Week Review

This week we continued our theme about the ocean. We introduced crabs. We discussed crabs, their claws, where they live, and if anyone likes to eat crabs.
The students painted a crab and then colored water around or above the crab.

The students painted the sun. We talked about the letter S for sun. 

This week we were able to explore our new Bernie's Playground. The students had so much fun! We went over the rules to keep everyone safe and happy.

Some 7th grade students came to help us with face painting, sand art, and tatoos. We played outside with the parachute, did some balancing skills, chalk, and bubbles, and water painting outside. We enjoyed popscicles. Yum!

We also released the butterflies on the school grounds.

We practiced identifying numbers and counting pom poms.

Most students are beginning to recognize their names and first letters of their first name. Everyday the students will look for their first and last name on a rainbow after they unpack in the morning. 

We reviewed the letters of their first names and identified them on the alphabet wall. The students try to write the letters in their names.
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We played Simmon Says to practice listening skills.We played a mirroring game
for students to watch and follow the actions.

We have been introducing sign language to the students.We reviewed letter  signing letter w, m, h, f, j, b, r and c,  rainbow, friends, I am Special, red, orange, black, brown,  green, blue, please, and thank you. 

 Coloring helps build eye hand coordination and fine motor control. We ask the students to do their best.

We will be reviewing the procedures for our classroom rules everyday. We discussed not running in our room, using inside voices, keeping our hands to ourselves, hands should not hurt our friends, eating at the tables, resttime,  asking to use the bathroom and taking turns in the class.


We will practice for a firedrill every month.  Please reassure your child we are just practicing so we know what to do. 
We introduced Lock down drill. The students will sit quietly on the floor in the dark.  We will practice every month. 


Every day we try to read a story to the class. The students love the stories. Sharing stories may  help your child hear words and sounds, provides some quiet time, and introduces them to letters, words, and print. You can ask questions that happen in the story. It is good time to cuddle.

This week we read In the Ocean, A Fish is A Fish, Herman The Helper, and A House for A Hermit Crab.