Come Watch Our Seeds Grow
We have at-home and in-school projects with seeds and plants growing, to get ready for the March 18th Academic Fair, which in Pre-K 4 this year is a Science Fair. The students are having a blast watching our little seeds become seedlings! See you at the Fair!
We can sing in other languages
Singing is a part of our daily class routine. We learned a song about George Washington and the Yankee Doodle Dollar. Our song reminded us that Lincoln helped free the slaves and was loved by many.
We also learned “Are You Sleeping, Brother John” in English and French and next we will learn the song in Spanish and Portuguese.
A to Z
We are almost done with the alphabet. Writing the letter of the week continues to be a weekly challenge but we pray and Jesus helps us. We do crafts to remind us of the letters. We made umbrellas with raindrops, shiny stars, decorated Tt, and made vegetable soup and wolves to remind us of those letters.
Miss Holden
How high can you count?
We have learned up through the number 15 and are now learning about money. We are learning the names of the coins and how much money they are worth. Soon we will continue our math journey to number 20.
Every day we practice counting from one to the current day number when we do the calendar. We did a class graph and saw that more people in our class prefer mittens to gloves.
Miss Holden
Who is on our money?
Pre-K 4 Continues to be a busy place. In Social Studies we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and how he worked hard to teach people to be friends and to get along. We learned that George Washington was the first president of our country and appears on the one dollar bill. Abraham Lincoln was the president who helped free the slaves, and HE is on the five dollar bill. We learned about Ground Hog Day…it sounds like we have more winter coming!!!
Miss Holden
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