Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
OOPS
I promised a blog update and was very excited to post a trial video of the group at the end of the day.......well, it takes longer than I expected and it was time to go.......so I will try again in the morning!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Look at my backpack
"Look at my backpack," is a sentence in this week's guided reading book called Getting Dressed. Students posed this morning for their picture to correspond with the sentence. They put the words in the correct order for the sentence and added their pictures. Pretty cute kids!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Splash!
Wednesdays are always busy! Actually, EVERY day is busy in the Ladybug room. I wrote in communication folders "Blog update today," and here is is, 7:30 at night and I am just getting to it.
Two students absent today. We missed their smiling faces and hope they are feeling better.
In the classroom this morning one student completed his morning jobs including recycling. The staff at Creekside appreciate this valuable job. He also sorts the attendance folders by grade level and room number and returns them from the office. One student took a walk to the office and gym. He put up the letter for the Essential in the office window. Then he came back and said all of "Going on a Bear Hunt," with his friend in the room. That friend was especially playful this morning. He was teasing me....it was fun! Another student played on the keyboard - he, too, was playful. He played with the volume while looking at me with a great big grin on his face when I told it to turn it down.
Calendar was an interactive time with all students participating. They all do so well attending to the print from their notes, "Last Night at Home." Parents, you are to be commended for taking the time each day to write these notes. Your children love them and find them very meaningful and worth reading. Thank you!
All students individually counted out money for the pool. They put their money in their swim bag to take with them. They each stand in line at the counter and the attendant asks them their name and has them "pay" $3.00. Fortunately for all of us, she returns the money to me for next weeks adventure. We took six 4th grade students along with us today. They were a good group of peer buddies. I saw a big group of boys floating together around the lazy river with noodles, I saw girls splashing, I saw one boy jump and splash under the bucket and another begin to hang out where the boys were. A lovely day to walk back to Creekside in the spring air.
Tomorrow will be Thursday. We will make "Sunshine Smoothies" using the blender in the afternoon. I must remember to stop and buy milk in the morning...............:-) It's always something!
Two students absent today. We missed their smiling faces and hope they are feeling better.
In the classroom this morning one student completed his morning jobs including recycling. The staff at Creekside appreciate this valuable job. He also sorts the attendance folders by grade level and room number and returns them from the office. One student took a walk to the office and gym. He put up the letter for the Essential in the office window. Then he came back and said all of "Going on a Bear Hunt," with his friend in the room. That friend was especially playful this morning. He was teasing me....it was fun! Another student played on the keyboard - he, too, was playful. He played with the volume while looking at me with a great big grin on his face when I told it to turn it down.
Calendar was an interactive time with all students participating. They all do so well attending to the print from their notes, "Last Night at Home." Parents, you are to be commended for taking the time each day to write these notes. Your children love them and find them very meaningful and worth reading. Thank you!
All students individually counted out money for the pool. They put their money in their swim bag to take with them. They each stand in line at the counter and the attendant asks them their name and has them "pay" $3.00. Fortunately for all of us, she returns the money to me for next weeks adventure. We took six 4th grade students along with us today. They were a good group of peer buddies. I saw a big group of boys floating together around the lazy river with noodles, I saw girls splashing, I saw one boy jump and splash under the bucket and another begin to hang out where the boys were. A lovely day to walk back to Creekside in the spring air.
Tomorrow will be Thursday. We will make "Sunshine Smoothies" using the blender in the afternoon. I must remember to stop and buy milk in the morning...............:-) It's always something!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Farm Field Trip
It was a wonderful field trip to the farm at Kensington today. Everyone was SO VERY EXCITED and well mannered. We received a compliment from the bus driver that we were the BEST group she has taken for a ride. The LETS bus is a great way to travel.
All the children stayed with their partners walking around the farm looking at the animals. We saw goats, sheep, cows, pigs, chickens and ducks. We saw baby piglets and baby goats. We heard them make noises! We took the hayride and got to touch the big horses that pulled us.
All the children stayed with their partners walking around the farm looking at the animals. We saw goats, sheep, cows, pigs, chickens and ducks. We saw baby piglets and baby goats. We heard them make noises! We took the hayride and got to touch the big horses that pulled us.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Pictures from before spring break!
This is from song time today, April 14, 2010.
Two friends sitting together saying ALL the words from "I'm going on a Bear Hunt."
Making a sentence to go along with a guided reading book
Writing numbers
Look at those egg shells!
Look at the concentration!
Peeling a hard boiled egg
Cracking Eggs
Playing the keyboard and using the new ball chair
Making my schedule
Making my schedule
April 14, 2010
A beautiful day to walk to the pool! Our 4th grade buddies had lunch with us in Room 2 and were excited to go swimming. They love the opportunity to come along. All children were engaged with one another, walking, talking, and swimming together.
Some things I observed: Children helping children practice the concept of "behind" when walking in a line behind one another, children helping children stop and look both ways before crossing the street, children holding hands and laughing together. In the pool I saw one of our students use the slide repeatedly (he loves it!) with his 4th grade friends. Another student spent almost all of his time in the water and very little sitting on the edge watching - he's really feeling safer and exploring more. I saw the girls laughing and playing together. And still another student came and told me, "Mrs. Wentzel, we're playing chase!"
When we returned, we had a chance to review the social story for the farm field trip on Friday. Excitement is building!
Some things I observed: Children helping children practice the concept of "behind" when walking in a line behind one another, children helping children stop and look both ways before crossing the street, children holding hands and laughing together. In the pool I saw one of our students use the slide repeatedly (he loves it!) with his 4th grade friends. Another student spent almost all of his time in the water and very little sitting on the edge watching - he's really feeling safer and exploring more. I saw the girls laughing and playing together. And still another student came and told me, "Mrs. Wentzel, we're playing chase!"
When we returned, we had a chance to review the social story for the farm field trip on Friday. Excitement is building!
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