Week Two

Another week has passed, and what hard work we've seen here in Mrs. P.'s class! Students have been participating and thriving in their lessons like the hard working Olympians they're learning about!

In physical education, students have been learning about the world's most popular game: soccer! We have been learning how to kick, pass and trap soccer balls using only our feet, working together to learn the rules and skills of the game. The latter part of our physical education period is dedicated to health class during which our Olympians are learning about the importance of hygiene. This past week we watched a few informational videos on how germs are spread and how to prevent them from making us sick here at school. The lesson we all took away from these important sessions is to wash our hands as often as we can!

Some students have begun a combined art/ music class which is new to the school here. Students listened to various types of music while using water color paints to express how that music made them feel. This week's group produced some incredibly creative and beautiful work, masterpieces to be sent home to share with family and friends.

In SPOT (the school's combined speech/ occupational therapy class), students participated in their first Olympic games! Students competed for gold, silver and bronze medals through various games and challenges using our sight words and physical skills to perform to our highest potentials. Everyone received a medal, and everyone did a wonderful job.

Some of Mrs. P.'s students have started projects in woodworking class! This week, students spent time drilling holes and nailing pieces of wood together to form the bases for wooden baskets. These baskets take a lot of hard work and concentration, but our students are always up for the challenge!

DEAR time has also been time notably well spent. Teachers have been hugely impressed by students' desire and diligence to drop everything and read. Keep up the great work and feel free to bring in books to share!