100th Day of School

Well I was going to do a big post about our 100th day of school anyway, but it turns out that was the main part of our week with all the snow days we had! But let me tell you it was a day full of fun and celebration!

We started out the day making our 100th day crowns. Students first got to cut out the main portion of the crown and decorate it how they wanted. Many many gems were used in the process :) Then we filled out the connecting part of the crown with paint dots on our ten frames. It was so great to hear the kids counting by 10s to show me that they did 100 dots!

A student coloring her crown. Notice the gems at the bottom :)

A student makes dots on her ten frame with a q-tip and paint!

The crowns as they dried!

The next activity we did was writing about what students would buy if they had $100 dollars. You can take a look at their writing on Thursday at student led conferences!

After our writing we had our 100th day snack extravaganza! I set out bowls of various snacks around the room and students went around and counted out 10 of each type of snack. They then put those snacks on their 100 chart to keep track. Once they got to 100 snacks they got to eat! Which I think most would argue was the best part :)

A student counts out 10 goldfish crackers

Students count 10 marshmallows

A student lays out his snack on his 100 chart.

Nearly there!

Finally we ended our day making necklaces with 100 beads. I didn't take as many photos of this activity because making 22 necklaces with 100 beads had a few hiccups. Only a few necklaces exploded all over the carpet :) Again the students got to practice their counting, plus once all the colors were on their necklace they could count the groups of colors by 10 to make sure they had 100 beads. It was a lot of fun!

A student puts his beads on his string.

A fun day was had by all. This week will be filled with student preparation for student led conferences. They are so excited to share their learning with you. Remember you can drop by any time between 8:00-12:00pm or 1:00-3:30pm. The conference should take no more than 30 minutes!

Smiles,

Miss Adams

Polar Bears, Heart Art and Reading!

Welcome back parents! Last week we finished our arctic animals unit which freed up some time for a few art projects this week. They turned out so great, so I had to take lots of pictures. Enjoy :)

Polar Bear Directed Drawing

I wanted to do a concluding art project with our arctic animals unit, so we decided to do a directed drawing of a Polar Bear to include in students art portfolios. As with all our directed drawings students follow step by step directions to draw their picture. Then they trace over their lines with sharpie and finally we used oil pastels to color in the background to our pictures. They turned out so beautifully and make a great display in our classroom :)

Heart Glue and Watercolor Art

As a kick off to Valentine's Day students got to do a beautiful art project this week. I printed out a template with lines over the top of a heart. Students used black glue to trace the heart and I helped glue the rest of the lines. Once the glue dried students then used watercolors to make their hearts pop. Students had so much fun making these and they make our hallway ready for Valentine's Day!

Students water coloring their hearts.

Independent Reading

As we inch closer and closer to our 100th day of school students are ready to be independently reading on their own in class. I made color versions of books that I usually send home from their reading groups and put them in blue book boxes for students to practice their reading during our reading centers time. I was blown away by how many students took advantage of those books! I saw so many students reading with a buddy helping each other figure out words they weren't sure of. It warmed my heart to see them working together! I am hoping this independent reading will also help encourage them to share their reading with you at home as well!

A student selects a book to read independently from a book bin.

This week is all about Valentine's and we are gearing up for our 100th day of school! Then before we know it, it will be time for conferences again so students will also be practicing to lead their conferences with you! It should be a fun few weeks coming up!

Smiles,

Miss Adams