One reason kids love art is they enjoy self expression. Our class is learning that their art projects are their own and they should be proud of their work. Even when learning about specific techniques, we never want everyone's artwork to look the same. Different is good and everyone appreciates different things in art. Today the class heard the story The Dot and then created their own dot masterpieces.
We practiced our Bible verse this morning and spent time thanking God for His many wonderful creations.
In Reading and Writing we practiced writing good letter 'Ee's. I read an expository book on how Hermit crabs look for new homes when they grow out of their shells. The class related the same concept to the story about little Pip.
We are working hard to learn to write the numbers 2 and 3, everyone is making good progress! Next week we will continue to learn to count and write more numbers.
In the afternoon we took a little tour in the gym and surrounding rooms, explaining where the school stores supplies and how each room is used by the people in the building.
At the end of the day we had some excitement with our first fire drill. The class did a great job of following directions and leaving the building quickly. Several students thought the alarm was rather loud, but we discussed why that was important. We finished our first full week well practicing math skills at learning centers.
It was a fine first full week of school, the class is showing growth every way. We are so proud of them AND their parents.
Blessings,
Mrs. Luoma
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