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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Patterns!


The Owl's morning began with Meeting for Worship. Danielle read friends the book A Quiet Place written by Douglas Wood. Friends were asked to close their eyes and imagine a place where they could go to rest quietly to collect their thoughts. Many of the Owls chose their rooms and outside.  







After Meeting for Worship, friends had Morning Meeting where Samantha and Danielle introduced the topic of patterns to friends, which lead us into our Math Workshop. Friends rotated between five different activities involving patterns.


For the first activity, friends were asked to create a pattern using the markers to color in the different boxes. 



For the second activity, friends used large colored pieces of paper to create simple patterns. 



Friends created patterns using the unifex cubes in the third activity.


This pattern was so long! We needed to open our classroom door for more space! 


And for the last activity, friends used different colored shapes to create a pattern. 






























When friends were all patterned out ,we had Choice Time. Friends were able to choose between blocks, drawing, books and dramatic play. 






The Owls finished up their morning by heading outside to enjoy our beautiful snow covered playground. The Owls enjoyed going outside to breath in the fresh air and to get some of our energy out. We are asking that you please send your Owl to school each day with a winter coat, gloves, hats, snow pants, and snow boots. Please make sure each item is clearly labeled with your Owls name!
Ask your Owl to create a pattern using objects in your house!










Tuesday, January 6, 2015

"Hoot-tacular Day"

Hello Owl Families,

Today was not the day we had planned, but your Owl did a "hoot-tacular" job! We are very proud to say that the Owls were not only very flexible but also the youngest Middle School Students at AFS! The Owls enjoyed and performed a concert in the Auditorium. Each grade hopped up on stage and sang silly songs. The Owls along with the Cardinals and Catbirds sang Make New FriendsI in monster voices. After our concert, we watched Charlotte's Web. Friends were very excited and were enthusiastically shouting, "Thats Fern!" "It's Charlotte!". However, some friends were upset because Uncle (the pig) in the book was very large and very dirty, but in the movie, he was very clean! The Owls, being the Middle Schoolers they were, headed to the cafeteria where they were able to eat their lunches just like the "bigger kids"! We are so proud of the Owls, and we wanted to make sure we told you!

Also, the weather forecast for this week is supposed to be "Owl-fully" cold. So please make sure your Owl has winter wear (hats, gloves, scarves and winter boots) as well as extra changes of warm clothes, especially extra socks!

We hope you are staying warm and enjoying your night with your new Middle Schooler! 

Yours "Hootly",

The Owls Teachers
Danielle and Samantha 

Monday, January 5, 2015

Hoot! Hoot! Look whooo's back!


After a nice, restful, and long winter break, the Owls were ready to rejoin their friends, and jump back into daily classroom routines. The Owls came back together during Morning Meeting, sharing a Moment of Silence. 





Once we sang our Good Morning song, and read the Daily Schedule, Danielle read us a book. The title of the book was The Giving Tree.




After reading The Giving Tree, friends were more than excited to go into Choice.


Some friends chose drawing and coloring...






cars and people...


dollhouse...


playing Frozen...


math games...


and of course, one of our favorites, magnatiles!




During snack, some friends made letters out of their pretzels.


The Owls worked together to build a giant tower.


Ask your Owl what is the best part of being back at school.