While the bitterly cold weather has stopped us from going outside very much over the last two weeks, we’ve had a lot of fun inside. Here are a few highlights.
Our study of Antarctica continues. We have begun to create a large mural in the classroom and every day, more and more things are added to it. This week we’ll have a special visitor when Sally Eagle comes to the classroom. Sally and her husband Dan Mead are both well-known photographers and several years a go, they had the opportunity to travel to Antarctica. On Tuesday, Sally will be coming to the classroom to share her photos with us.
Yesterday we made one of my favorite graphs. I call it the S/S/S graph, and it combines math and language arts skills in one “tasty” lesson. The S’s stand for salty, sweet and sour, and each student, after tasting all three, got to choose one as their favorite. As they munched on pretzels, red grapes and pickles, I asked them to focus on what each one tasted like, felt like, and sounded like in their mouths. They then came up with a list of descriptive words and phrases. These words, as well as the graph of their choices, are posted on the wall. Come and see the results. Yum!
Next Thursday we will have a much-loved LS tradition – Alaska Day. And if the weather prediction holds, we may even have lots of fresh snow for it! Alaska Day is an afternoon of indoor and outdoor activities with our PS and LS friends. You will need to make sure your child has snow pants, warm jacket, hat, waterproof mittens or gloves, winter boots, and extra socks. I will also be sending a reminder home in everyone’s lunch boxes next week with additional information about the day. It should be a lot of fun!
We had a wonderful Lunch Bunch earler in the week, thanks to Neal and his family. We enjoyed eating homemade mac & cheese (so perfect on a cold day), cheese quesadillas, fresh berries with whipped cream, and brownies (what could be better?!) Thank you to Krithi and also to Krithi’s sister who was visiting from India. It was much appreciated by all!
Have a good weekend,
Andrea