We had a special visitor this week. Mrs. Naylor, Beulah Ralph’s daughter came to
visit our classroom. She made a short
book telling a fun story about her mother, Mrs. Ralph. After reading it to our class, we were able
to ask her questions about her mother.
We learned that she was a great person who worked hard to make it
possible for ALL kids to go to school and get a great education. Each of us have a copy of the book in our
Friday Folders for you to enjoy as a family.
Shapes, shapes and more shapes! We sorted shapes and talked about how many
sides they have. We learned hex means
six so a six sided shape is a hexagon. We
looked for shapes around the room. We
found circle tables, rectangle cages, a square smart board, a circle clock and
a rectangle rug. Pictures were drawn
starting with a single shape and adding things to turn it into something else. We finished the week by filling a hexagon
with other shapes like a puzzle.
For writing, we made settings for
characters and told stories about them.
Some of us shared our work with the class. We also started talking about labels. We learned that writes use labels to tell
about the different parts of their drawing.
We used Pete the Cat to help us learn about labels. We will continue this work next week.
Today we began using star cards. As the week went on, I felt that I was
correcting behavior more and more. I
told the kids that I felt more like a police officer than a teacher! I strive to be a positive person and I would
much rather tell them when they are making the right choice than when they are
not. So because of this, today we began
using star cards. Our first goal was to
follow directions. When I saw kids that
were following directions, I gave them a star cards. I had them put it in their take home
folder. I asked them to share with you
all the reasons that they were given these cards. Please talk with your child and celebrate the
good things they are doing. I hope to
use this less as a reward and more as a way for me to identify what it looks
like to follow directions and a way for you and your child to process together what
good school choices are and why they are important. I’m hoping that as the year goes on we will
need these less and less, but for now they sure did appreciate the positive
praise.
Announcements:
Thank you to all that have sent
family pictures. The cubbies look great
and it makes a great space for each child.
If you haven’t sent one in there is still time. I will take them any time!
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