Week 11

Weekly Greetings!

It was wonderful to see so many of you last Wednesday at parent teacher conferences! The week was full of special events and activities! Of course, the highlight and focus of fun in the classroom last week was Halloween. It was on every student's mind each day until Friday finally arrived. On Thursday, we used our 5 senses to experience carving a pumpkin. The students even got to taste toasted pumpkin seeds. I think the most fun for them was feeling the slimy pulp when they helped pull out the seeds. There are a few pictures to follow.

When it was done we took a class picture, which is followed by a contrasting one the next day. I would say that the students changed quite a bit over night!

We had our own class celebration in the morning on Friday, before going to an early lunch and then participating in the Dancing with the Spirit music concert. Everyone did so well!

After the concert, we had a school wide Halloween activity with wacky games revolving around the Halloween theme.  There was a pumpkin toss game using a large balloon, followed by team relays using the large balloons as pumpkins. I have posted just a few pictures to follow.

 There was a "Pumpkin Fly By"...

 

After the "Pumpkin Fly By", the students regrouped for the broom relay.

The broom race.

Then each group made four "Incredible Hulk" monsters for a shield of protection for the "Monster Mash" war.

Each group had bags of marshmallows to toss. And then, the war began as the song "Monster Mash" rang out from the school sound system. It was quite a battle.

At the end, there was a massive candy scramble to the song "I Want Candy". The floor was clean before the song even finished!

I think everyone participating had a fun filled time, and they left with a good amount of candy to start off their trick-or-treating as they left for home.

This week we will try to settle back into a regular routine, though the 1st and 2nd grades will be doing a district wide writing assessment mid-week. Also, please look over the additional information attached to your child's homework on Monday. It explains the concepts being covered in their language and reading for the week. Finally, there will be "Show and Tell" this Friday, and I will send a reminder home on Thursday.

Have a great week!
Kind Regards,
Julie Brown