How did it get
so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before its June. My goodness how the time
has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? ~Dr. Seuss
(I believe I start every blog post with something about
time moving too quickly...so this month, I will let Dr. Seuss mention it, after
all, it was his birthday.)
Dr. Seuss’ birthday is always a favorite for me, and so
much fun. We had a lot of fun activities
to celebrate from crazy hats to mismatched socks and ended with Green Eggs and
Ham (well, bacon.) We had a great time
wearing pajamas to school and watching the Lorax (my
personal favorite.) We read many of Dr.
Seuss’ books, and followed up with some great writings, such as “What would you
do with the last truffula seed?” And “What do you like to do on rainy days.” We blended words and decided if they were
real words or if they were nonsense (Dr. Seuss) words. We made Thing One and hats that resembled the
Cat’s. We were invited to the library to
hear a Dr. Seuss story and then enjoyed cupcakes to celebrate Dr. Seuss’
birthday. We also tried green eggs and
ham (well, bacon) green pancakes and green milk, but left the juice
orange! I am sorry to say that my
camera, which is usually glued to me, has decided to disappear somewhere between
rainbows and leprechaun traps! Fortunately,
I had downloaded many of Dr. Seuss pictures, and I have borrowed pictures from
others to complete my blog. My shopping
list now includes a new camera!
This month we also enjoyed listening to Steven share his “Star
of the Week” poster. We learned that he
loves super heros,
dinosaurs, and his baby brother, Dallas.
His favorite food is spaghetti with meatballs and he enjoys
fishing!
I love when the kiddos do things outside of school and
bring it in to share. Two of our
students participated in a science fair and brought their projects in to share
with their friends. They did a great job
explaining their project and demonstrating how they did it!
Of course, March brings Leprechauns (named Laddy) who leave footprints all over our classroom, as well
as gold coins (candy) at our tables. Laddy got himself into some trouble too, when he lost his
shoe in the cake trap set by Brandon.
Mrs. Saggese’s computer ended up missing too, but Laddy
let us know that he would trade the laptop for his special shoe, so Mrs.
Saggese met him to make the trade! We
learned about Ireland and their traditions while we read a nonfiction
text. The students’ at home project for
March included making a rainbow or a leprechaun trap, and many did both. The enjoyed sharing them and were quite
comical. You can check out the videos on
Mrs. Saggese’s blog: www.wigglesngigglesink.blogspot.com.
Since celebrating the beginning of spring didn’t seem
like the thing to do a day after a snowstorm, we waited an extra day and
celebrated Tanner’s birthday instead! We
enjoyed a presentation by his Martial Arts instructor, Mr. C from Jin Shil
Martial Arts, and Tanner enjoyed sharing
what he loves to do. The kiddos were
excited as they got the opportunity to get up and try it out! After this special treat, we got a sweet
treat of make your own ice cream sundaes.
Tanner’s parents joined us in helping the class make their sundaes and
after singing to Tanner, they dug in! Happy
Birthday Tanner!
We ended our week by doing some Jelly Bean graphing, used
Jelly Beans to solve some word problems, and talked about Jelly Beans using our
Five Senses.
After break, we will continue talking about and learning
about our Five Senses and spring, followed by the Oviparous theme! Have a safe and refreshing break and enjoy
those kiddos!
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