100th Day of School!

What an awesome morning! Thanks so much to all the parents for your help! The kids had so much fun drawing, counting, moving, and thinking about the number 100!

Our World

Week of: January 23-27
Theme: Our World
Social Learning Goal: Positive/ negative emotions
Spanish Learning Goal: Tus Cuerpos (our bodies)
Academic Learning Goal: Measurement, #10-20 recognition, letter O/o

Books:
Whoever You Are 
Pretty Salma 
Can You Say Peace? 
Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa 
The Skin You Live In 
Lots of Feelings 
Shades of People 


Activities:
Weekend talk
Positive vs negative emotions (using Feeleez)
"I'm different!" (song and activity)
Exploring long vowels
Spanish memory
I am different because... (whiteboard)
Story retelling
Measurement (with paperclips)

Ariann's Project: The Crayon Box that Talked and project (M, T, F), "CH" words (reading group)

Justine's Project: Drumbeat in our Feet and drum craft (M,T,W), Kente cloth strips craft (Th, F)
Amelia's Project: Chinese New Years and make Chinese lanterns (M,T,W)

Birds

Week of: January 16- 20
Theme: Birds
Social Learning Goal: Dealing with anger
Spanish Learning Goal: Our bodies
Academic Learning Goal: Measurement, #10-20 recognition, letter 'O/o'

Books:
Birds 
The Feelings Book 
25 Birds Every Child Needs to Know 
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo 
Bird Talk 
Henry the Impatient Heron 


Activities:
MLK Holiday-- explain importance and watch his "I Have a Dream" speech
O Mystery bag
Tus Cuerpos memory
O poem
O tongue twister
Introduction to measurement

Ariann's Project: Owl Babies (M,T, F), reading group (W), Handprint birds (TH)

Justine's Project: Penguins (M, T, W)
Amelia's Project: Baby birds/nests (T, W), Feeding our Feathered Friends and cheerio and pipe cleaner bird feeders (F)