The first graders have started their Words Their Way journals - a HUGE thank you to Heather (Finley's mom) for constructing all of the journals! Each morning they are reading and sorting their words and engaging in different activities to support their understanding of phonics and sound spelling patterns. At the end of the week they will be taking their completed sorting mats home! After working with and studying their words all week they should be able to read and write all their words!
We added Helen Keller to our biography journals this week. The first graders were eager to learn more about her and the challenges she overcame. After learning about Helen Keller we studied the different ways that she learned to communicate and read - Sign Language and Braille. The kiddos used the Braille alphabet to write out some of their words from the week in Braille. After we drew the dots to represent the letters, we put liquid glue on top of the dots to make them raised.
On Wednesday, Stephenson celebrated Aloha day in support of our upcoming auction (2/25). The students were greeted at the door with leis and Hawaiian music. In the afternoon we had a visit from Teva Oriata and it was quite the amazing performance! All of the Stephenson students and staff got to learn the Hukilau!
On Friday, we had our Valentine exchange! In Room 112 we celebrate friendship everyday; however, the kiddos were very excited about all of the love (and treats) that they got on Friday :)
Reminders:
2/20 -- No School - President's Day
2/22 - 2/23 -- Auction Art Show in the Wet Area @ 2:15pm - 6:00pm
2/24 -- Hawaiian Day Assembly @ 1:30pm
2/25 -- Stephenson Auction!
Here are some photos from the week...
Thanks for all the great pics from Valentine's day. How does one construct a hot air balloon Valentine box? That's a cute idea I'll have to borrow. Thanks for the explanation about the glue dots. Ingrid mentioned she was learning braille, and I thought the pattern of the dots must mean something, but I wasn't putting two and two together. ha! Have a great week.
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