Here are a few highlights!
Mrs. Bockhorst came in and reviewed the zones of regulation. We learned that there are many zones but that the best learning happens when you are in the "green zone." We learned strategies that can help our brain and body get into the green like deep breaths, chair push ups, and the hand pull and push. We also made bookmarks to help us remember strategies!
Weekend Update
We started "sharing circles" during Weekend update writing times. Before writing, children get into small groups of 3 and plan out what they are going to write about. It is a great opportunity to practice listening and speaking skills. Once children have shared in their small group they get right to work writing! During weekend update writing children are practicing narrative writing (which we call small moments). They are "zooming" into one part of their weekend and then telling us about it with good details.
Children are also practicing using phonics skills that we have learned as well spelling trick words from the word wall accurately. We also just learned about the "sentence frame" which is a visual reminder to start your sentence with a capital letter and end with a period. At this point First Graders are still learning where and when a sentence starts and ends so the expectation is not that they have all of their capitals and periods in the right spot but that they are thinking about it and trying to use some punctuation appropriately.
Halloween Party
Thank you to our room parents and all of the volunteers for a fun party! Here is just a glimpse at some of the excitement from our party.
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