We had a wonderful day! The students worked on their sight words: we have learned 15 already! We also practiced blending sounds to make words and segmenting sounds they hear in words. They were very hard workers!
Mrs. Abbey read I Went Walking, a book that the students were already very familiar with. They enjoyed reading some of the pages with me! After reading the book, we took our own walk around the classroom, pointing out things that the students thought would be interesting to write about: the fish bowl with our 100's fish in it, our fish bowl with Sparkles in it, our lockers, the job tree, the calendar, etc. Later in the morning, the students choose one thing they saw in the classroom to draw and write about. The students were encouraged to use sight words in their story and to sound out words that they didn't know.
We played "finger dancing," a math game where the students hold up fingers to match the number that I call out. I challenged them to use different combinations of fingers to get the same number--ex. If I called out 5, they could hold up 5 fingers on one hand, or 2 on one and 3 on the other, or 1 on one and 4 on the other, etc. They had fun figuring out different combinations, or different fingers to hold up for the same number!
In PE, the students played a "Star Wars" game. It sounded like they had lots of fun, as they couldn't stop talking about it when I picked them up!
Our Valentine Party is coming up soon! It will be held on Monday Feb. 14. We are going to read Valentine-themed books, do fun Valentine activities, and have a special Valentine snack. Please start thinking about what kind of Valentine box your child would like to make at home. When decorated, they can be sent to school (please send them by Thursday Feb. 10). A list of all students will be sent home tomorrow so that your child can start addressing Valentines! Try to encourage your child to do the writing!
Tomorrow, our school is wearing red to show our support for the American Heart Association. We would love the students to wear red too!
In case you have older children in school, school is dismissing 2 hours early today. Stay safe!
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