This week we stacked our cat's hat so high from all of the amazing reading we have done. Thank you for your efforts at home supporting your children's reading habits. Thank you for cheering for JK at Palio! They were all such amazing athletes showcasing their gross motor skills.
Language Arts:
We continue to read our books in reading and writing groups and sound out words we don't know using our reading techniques. The decodable books help children understand as they use repetition and similar words and word families along with rhyming words. WE have also been constructing flowers and writing sight words on them to decorate our classroom door as we jump into our Spring theme.
Science and Math:
We continue to classify, group, and count different manipulatives at our math center. The children measured and mixed play dough for St. Patrick's Day, green with glitter, as they strengthened their small muscle groups to increase fine motor skills. We began discussing the life cycle of plants as we read about spring and growing things. The children sequenced pictures they colored and made life cycle collages.
Art/Fine Motor:
The children listened and followed multi-step instructions as they colored sight word school busses.
We all played a new game called "Art Studio" where students anonymously illustrate pictures on the white board and the art buyer then selects their favorite. This exercise requires careful listening of detailed descriptions they have to replicate as their artwork.
We are all fine tuning our yoga poses, as we introduced the butterfly, flower, and frog this week. It's such a calming activity where their focus and concentration is required.
Thank you for coming to celebrate the St. Patrick's Day season with the beautiful art of Irish Dance. Lila loved seeing her JK friends and sharing her passion!
Jr. Palio show and rehearsal photos of our amazing athletes!
Enjoy the rest of your break! I am excited to begin the last part of our school year as the growth and learning comes together in our culminating activities.
Mrs. Massey
