Our First Week!

Our first week of school was busy, exciting and fun! We got right back into our school routine with our work folders, our reading groups and our Group Time. Our art/music/PE schedules have not been finalized yet, but we attended all three classes this week.
We reviewed our Group Time behavior expectations and practiced how to sit, listen, look, share and learn at Group Time. This is an important skill for our children to work on - these are the learning skills they will use when they participate in general education classrooms throughout their lives. Our Social Skills lesson was a review and practice of deep breathing, not only as a coping skill, but as a transition strategy to get our minds and bodies ready for the next activity.
We read several books about a bear named Corduroy and a cat named Pete and completed art projects and writing tasks to go along with them.
We also began our first science unit about plants. We examined seeds and planted 2 different kinds of seeds. We wrote in our Science Journals too. We were all very surprised to find a fairy garden near our fairy door -with a note telling us how to take care of our new plants!

 

Your children are all wonderful and I believe we are going to have a great year together. I hope to see you all next Wednesday at 6:30 for Curriculum Night. I have some new things to show you and want to talk about our upcoming field trip!