Winter Weather, Igloo, and Morning Message

I'm so glad today's cold weather is not normal for this area. It takes a little more time when you have to put coats on every recess. I zipped/unzipped more coats today than the rest of the year. Granted, if we had this weather more often, they might be a little more gifted at coats. :)

Thought I'd show you a piece of our morning routine: every day we start with a morning message. The format is usually quite consistent, so they can 'read' it early on in the year, though now they read most of the varying parts quite accurately as well. Some days we just read it so we know what's going to happen during the day. Other days we take a little time and review certain concepts. Today we first looked for our letter of the week (Kk), then we found our new sight word (here). Next we did some review of the -ing sound. We also searched for, and boxed in, other letter combinations that work together to make sounds (like er, ar, sh, th, and oo).
And now, the igloo. This is what it looked like today. Almost done.
This is how it 'magically' grows each day...
IT IS FINISHED! Well, we might try to add a doorway, depending on how many more jugs come in. I think it looks like it is starting to melt. All the children playing in and around it are gradually pushing the sides out, and that, coupled with gravity, is pulling the roof in. I hope it lasts until Open House though. Come in anytime to get a closer look!