Washington Plaza

Hello, I’m sure everyone is having a good time preparing for Halloween. It is a time for excitement and spooky fun. By now you've probably heard of the game Minecraft and you may think it is just another game and a big waste of time but I see it differently. Let me explain...when kids grab a sheet of paper most of the time I see that they draw a house with their family, maybe a swing outside and they try to detail it as best as they can.  Well I've over heard several kids talking about Minecraft and thought I could probably find a free alternative online.

There are several to choose from and the kids really enjoy it.  They can design and build their own structures.  The children like building their own houses and comparing them with the other kids.  It's really fun to engineer and architect in this imaginary 3D virtual world.  The best part is that it is open ended. They may start to build one little room and before you know it, that one little room may develop and expand to a much bigger building snowballing into something huge!!!  Talk about cool creativity.  I think it really takes some wonderful imagination and creativity to play a game like this and not waste time with just another run of the mill video game.  We gotta keep the brain active and this video game definitely accomplishes that.  Games such as these may help to spark the next engineer or architect in the community...here's to making learning fun!

Parksdale II

Hello,

Today I'd like to talk about exercising.  What have you done today to get your heart pumping?  Do you have a regular exercise routine?  There are so many ways to exercise and get healthy each and everyday.  Today the children decided to exercise to "Just dance 4."  They really had fun dancing to it.  They even got to sing along to the music as they exercised.  How much fun is that!  Find out what you and your students would like to do around the theme of physical fitness and try something new.  It can be as simple as a walk around the park or as complex as a rhythmic dance routine...the point is to get moving for your health sake.  Please enjoy our action pictures below and try some fun physical fitness today.

 

 

Joke of the Day

Q:  What did the vegetables say at the garden party?

A:  Lettuce turnip the beet!





Q:  What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?


A:  A thesaurus

Goshen Village II

Hello everyone!

This week the children have been very busy working on homework and art projects.  Please enjoy the photos below.  Till next time...

 

 

Cottonwood Creek

Hello Everyone Out There in Cyber Land!!!

We have been working on a few different things here at Cottonwood Creek.  Fall is definitely here!  Aside from working on homework and take home projects, we have also been working on writing stories (creativity/grammar/penmanship) and for the younger kids, we have been working on writing sentences (grammar/penmanship). What better way than by coloring a picture of choice and then having them write a story about the picture.  Our minds are full of information that can be channeled through our fingertips.  In between all the writing, I rewarded the children last week with a scary movie (not to scary) and some refreshing popsicles...this got the children pumped up about Halloween!

Needless to say, they loved it!  This week I have tried keeping everyone at bay with interesting info about our country, before we go on to Halloween overload.  Yay!  We have been learning and researching about each US state. We have even colored State flags and researched on line to learn more about each one.  The children have actually enjoyed it!  They have done such a nice job...I even made a window display for everyone in the complex to enjoy and learn a little bit more about our states in the union.  I can't wait for the month of October to roll around...it will be nothing but fun decorating the whole place for Halloween!  Can't wait to see all the other apartment complex's decorating ideas!  Until then I hope you have a great rest of the week!

 

 

Joke of the Day

Something to think about:


If attacked by a mob of clowns…go for the juggler…”



“I stayed up all night to see where the sun went…
 Then it dawned on me”



Have a great day everyone and don't forget to think today!

Rancho Lindo

Hello Everyone,

This week our computer lab room has been converted into a woodshop but first and foremost, I make sure our students do their homework and then read for 15 min before any arts and crafts activities begin.  Studies have shown that starting children to like reading at an early age greatly improves cognition / aptitude later in life.  Once homework and reading time is complete, I reward the children with some cool wood crafts, from a birdhouse, racecar, jet fighter plane, pirate ship, helicopter...it's so much fun and the children get to practice fine and gross motor skills.  I explain to them the importance of reading directions, looking at the picture on the package and common sense visuals to put the crafts together.  Hope everyone is doing well, until next time, have fun learning.