Spirit Week!

What a fun filled week celebrating our Roycemore Spirit. This week we showed our spirit by dressing up to particular themes such as; Pajama Day, Jersey Day, Wacky Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and Blue and Gold Day. The kids had fun dressing up in different ways. Here is a look at the week:

Circle time

We learned about the school mascot, the Griffin. As a whole group, we completed a glyph by answering a series of questions about their favorite activities in school. These glyphs can be seen on the outside bulletin board. We also graphed our favorite Roycemore color. 

Centers

In math we used cubes to find various factors of 5. I introduced simple addition and finding the sum of 5. It was a challenge for many. For other levels we focused on sorting the blue and yellow cubes and counting using one to one correspondence. In the fine motor center, we worked on cutting with scissors on a straight line to make pompoms. The kids liked playing with their pompoms once the activity was complete. 

Small groups

In reading groups, we focused on making words and hearing all the sounds in decodable words. Some kids focused on beginning sounds and others were stretched to start blending sounds. In art, the children showed their creativity by decorating school pennants using a variety of art materials. In journals the prompt was, “If I were a Griffin…” We discussed how the Griffin was a mythological creature that was both a lion and eagle. Many of the kids talked about how they would fly in the sky and explore.

Special events

Thank you for all of your help for Grandparent’s Day. It was fun to have special visitors in the classroom. The kiddos did a great job at the musical as well!

Next week, we will dive into the Gingerbread theme. On Friday, December 19^th we will have the winter holiday party. If you have not received the Google doc with the volunteer and signup sheet please let me know. Also, Sage will be the Star of the Week. Looking forward to another great week (hopefully, with all healthy kids!).