Happy Moose Days!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Moose Days vacation!  We celebrated Moose Days by doing some moose writing and art.  The kids made handprint moose holding their essays on what might happen if you gave a moose a muffin.  There were some great ideas, like, "The moose would grab it and run away because I am a hunter." or "The moose would come charging into my house and break everything!" or "The moose would be my best friend!"   

We had another Prize Card Store... we have them every week or two.  It is an opportunity for the kids to make change, exchanging their pennies into nickels and dimes, and then using the coins to buy prize cards good for privileges in the classroom.  So... if your child comes home and says they get to bring come to school, or they can wear their PJ's, or bring their pet to visit the classroom, it's probably because of a prize card!  P.S. - If you plan on bringing a pet to school, please call us first! :)

Another STEM challenge!  This time the kids were challenged to make a free standing structure that would hold a book up off of the table.  The catch?  You can only use one piece of paper and 3 inches of tape.  There were some really creative versions of this idea... some great teamwork, and good engineering processes, too!  The best part was, NO ONE got frustrated and quit!  They really internalized the  Ask, Imagine, Create, Improve cycle!

We cheered on our school's volleyball team, and supported Wolverine School Spirit at an assembly on Thursday!  Go Volleyball girls!

Kinder Corner:

We worked on measuring in math, both standard units and nonstandard units.  We measured ourselves on the wall and you won't believe how much they grow this year!  We also practiced measuring things around the room using linking cubes!

Just like everyone else in the first and second grade, this week the Kinders got their Pillow Pets!  The Pillow Pets live in their lockers most of the time, but come out once a day at read aloud time, also called Chill Out time, so the kids can rest and lay down without putting their heads on the carpet 😬.  

All of the first and second graders who went to Tok School should also have one of these!  We made our traditional first day of school fridge magnets this week.  Aren't they a cute class?!