Painting Hearts

This week we painted some hearts.

First we painted the heart and then added a little white to add highlights.

Then came the background.

I had them make an extra so I could frame it and place it in our room.

They turned out perfect.

Pajama Day

Today was pajama day!

Possibly the best school day ever.

Special Teachers Visit

Today we had nine retired teachers come visit our classroom

to learn how to use the Interactive board.

We taught them how to use the expressions as they answered

questions about themselves.

I think everyone enjoyed the experience.

They also saw all the different ways we use the Promethean board and how we use Elluminate to work with other classrooms outside of our building.

Thank you for sharing our morning with us and being so excited about what we are doing.

Surprise Party

We planned a surprise party for our second grade buddies here at McKay.

We created their invitation using the interactive board. We made math problems for them to solve and then they matched the letter to the number to be able to read the invitation. It was fun.
We have had a few really nice days outside.
Here are JC and CC playing tether ball.
TD and KB are my basketball partners.

GC and AW like to throw the football around.

These girls were playing dragons. They are sitting on their eggs.

Back to the surprise party. We decided to have brownies and Dr. Pepper.

Finally it was time for our guests to arrive and let the fun continue.

The tall fancy glasses were fun to toast with.

After eating, we had a few activities planned. One was to share a math site where we can set up to race against each other doing math flashcards.

Another activity was to play on our "math mat".

The third activity was an arts and crafts area.

The final activity was to play a card game.

This is what the room looks like with 50 students all engaged and having fun.

Today was our snack food sale. Some of us forgot our money but luckily our friends were prepared to help us out. A few students like to bring extra money to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get a treat.

We ended the day with new letters from our pen pals.

Each letter was very special and we can't wait for spring to come so we can meet our pen pals in the park for a picnic. We are becoming very good friends. Thank you pen pals for making us feel so special. We love your letters.

Friday Games

On Friday we shared the flipcharts we have made. VS is working the one that JC and KB made. Then we broke into groups and did a variety of math games.

We played flashcards,

Casino, the card game that has all kinds of math in it,

the game, I have ....who has..?

and the math mat.