Once again B8 was on the move. We try to go on out based learning adventures at least once a month. This month the class has been talking a lot about foods and menu planning for a holiday feast. With all of the planning there has been a lot done in the area of reviewing functional words in the category of grocery. Since the class has been working very hard at reading numerous grocery words as well as the prices of several items, we decided to go Krogering! On Thursday we took our outbased learning to the Kroger in Southaven. The students took turns reading the aisle markers and locating various food items on the individual lists that they had with them. We did comparison shopping as we discussed the prices of various brands of bread, eggs, and milk. At the end of our shopping experience each class member had the chance to use the u-scan and locate bar codes to check out their selected items. Everyone was so pleased with their ability to check out the groceries. After the shopping trip and all of the reading of food items everyone was hungry so it was a good thing that we had planned to eat lunch at CiCi Pizza. As a group we discussed what a buffet is and the manners to be used when taking items from a buffet. The students were excellent and followed directions very well while we were on this outing. During art this week the class cut out letters from the newspaper to construct their food word turkeys. The class is doing a great job at reading food words. In life skills we continue to work on table washing, vacuuming, and sweeping.
This week we also held the installation of our new Jr. Civitan members.I have uploaded the pictures from the installation for all to enjoy. We are so thankful to have such a fine group of students to support the activities that we do in the Community Based Class.
Remember: There will be a Hope Dance held for the Community based classes at OBHS, OBMS, Lewisburg, and CenterHill on December 4th. The invitations to this dance will be sent out this week by the members of the Interact Club.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The week of November 9th
This was yet another eventful week in B8. We did some new and exciting things that Mrs. Fields learned about at the conference that she attended last week. Probably the activity that we tried i class that was the biggest hit involved punch spelling. Each class member was given a list with their spelling words typed and they were given a corn holder. The students were instructed to punch along the letters of the word as they practiced spelling it. The class loved doing this and the spelling test scores this week also reflect that it was a hit. We had a very special guest on Wednesday when Jordan Ruark showed up for a visit in our classroom. Jordan came right after lunch, so he got to sit in on Listening time. The story that we were reading on Wednesday was about Glacier National Park. Jordan really enjoyed the story, but he mainly enjoyed seeing all his ole buddies. Everyone got hugs from their buddy. It was so glad to get to see Jordan and his mom. We are proud to report that Jordan is working now for Desoto Industries and seems to love it.
We had another huge treat this week when the class was treated to donuts and pizza due to their all trying to do their very best on the first nine week grading period. We realize that this celebration was a little late....but what the heck it was a celebration. Later in the week we did some cooking and measuring as we made Gingerbread. The class had a lesson on doubling and how on e would do this when measuring. Everyone got to practice reading the measurements. The class loved sampling the Gingerbread when it came out of the oven.
One of the reading groups has finished the novel Prince and the Pauper and will be beginning a new selection this week. They can't wait to start Call of the Wild. These novels offer excellent vocabulary and comprehension building skills. The other reading group read the story about the Two Socks. We had a lot of fun as we discussed the crazy activities of the two frogs in this story. The students were allowed to take readers home to share the story with their families.
In the area of Daily living we practiced the skill of chopping and had a blast. The class chopped over a half a dozen onions to freeze in preparation for our Thanksgiving Feast to be held next week. In the area of Life Skills we worked on laundry, as well as sweeping. Sweeping proved to be a challenge for several of the class. We will continue to work with this skill. Remember it really helps when the skills taught here are also done at home.
Things to remember this week: We will be going on a class outing on Thursday to Kroger and then to CiCi Pizza for lunch. If you have not sent in the permission form and the $7 please do so now. The other big event that we put on our calendars was the dance that will be held on December 4, 2009. Interact will be handing out invitations to this dance in the near future.
We had another huge treat this week when the class was treated to donuts and pizza due to their all trying to do their very best on the first nine week grading period. We realize that this celebration was a little late....but what the heck it was a celebration. Later in the week we did some cooking and measuring as we made Gingerbread. The class had a lesson on doubling and how on e would do this when measuring. Everyone got to practice reading the measurements. The class loved sampling the Gingerbread when it came out of the oven.
One of the reading groups has finished the novel Prince and the Pauper and will be beginning a new selection this week. They can't wait to start Call of the Wild. These novels offer excellent vocabulary and comprehension building skills. The other reading group read the story about the Two Socks. We had a lot of fun as we discussed the crazy activities of the two frogs in this story. The students were allowed to take readers home to share the story with their families.
In the area of Daily living we practiced the skill of chopping and had a blast. The class chopped over a half a dozen onions to freeze in preparation for our Thanksgiving Feast to be held next week. In the area of Life Skills we worked on laundry, as well as sweeping. Sweeping proved to be a challenge for several of the class. We will continue to work with this skill. Remember it really helps when the skills taught here are also done at home.
Things to remember this week: We will be going on a class outing on Thursday to Kroger and then to CiCi Pizza for lunch. If you have not sent in the permission form and the $7 please do so now. The other big event that we put on our calendars was the dance that will be held on December 4, 2009. Interact will be handing out invitations to this dance in the near future.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The week of November 2
Monday and Tuesday of this week I was in Memphis attending a conference on occupational writing techniques. I learned so many new and exciting things to do with my students. The thing that I love the most about teaching is that it is an ongoing learning experience for me as well as for my students. As you know there is never a dull moment in B8! While I was at the conference the class was in the capable hands of Mrs. Hill and my favorite substitute Mrs. Zink. Everyone was awesome while I was away....I knew that they would be just fine. The highlight of this week of course was being able to attend the Special Olympics Bowling at Strike Zone on Thursday. Everyone had an awesome time and showed great sportsmanship. Our next out based learning activity will be November 19th when we go shopping at Kroger and then eat lunch at CiCi Pizza.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The week of October 26th
The week prior to Halloween is always exciting! This year at OB we had double the excitement because it was Homecoming Week as well as Halloween Week. We had a week of celebrations for sure! We finished the paper mache pumpkins and sent them on their way to become home center pieces. In science this week we talked about the seeds within the pumpkin and how they aid in the reproduction process. The class was very involved in the carving of our class pumpkin. Another science this week involved spiders. We talked about tarantulas and even had an animated one to pass around during the reading of the story about the Goliathian Spider. In Daily Living we discussed the importance of eye care again. This time our topic focused more on keeping ones eyes clean. We did review the importance of cleaning glasses (last week's lesson) but moved on to express the importance of checking the eyes for "eye buggers" every morning. Corena is modeling this for us on the slideshow! We made a great banner as an art activity this week to show our OB Pride for the Blue Gold Game tat we attended on Thursday. The parade was rained out but we attended the Pep Rally that was held Friday. Cooking was a real highlight of our Halloween Week as we cut rectangles from dough and made our own mummies to eat. They smelled and tasted great! We had a very special treat as we traveled the offices in costumes Trick or Treating.We also had a special treat as Mr. Nichols came and showed us how to make his famous cornbread. In math one of the groups began doing comparison shopping as they looked at two prices. The entire class has been diligently working on reading prices so that we can begin shopping in our class grocery. Thanks to everyone that has sent in empty food boxes to be used in our grocery. We hope to be using it next week. This will offer a pre shopping opportunity before we go to Kroger as a group on the 19th. We have been using nickels for the class wages but are now working with dimes so everyone got an increase in wages. Monday we will begin utilizing dimes to pay for completed homework. Mrs. Fields will be gone on Monday and Tuesday as she attends a workshop, but we will be in great hands with Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Zink. On Thursday we have another outing!! This time we will be going to Strike Zone to participate in bowling. We have practiced and we are ready to compete.
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