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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
November Photos
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| The rough results of our "Where is your family from?" assignment. |
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| AB our friend of the week |
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| Our Patchwork Quilt (http://vimeo.com/6275389) |
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| Using simple Popsicle sticks and our brains to create shapes and other things. |
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| KD was our scientist of the week talking about why it rains. |
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| Coming up with our own patterns. |
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| Finger print leaves. |
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| No words.... Just adorable. |
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| Creating Bird Feeders |
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| Gelatin, bird seed, warm water and a splash or corn syrup. |
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| We put them in cups in the fridge then took them to the Grotto. |
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| Our cornucopia of Blessings |
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| We are thankful little turkeys! |
The Month of Blessings and Thanks
I feel like November always seems to get forgotten and it is one of my favorite months. I love the celebration of blessings and family. I hope that the children are getting that these last couple of weeks as we have been focusing a lot on both of those things. We talked about the many blessings we have in life. We talked about being thankful for all we have, going beyond just family and friends. It may seem a little rough, but we talked about how some people go without food, shoes, clean water and even school. We agreed that those things are all GREAT blessings in our lives and we should be thankful daily!
Regarding family, the quilt looks great. We read patchwork quilt and talked about the tradition of quilting. We also talked about different families other than our blood relatives. We are a prek family, an OLV family and we even have a church family. The instagram videos are GREAT. I loved hearing them say the states, point them out and be so excited about it. We showed the videos on Friday and then pinned the locations on the map in our classroom.
Speaking of Instagram, I LOVE using this tool. The children love seeing the videos at the end of the week when we get to discuss the similarities and differences that they all came up with for their assignments. PLEASE remember to submit the video, not just a photo. Sometimes I will ask for a photo, but thus far they have all been videos. If you send it directly to me, that is fine, but it doesn't show up on my instagram feed and I can't share it. So, I do prefer you just post and tag me @mrsboyleprek. I also appreciate you learning this new tool.
We have been doing a tons of patterns, rhyming and this week we even started with alliteration. Please be sure to ask them to show you some patterns at home. Have them create a variety to show you they really are understanding the concept. Rhyming is a word pattern or word family. Give them a starter word and listen to them go. Finally Alliteration is so fun. Think tongue twister. We started this on Thursday and will continue using this the rest of the year. Everything we learn builds on to a new skill, it is never taught then forgotten.
We finished our STAR Assessments this week. Those results will be discussed on report card pick up day. I did small groups and made it relaxed so no one would feel any stress of a "test". We said it was a little test game to see how 57 days smarter looks! (58,59th day respectively) That made them feel good because we talk about what day of school it is, count it and say we feel 59 days smarter etc...
Finally a bit of housekeeping:
1. PLEASE send hat, gloves and scarves daily. We go out unless it is below 25 and or raining.
2. REMEMBER church this Wednesday. The children have been practicing hard at school, I hope at home as well. If you are coming to church, be there by 8:15.
3. Friday is PT conference day. If you can't make it, send me an email to reschedule.
4. Tuesday is Thanksgiving Luncheon. Please RSVP to the office asap. Dismissal will be 1:30ish.
5. Don't forget to share the good work here at OLV. We know it is getting close to parents starting to look for schools and re-register. We hope you have been super happy and will continue to help us expand!
Many thanks and blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Boyle
ps... there will be a video instagram this week and photo instagram over Thanksgiving.
Regarding family, the quilt looks great. We read patchwork quilt and talked about the tradition of quilting. We also talked about different families other than our blood relatives. We are a prek family, an OLV family and we even have a church family. The instagram videos are GREAT. I loved hearing them say the states, point them out and be so excited about it. We showed the videos on Friday and then pinned the locations on the map in our classroom.
Speaking of Instagram, I LOVE using this tool. The children love seeing the videos at the end of the week when we get to discuss the similarities and differences that they all came up with for their assignments. PLEASE remember to submit the video, not just a photo. Sometimes I will ask for a photo, but thus far they have all been videos. If you send it directly to me, that is fine, but it doesn't show up on my instagram feed and I can't share it. So, I do prefer you just post and tag me @mrsboyleprek. I also appreciate you learning this new tool.
We have been doing a tons of patterns, rhyming and this week we even started with alliteration. Please be sure to ask them to show you some patterns at home. Have them create a variety to show you they really are understanding the concept. Rhyming is a word pattern or word family. Give them a starter word and listen to them go. Finally Alliteration is so fun. Think tongue twister. We started this on Thursday and will continue using this the rest of the year. Everything we learn builds on to a new skill, it is never taught then forgotten.
We finished our STAR Assessments this week. Those results will be discussed on report card pick up day. I did small groups and made it relaxed so no one would feel any stress of a "test". We said it was a little test game to see how 57 days smarter looks! (58,59th day respectively) That made them feel good because we talk about what day of school it is, count it and say we feel 59 days smarter etc...
Finally a bit of housekeeping:
1. PLEASE send hat, gloves and scarves daily. We go out unless it is below 25 and or raining.
2. REMEMBER church this Wednesday. The children have been practicing hard at school, I hope at home as well. If you are coming to church, be there by 8:15.
3. Friday is PT conference day. If you can't make it, send me an email to reschedule.
4. Tuesday is Thanksgiving Luncheon. Please RSVP to the office asap. Dismissal will be 1:30ish.
5. Don't forget to share the good work here at OLV. We know it is getting close to parents starting to look for schools and re-register. We hope you have been super happy and will continue to help us expand!
Many thanks and blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Boyle
ps... there will be a video instagram this week and photo instagram over Thanksgiving.
An Excellent Read
Please take a minute to read this beautifully written blog piece. As a mom and teacher it really hit home.
http://missnightmutters.com/2014/11/dear-parent-about-that-kid.html
Mrs. Boyle
http://missnightmutters.com/2014/11/dear-parent-about-that-kid.html
Mrs. Boyle
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Finishing up October
We learned a lot about pumpkins and Jackolanterns. Ask your child why a Jackolantern gets moldy. We did an in class instagram observation on a moldy pumpkin. This was an accidental moldy pumpkin, so it was a wonderful side lesson. I encourage you to look for "accidental" learning opportunities like this! Don't forget to follow me and check instagram twice a week for videos and homework.
We have been working a lot with colors and patterns. Our patterns have been simple abab, but we have also practiced aabaab and abbabb. They will have another instagram assignment this week with patterns. Let them practice these assignments and then present them on the video.
We took our nocturnal animal unit all the way up to the week before Halloween. The children learned about different animals and what makes them nocturnal. They especially loved learning about echolocation. Ask them about that!
In religion, we are starting to talk about family. Each child will be getting some specific homework to work on next week. Please be sure to help them with it. A heads up will be to have a 3x5 or 4x6 family photo. We are also practicing for our mass. YES! We are doing the readings and petitions. We will need at home and at school practice for this to be great, so please do help us with this.
The halloween party was great! Thanks to Mrs. W, Mrs. M, Mrs. M, Mrs. R and Mrs. M (yeah, too many M's!) Enjoy a few photos.
We have been working a lot with colors and patterns. Our patterns have been simple abab, but we have also practiced aabaab and abbabb. They will have another instagram assignment this week with patterns. Let them practice these assignments and then present them on the video.
We took our nocturnal animal unit all the way up to the week before Halloween. The children learned about different animals and what makes them nocturnal. They especially loved learning about echolocation. Ask them about that!
In religion, we are starting to talk about family. Each child will be getting some specific homework to work on next week. Please be sure to help them with it. A heads up will be to have a 3x5 or 4x6 family photo. We are also practicing for our mass. YES! We are doing the readings and petitions. We will need at home and at school practice for this to be great, so please do help us with this.
The halloween party was great! Thanks to Mrs. W, Mrs. M, Mrs. M, Mrs. R and Mrs. M (yeah, too many M's!) Enjoy a few photos.
Sonny Acres
Sorry for the delay in posting from our field trip. It was a beautiful day. The children went on a tractor hay ride, they learned about different pumpkins and squashes, they learned about the uses of honey, corn and oats. BEST OF ALL... they fed the animals and were able to explore with their chaperons! The farm gave each child a pumpkin, book and apple. The children were so excited to take them home. Here are some shots of our wonderful day. Thanks again to all the chaperons who were able to join us.
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