Week of Dec. 12-15

It was a wonderful week in the Monkey classroom and the students were full of cheer!  They really enjoyed creating crafts this week such as their Santa bags to take items home in, the gift for their parents and the gift bag.  

We finished up our unit in science about rocks, soil and water.  We will begin to focus on patterns and changes in weather and the seasons when we return.  We will also begin our PBL (project based learning) project after the winter break.  We will use our language arts time for this exciting project and it will combine fairy tales and engineering.  We can't wait for you all to see our work on STEAM Night on January 12th from 6:00-7:30 p.m.  We are going to continue our focus on addition in math and we will learn some fun addition games.

The Monkeys had an awesome time at their winter party!  

Thank you very much to all of the parents that volunteered and helped plan and run the winter party.  I know all of the Monkeys and I really appreciate your time and support!  It was a really fun time!

Have an amazing holiday break!

Week of Dec. 5-9

How are there only 4 days left of this semester?  It is unbelievable how time has flown by since the first day of school!  We really enjoyed looking at all of our friends shoe box lids that were decorated this past week.  Each unique work of art contributed to a beautiful class tree!

In language arts this past week we focused on fiction.  We read holiday stories and created art with each one and added a writing piece to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

We also read Snowmen at Night, as well as The Wild Christmas Reindeer.

In science we focused on uses of rocks and water and the properties of water.  We will finish up our unit in science next week by discussing the uses of soil and reviewing all we have learned.

In math we began to take a look at addition.  We were able to act out addition stories and the Monkeys had a fun time with that lesson!

The highlight of our week was our field trip to the Zach Scott Theater to watch a performance of Holiday Heroes.  The students had a great time!  A favorite part of the trip for the Monkeys was riding on the big yellow school bus!

It was also exciting to get to learn all about our superstar student this past week, Kingsley!

 We will announce our next superstar student after the holiday break!  Stay warm this weekend!