Lydia

 

Here is Lydia!  She is the Student of the Week for November 26-30.  Lydia loves the colors blue, pink and purple.  She would love to someday visit Disney World with her family.  Lydia likes to read Junie B. Jones books the best.  She likes to watch The Greatest Showman on television.  Lydia has THREE cats at home and she loves them all so much.  When she grows up, Lydia would like to be a teacher for little kids.  Her favorite sport is Tee-Ball.  Lydia loves to eat corn.  She is special because her family loves her so much, but the VERY BEST THING about Lydia is that she is very neat at coloring!

Luke

Here is Luke!  He is the Student of the Week for November 12-16!  Luke loves the color GOLD.  Someday he would like to visit Lego Land!  Luke enjoys reading books with dinosaurs and animals in them.  He loves to watch the movie Jurassic World.  Luke has FOUR dogs at home, and he loves them all so much.  When he grows up, Luke is not sure what type of job he would enjoy, but he knows that he wants to be a dad for sure!  His favorite sport is soccer.  Luke likes to eat ice cream, and his favorite flavor is mint chocolate chip.  Luke is special because he loves his family and pets, but the VERY BEST THING about Luke is that he is kind to others.

Avery

This is Avery.  She is our Student of the Week for November 5-9.  Avery loves the colors PINK and PURPLE.  Someday, Avery would like to visit her aunt in Connecticut.  Mo Willems is Avery's favorite author, and she loves the Pigeon books and the Piggie and Elephant books.  Avery likes to watch "Adventures in Babysitting" on television.  She has no pets at home, but if she could choose a pet, Avery would love a bunny.  When she grows up, Avery would like to be a taekwondo instructor.  Her favorite sport is taekwondo!  Avery loves to eat hot dogs the best.  Avery is special because she is kind to others, but the VERY BEST THING about her is the fact that her family loves her!

Home Maps

  In October, we learned about maps for Social Studies.  We are almost finished with our unit, but so far have learned a LOT!  We began by looking at a globe and finding the North and South Poles and discussed the type of weather at the poles.  We also found the equator and learned why the weather is always hot there compared to the poles.  In addition, we learned about a compass rose, and the directions (north, sound, ease and west).  We learned a funny saying to help us remember how the directions are placed on a map.  In a clockwise direction, say, "Never Eat Soggy Waffles!"  The words stand for North, East, South and West!  The kids think it's funny, but it does help them remember!
  We created a map of our classroom as a group. We discussed 'bird's eye view' and pretended to be a fly on the ceiling when drawing items on our large paper. We labeled items as we went.  The kids then created maps of their bedrooms, or a bedroom they would like to have.  Then, we created a map of the inside of our school, labeling the different classrooms and other important areas of our school. Finally, we created a map of the school and surrounding neighborhood.  The kids really enjoyed creating these maps.
  Using a map packet, we are learning about symbols on maps and how they are used in a map key in the corner of a map.  In addition, we have learned how to start in one spot on the map, follow a road using a crayon, to another location. We discovered that one could take many routes on various roads to get to a destination.  Next week we will learn about reading maps in more detail, and finding coordinates on them!  We should be finished with the unit by the end of next week.
  Last weekend, families were asked to create maps of their homes and features on their property.  You did not disappoint!  The maps turned out great, and today we had the opportunity to share them with classmates!  It was great fun to walk around, listening to them explain their maps to their classmates.  Thank you so much for your help on this project! 
  Here are some pictures of each group during the 'showing stage' and then showing their creations afterwards. 

Haley, Maya, Mac and Nathan

Alyssa, Jalynn, Lydia and Katelynn

Silas, Luke, Connor, Noah and Avery

Evan, Colin, Hudson, Levi and Caden