Week 8 was filled with important lessons on caring and
sharing with our friends and family. It is important to help one another out
when it comes to chores and taking turns and if you don’t listen to mom and dad……you
might get put in the “dog kennel!”
Our art project this week was focused around the story “The
Rainbow Fish,” and how it is important to share. The kids got to make their own
rainbow fish with one shiny scale and lots of glitter and jewels, which they
shared with their table mates. I admit, when I first thought of this project,
the idea of glitter + 15 4-5 year olds
did not seem like the brightest idea I’ve ever had, but they had a blast and
the fish turned out great, which they are excited to show off! I did go home
with glitter caked on my forehead, strung through my hair, and on/in my dress
clothes, but sometimes everyone needs a little more sparkle! ;)
Speaking of sparkle, one thing we discussed we don’t want to
share are germs. It is important to wash our hands properly, not share drinks,
and cover our faces when coughing and sneezing. To show how quickly germs
spread I put “glitter germs” into a sanitizer bottle and put some on my hands.
I then had them get in a line and I pretended to cough on my hands and shook
the first persons hand. They then shook the next persons and so on until our
glitter germs had spread all the way through the line. This was such a fun way
for them to see how important it is to take care of ourselves so we can care
for those around us.
The kids have been busy learning and growing in many ways,
and I can’t wait to see where this year takes them. Throughout the weeks, we
have been learning VOWAC with our letter of the week as an important way to
connect letters to the sounds they make. To see how well this is catching on,
rather than just repetition, I spelled out some words on a white board to sound
out. Together they read the words BAD, CAB, and GAB! J I was blown away with their
progress and have been looking forward to the end of this month now that I know
they are ready. I myself have been busy outside the classroom preparing Take
Home Bags for them to further their progress with some fun 10-minute activities
and games. Included in the pack is 1 set of lowercase D'Nealian letters, 1 set
of uppercase D'Nealian letters, 1 set of shape flashcards, 1 set of number dot
flashcards through 20, and 1 name card with proper starting points and arrows.
I introduced the kids to the packs the other day and they were pretty excited
to each get their own and now have “‘homework’ like my brother!” (So glad they
are excited for that word still!) Ha
Now on to some funnies to start your week out right!
“My boyfriend Daniel is only 100 years old Miss Cronin and
he’s takin me to Disney World some day!”
“When my brother is naughty we put him in the dog kennel”
“I’m getting my nipples cut off at the doctor today!” (Skin
tags lol)
“When I was 4 I wouldn’t go in that big tunnel at the
Carnival cause I was scared, but now I can cause I’m a man!!”
Referring to our Halloween party and 100 day of school party
“Yes when we get to
this day we get to have a party!” -Me
“And drink beer!”
Happy Halloween Week J
Miss Cronin
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