Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday! We celebrated by wearing Cat in the Hat hats, watching some of "The Cat in the Hat," reading "Green Eggs and Ham," and making green eggs and ham! They loved them!











Bithday Party!

My birthday was last weekend, and the kids were so excited about it! My mom and Mrs. Paula brought us cupcakes and drinks and we had a little party! So fun!



Learning how to treat our Friends

We met our new school counselor, Ms. Crumholt. She introduced us to Yellowie, a "new class mate." She explained that when we say ugly things to each other, it tears them up inside. And even though we may apologize, it doesn't fix it completely.

We took turns saying mean things to Yellowie. Each time, she ripped a piece of him off and handed it to the child.

After everyone had a chance at being mean, we took turns apologizing and trying to put Yellowie back together. As you can see, he's not the same, and never will be because we hurt him.
It's so important that our children learn these life concepts at such a young age. There is so much hurt and bullying in this generation. We're working hard at school to put a stop to it. Please work at home as well! We have Yellowie hanging in our classroom and the students have referred to him several times on different occasions. Thank you Ms. Crumholt!

Pet Show

After our study on animals, our class decided to have our very own Pet Show. We read Ezra Jack Keat's "Pet Show" and brought our own stuffed "pets" to show off to our classmates.








We even used our pets for a little addition and subtraction!