brain Pop Jr., which talked about snowflakes. Students drew pictures and answered questions based on what they learned from the video.
However, the best part of the day, and all the students will agree, had to be when upper elementary played a game called Build Your Own Snow woman. Each class was split into three groups and had about two minutes to decorate teachers and aides as snow women. They used a roll of toilet paper and a whole lot of creativity. It was yet another successful, fun Literacy Day for all! Happy Reading!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Students are learning about rhythm and expression this month. Students have been dancing and moving to the various rhythms they are learning. One of the favorites was in fourth and fifth grade where they danced and sang “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. They really enjoyed it and had the freedom to make up their own dance as long as it matched the rhythm. Third grade got to learn rhythm through the use of tennis balls. They had a great time seeing how every beat in each measure could be demonstrated through the use of the tennis ball. Some had a hard time controlling the tennis ball at first but they really got the hang of it. The students are having a great time learning how music can be expressed through dance, movement and the use of instruments.
Mrs. Racoma
Learning To Zip
We learned about the American flag and tried to color one. We continue to practice dialing 911 and are trying to learn to zip coats. Who knows what February will bring!
Miss Holden
Manna Walk
In Bible we learned about how God cared for Moses and the Israelites by providing manna in the wilderness. We even went for a manna walk accompanied by Moses. (Miss Holden in a beard!!!) We learned about Jesus obeying, and earned prizes in school by obeying at home!
Miss Holden
Penguins
We continue to do a letter a week and write that letter. We made and decorated cute penguins for the letter ‘p.”
Miss Holden
Pre-K 4 News
This month we are continuing to write the letter of the week and are learning our numbers up to 15. We also learned about the American flag and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His lesson for Pre-K 4 is that he wanted everyone to get along, and be friends.
Miss Holden
Christmas in Pre-K 4
We made a pretty Christmas candle and decorated our class bulletin boards with angels and mangers. We made a little gift for parents to hang on their Christmas trees, and enjoyed a class Christmas party right before vacation. What a blessing! Our Bible lessons concentrated on the birth of Jesus, the One and Only Savior. We have learned Luke 2:11, “For today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord.” We were blessed with a wonderful Christmas break for rest and recreation!
Miss Holden
Fun With Letters
We made a pasta necklace for the letter “N” and when we got to the letter “O” for the first time, wrote it in our special alphabet workbook. From now on we will write the letter of the week and color a picture for that letter. We need to ask the Lord to help us; writing letters can be really hard.
Miss Holden
Don’t Wake The Baby
In Science we talked about noisy and quiet things. We had fun trying to decide which things would wake up a baby.
Miss Holden