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?!  

If you give a Tok School Student a Muffin....

We used our cranberries from last week to make delicious cranberry muffins!!!  Thank you to parents who came into help us cook!  (BTW, you are ALWAYS welcome to come in and volunteer, and we AND your kids will love you for it! 😁)

We used this cooking activity for a quick intro to fractions as well as a jumping off point for a writing activity based on the book, If You Give a Moose A Muffin.  More pictures coming on that next week!

Our ants enjoyed the muffins as well!  We are learning about the life cycle of ants, and the kids FOUND an ant pupa OUTSIDE  at recess!  It was so COOL!  

The kindergarteners made ant pictures that were so cute... showing how ants work together like we do in our classroom! 

Another assignment we finished up this week in writing was goal setting.  The kids made great little goal people holding their goals!  They are all displayed on the wall in our hallway for you to check out!

We took advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and collected beautiful leaves one afternoon!  

Then we made all kinds of awesome leaf creation pictures!

Friday afternoon was the district Cross Country meet.  The K-1-2 kids ran a 1/2 mile.  It was hard!  And they did a great job and stuck with it!  The best part?  The cheered on their classmates and had GREAT sportsmanship!  Afterwards we had a sports jamboree with kids from the other schools around the district on the playground!  It was such a great way to finish off the week and enjoy this amazing September weather!