Happy 100th Day!
We had a lot of fun celebrating 100 days of school. The children went to stations where they worked on different things -  100 style. At one station they made 100 Day Hats. At another, they got to build with 100 cups; how high can they go? They compared the weights of groups of 100 items and strung 100 pieces of cereal on a string. I believe most were all eaten before they got home.  :) Later, they searched for 100 pieces of hidden candy and read the numbers off of each piece they found. What a fun way to practice reading numbers. We did 100 exercises and wrote numbers to 100. Last week we made a class book about 100 things they would want and 100 they would not want. 100 has kept us very busy!!
Also included are some pictures from the Valentine Party. Thank you!! A lot of fun was had by all!! 

February 1, 2015

Happy February! 
This we we heard stories about Groundhog Day and made our predictions. Everyone, except one, was hoping for an early spring, but I heard that the groundhog saw his shadow! Six more weeks of winter...we can do 6 weeks! Last Tuesday we braved the cold and walked to the library. The presentation on sound was excellent. The children learned that vibrations cause sound and that sound can travel through air, liquid and solids. Some had a chance to make sounds using different instruments and everyone got to use their sense of hearing to find matching sounds.

To help us deal with the cold and ice, we had a little science fun playing a "Melt The Ice Cube" game. The children received an ice cube and a die. Each roll determined what method they would use to melt the ice cube. In case you would like to play this at home, the directions are below, along with some pictures of the fun. You are correct in guessing that #2 resulted in a lot of laughter! :)

In math we have begun a unit working with teen numbers, particularly "composing" and "decomposing" the numbers. We continue to practice addition and subtraction in class and are finishing up January centers. 

Ella and Kaeden work on math on the computers

Chris and Mina are filling the number chart with numbers to 100.

Bronte' and Lillie are working on a subtraction game.

Emma, Logan and Carson are playing a addition and subtraction game using Legos.

Andrew and Myla are searching for subtraction problems around the room.

Clara and Dominic are bowling to subtract from 10!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at conferences!