"One love means that everyone uses peace and takes care of each other"

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted! You must be wondering what we've been up to. Well, let me tell you, as spring progresses and the end of the year approaches things get a bit crazier everyday! Here's what we've been working on:

We have been trying many new fruits and vegetables during snack. It seems like a minuscule detail, however there are many of these healthy, delicious foods we have never tried before. We have eaten honeydew, green beans, grapefruit (I wish you could have seen the faces after we tried these!) broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and watermelon.



We have been working very hard to use our C.A.R.E.S. values throughout our day. (Our values are cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self control) When I see students using these important values I add a fuzzy to our Warm Fuzzy Jar. When it is full, we reward ourselves for our hard work by having free play. This not only gives us a chance to celebrate each other, but also allows us time to develop problem solving skills as well as communication skills, and of course fun!



Corresponding with our Warm Fuzzy Jar we completed a very special project last week that required a whole lot of cooperation. Each student chose a color paint they wanted to use. I mixed paint so that each student would have their own unique color. Then, we worked together to use our paint and thumbprints to make a piece of artwork together. Here it is!



This project really helped us see that when we all work together not only do we create beautiful things, but also that every person is important in our classroom family. The students noticed that even though each person had their own color, you could still see where everyone worked. One student said, "Wow, I never could have done that alone!" Once again, like always, I couldn't have said it better myself. You may notice that there is a Bob Marley quote on our poster and that's because we read a book called "One Love" by Cedella Marley (Bob Marley's daughter). It is based on the song One Love and focuses on the importance to loving each other, working together, and using peace. Once we finished reading the book we each had the opportunity to write about what "one love" means to us. Then we decorated it with our very own paint color. Here we are painting.

Of course, we have been working hard to continue to learn about reading, math, and writing. We just started Unit 6 and are working very hard on mastering our addition facts. We are learning about Fact Families as well as how to measure in centimeters. We will continue to work hard for the next 36 days. (Yes, that's it! Only  36 days of school left, but let's keep that a secret for a few more days...)