Thursday, February 6, 2014
Marshall the Miracle Dog
Today we had a visit from a very special dog and his owner. Marshall the Miracle Dog came to Sperreng to spread his message of empathy and to encourage students to keep holding on. Cindi Willenbrock, a former Lindbergh student, adopted Marshall after a raid on an animal horder's property. He was saved along with more than 60 dogs, but Marshall had some severe injuries. He had been attacked by some of the other dogs, and as a result, he lost his front leg and has a deep scar on his face. Marshall was not expected to survive, but he made it through surgery and was adopted by Cindi. Now Marshall is a certified therapy dog, and he travels around the country inspiring students to never give up. Marshall's story has been made into a book and will be made into a movie soon. You can find out more about Marshall and Cindi on their website: http://marshallthemiracledog.com
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
Today in Flyer Time, Mrs. Sears's class focused on teamwork and strategy. The object was to work together to get a ball to roll down a human-held ramp system 15 feet and fall into a cup. If the ball touched you or fell, the group had to start over. As the groups went through the process, they learned that if you overlapped the ramp there was less of a chance of the ball falling. This week's ball was foil, lightweight and about an inch in diameter. Next week the task gets harder with a marble; smaller and heavier, students will have a harder time controlling its roll, so some more strategy will be necessary! Good job today and good luck next week.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Show Your Sperreng Spirit
Flyer time families will work in teams this month to create a door design that is unique and represents who they are. The theme for this activity is "there's snow place like Sperreng." What a fitting theme for a month that has seen more than its fair share of snow! Students are encouraged to work with their families to get creative and design a cover for their flyer time teacher's door. Doors are currently a work in progress. Check back in a few weeks for pictures of final designs!
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| Mr. Ratliff's flyer time has the beginnings of a snowman - We think:) |
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| Ms. McCarthy's flyer time looks to be creating snowflakes as unique as each student. |
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| Mr. Lewis's flyer time class is dreaming of Sochi, or they are under a lot of stress. |
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| Ms. Rathjen's flyer time is creating blizzard conditions for their snowman. |
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| Mr. Scheidenhelm's room is playing reindeer games. |
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| Mrs. Fuch's flyer time has the "Stay-puff" marshmallow snowman. Who you gonna call? (this is from the movie Ghost-busters if you are not a child of the 80s) |
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| Mr. Finch's flyer time looks like they are going for an Olympic theme...or making a necklace. |
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
December is the Month of Caring
Flyer Time families talked about what it means to be caring - one of our four chosen core character words. Students realized that being caring is sometimes not as easy as it sounds. Sometimes you have to give up something, or sometimes it is hard to do the right thing. It takes strength, courage, and commitment to help others who are in need. Students watched the following video clips of people showing a caring spirit:
Friday, November 15, 2013
Flyer Time classes realize that "no man is an island"
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| Mr. Finch's Flyer Time Family |
In an activity planned by our school pilots, students had to work together as a team to figure out how to place all members of their Flyer Time family into a two foot square. Things got interesting. Students came up with several ideas: laying down with only feet in, and piggy-back to name a few. Kids had a good time and realized that TEAM means "together everyone achieves more."
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| Ms. Hof's Flyer Time Family figuring it out! |
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| Mrs. Sears and Mr Swatosh's Flyer Time Families joined forces to see if they could get everyone in! |
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