It has been a long and busy week. We are just finishing up our penguin research project that has been amazing but very time consuming. The stomach flu and 5th disease has also hit our classroom and add to that our 1st grade music program which is coming up next week and I feel like I don't have time to even breath!
We met with our 3rd grade buddy class today to decorate our Valentine boxes for next week. However, we have yet to finish our Valentine present for our mom's and dad's. I took a photo of the kiddos holding a sign that said "I Love You to Pieces". This will be put in a paper frame that we glue puzzle pieces on to the top of it. I'll download a photo when they are done. They turn out super cute but I'm running out of time. Good thing we have until next Tuesday.
Speaking of Tuesday, since we are in 1st grade, we made the decision a couple of years ago not to celebrate the 100th day of school since they celebrate it in a BIG way in kindergarten. So, we celebrate the 101st day of school! We turn the students into dalmation dogs, watch 101 Dalmations (makes for some great work and assessment time) and do a bunch of 101 activities. It will be a busy, but fun day. More details will be coming...