Monday Our day began with a fun Skeleton Dance found on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns91jtuPHZI We then used Q-tips to creates these bones on our skeleton! Students had to listen carefully, and place full or half size q-tips step by step. Here is the finished result, hung near door. Come take a look! Mrs. Shea's phone died at this point.. but we: - Played centers, where Ms. Ormerod had a center which reviews the Zones of Regulation. - Invited Ms. Ormerod back to our class to continue reading a story we started last week about our thoughts/feelings we have. - Visited Mrs. Layte in the studio Tuesday So many missing letters from the morning message! Today's morning job was to help Mrs. Shea figure out a costume for Halloween! Students gave me suggestions, and drew beautiful pictures of me in their costume choice. Some were more elaborate than others, so we will see if I use these to help with my decision! After snack, we all gathered on the carpet to practice our new mini-book. These were sent home in Take Home Folders, and your child can use this to help practice their word recognition and reading skills. We recognized that this book is a pattern book, which helps us read it! Ask your child to read it to you tonight! Special helper Elynn brought in an Eagle and Emu book, as they both begin with the first letter in her name! Elynn told us a special story about her Grandpa who passed away, and how Eagles now remind her of him. Very special story and lesson! In the afternoon we visited Ms. Kranz in the library. When we got back, we learned a fun new math game called "Bump!" Students partnered with a friend in the class, and were given a game board, dice, and a handful of unifix cubes. The object of the game is to roll the dice, become more familiar with dot patterns on a dice, and place your cube on the numberal which you rolled. Throughout the game I was roaming the room to see where we're at with quick recall of dot patters, as well as numeral recognition. The kids seemed to really enjoy it, which is great as this is a game that can be played throughout the year (I just might add more dice or change the numbers to the written word!) Wednesday Woah, what a jam packed day! Here's the morning message, where we reviewed our Class Agreement (all jazzed up since last week). We visited the gym, and on Wednesday it's BIG equipment day! Students loved the spring board! Warning: turn down your volume for the jumping videos! They're slow motion clips, and don't record the best sound!! Ethan's show and tell was an interesting one! A toy that I grew up with, and was surprised to see that not many people in class had ever seen! Ethan did a great job explaining what the Magic Eight Ball does, and how to use it. We meant to bring it out at centers for others to try, but totally forgot! Today was a particularly special day, as we got to meet Baby Everly. Today was Everly's 2 month birthday, and we are so lucky to be able to invite Everly and her Mom into our room. Throughout the year, we will watch Everly grow, and make observations as to how she changes from visit to visit! For quiet time, we slowed it right down.. and gave ourselves a little foot massage (socks on!) It was so cute to hear them relax during this: oooohh'ing and aaaahhhh'ing. They respond well to trying new things and learning new strategies of slowing down our hearts and giving ourselves a little self-care. A new literacy center was introduced during centers today. Students will use a guide to help them write letters in salt. Everyone is eager to try this one!
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About Mrs. SheaThis is my second year teaching at Mamquam Elementary, and I absolutely love the school! I am a born and raised Squamish local. This is my 4th year teaching. My husband and I moved to Fort St. John for our first year of teaching, where I had my first Kindergarten class. I am married, and have a dog named Poppy! Archives
February 2018
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