Oh my goodness we survived 'til Friday! It's been a l-o-ng week but we made it. Another Friday means another link up with Kasey over at Doodle Bugs for a Five for Friday.
I actually took enough photos this week to do a day-by-day recap! Yay. So, without further a-do here is a flashback of our week:
Monday
We made these adorable apple poems from Deanna Jump.
Tuesday
We had our final day of swimming.
Wednesday
I made this super cute My Little Monster Mini-Reader. Go to my 'Fans Only' tab on my Facebook page to download it.
Thursday
Some Lego building.
Friday
Today was a day and a half. We went on excursion to our local Chinese Museum. It was awesome, it was tiring, it was a little bit too long but we didn't break anything* so that is winning! Our town has a long, rich Chinese culture that began with the gold rush and has continued with the wonderful work of the Chinese association. It's a great place to visit.
*We had a close call with some vases... but all was good.
I'm almost falling asleep typing this so I'm ready for some much needed sleep. Hope your week was epic, amazing and hilarious.
Happy weekend,
Oh Friday how I love you!
1. Apple Measuring
I blogged about this earlier in the week but aren't they cute!
2. Poetry
I ended up sticking to the apple theme this week when I stumbled across this idea from the talented Mrs Jump.
3. Number Heads
My kiddos love playing Number Heads (number version of Celebrity Heads). We have been focusing on 2-digit numbers.
4. There was an Old Bloke Who Swallowed a Chook
We have been focusing on rhyming words this term and have so far read the books "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly/bat/pie". This week we read the Australian version "There was an Old Bloke Who Swallowed a Chook". They loved this! It's a very 'Aussie' version where the old bloke (man) ends up swallowing a ute (truck).
5. Op Shopping, Garage Sales & Awesome Vintage Finds
telephone table
Nally canisters
Pyrex dish- LOVE!
I spent a lovely Spring day last Saturday on a solo road trip to Ballarat to pick up a super cute apple stool that I purchased for my classroom next year (pics to come). I shopped along the way there and got the best finds. The telephone table was found in the Old Mill Markets in Daylesford in a stall hidden under a pile of stuff and it was CHEAP!
I found my Nally canisters at my first stop on the road trip at the local Vietnam Vet Garage Sale and bargained with the guy in charge (I got the pyrex dish & some others for free). They look so great in our kitchen! Plus I could sell them on ebay now for at least double- bonus.
To those peeps lucky enough to be celebrating Halloween this week (it's not really a 'done' thing in Australia) I wish you an awesomely spooky week,
This week we are learning all about measuring using uniform and informal units. There is only so much measuring of objects around our classroom & school that I can handle but luckily I found this cute idea from Apples, Crayons & Caffeine. So we have been making apples!
We measured each strip using unifix instead of rulers.
My kiddos were really into it! And they are completely cute and cheery in my room.
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