In our long and exciting journey through the alphabet, M has been one of our most rewarding and intriguing letters yet. We talked about Moms, monkeys, mountains, mad, my, and many, many more! And, in that sweeping list, we found a few that really stuck out.
For music, we had some very special visitors. Friends interact with music every day with us- singing, listening to the ukulele, trying out trumpet, or dancing to Justin Bieber. But, it was quite a special treat to have D's dad, Mr. Rob, come in with his high school guitar class and play for us.
We sang some of our songs and learned a few new tunes from them. We put on our hats and sang a about fire fighters. We picked friends and sang about them. We stood up and danced to the music together. And, we even got to try picking the strings!
Another exciting topic for the week was "Me". We used Mirrors to look at ourselves and make self portraits. We wrote letters to ourselves about the goals we have or things we expect to happen in the future. And, we talked about how important it is to love and respect ourselves as we do our friends and family.
Finally, one of our biggest adventures yet was our MILE WALK! Friends paired up to walk a half mile out and back from the school. We compared this walk to walking the distance of a meter stick, and we discussed how the distance added up in the round trip. Friends thought about the importance of respecting the world around us as we walked through. We discussed road safety and how important it is to stick with a buddy. Then, we finished off the walk with a scary and exciting dinosaur hunt. Friends expressed a real sense of pride in their accomplishment, and they were eager to explore more next time.
