Bruno the Bucket

Yesterday we had our "Bucketfiller" assembly with Bruno the Bucket.  He is our school mascot when it comes to being kind and showing respect to others.  At the assembly, Mrs. Wolfe informed us that if we demonstrate respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring and citizenship then we are being bucketfillers!  When a child at Greenwood is "caught" being a bucketfiller, his/her name will be sent down to the office with a short description of what that child did to be a bucketfiller.  He/She will be honored during morning announcements and will get his/her picture taken with Bruno to be put on our Bucketfiller bulletin board.

If your child is caught being a bucketfiller at home, please send me a short note of what your child did so that they can get a picture with Bruno too!

Pictures

I've posted the Man Man pictures on our classroom website.  Please follow the link to view: MatMan  If you would like your child to be added, just send me a picture and I will be happy to add them to the photo gallery. Thank you for your help with his project!

Have a great weekend! Go Bucks!

A Color of His Own

Today we read A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni.  Looking at the cover of the book, the children had a hard time guessing that it was a chameleon.  Most thought that is was a lizard and some guessed that it was an iguana or a gecko.  But they learned that a chameleon changes its color to match its surroundings (or what it is standing on).

We had fun thinking of what the chameleon would look like if he was on our shirt. One girl had on a zebra striped shirt and we all got a good laugh thinking about a zebra-striped chameleon.

Tomorrow the children will have the opportunity to paint a paper shaped chameleon a color of their own at art center.

Respect Assembly

Today we went to the gym for our first assembly. The children did a great job showing respect by sitting on their spots and listening to the speaker.

Our speaker today was a ventriloquist! He was really funny. He brought a chicken, ape and a crying baby to help teach us about respect for ourselves, others and other people's property. He also taught us how to show respect to others by helping out. Have your child help you out today so they can practice what they learned from our assembly at home!

Mat Man Picture

Mat Man

On Wednesday we learned how to make Mat Man using wood pieces from Handwriting without Tears. Today, the children drew their very own Mat Man while singing the mat man song.

On Monday, I will be sending home paper wood pieces and a copy of the song for you and your child to make together. Send me a picture of your child with Mat Man and I will post it on our blog!

Free to Read

This year our Free to Read program is "PJs and Books." On Monday, I will be sending home a nightly reading record sheet.  Every Greenwood parent is asked to read to their child each night.  After reading a book or two, we ask that you place a penny (or any coin) in ziploc baggie. At the end of the month, please return your nightly reading record sheet with your coins. Greenwood will use all the money that is collected to buy pajamas and books to give to children at the Akron Women's Shelter.

When your child returns his/her reading record sheet, he/she will be entered into a drawing for a special prize from Mrs. Wolfe.

Thank you for your participation!