Self portraits and designing

Please note that Ambrose does not celebrate Valentine's Day at school.

Hello everyone! The students have been very busy today! We began our morning by sharing what we ate for breakfast and played a few greeting games. The students made choices in the classroom and were very busy working on counting objects and identifying numbers. A group of students enjoyed playing an Uno game with Ms. Gayle while others played "teacher and student" with the 100's chart. Some of our students who are preparing for kindergarten were the teachers and helped some of the younger students identify particular numbers. At the art center, students practiced looking a different designed tiles and drew their color combinations.

 

       

 

A little later on, a group of students played in the collaboratory with Ms. TC. Maple room and Spruce room joined in on their play! They experimented with the magnetic ball wall and made a variety of tracks out of the tubes. Back in the classroom, the students talked about self portraits. They discussed the differences in their skin colors and eyes and talked about other facial features. The students carried this discussion over to the art center and were given a chance to make a self portrait. They used the mirrors to study their own facial features and noticed their eyelashes, eyebrows, ears, and two holes for their noses! Ask your child to show his or her self portrait to you today! We ended our morning by playing a game of hot potato and read a book that had hidden numbers within the illustrations. The students were up to the challenge and determined to find those sneaky numbers! Stay tuned for more Birch fun!