Fishy Friends

 

The new addition to the classroom! :)  Students were so excited to now have a larger fish tank in the classroom. We have five fish in our tank. Different students came up with the fishes names. There names are: JoJo, Nemo, Gunner, Spot, and Hiss.

A Visit from Chuck E.

 

 On Friday, our class received a surprised visit from Chuck E. Cheese. Chuck E. was visiting Watt Hardison to encourage everyone to support the PTO by coming to Chuck E. Cheese that night. Students were so excited that he came to visit!!!!

Gardening

We were so sad that our pumpkin seeds we planted did not produce any pumpkins this year. We hope that next year we will have better luck. Since it is getting cold outside, students helped to remove the flowers that had wilted and died from the garden. Once we removed the flower, we planted bulbs to grow tulips and daffodils for the spring.

 

October Health Theme

    In October, our monthly health theme was proteins. Each week we talked about how proteins help make our body strong, then we made a protein related snack. During this month we made: Chucky Monkey Protein Shakes, Deli roll-ups, cheese and bean quesadillas, and silver dollar protein pancakes. Students always love making snacks on Fridays, but this month their favorite thing to make was cheese and bean quesadillas and protein pancakes.
     It was simple to make cheese and bean quesadillas. All we needed was tortilla shells, refried beans, and cheese. Students helped to make all the quesadillas by scooping out the beans and placing them on the shell. Cheese was added, then an adult cooked the quesadilla on a grille.

 

     Silver Dollar Protein Pancakes were also a big success in our classroom.  To make these pancakes our recipe called for: 4 egg whites, ½ cup of rolled oats, ½ cup of low-fat cottage cheese, ⅛ teaspoon of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. Students helped read the instructions and measure out the ingredients needed for the pancakes. Each student in the class also assisted in mixing the ingredients together. Once our mixture was ready, an adult cooked our pancakes on the grille. Once finished, students added a little bit of sugar-free syrup to their pancakes. Since this was a different type of pancake that the students were not used to eating, I was surprised to see that so many of the kids enjoyed them! This was a great way to end our month of protein!

 

November health theme is Whole Grains. If you have any ideas for a healthy snack that we could make, please let us know! :)

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