Hola padres! This week in first grade we began a project called "el arbol de familia" or a family tree. I gave each scholar paper dolls to represent each member of their family. They are coloring them and pasting them on a piece of construction paper and we will finish the project by labeling each family member in Spanish. We will finish these projects up early next week.
Our Jump Rope for Heart unit has started! Thank you to all who have turned in donations! The scholars are doing a great job perservering in learning how to jump and we are working on jumping from one foot to another, criss crosing with our arms and legs, jumping backwards, and some are even jumping with their eyes closed! Just a few details yet to fill you in on. At the contest, both the class competition and the K-1 competition, all scholars must jump like a boxer with no hops in between and both feet at the same time. There is no time jumping. I have mentioned this in class and have shown them also what I meant. I will begin passing our prizes next week on Wednesday, March 4th. There is no need to sign the permission slip that came with the donation envelope as the class competition is just part of the normal PE class. As the classes become more proficient with jumping, we will just use jumping rope as our warm up and then add on a different activity to finish class out with. Again, please email me if you have any questions.
This last weekend, my husband took our kids to see a movie called "McFarland USA" starring Kevin Costner and said it would be a great movie to recommend to my classes, although it may be more appropriate for the older scholars. It is an underdog story about children of migrant workers who win state championships in cross country despite many odds stacked against them. Again, I haven't seen this movie myself, but I love sport movies and feel that this movie might give some of my students insight in to the Hispanic culture and what its like to grow up without the priviledges and comfort that we often take for granted. Let me know what you think if you see it!
Gracias,
Sra. Hamilton
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