BE KIND!

 

Today our school hosted a Kindness Rally. Fifth grade students from several of the other

 elementary schools in our district were invited to participate. A group called

 The Be Kind Crew (from The Be Kind People Project-check them out on Youtube ) came

to work with those older students. We were able to participate in a few of the activities.

It was a great experience for our little ones to be part of a very large group activity.

 

Our Morning class enjoyed creating with play-doh and building with Lego's.

 They sang our learning songs at circle. We heard a story about an old bear that had

 some seasonal dreams as he hibernated. Then we joined all of the students at the

school for a high energy assembly by The Kindness Crew. They danced and helped

 us make a pledge to be kind people!

 

 

 

 

In the afternoon we started by building some Lego structures and creating with play-doh.

We began our alphabet fluency work, then were called out to the courtyard for the

 grand finale to the Kindness Rally. We watched all of the fifth graders perform a dance

 they learned from The Be Kind Crew. They all released balloons and then there was a

release of beautiful, white doves. We headed back inside to finish our alphabet work.

We completed calendar and listened to the old bear story.

 

 

 

 

It was a very different & exciting day for us.

Remember to BE KIND! 

 

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HIBERNATION

 

We started our day enjoying the sensory experience of shaving cream.

We made shapes, wrote our names, simply rubbed it around the

table and decorated our own bodies!

 

When the bell rings, we stop, look and listen!

 

We sang our learning songs and completed calendar at circle.

We also (literally) did a little song and dance to have a movement break!

 

 

 

Miss Kathy taught us a new word today - hibernation!

We learned some facts about bears that hibernate. We used our higher

level thinking skills to deduce why bears might sleep all winter.

Then we read a great book about a sleepy bear.

 

 

 

 

Both classes worked on the math skill of patterning. We made

 many AB patterns in the morning. The afternoon class made

a variety of different patterns. First, we built patterns with the

 colored bears. Next, we colored some bear patterns to match.

 You will find those in our backpacks.

 Can you find other patterns at home?

 

 

We enjoyed a delicious snack of chips and salsa!!