This week we loved reading the children’s book Only One You and painting rocks. Only One You is a story about a mother and father fish sharing their wisdom and important life lessons with their son as he heads off to explore the world. After reading the story we each painted our own unique rock which included a powerful positive message, similar to those messages shared by the fish. We loved this activity and hope that our rock’s message will be meaningful to whoever sees it.
Welcome Back to a New School Year!! We’ve only been back to school for a few days, but already we can tell that we’ve got a great group of motivated and curious kids. We’re looking forward to an exciting year of learning! This week we loved reading the children’s book Only One You and painting rocks. Only One You is a story about a mother and father fish sharing their wisdom and important life lessons with their son as he heads off to explore the world. After reading the story we each painted our own unique rock which included a powerful positive message, similar to those messages shared by the fish. We loved this activity and hope that our rock’s message will be meaningful to whoever sees it. This week also included several different STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) activities that involved lots of problem-solving, teamwork and perseverance. One of the activities involved using the design process to build the tallest freestanding tower using only marshmallows, spaghetti noodles and tape. It was trickier than we expected! Before building, we needed to work together to create a detailed blueprint that outlined our thinking. We needed to be open to different ideas and try to predict what our challenges might be. We were excited to get started and we knew that we needed to use our time efficiently – we only had 10 minutes! As we were building we quickly realized that we needed a strong base to maintain balance. When our tower began to lean, we made adjustments. It was great to see everyone work together to find solutions. It was a busy, but great first week back to school. Here’s to a great year ahead :)
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