We had a very busy first week of school - even with it being only two days! On our first day of school, we learned how to "Show 5" which is a quiet signal we use throughout the school. When we "Show 5" we have our eyes and ears on the speaker and our bodies are still. We also learned how to turn our voice to a zero volume. This is used when listening to directions or walking in the hallway.
Our first project this year was to make a picture of our name using different colors of ripped paper. We also used this activity to practice using white glue. Our projects are hanging in our classroom and they turned out great!
Today, we practiced taking a break. In class and in specials, there are times when everyone may have to "Take a Break." This means that we need to take a moment to get our self-control back. Perhaps we didn't have our full attention on the speaker or we were doing something that was distracting others. During our short (15 seconds or so) break, we think about what we need to fix in order to get our self-control back, and then we return to the activity! Everyone did a great job practicing this today.
Our project today was to make a September calendar. We didn't have time to pack them up at the end of the day, so they will be coming home on Tuesday! You can keep this calendar in a special place in your home and cross off the days of the month as they pass. Your child will be learning the days of the week and months of the year during calendar time and this is a fun way to practice these skills at home!
Things to remember for next week:
*No School on Monday
*Color Days start on Tuesday - send your child in that color if possible!
Tuesday-red Wednesday-orange Thursday-yellow Friday-green
*I sent home September's snack calendar today. Please be sure to send in your child's snack on his/her assigned day! I will send a snack bag home a few days before your snack day as an additional reminder!
Have a great weekend and I will see you on Tuesday!
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Our Name Pictures |