We survived the first full week...and an earthquake!

Wow, this has been one EXHAUSTING week!! We've been very busy trying to learn routines! Earlier this week, we had an earthquake, which is not common here at all! The kids didn't even notice it because they were outside for recess; I had just run inside to use the restroom (our afternoon is loooong, so our team always covers for each other for a couple minutes so we can have a bathroom break!!!). The door handle was the first thing to start shaking, and I actually thought one of the kids had come in to use the bathroom too...but then everything else started shaking. So then I thought (as did many of the other teachers) it was the AC people on the roof, since our air unit ALWAYS seems to have something wrong with it. But, turns out, EARTHQUAKE! Hmmm...hopefully the next time the AC people are up there, we won't mistake them for another earthquake! Luckily, everything was fine in our area!
At the beginning of the year, we always read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. We make this cute craft with their names....letter foam stickers from Michael's. (The idea was from Mailbox magazine.)

And then, for our "All About Me" unit, we write the kids' names on large sheets of paper. They practice using glue and making their names with Fruit Loops.

Next week's unit is Colors and Shapes! We'll be doing Mouse Paint and mixing paint colors. Also, we'll be doing a colored ice cube melting experiment, which they always love! Oooooooh, and I found this book at the library, which combines colors, counting, AND an anti-bullying message!! It's called One by Kathryn Otoshi(Again, I was grabbed by the cover....it was so simple, yet so appealing!) Check it out! :)