Our First Two Weeks!

Thank you for being so patient, waiting for pictures of our class.  There is a lot to catch up on!  I will start with our first few days!

Ms. Romero read this book, Chu's First Day of School and talked with the children how Chu was feeling on his first day and then asked for them to talk about how they were feeling as well.  Chu has become a valued member of our classroom these past two weeks.  Students have built him multiple homes, made him an official name card, created a hat for him, and included him in much of their play.  Here are some examples :

Students Enjoying Centres!

We used acorns, leaves, shapes, and glass beads the past two weeks at the light table.  The frames were left in case students wanted to frame their creations but they were free to explore without them as well.  

During week one, the water table was filled with water and bubbles.  For week two, we filled it with water and rocks.  Students were invited to "paint" the rocks with water.  We quickly observed that the water wore away the rocks and we were left with sediment on the bottom of the water table.

Students traced wooden letters at the writing centre.

Our big block centre is always busy.  During the past two weeks, they have been used to create many homes, towers (some taller than Ms. Romero!), hiding places and much more!

Our carpet is also busy with our "carpet toys".  This is where students are invited to play with Lego, Mobilo (seen above), small blocks, large foam shapes, Straws and Connectors, and more.

Our playdough centre!

The Art Centre!

More fun!

Using figurines to create a story!

A very creative moustache and beard!

Using our How to Draw Dinosaurs book!

Reading and relaxing!

Using Alphabet pointers to read the morning message!

Putting foam letters in order!

Ms. Romero and students re-enacted Five Little Frogs

My apologies to the four students not yet represented on the blog.  Due to privacy issues I cannot post their pictures.  Either I do not have their yellow Consent to Photo form yet or all of the pictures they were in included a child that has not yet given me permission to put their picture on the blog.  I am keeping track of whose pictures are on and how many times.  I will try to include everyone as soon as possible!