Tuesday News

May 28th, 2013

We were thrilled to be reunited as a class after the long Memorial Day weekend. And our first day back was a busy Tuesday! We began with going to Lower School assembly to see some of the final assembly performances by the older students.

There were several amazing presentations including musical performances as well as a fun fencing demonstration!

The children watched each performer on stage with interest and were a wonderful audience. 

Returning to the classroom, the flower shop was very busy with a new branch of flower artwork, hair dressing, and several of the children, and even the Cardinal teachers, ended up with beautiful new flower enhanced hair styles. 

The journal table was very active this morning as well! There were a lot of great Memorial Day weekend stories to be told, and the children worked on their kid writing skills, beginning the writing portion of their journals themselves rather than all dictation! 

Late in our morning, the children walked to the 4th grade fair which was moved into the gym due to uncooperative weather. The 4th graders were wonderful hosts, and had prepared games they thought the children might like to play!

At lunch time, the Cardinals had a wonderful lunch addition when Stella's Mom and Dad, Kristina and Andrew, came to make smoothies with the children in honor of Stella's birthday! 

As we had lunch, they helped the children pick out delicious fruit to blend together and make a fabulous treat. 

Happy To Return To School!

Back in Action

The children were so happy to return to school after a long four day weekend!  The confidence and sense of belonging is so apparent and a true joy to see.  The Cardinal classroom has clearly established strong connections with each other and their teachers. We began the day with a special celebration for TWO Cardinals' birthdays. We recognized Carlito's and Violet's birthday by singing them a song and reading The Special Birthday Message by Eric Carle. We also learned how to say "Happy Birthday" in Spanish, which is Feliz Cumpleanos. Your child can assist you in learning how to make the sounds in this Spanish phrase. Violet and Carlito then passed out a delicious and decorative snack of cupcakes on the rug to each friend as we dined together!

As we chose centers during Choice time, many of the children began to notice the building that had taken place and was continuing to happen right outside our classroom window! This led to building structures with our own wooden blocks and then a visit to the construction site. The children showed a strong interest in the workers and began asking questions such as, "What is that arrow for?" and "Are you going to paint the roof red?" We are becoming more aware of the people in our classroom and school community and as we continue to interact and talk with them, we gain deeper insight into jobs, roles, and other responsibilities in the larger Global community.

Our busy morning included a visit to our Second Grade partners in Sandy's Class. We delivered a "Thank You" card showing our appreciation for the kindness they showed when coming to visit our class. The children expressed a sense of happiness as they smiled and looked around in awe at the Second Graders and their classrooms. Their bond with the group is only just beginning but is showing growth as many friends asked, "When can you visit us again?" We look forward to sharing our classroom with our new friends sometime soon.

 

 

 

We ended our morning together exploring centers in the basement. Relationships continued to grow over common interests as friends were drawn to centers that sparked their curiosity. Social interactions were abound with the children practicing conversation skills, role playing, acting out different choices and initiating problem solving ideas!

We hope everyone had a great day after the long weekend and look forward to what tomorrow will bring!