Friday, December 11, 2009

We had a bus assembly and bus drill this morning. Ms. Carr and Mrs. Polansky talked to us about being safe on the bus. Charlie and Zelda were there too. We reviewed the Golden Bus rules. Some buses received the Golden Bus Award. These buses and children were awarded the Golden Bus Award in our class: Sasha and Emma (bats), Amanda (turkeys), Dylan M., Meaghan, and Adam (clovers) and Hunter (snowflakes). Sasha thought it felt really cool getting the award, especially since she got it last year too! Then the P.T.A. presented us with new indoor and outdoor recess equipment that was paid for with Box Tops for Education money. After the assembly we went on a bus. Anthony D.’s mom talked to us about bus safety and how to use the emergency exits. Everyone got to practice hopping off the back of the bus, including Ms. Stern!

We read two more Robert Munsch books. We discovered that his books have a problem that doesn’t get solved right away. We also figured out that the main characters are always kids. His books are so silly!

Miss Harding talked to us about the weather. We looked at pictures and asked us to guess the season. She read us a book called The Mitten, by Jan Brett. We thought about different activities that we enjoy having to do with snow. We wrote and drew about them on mitten paper. People wrote about snowball fights, sledding, building snowmen and igloos, and making snow angels.

Dr. Sarah came to our class to talk to us about teeth. She is a dentist and also Ms. Eyer’s daughter. She talked about the proper way to brush teeth. For example, you can brush in circles or up and down but not side to side because it can damage the gums between your teeth. Hunter learned not to use his floss like a saw because it could make your gums bleed. Drew learned that baby teeth fall out because adult teeth push them out from underneath. Nancy learned to protect your teeth with mouth guards if you play contact sports so that your teeth don’t get hurt.

In art we tried to finish up our tissue paper collages. When we are finished we are going to turn them into abstract art. Lauria added more tissue paper to her collage. Some people just started today and they were able to finish!

During Writer’s Workshop, we continued to look for extra “and”s and tried to make sure that we told enough “what”s in our stories. Eesha worked on adding a good ending and shared her story with the class before it was time for dismissal.

Lots of children brought in their time capsules today. If you haven’t sent it in yet, please make sure that all materials are in on Monday!

Have a fantastic weekend! Stay warm!