Community

We learned that a community is where people or animals live, work, and/or play.  We started by creating a map of Room 18!  It was a fun project that challenged us to view things from different perspectives.  We then extended out to MATES as a school.  The students were given a map of MATES and asked to locate different places on the map.

We watched a video of a few important community helpers at MATES.  Mrs. Priske, Ms. Gigi, Ms. Renee, and Mr. Fiss told the class a few of their duties at school. The students then wrote about them using our new sight words "he" and "she".

Outside of MATES, we learned more about the community around us.  Each student chose a building in our community to put on our map.

Starbucks and Target!

The highlight of the week was learning about community helpers.  The students chose what they wanted to be when they grew up and made themselves into paper dolls.

Vancennzo is a policeman!

Josephine is a pastor!

Jack is a f irefighter!

Mr. Smith, a Kindergarten parent, came to visit and explain his job as a sheriff in Ventura County.  He brought along some exciting tools to show the kiddos!

Our newest hero, Mr. Smith!

Protective gear

We were able to see the robot in action!