Monday
Weekend News
James V. - I go to a thing about Legos and it was super big. That's pretty much it.
Zoey - I play mommy, my daddy. I play my toys.
Willow - Well, I play with scrubby. I watch a movie with momma.
Julian - I play with my brother. I build with magna-tiles at my house. I play with monster trucks and they can jump so high in the air.
Lydia - I knot down my mommy and daddy. I get strip from my grandmother. I did work from mommy's computer.
Grant - I eat my food. I play with my sister in playroom. I decorate for Halloween. I had hot chocolate to decorate for Halloween. I watch movie.
James M. - I try to do soccer practice but it was raining.
Olivia - I can't remember but I play my toys.
Ekin - I went to the Please Touch Museum with my Turkish friends and then I went to a Turkish restaurant. Then we went home and I open another birthday gift. It was hot wheel, it was the one that Jackson gave me.
Ada - I go to the Y and I listen to a story and I made a cookies and put the topping on but I didn't bake it. I watch the Eagles game with my daddy and mommy but I wasn't at it. I was only at my home.
Surai - I went to dance at my mommy dance school. My mommy teach people. I went to the shopping trip with mom-mom and uncle and aunt. I go a lot store.
Addy - Play Legos with Logan. I watch something with mom, it Amazing Race.
Jackson - I play on the playground here at school. I had a pizza party with my friend Jase. I play with my toys in my room. I am thinking about what I did yesterday. I play with Jaylen.
Ellery - I play with my toys.
Shanaya - I ride my bike outside. I went to the playground with my brother and my daddy. I eat some egg salad and tuna fish. I like both of them.
Cooper - I play with my zero toys. Gee and G-mom come to my house and play. It keep raining so we can't decorate G-mom's house. G-mom made pancakes at my house.
Josh was not at school for our gym class today and so the Cardinals made up their own gym class. We played with fluffy balls, bowling pins, and colorful balls. Some friends raced each other around the gym's perimeter, while others made houses with the bowling pins and had conversations. A few friends played throwing and catching balls with a teacher. While some friends used the pins as bats, kicked or rolled the balls to knock down pins. We even got to spend a longer time in the gym!
On our way back from the gym, we stopped and took a look at the scarecrows made by our Kindergarten, first and third graders, before outdoor play.
We have been reading 3-6 chapters at a time of Magic Tree House book series by Mary Pope Osborne during rest time. We are currently on book number 6 Afternoon on the Amazon. The Cardinals are truly enjoying these books and some friends are starting to act out the adventures of (Jack and Annie) the main characters in the books. These books are a great way for friends to create imagination and to build recall of information. We asked friends to verbally tell what happened in the chapters from yesterday before moving on to the next chapters. Ask your Cardinal what they like about Jack and Annie's books?
Tuesday
Today we had our first practice fire drill of the school year. We asked friend, before the drill "What is a fire drill?"
Some people run away- Lydia
Outside - Zoey
Mom and dad take care you - Shanaya
The fire truck come - Ada
Well, I think it's a secret hidden sensor that a person has a microphone to tell us when there is a fire - James V.
Save people with fire truck - Grant
When you save people and need a ladder - Surai
We get to go outside, if the fire truck comes he will stop the fire - Ekin
When someone turns on a fire and you toast marshmallows. If there is a fire in the school. You have to get outside - Cooper
Fire truck is really loud -Willow
When the alarm goes on and you have to get outside - Jackson
Fire truck makes noise - Addy
A fire and the people help you - Julian
We then explained to the Cardinals what to expect during the fire drill, where we were going and that we all needed to be quiet once outside to listen for instructions. We went off to art class. Joanna asked the Cardinals to take a close look at the pictures on the table. She then asked, "What do you see and what do you think?" Here is what friends had to say:
It looks like a dead fish.
A x-ray fish cause it show the bones
It look like soccer ball
It look like fish bones
I think that it's dead
The bones a pattern
I see thousands of bones
Joanna then explained, "What you're looking at is an x-ray. When you go to the doctor or hospital sometimes they may take a x-ray of your body. A friends announced, "I see it's esophagus". Another friend added, "No, I see the Spine." Joanna told the Cardinals they can use different color permanent and regular markers to color or draw along the lines of the fish. Stay tuned for the next steps to this work!
Back in our classroom, we started to eat snack and then the fire alarm went off. Friends quietly followed directions and walked to the back door and went outside. We were very impressed with the Cardinals during the fire drill. What an amazing job they all did!! After returning to the classroom, we asked our Cardinals, "What did they think of the fire drill and how did they feel?" Here is what friends had to say:
Feel good, I was happy - Grant
I feel ok, I feel good - Willow
I feel kinda scared, kinda happy mixed together because it was loud. I feel safe and being in the sun - James V.
I feel safe because I just feel safe - Jackson
I feel safe cause it wasn't that loud - Cooper
I feel happy because I could hear the choo choo's - Ekin
I feel okay cause it wasn't that loud - Ada
I feel happy because we go outside - Julian
I happy - Zoey
I was scared cause it was loud - Shanaya
Happy cause we walk outside and stay on grass - Lydia
It was too loud - Surai
Happy, we go outside - Addy
At snack and lunch time, many Cardinals have been eating different kinds of applesauce. We often hear friends asking, "Who has applesauce?" And so we had a conversation with the Cardinals about how they would make applesauce. Here is what friends had to say.
Lydia - You have apples and applesauce
Shanaya - You, just need sauce
Cooper - Smash the apple
Willow - Well, you need sugar
Grant - Some apples
Ekin - I don't like applesauce
Ada - Lots of apples
James V. - Cut up bananas
Zoey - Apples
Julian - Yummy food
Surai - Apples
Addy - Apples
Jackson - Small smash up apples
We then asked the Cardinals if they would like to made their own applesauce and most friends said, "Yes"
We asked friends how many apples and what color apples should we buy? The suggestions were:
Green apples Red Apples
33, 33, 33 add up - James V. 5 - Ada
2 - Zoey So many - Lydia 100 - Julian 7 - Cooper
1 - Surai 100 - Ekin
3 - Addy
5 - Jackson
A lot - Shanaya
4 - Grant
2 - Willow
Wednesday
This morning we began the process of making our homemade applesauce. We peeled and cut 17 Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples. Then we put the cut apples in a saucepan with water, cinnamon and a little sugar to cook on a burner, before going to the music room.
Today Keisha was not at school and so the Cardinal made their own music class. We used scarves to wave up high and down low. Then we jumped, glopped with the scarves before putting them to sleep and after a few seconds we woke them up. We toss, fly and hop with our scarves before putting them to sleep. We put the scarves on our heads and stuck our arms out as we walked around pretending to be ghosts. We finished up by wiggling, dancing and running in place with our scarves. The Cardinals then used the egg shakers to sing and do the movements to Washy-Washy. We also sing Shake and Shake and Stop followed by making a pose. Each Cardinal got a chance to create a pose for all friends to follow. Ask your Cardinal what pose they created?
We could smell our applesauce as we walked down the hallway and back into our classroom.
Many Cardinals had 2-3 helpings, we asked how's the applesauce. Friends had this to say:
Jackson - Had 2 helpings and said, "I like it"
Addy - Had 2 helpings and said, "Good"
James V. - Taste it and said, "I don't like it"
Cooper - Taste it, "I don't like the apple chunks
Surai - Taste it and said, "Good, I don't like it"
Julian - Taste it, "Yummy, I don't like it"
Willow - Had 2 helpings, "It's good"
Grant - Taste it, "Not good"
Ada - "I don't like the taste"
Shanaya - "I don't like it. I only like the one in the green squeeze"
James M. - Had 3 helpings, "It's good, can I have more"
Lydia - Had 3 helpings, "Mine is so good"
Zoey - Had 2 helpings, "Good"
Olivia - Had 3 helpings, "It's good"
Ellery - Had 3 helpings, "Good"
Thursday
We had morning meeting before heading over to Spanish class. In class, Alicia read us the book My color, My World - Mis Colores. Mi mundo We went over basic colors in Spanish and this time Alicia again said the colors in English and friends said them in Spanish. The Cardinals did an even better job this time around! We then played the swatter game with the colors. As an added part to this game, friends needed to find the colors on other friend's clothing as well and call it out. Today it was Ellery's turn to squeezed la vaca.
We set up three sensory stations, writing/drawing in shaving cream, making flubber and making a science reaction with cornstarch and water. What a messing fun time the Cardinals had.
Friends having a picnic lunch outside!
Friday
The Cardinals were very busy as they worked in the block area, kitchen area, read many books, manipulated flubber, made bracelets, painted with small brushes, had conversations, and cut paper with scissors!
Enjoy the weekend!
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