Learning About Texture

This afternoon we painted for the first time.  Our lesson was about texture. We learned about words (like rough, smooth, bumpy) that can we can use to describe the texture of objects.  
We painted the rough side of leaves and then made prints by turning the paint side down and rubbing over the other side of the leaf to transfer the paint onto the paper!  

Painting the back of the leaf

Beautiful leaf prints!

We also had a visit from Zero the Hero! He brought each of the students 10 cheerios since it was the tenth day of school.  We counted the cheerios and put them on a ten frame.  Then we got to eat them as we counted backwards.

Your child may have told you about trading "fuzzies" for coupons in our class. Here is some fuzzy information:

1. Fuzzies (small and large pompoms) are given to students to reward good behaviour (basically following our school Code of Conduct and Classroom Rules, doing poem and reading homework).
2. Fuzzies are kept in a little plastic container in students' desks.  Students are not allowed to play with their fuzzies (or they get taken away!)
3. Students can trade in their fuzzies on Friday mornings.  They trade 10 fuzzies for a coupon or special privilege (e.g. wear your hat for a day, bring your favourite stuffy to school for a day, eat lunch with the teacher, be the teacher's helper for the day, be the calendar teacher for that day, be the line leader for the day, etc.)
4. Students can also have fuzzies taken away for not following our school rules (e.g. running in the school, coming in late after the second bell, interrupting the teacher, being disrespectful to others).

**If you read this blog, please tell your child to whisper in my ear tomorrow morning:  "My mom/dad read the blog" and I will give them a fuzzy!