At Spanish Oaks … we MATTER! Every person at our school has wonderful talents to share … amazing gifts to give … valued thoughts to impart. We are important. Each of us is a GENIUS … and the world needs our contribution. We each have a gift that others need. We are enough … We are the change.
"Playing handheld pipe chimes is a great activity for everyone. Kids as little as 3 years old up to grandparents can join in the fun. There is no musical talent required and knowing how to read sheet music is not needed. They are great for small or large groups up to 23 people and can be used in almost any setting including school activities, holiday gatherings, church events, children activities, senior centers, family reunions, parties, group dates, scouts and even day care centers. After you’ve played them once, you’ll want to keep playing and enjoy making simple
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Kindergarten students were on the look-out today for Pete the Cat Rockin' his School Shoes. As they looked for Pete the Cat, they took a tour of the school and visited Mrs. Brown in her office to see if she had spotted him. No such luck, but did they worry ... Goodness, No!!! They are just so excited to be in Kindergarten, and they are looking forward to a great year here at Spanish Oaks Elementary.
What better way to get rid of the first day jitters than by drinking jitter juice? All it calls for is a positive attitude, bravery, friendship, confidence, and most importantly, FUN! After trying the jitter juice I asked the class if they liked it, and then we graphed their answers. Looks like it was a hit!
We had a fun time with our sight words today by using Playdough to spell them! It is important for students to be practicing spelling their sight words any chance they get. What better way to motivate that learning than by having a little fun?!
We were lucky enough to have a few members of the MMHS football team join us in class today. The purpose of the football team's visit to our school was to show students how important it is to read. They read a book to my class and then let my students ask them questions. Way to go MMHS for being good role models for the students at our school!
To build classroom unity, we had a friendly aluminum foil boat making competition. Students were given two pieces of aluminum foil and 5 minutes to make a boat with it. Then we tested each boat to see which would hold the most pennies. I was very impressed by how creative they were! The winners of the competition were on table 6 with a grand total of 100 pennies!
In Mrs. Robinson's class we sorted by how we felt on the first day of school. 13 "loved it" 8 were "happy", 0 were "worried/scared".
A special "thank you" to soon-to-be Eagle Scout, Nathan Dunn, for his wonderful contribution to our school ... a brand new "Buddy Bench"! This will be a great resource for our school and we are so excited to see how it benefits students this year, and in the future. Thank you, Nathan!
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