A delightful end to the week

For the letter Dd, some children washed dishes this week. It was a little more popular with the girls, but boys were playing earlier too. Water + soap + toys = fun. Maybe in another week or two we'll try it as a car wash.
Playing a 'new' to us game (I love the school yard sale!)
We went on a field trip Thursday; the 8th Graders explained their science projects to us. This one was about how far a sling shot works based on the weight of the ball you are shooting. We also learned a little about teeth, windmills, water, texting, magnets, and eggs.
Open House night was Thursday and it was great to see so many of you there! Here one student is teaching his mom how to play a sight word game.
Today was Dot Day! I didn't make a big deal of it ahead of time (no one was told to wear dots or anything like that) because it was such a busy week, but we had some fun dot centers this morning - we painted (not pictured), read The Dot, made dot patterns,
and dotted our names.
We also listened to The Wheels on the Bus
and played valentine addition (roll 2 dice, put the corresponding number of hearts on the heart mat, then record how many there were altogether)
This afternoon the whole school watched Dolphin Tale, which is based on a true story. It was really good and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Click here if you want to see the real Winter (the dolphin).