Call Upon Me

With Parent-Teacher conferences and a field trip this week - it has been busy. The week has flown by. The students were able to enjoy a performance by the Alaska Junior Theater on Click Clack Moo. While the play did not follow the book exactly, the students still enjoyed being able to take a little outing from school and watch a play in a theater. With the excitement of the theater, the students have been full of energy this week. It is wonderful to have so many smiling faces throughout the week!

Morning Stories:
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems
If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano
Believe it or NOT my Brother has a Monsterby Kenn Nesbitt
You are (NOT) Small by Anna Wang

Bible Time:
This week the students have been hearing how God led his people through the Red Sea. Due to our field trip, Pastor Chris Ewings was not able to come in on his typical day. We are hoping that he will be able to teach the children later this week. The Bible passage this week is Psalm 50:15, "Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you." This Bible passage is also our song this week. The passage was put to an easy tune for the students to follow. The students have also been reviewing the song, I am Jesus Little Lamb which they will be singing in church.

Movement Time:
This week the students have been focusing specifically on how to skip. They have been breaking down the movement very slowly so that the students understand how their bodies should be moving. Once they were able to demonstrate a knowledge of what to do, they were able to move faster and faster throughout the week. The students are working on a lot of gross motor skills throughout the next few weeks. We are doing our best to encourage them to move their bodies as best they can. The students are all on different levels when it comes to their knowledge of movement. Music to move and dance to and activities that get them moving are a great way to keep their attention throughout the lesson.

Music Time:
The students have once again focused on different sounds. This week the students are focusing specifically on the drum. The students are able to use instruments this week to demonstrate their knowledge of a steady beat as well as guessing which instrument makes each sound. They have also been reviewing I am Jesus Little Lamb which they will be singing in church on November 15th. Each day, we still incorporate the previous music lessons (such as tempo). It is important to keep reminding them of the previous lessons to instill the knowledge long term.

Stacking based on size and color!

Small Group Time:
The students are focusing on shapes this week. They were able to work on naming the shapes as well as recognizing items throughout the classroom that are the same shape.
Monday: They did a shape walk throughout the classroom. Each student had a different bag to put their items in. On their bag they had a specific shape to hunt for. They went throughout the classroom searching for items that were the same shape as the one on their bag.
Tuesday: Due to our field trip to see Click Clack Moo, the students were not able to have small group.

Wednesday: They were able to take shapes to build. The students were also able to identify the shapes throughout the building process.
Thursday: The students were creating pictures with pre cut shapes. The students were able to make a picture of whatever they would like.
Friday: They were working with pattern blocks. They were given specific pictures to follow in order to create a picture.

Afternoon Story:
Franklin Fibs by Paulette Bourgeois

Afternoon Tables:
The sensory table this week was filled with water and foam tracks for the students to connect and build a road. They were free to choose from the sensory table, the activities listed below or snack.
Monday (Math): heart puzzles with dots and numbers to match up, linking cubes and pattern blocks.
Tuesday (Fine Motor): Tweezers with pie sorting game, foam beads with string.
Wednesday (Manipulatives): Link n logs, magnetic people with clothing.
Thursday (Art): Marble painting
Friday (Sensory): Floam and sensory bottles

The students were rescuing one another from falling down the hill.

Working together to fill the truck up!