Fly Guy, Maps and More!

Hello all! What a fun week we had last week starting off with our field trip to see Fly Guy the Musical, learning about Maps, compasses and legends and of course gearing up for Valentines Day we had quite the packed week!

Fly Guy the Musical

On Tuesday we ventured into Downtown Portland to have our minds blown by Fly Guy the Musical put on by Oregon Children's Theater. The kids were awestruck to say they least. They couldn't believe that the fly guy stories we had read in class were brought to life in the play. I heard many kids exclaim "how is this real?" When we got back to school we brainstormed our favorite parts of the show and students got to write about it! Their writing turned out so great so I wanted to share a few!

I like when Liz's mom met Fly Girl. It was funny!

Fly Guy and Fly Girl were chased by the robot.

I like when the Robot chases Fly Girl and Fly Guy.

I like when the crossing guard was making the kids dance.

Maps

This week we started looking at Maps! Students got exposed to a compass and using a compass to give me directions! We have also been using our compass to predict which direction our pattern will go in Calendar. I have been pleasantly surprised with how well the kids have picked up the vocabulary. I even heard a kid at recess say "Well the wind is blowing East today!" Then we started looking at legends and keys to figure out details about maps. This week students will get to make their own maps, with their own compass to show the direction of items and a legend to show which colored paper represents different landmarks. They are very excited to dive right in!

Our class compass.

Our compass at the top of our calendar.

LOVE Art Project

Over the past week students were able to make a very fun art project. Students got to look at texture of paper and how we can paint crumpled paper lightly to give a picture the appearance of texture. Then students put black letters on top of their painted papers to add contrast and finally put all the pieces together. They turned out so well and are hanging in the main entry for the whole school to see!

All you need is...

Gluing letters can be hard when you have to put the glue on the wrong side :)

What a busy week we had and I can't wait to continue our Map exploration, have a wonderful Valentine's day and continue our study of our community and kindness.

Smiles,

Miss Adams