Art of Symmetry + Weekly Update

I apologize for my late update this week.  I was out of town for a funeral this weekend and did not make it back until Tuesday. 

As you know, we will be heading to Thompson Farms on Friday for our first field trip.  All permission slips and money need to be turned in by Thursday!  We will depart promptly at 9:30 am and return to school by 2:30 pm.  Remember that all lunches need to be disposable if you are sending one with your child, otherwise the school will provide a bagged lunch.

Things got a little messy today as we summoned our inner artists.  We learned about symmetry, discussing what made a picture symmetrical.  We looked at each others' faces and studied various pictures to decide what was symmetrical and what was not.  To put our ideas to the test, we made our own original art piece by painting on only one half of a piece of paper and then folding it over to see what the paint would leave on the other side.

Our results?  We discovered the art of symmetry.

 

We are still working extremely hard  to learn new sight words to help us become strong readers.  We are adding four new sight words a week which is quickly filling up our word wall.  

This week we celebrate Avery Brantley as our Star Student.  Avery has a carefree attitude that enables him to enjoy his peers and the activities we do in the classroom.  He works hard every day and almost always finds himself on green or above as a result.  Congratulations to Avery for a job well done!