We've had a wonderful week of learning here in room 17. We have been building our classroom community and reading many books that teach us about caring for one another. One of our most impactful activities we did this week was thinking about the power of our words. We read the book One, which discusses how unkind words make us feel smaller, and kind words help build us up. Then we tried it out with an apple. To one apple, we said only mean things like "You look yucky!" and "Your color is gross". To the second apple, we said only friendly and kind things such as "You look delicious!" and "You are red, round and yummy!". When we cut these apples apart, we found something amazing! The apple we had said mean things to was all bruised and brown on the inside while the apple we said nice things to was all fresh and white on the inside! What a powerful lesson about hurt feelings on the inside!
Another one of our favorites was Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen. In this book, our class learned why it is important to listen and some strategies to help us problem solve if when we miss a direction. We did some role playing and have decided on three strategies to help us with missed directions: ask a friend, watch what others are doing and check the board for any directions.
On Monday, our class got to participate in our first Farm to School lesson. This week, Ms. Meg and her interns taught us about tomatoes, and how long things grow in the garden. We then got to prepare and taste test our very own salsa! Yum yum!
On Friday, the second grade took a trip to Oakledge Park to celebrate International Dot Day! Please check back once all of our picture forms are completed for a picture tour of our special day!
Other Things to Ask Your Child About:
- Math Menu
- Our class number line
- Century Day
- I'm Here
- Going Places
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kelly
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