Weekly News (April 7-11)

Our first real taste of spring! We had some great weather this week. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

All About Me

Melvin did a great job sharing his Me Box this week! The class loved his Tae Kwon Do trophy and thought his dogs were super cute! We learned that Melvin loves his family and enjoys playing with his Skylanders and Legos, especially his Ninjago characters. The class also loved Melvin's box that he hand stamped with his Grandma!

Andrew did a great job sharing his Me Box this week too! It was easy to see that Andrew LOVES sports! He enjoys playing tennis, hockey, and baseball. Andrew is a big St. Louis Cardinals fan, and he loves playing with Legos. He is a big fan of the Lego Movie too. Doesn't he look just like Emmet?

Math

This week we continued to practice our counting skills. We have been practicing our counts by 1's, 5's, 10's and even 2's. Counting back by 1's from 25 is also a skill we've been working on. Keep practicing these skills at home or even in the car. It's one of the best times to squeeze in a little review and practice! We also used popsicle sticks to review place value. In our mystery bag, there were bundles of 10 sticks rubberbanded together as well as several unbundled sticks. We practiced counting by 10's first and then by 1's to see how many sticks we had altogether. 

Literacy

This week the students learned the sight words here and was, and they brought home a new sight word book to add to their collections. We continued our plant theme this week and read a big book about seeds and flowers and talked about dandelions, which many of the children referred to as "wish flowers." Using cotton balls for our "dandelion puffs," we made our own wish flowers and the children shared a wish. One of my favorite wishes from the week…."I wish for a hot tub and a mud room." Me too! The children also did some writing during Writer's Workshop this week and met in their guided reading groups.

Centers

The children rotated throughout several centers this week.

 

 

 

 

The students at Dryden were also treated to two fabulous assemblies this week. The first was an author visit from Andrea Beaty who taught the children about believing in yourself and your ideas. The second assembly was an exciting performance from the Chicago Boyz Acrobatics Team who helped the children learn about hard work and dedication as well as the importance of a good education.

Thanks for reading!