Blast Off!

As we blasted off into another week, we learned all about space. On Monday we discussed the difference between day and night, and how God made some animals special just for the nighttime. On Tuesday we looked up and studied the stars and the constellations that they make. We then made our own constellations by poking holes into a plastic cup, and then using a flashlight to shine them onto the ceiling. Thursday we talked about the moon and imagined where it goes during the day. Some creative answers were to the zoo, in the trash can, and to school! We then showed the moon phases in a delicious ways, with Oreos!

On Tuesday we also had firefighters come in to talk about fire safety. Sadly it was to cold out for them to bring their truck, but it was still fun to learn about what firemen do. 

 In math we are still working on adding, time, and money quantities. We are beginning to tell time to the half hour, and it is going great to far! Next week we are going to begin learning about the quarter, and that will be all our coins!

For our art craft this week we learned about Vincent Van Gogh and his painting Starry Night. We then made our own version of Starry Night using paint and crayons. We first swirled paint together. The next day we sprinkled different colors of crayons together and melted it in the oven. The result was a swirly starry painting!

Upcoming famous painters!

Next Week...

Next week is summer time! We will be learning all about temperature and summer activities. Thursday will be beach day, so bring a swimming towel! I'm sorry I haven't quite got the progress reports out yet. They're coming!

Land that I Love!

On Monday and Tuesday last week we learned about different places in America. Monday we learned about the Statue of Liberty and other monuments in our country. The students then made themselves look like the statue. 

Much cuter than the Statue of Liberty!

On Tuesday we learned about different land masses in America, like mountains, lakes, oceans, and caves. We discussed what all was in cave like stalactites, stalagmites, and bats (eek!). We worked on our sculpting skills then by making caves out of Playdough.  

Thursday was the day we celebrated Valentines day. We worked all week on cards to give to residents at our local nursing home. This led to a lot of discussion about loving those who need love the most. The trip to the nursing home was a such a blessing. The students were so caring when giving their cards to the residents, and we ended the visit with singing some Sunday School songs. 

We ended our Valentine's day by having a party! We played a few Valentine's themed games. My Valentine to the students was a big ice cream bar! It was delicious! 

You know it's good stuff when they're too busy eating to look at the camera!

Last week was also Random Acts of Kindness week. It was so much fun to sneak presents into other students lockers. It was also fun to receive presents too! On Thursday we shared who we were giving presents to all week. It is always fun to do things together as a whole school!

Coming up...

This week we started to learn more about science like day and night, seasons, and hot and cold. We have some fun experiments planned! Also, I plan on sending progress reports this week through email, so keep an eye out!