Week of February 11th

Wow!  It was a very busy week.  We started off the week with a Field trip to the Flynn.  We saw "Medicine Bear" and were lucky enough to sit in the front rows in the theater.  We got moved up right before it started.  It was a show full of dance, singing and laughter.  There were several scenes where the children were laughing so hard.  It was fun to watch. 

On Tuesday, it was our 100th day of school.  We had a special visit from Zero the Hero and did lots of fun math and literacy activities.  Fun was had by all!!  Check out the slide show of photos.

We also built our bridges in groups of 3 and 4.  We were trying to build a bridge that would support a lot of weight and that a car could go across.  We also needed to make sure that it was side enough for the S.S. Firefly barge to go through.  Students came up with some great designs.  They recorded their data for sturdy and strong it was.  We will be sharing our science journals with the Polaris team next week!

On Wednesday we had Hands on Nature and learned about birds.  We studied their feathers, learned about their beaks and the types of food that they eat and of course watched a great puppet show (everyones favorite:)!  I'd like to thank Cecelia, Lynn and Colleen for coming in and helping our students learn about birds!

On Wednesday we also got to spend some extra time in the gym with our Student teacher, Miss Rapke.  She taught us some hula hooping tricks.  It was wonderful to watch the class try the various tricks.  Boy there are some great hula hoopers in our class.  It wasn't just the girls but there were some talented boys!

On Thursday it was Valentine's Day.  We had a special treats, received lots of fun Valentines and listened to a Valentine story.  I'd like to thank Melissa, Lynn, Colleen, and Cecelia for providing us with the great treats.  Also I'd like to thank Lynn for coming in and helping me to set up.  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

We finally started our new unit in Math on Thursday.  The students are experimenting with various products and trying to get a marble to roll.  Check out the photos from our first day of experimenting.  They got off to a great start!!!

Have a wonderful weekend,
Nancy