We continued with our picture book madness contest, which they love. The Couch Potato lost out to Dragons Love Tacos. We continued talking about forces in science, but we learned a new one: the air. So, of course we had to make paper airplanes to test out how the air can work for or against you and how to design a plane that can fly the farthest.
Writing spelling sentences can be a little boring, so lately I have made it into a contest where I read out my favourite sentences. They love that and it's making their sentences so much more interesting. I had to read out quite a few today because there were so many good ones.
There have been some issues with boys playing too rough and tackling each other. So, I showed a video about football players and why they wear helmets. It was a science video that explained what happens to your brain when your head is bumped and how they discovered the need for helmets in football. Then I asked them: any of you wear a helmet to school? students: no. Me: ok, then NO TACKLING. I sure hope the message got through.
During centre time, two students got "married" with the gawdy rings that had been in their Valentine bags. Five minutes later, the (7 yr old) bride told me they were divorced because he cheated on her. Oh my gosh, never a dull moment!!
The picture is of the best Valentine I got today. Happy Valentine's Day!
