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This morning we watched Wash and Dry eBook and learned about the different ways people wash clothes and what a laundromat is.

Then we practiced writing Pp the correct way.

And played Echo Clapping but this time we used DRUMS!!!!

The students had to listen to my rhythm and then echo it.

For our question of the day...

then we experimented and found out the bar soap made the best bubbles!!!

This afternoon we built with no-ends, made play-do P's, and wrote in our journals.

Tomorrow at 1:30 pm, Ms. Jaysa and Ms. Brooke’s classes will be taking a walking field trip to Gilbert Hall to tour the Laundromat which correlates with our Clothing Unit this month. International Studies will be providing a nacho snack for us at LUie’s while we are in Gilbert Hall. We will be gone no more than 1 hour. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me or Ms. Annie. 

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I hope you enjoyed your "snow day!" It did not stick at our house, but I enjoyed seeing my son touch snow for the first time. :)

Our literacy and focus today was on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We discussed the importance of Dr. King's dream, treating everyone equal no matter what they look like, and why we will be out of school Monday.

 "Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history."

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"Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson -- little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history."

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In science with Ms. Jenna, the students learned about guinea pigs and regular pigs!

In case you haven't met our new school pet, here's a picture of Fitzy, the guinea pig!

We also wrote Oo's on the smartboard.

This afternoon we celebrated Kyla's 5th birthday!

Happy birthday, Kyla!!!

We wrote in our journals...

had free draw time...

and worked on our read, color, write, stamp mittens color word book.

introducing........Fitzy!

We have a new school pet! Meet Fitzy, the guinea pig!

She was given to our school to love and take care of last week. She has been in the conference room getting used to the sounds, sights, and smells. Can you imagine?!

Soon she will start visiting different rooms. 

So, say hello to Fitzy!

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This morning, in between dance and gymnastics sessions, we fingerpainted Oo's.

Our clothing stories for the day:

"The day before school starts, Mama takes her five little monkeys shopping for clothes. "Stay right here," she says, "AND DON'T GO WANDERING OFF!" But one little monkey has to go to the bathroom . . . and two little monkeys get thirsty. . . . Then three little monkey friends arrive . . . and four little monkeys decide to go help find the others. . . . Will Mama ever have all five of her little monkeys together again?

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 "Lisa's mother warns her to take everything out of her pockets before washing.

Pockets! Corduroy doesn't have any pockets! The furry bear's search for a pocket of his own takes him on an adventure filled with the sights, sounds, smells and hazards of the Laundromat. As a result, Lisa and her beloved bear become separated as Corduroy ends up locked inside the Laundromat all night. And what do bears do all night in places like this? They ski in the soap flakes and nap in the baskets, of course!

Fortunately, Lisa returns early the next morning to reclaim her tired little friend. Soon, Lisa is sewing Corduroy a pocket of his very own and again all is well in the life of Corduroy."

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