In Reception 1 this week, we learned and talked about the letter Q, and the many words that start with Q, like "quilt" and "quiet." We got two new children this week: Emily from Germany, and Saud from Saudi Arabia.
We had several guests in our classroom this week, including the fabulous soloist-turned-duet-turned singing Italian trio -- Francesca, Rossana, and Milla -- to teach us the Chicken Dance in italiano! Also, Miss Jolian's mom came on Friday to show us the beautiful quilts that she makes, and to talk about how and why quilts are made. We are a lucky group. We have more guest speakers than any other classroom in the school!
On Friday, we had Pretzel Day and went ice-skating -- two big adventures into the world outside MIS, together as a group. Life is good.
First big news of the week: Hugo lost his first tooth!
He's the first child in R1 to lose a tooth,
and he told us all about it.
Kid-piling during assembly
Greta's mom, Francesca, teaches us "Qua Qua Qua Qua"
First a solo act...
Then a duo...
Then help from Rossana and Milla (Alessio's mom),
to become a trio! Thanks, Ladies...
You can practice "Il Ballo de Qua Qua" with your child:
Very timely with Q Week!
ACADEMICS
The Tigers' new workspace (undergoing renovation)
Lani colors her Q for "queen"
Alessandra puts squares inside squares on her quilt to color
We all have different quilt designs
See?
Devi shows the bracelet she got for
reading "Hickory Dickory Dock"!
New student Emily colors her quilt
Allegra draws faces inside her squares
Joshua wrote extra Q's on his quilt page. Good work!
Building an alphabet train with Miss Jolian
Math: making and matching patterns on oversized mittens
Jacob uses blues, greens and silvers
Jolian and her mommy hold up Jolian's beautiful pink quilt!
(made by Jolian's mommy, of course)
This is Miss Tina's current project. We find different
shapes in the quilts, like diamonds, squares, and triangles.
Looking more closely
And touching all the pieces of material in each shape
A quilted Q and our own paper quilt, with
squares designed by each R1 student!
Quilt direction led by Miss Jolian...
Good idea, Miss Jolian! A giant quilt Q!
OTHER FUN STUFF
Emily (our newest and youngest student) and Allegra
on Emily's first day in R1
Sometimes we put our fingers in our mouths
Sometimes we balance precariously
Who is that guy with the curly hair?
It's you, Joshua -- it's you!
New student Saud plays dress up
Saud and Hugo play together on Saud's first day.
I like soup
Waiting for Miss Jolian to help me with my boots
Cody shows off her muscles
Knights Sir Gavriil and Sir Steinkamp
We shake hands with our friends and greet them daily!
Morning circle time is happy time
Jacob shows and tells about his Star Wars Lego creation
Just chillin'...
Enjoying the great outdoors
PRETZELS AND ICE SKATING ALL IN ONE DAY!
We order AND pay for the pretzels!
Mr. Bernard helps with hefting and change counting
Lucie prefers non-pretzel baked goods
Rabbits eat pretzels, too!
In the Blue Hall
Alessandra climbed on the horse herself,
for the first time, and wasn't afraid to jump!
ICE SKATING IS FUN
and more of us skated by ourselves this time!
Allegra is a natural...
Jacob skates... and falls...
but gets up again!
Alessandra gets her C.A.R.E. award for Effort
THIS WEEK COMING UP:
How Animals Stay Warm
and Alphabet Soup!
