Spanish- Today, the kids learned even more important words for their Mexican Restaurant night (now to be held on February 23rd – No more changes!). They were drilled on their word lists and practiced our bull fighting demonstration.
Agricultural Education- We had an awesome lesson from Ms. Joanne today about beekeeping. We learned the first steps to starting a hive. Did you know that when you order bees and they come in the mail, the bees will not go to the bathroom inside the pack? They wait until they are released because they respect each other so much that they will wait for days to go. We thinks bees are way smarter than they are given credit for!
Today we made good on that deal that the kids came up with during their Kings' Day lesson. Before we cut the Kings' cake, the kids decided that if the teacher was the one who found the prize, the class could go to a fun field trip.... to the jumpy place. Well, lo and behold, I found the prize. So, we piled up and went to go jump out all of that Tuesday morning energy! Needless to say, it was a very exciting day!
Handwriting- Once again, I am very impressed with the students' border sheets! Our border sheet wall is filling up with beautiful works of art. Excellent job!
Social Studies- Today, Mr. Dennis taught the kids about the role that political cartoons play in political media. Each student found photos of Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and President Obama at home. This helped them as they looked through various political cartoons today. They were given steps in reading/interpreting a political cartoon, applying it to Benjamin Franklin's “Join or Die” cartoon.
Art- The students completed their Valentine's Day mobile project today. Last week, they melted bits of crayons between two layers of wax paper. Today, they cut these into hearts to be suspended from a cute red dowel. After they finished assembling their mobiles, they completed their watercolor technique booklets. For kids who thought they knew all there was to know about watercolor, they sure learned a lot!
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