We had a fun day celebrating the number 100! We began by making 100th day crowns. The children colored in 100 stars on their crowns!! We had a delicious Hiyaku (Japanese for 100) trail mix snack! The children enjoyed finding their favorite treats in there: marshmallows, jellybeans, goldfish crackers,sunflower seeds, and pretzels. We also had a visit from Zero the Hero! Zero the Hero was here to talk about the importance of the number zero when making bigger numbers like 100. Ask your child to tell you about our new friend Zero the Hero! We finished our day by reading a few 100th day stories and playing a game called Race to $1.00. This game involved counting pennies and making trades for dimes and then making a final trade for $1.00. Ask your child how many pennies you need to make $1.00!
We also had Nearby Nature on Tuesday and learned about squirrels! Through several activities and a puppet show, we learned about three types of squirrels (gray, red, and flying!), their habits, where they live, how they hide their supplies of food in the winter, and how to look for signs of squirrels in the winter. The children also had a chance to investigate and explore squirrel skulls and pelts! Thanks to Christine and Jackson for bringing us this new learning!
We had a wonderful time at the Flynn Theatre on Thursday! On Wednesday, we read the story The Rainbow Fish. We also read a Scholastic Magazine and learned about real rainbow fish. We compared the fictional story to the nonfiction facts in the magazine. When we got back from the Flynn, we each made our own Rainbow Fish for the classroom. They look beautiful!
We had a great day on Friday celebrating friendship and kindness! The children had so much fun delivering their Valentines and opening their bags. I was so impressed by all the "thank yous" I heard as the children were opening their Valentines...very sweet! We continued our Valentine's Day fun with Valentine read alouds and a heart graphing activity. In math, they each got a box of candy hearts and had to sort their hearts by color and then graph the results. Which color was found most in your child's box of candy hearts? Lastly, we read our Scholastic Let's Find Out Magazine about hearts, hugs, and love!
When we weren't busy celebrating...we also learned about more sea creatures from our classmates. This week we heard about Giant Squid, Sea Turtles, Pacific Viperfish, Octopus, Dolphins, and Sharks. It is amazing how much we have learned about these creatures! Ask your children to tell you any "fun facts" about these creatures!
In Math, we continue to work with shapes and their attributes. This week we learned a new game called Hungry Caterpillars. In this game, the children have to fill up all three sections of the caterpillar with pattern blocks. During the game, we are practicing naming shapes: triangle, rhombus, and trapezoid. We also started solving some story word problems about sea creatures. When working on these problems we are practicing showing our thinking with pictures, numbers, and a number sentence (addition sentence). The children did a great job of sharing their thinking!
It was a wonderful and busy week; however, we also have had a lot of illness in our classroom and many children absent from school. Please take care over the weekend and we hope everyone feels healthy to start the week!
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