Read the OB Newsletter! Just a reminder there is no school on Monday due to President's Day.
Check out the Ladue Chili Supper coming up this Friday. It is a great event that Ladue wants everyone to be a part of!
This week we looked at this photo below. Two friends were playing ball, while a new student watched on. One student wanted to invite him to play, but the other didn't. We learned about standing up for other people and talking in a calm, yet assertive voice. We talked about what it might feel like to be starting at a new school and knowing no one.
In math, we worked more on comparing numbers and seeing how many more or less are in the other set. We also started another unit on comparing and sorting by attribute.
The students did some activities on their iPads I created to help them learn how to combine sets, the beginning of understanding addition.
Ex: 2 and 4 make 6
Every day, we have quiet time where students read from their book boxes. They go book shopping once a week to change out their books. This is my time to work with small groups on whatever is necessary.
Mrs. Arnold came to visit us this week and taught us about feelings and calming strategies to deal with our uncomfortable feelings.
On Thursday, Ballet314 came and put on a Llama Ballet. The students were captivated by their performance.
We celebrated Valentine's Day on Thursday afternoon. The students had so much fun exchanging Valentine's and having their party. Thank you to Mrs. Soshnik and Mrs. Moore for organizing!
In phonics, we worked on writing CVC words, hearing the correct middle vowel sound. We used this chart below to change out vowels to change words. The students wrote them on their whiteboards, changing out the vowels to make new words.
During reading, we learned to connect with our characters. We read Not Norman: A Goldfish Story and students had to tell me how his emotions changed throughout the story.
Students used post it notes to write down different emotion faces based on how they think the characters were feeling in their stories. We also talked about emotion descriptives other than sad and happy.
Have a nice weekend!
Caroline McGee
