Welcome back! Thank you for the donations of tissues, goldfish crackers, wipes, and a Back Jack chair cover. 

This week we continued to practice letter formation. 

We created beautiful ripped paper sunflower collages. 

10 and Some More math game

This is our finalized All About Us! book. Thank you for sending in all the great photos. The students love to look through the binder.

Below is one example page.

Exploring the math shelf

Celebrating our first decade - 10 days in school

Measuring with Unifix cubes

During Second Step (Social-Emotional Curriculum) we are learning to be confident, good listeners.

We are learning about symmetry. Each student painted half a butterfly and then folded the butterfly in half to have a symmetrical wing on the other side, 

Happy Dot Day! This day all started with a great book about a child that said they couldn't draw. The teacher asked them to draw a dot and sign it. She hung it up and from then on the child's confidence improved. That child went on to encourage another classmate who said, "I can't draw." Dot Day celebrates how boosting courage can help others release their creative potential. 

Our special dots are made using white crayon to create a design and then painting over it with water colors. It is called crayon resist.

Enjoying drawing and coloring during Quiet Time.

More handwriting practice on whiteboards.

Practicing our trick word spelling

Write it - say it, spell it, say it again!

Enjoying outside time

Free Choice fun!

We have had a few really fun and busy weeks. I am really enjoying getting to know this class. They are already learning so much. I look forward to meeting you all during our upcoming conferences,