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| Judy Hills talks with the kids about her trip to Africa. |
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Being out of the classroom for two days in a row at a teacher’s conference makes for a very short week – for me. Meanwhile the children have had a full week. Amy Richardson substituted and did a fabulous job. The children read The Grouchy Lady Bug, by Eric Carle, on Monday, and made construction paper Ladybugs, which are now posted on our hallway bulletin board. On Tuesday, they read It’s Mine, by Leo Leonni. They compared the two books and wrote in their journal about what makes a good friend.
It has been National Health week and all week the children have attended a variety of different health related classes. It has been a wonderful experience for them and I would like to thank Deb Christie-Maples for coordinating the week events along with Farm to School. We enjoyed some Kiwi on Wednesday for a special treat on Green Day!
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| Puck the Gnome. Language Arts: |
We are learning about how to tell a story. That it has a beginning, middle and an end, and how to draw pictures to tell the story and then to use our words to describe what we have drawn. We are also learning to use lots of color and to draw lots of details.
We were very excited to listen to Judy Hills show her slides from her recent trip to Africa. She brought our class wonderful gifts. Individual baskets, a woven basket shaped bowl and a colorful handmade woven rug. The children were excited to learn about what it is like to live in the village where she traveled. She showed slides of children at school, different style homes, and how they spend their time, as well as different animals like giraffes and a holy cow He has extremely long horns!
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| Two birds in a nest. |
You may have heard about a new unlikely hero in one of the stories I am currently reading aloud. We are reading about an interesting gnome, named Puck. The children are enjoying hearing about his adventures with his buddy Din. While I read, they are molding with clay. The creations help keep their focus while I read as well as give them experience working in a 3-dimensional medium. At the end of read aloud time, everyone enjoys sharing with the class what they made.
On Thursday, I sent home some sight words on a ring. Some of these words may be tricky and some may be decodable. The goal is that they will be able to begin to recognize the words automatically. We started this week’s words with ones they may have already known. As the weeks progress, we will add new ones that may be trickier.
Computer Lab/Math
I recently learned how to edit the Moby Math site so that the children do not have to work against the clock. They can take their time solving the problems so it will be a more enjoyable and relaxed experience. J If you would like to have your child go to the site at home the login instructions are as follows. Go to www.runmoby.com. Your child’s login and password is the same. Just type it in twice. It is: bodnar(your child's rest bag number)
CALENDAR
- Share: This week’s share theme: /qu/. We enjoyed hearing and analyzing this unique sound. We learned that q comes with u. We met a few different stuffy pets, a duck named Quacky and a Giraffe named Quacky. We even met a unicorn who was a queen. A horse who was quick and we talked about quiet. Next week’s share theme is /ou/. Get out! Have fun!J
- Snacks: Thank you to Ava and her family for this week’s snacks. The class enjoyed cheese-its, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, and Jello. We saved the cookies for a special end of day Friday treat. Next week’s share will be provided by Maple’s family. Many thanks! J
- We have an upcoming field trip this Tuesday, April 10th to see the play “Henry and Mudge” at the Lebanon Opera House. If you would like to be a chaperone, please let me know. The bus will be leaving around 9:15am. Please send in $5 for admission next week. We have an additional field trip to the LOH later in the spring, so feel free to send in $10 to pay in advance. Thank you!
- Spring break: April 16-20.
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
- Reminder: Our classroom reading buddy, George, is being sent home on Fridays to be returned on the following Monday. Included in the bag is a journal. Please write in the journal the book or books you read to him and any funny stories that may have resulted from his home visit. Keep him for the weekend and return him and the journal on the following Monday. Ryan had a delightful weekend with him. He enjoyed a fun-filled weekend! We are looking forward to hearing all about George’s adventures. Thanks!
- Reminder: Extra Clothing: Please make sure your child has warm clothes for the chillier days and an extra set of clothing in case they get wet. Who would have thought it was going to snow! Thank you!
- Scholastic Book Orders: You can order anytime online if you like. Please use our classroom code: H9K3R
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
jbodnar@wsesu.net
