What an exciting last week of school before Spring Break! The kids worked hard this week to perfect their tumbling routines, practice on the balance beam, and maneuvering through the obstacle course. Not only were they having fun being active, but also it’s a great way to improve their gross motor skills and core strength! I am glad many of you were able to join us for the Palio event. 

More fun!!

For St. Patrick’s Day we visited the library to meet Mrs.Wirth, our librarian, who read a nonfiction and fiction story to the kids about this holiday.  

Finally, we had the chance to play outside without the snow! 

In class, we wrapped up the Mo Willems unit and finished a few projects pertaining to this theme. Here is a look at the week:

Centers

In language arts the children finished their Knuffle Bunny stories. In a previous group we used the iPads to take pictures around the school to pick the setting for the story. This week, the kids had their black and white backgrounds and were asked to tell a story including the characters from the book. We focused on expanding our thoughts and making sure our story matched the picture. They have greatly improved on this skill since the beginning of the year! The stories are displayed on the inside bulletin board. In math the kiddos rolled dice and found the corresponding numeral on their mat. The independent group was big blocks and animals.  

Small groups

In reading groups we played a game by rolling 3 dice. The dice were color coated and were all CVC words. The kids rolled all three dice and sounded out each letter building the word. Next, they found the picture that matched the word they read! In one group, we focused on rolling a die and saying the letter sound. The kiddos matched the same beginning sounds to the corresponding picture. They did awesome and I was impressed! In art we completed our self-portraits for the month of March. These pictures are on the back bulletin board to check out.  Finally, the independent center this week was trains and building blocks.  

Have a fun and safe Spring break and we’ll see you back to school on Monday, April 6! :)