Community Helpers!

This week will be in picures(mostly)

It's the best that I can do

Because remember I'm a mommy first

I had kids home with the flu

So although I love my classroom

And my students are the best

My heart and mind were home with mine

Trying to get better with some rest

I still sit here listening to coughing

And the sniffling and the sneeze

But never fear, your kids still had a week

Filled with fun, education, and ease

The 100th day was a succes

With lots of help from you

The rest of the week we worked so hard

Learning about family and community too

The coming week we work some to learn

About black history and more

We will enter a contest and decorate

A stop sign on our door

The first stop sign you see was created in fact

By a son of former slaves

We will celebrate his accomplishement

And much more in the coming days

Enjoy the pics, some may be hidden

Because a special day is coming near

In which you will receive, some lovely things

From the children you hold so dear

 

What comes next Peyton?

I love these buggy eyed heart people thingies...( technical terms.)

Learning to count out groups and sets.

Speech and OT :)

Lacing felt through a board with Ms. Krystal. Good work Chase

Abbie decorating her heart

Playing with fun Alphabet Pegboards!

Matthew reviewing his work

Community helpers month...sensroy table is full of fun stuff!

Can not tell you what we are creating here...but it is awesome.

Building his train, Chase has improved his concentration greatly this week!

David matching his penguin bow ties in independent work

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie...task.  Very hard, but David responded well to it

Abbie tried it as well...I agree Abbie, it was boring! ;)

This is way cooler...sorting and making puzzles on the Nook.

ULS spelling words

Abbie has to request the pieces she needs by asking on her iPad...it is a work in progress but she is responding to it!

Goofing off

Can't go a week without goofing off huh Chris! I love it!

Hmm...wonder what he is making.... doodidooo

Peyton with Ms. Wilcox, his vision services therapist.

Community helpers! Guess what we are!

Playing community helper bingo with Ms. Krystal

I have NO IDEA what this could be....  ahem.

By limiting Chase's visual choices, we have been able to get him to sit for up to 12 minutes and stay ON TASK that entire time.  Unbelievable growth this week Chase!

Corey is doing such great work lately...

Chase completing a shapes task with me.

Reviewing our words of the week...

Loving his hat...

Blurry but this was a lesson from ULS.  This is a small group instruction.

Keegan making the "world go round" with community.

Jon loved playing the bingo game!

This is another leveled group in small group direct instruction.

Our DCPS police officer stopped by to see our kids!!!!!!!!!

SO proud of these boys for taking a great pic!

Working together...Andre could be asleep. Poor guy...we had a lot of people out sick this week...

The lovely Ms. Kathy...this is Abbie's AMAZING one on one.

Ms. Krystal with her wonderful smile helping Mr. Chase with his work.

We could be painting here....but I don't know what...Nope...not at all...not telling.

Abbie gets two choices, for each shapes pic.  In this particular trial she chose correctly 4/5 opportunities!

.....what body.

OHHH THAT! I thought this was a slide! 

 

The Video of the week: ( This is more for parents, to show you how my room is set up and why)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APY2akeZPLk

Parent Question:

"Why aren't you using the smart board?"

Well, unfortunately technology "blew" in our face this week...yep, my bulb burnt out!  My principal is working dilligently to get me a replacement loaner next week until the district can come back out.  I promise we will be back up and running soon.  But the kids adapted very well to the new method of teaching, sitting around the laptop!  Almost all our curriculum is online so we are kind of, in need of the smart board for most of the day.

Class Challenge of the Week

Learning to teach without the smartboard/projector!!!! :)

Getting outside resources is another challenge right now.  I am trying to help parents in the classroom receive outside help from agencies.  I am seeking further info from the district and hope to have a list put together soon.  If you have any resources you wish to share PLEASE do so...either here or email me!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!