It was another exciting and busy week in Savanna Class! As we continued preparing for the upcoming Sports Fest, we also explored the life cycles of small creatures, practiced new Phonics words, developed our teamwork and communication skills, and enjoyed some fun water play. Our Savanna students had many wonderful opportunities to learn, grow, work together, and have fun!
As the Sports Fest is getting closer, Savanna Class has been working very hard to practice! This week, we went to the gym twice and practiced together with other classes, just like the real event. Everyone showed great effort and is becoming more confident and excited for the big day. We also practiced our paraballoon performance in the classroom by working in smaller groups. We talked about how to make a nice body bridge, how to march properly, and how to make the balls bounce higher. During our reflection time, many children were proud of their improvement and shared comments such as, “She did good because she can stand nicely. He was good because he can make a nice bridge.” It was wonderful to see everyone thinking about their performance and celebrating their progress.
In our Phonics lesson, we learned words from the -en word family, such as hen, pen, and men. Through games and activities, the children also practiced their teamwork skills while having fun learning together. We also practiced writing lowercase letter h and everyone did a great job tracing the letters!
In our UOI lessons, we continued developing our research skills as we learned about the life cycles of small creatures. First, the children worked in groups to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. They carefully looked through books to find the answers and arranged the pictures in the correct order. Since there are many different small creatures, we worked in groups again, and each group chose one small creature to research. We used the same strategy to practice our research skills, but this time, the children had to draw each stage of the life cycle. After carefully scanning the pages of the books one by one, they finally found the life cycles they were looking for. We heard many excited voices saying, “Ms. Fronie, I found it!”
Each group then decided who would draw and who would color. After completing their work, each group presented their research to the class, and everyone did a great job! They practiced presenting by explaining, “This is a ______’s life cycle. It starts with an egg. Then, a ______ comes out from the egg. Next… Finally…” Little by little, our Savanna students are improving their research, communication, and teamwork skills through these group activities. We are proud of how they are learning to share responsibilities, work together, and confidently present their ideas.
We discovered something very interesting about the dragonfly life cycle. We learned that a dragonfly nymph can live underwater for up to five years before it comes out of the water and transforms into an adult dragonfly.
Our bell peppers finally turned red, and we were excited to harvest them! We harvested three big bell peppers, and three of our friends were lucky enough to take one home. We can’t wait for our next harvest to see who the lucky ones will be next!
To end our summer water play activity, we enjoyed playing with sprinklers in the schoolyard! The children held hands with their friends to make big and small circles while enjoying the water splashing around them. There were many smiles, laughter, and happy faces as everyone cooled down and played together.
It was a wonderful week filled with hard work, curiosity, teamwork, and fun! We are proud of how our Savanna students continue to grow, learn, and support one another each day. We look forward to another exciting week of learning and making memories together! Thank you for reading and have a wonderful weekend!
