We had many firsts today! We had our first Bank Day and our first Rock Star Party! We also watched our first Newsdepth! Whew! What a busy day!
In our classroom our Rock Star system is one of the many things that make our classroom special. The students work very hard every day to be their best and think often about how they can go above and beyond, do more and try harder. We have had so many Rock Stars already this month and it is only our first month! We may even have the entire class at the Rock Star Party next month! Wow! Here are some photos from today’s party to celebrate our September Rock Stars! The theme was a cupcake decorating party 🙂
Today was also our first Bank Day! Bank Day happens once a month and this is a time for us to enter all of our information and money ; paychecks, fines, Bonus Bucks, and Rent, all into our Bank Books (ledgers). In our class the students learn how to budget and plan about saving and spending their money. They also practice multiple digit addition and subtraction while learning how to enter deposits and withdraws into their banking ledgers. We even learn how to write checks!! So many life lessons and we are only 8 and 9 years old! See the photos below and a special thanks to all of the parent helpers for this Bank Day: Mrs. Laki, Mrs. Coughanour, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Flynn, and Mrs. Prugar! We couldn’t have done it without you!
Lastly, we watched our first Newsdepth. Newsdepth is a special news program for students. They talk about all the current events in the world, our country and even in Ohio! We learn about various professions, Science, Social Studies, Geography, Math and so much more from watching Newsdepth. Here is the link to this week’s show if you want to share it with your friends and family! Don’t forget to find the link on the web page that says “Petting Zoo” to see all the entertaining animal videos!
