Spring is Blooming!

Greetings on this absolutely beautiful spring day. After all of those cold, gray winter days, it was so nice to see the sun shining and feel the warm breeze. We waited a long time for a day like today. 

We began our day by attending our prayer service. Following that, we acted out the Forgiving Father story. The students created stick puppets and played each role in the story. They really enjoyed this. 

We wrapped up another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, read words with the diphthongs ou and ow, used words with the endings -er and -est in sentences, and wrote sentences using our sight words. We then took our weekly assessment and practiced using a, an, this, and that in sentences. 

For the past two days we have completed some spring writing projects. Yesterday we made a kite and wrote about what we would do if we were a kite. Today we made tulips and wrote about something we do in the spring. With both projects completed, the students selected which one they would like displayed in the hallway. Here is a picture of both projects: 

In Math class today we reviewed adding and subtracting mentally to solve problems. The students worked with a partner to solve problems. 

In Science class today we focused on heat. We talked about things that give off heat and ways heat can move from one object to the other. 

Finally, it was time for Art. Today we made a spring garden. The students painted the grass, stems, leaves, sky, clouds, and sun. They then used cupcake liners for the flowers. This is one of my favorite Art projects of the year. Have a look at our masterpieces: 

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!