Week 4

In honor of our Olympic classroom theme, Mrs. P.'s class has begun learning about different countries which participate in the global games. The first country we've chosen to focus on is Germany! This past week students have been working on identifying where in the world Germany is located, what colors Germany uses in its nation's flag, and even got to hear the country's national anthem, a song that sounded kind of funny to us as it is sung in Germany's national language, German!

As lessons about Germany become part of our everday learning activities, words associated with it have worked their way into our growing list of sight words! Students this week created their own flashcards to practice these words at home, so please use them to ensure Mrs. P.'s Olympians keep finishing on top! These words have also been taped to the floor here at school, where students "walk the line" to identify and master them. Keep up the good work kids!

This week in gym class, students started a new unit: football! Having mastered the skills and rules of using our feet in soccer, students have started catching and throwing footballs using our hands to ace America's most loved sport. Alongside learning the rules to a new game, students have been introduced to the topic of manners in their health class. Students have been asked to identify what behavior and words constitute good and bad manners, and to recognize why good manners should be used all the time with all of their teachers, friends, and families. Every good Olympian knows that being a good sport and having good manners is as important as the sports they play themselves, and Mrs. P.'s class is on the road to be the very best we can be!

In SPOT this week, Mrs. P.'s class made booklets about Germany to take home! Students learned about different cars, foods and games that come from our European friends, and were even treated to one of the tastiest gifts they've given to the world community: gummi bears! Can you think of any other things we enjoy that come from Germany?

Thursday Mrs. P.'s class had the opportunity to work as a rowing team in a simulated Olympic event!  Rowing, besides being one of our classroom sight words, is a sport that requires teamwork, cooperation and communication! Students were divided into two teams, sat on scooters, and pushed themselves across the classroom for our own mini- Olympic event. Students used great communication and cheered each other on in the first of what will be a series of our classroom's Olympic games.

Students continue to thrive in their art, woodworking, computer and ceramics classes. Projects we've been working on will be on display at our upcoming Open House, so please join us this month to check them out!