Friday News Flash!

Happy Friday! What a fantastic week we had. I can't believe it is October already! Here are a few topics that we studied this week:

 

Mexico Letter Exchange

Our class has the wonderful opportunity to participate in a letter/picture exchange with a Kindergarten class in Mexico City! The first letter/picture was the topic "My School in Mexico" and "My School in Oregon." When I show students the pictures from the students in Mexico next week we will talk about similarities in their school and ours. This is such a great opportunity to expose students to a different culture while showing them that they also have a lot in common with these students. Here are a few pictures that the students drew to send to Mexico:

Eating lunch with my friends.

 

Apple Study

As we continue our apple study we had an apple tasting this week where students got to try 5 different apples! We discussed the varying sizes, colors and of course tastes. I was so proud of how many students tried all the apples, even ones they didn't think they would like! I can't wait for our field trip to Foster Farms where students will get to learn even more plus we are making apple cider so that will be great hands on learning!

 

Reading: Make New Friends!

The main idea in our reading curriculum this week was how to make new friends. Now that we are set in our routines, we are working to build relationships as a classroom community. I have seen that students do not know each others names and so this week we really worked to fix that. Students were incredibly insightful around how to be a friend (listen to each other, share, take turns, be kind). Today I had students work with a partner that they wouldn't normally work with to make a poster about how to be a good friend. This was a wonderful opportunity to bring different students together and also help them brainstorm ways they can be a good friend to their peers. Here are a few examples of posters students made:

Note: the yellow box is not on the picture, it is just for purposes of hiding student identities online.

Everyday I feel so lucky that I get to know your children better and I know that I am learning just as much from them as they are from me. So thank you for sharing them with me!

Cheers to a great week,

Ms. Adams :)