Please Be Mine Valentine...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the air and Valentines have made their appearance! The kids loved making the big lace Valentines for someone special, with the mini little one inside. They loved delivering valentines to classmate's valentine bags, and they were full of exclamations when they were opening all the mini cards and treats. We combined our Valentine's activities with the full pompom jar reward of a movie about Balto the Alaskan Husky while eating the special cupcake snack. Fun day!

Oh look at this one!

Thanks guys!

Our full pompom jar!

Cupcakes and giant gum drop treats!

 Everyone was busy creating this week as we wrapped up our parts of a plant focus in science by making and labeling a model of a plant. We will learn about habitats for plants when we return and how their needs are met in varying environments.

Terrific plant models!

We also continued learning a bit more about penguins and have a very impressive 'research fold-out presentation' complete with lift-the-flap questions and their own answers. Take a minute to look it over with them and let them teach you all they know about penguins!

Ready to present and teach!

Just for fun we made mini paper penguins too:

Penguin friends

Hello penguins!

In preparation for President's Day, we read several texts about Abraham Lincoln, learning about his childhood, hard work, vision to make a difference and help people, and his leadership as a President. After vacation we will read about George Washington and then learn about the White House as one of our symbols of the USA.

In writing this week we have begun Informational Writing in the form of a 'How-To' do an activity or skill. The kids are using transitional words indicating sequence such as First, Next, Then, Last. 

Contests are always motivating and on Friday afternoon we held our own. We had watched Mystery Doug and heard him answer the question of why airplanes can't fly in space. After the video, he showed a printable template for making a V Wing paper airplane. Of course we had to try it, and at the end of the day everyone lined up and let them fly! Some went all the way across the room - might be fun to try and see how far they'd go outdoors this week!

Let them fly!

Wishing everyone a relaxing, fun vacation. See you in a week!

Mrs. Dagley