Mr. Aguilar hosted 2 Lego Tournaments with a theme of "Reach for the Stars" in January. One was for TK-2nd grade and the other was for 3rd-5th grade. In the TK-2nd grade tournament Mrs. Orozco's class won second place & Sra. Zarate's class won first place. In the 3rd-5th grade tournament Mrs. Maniquez & Mr. Stokes class tied for second place and Sr. Serrato's class won first place. All of the classes did a great job working together to build their Lego Masterpieces.
We are currently working on installing phase 1 of our planter tiles. Check out the video in the link below to see it getting made.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TUO-mN9rNUU
Thomas and Bryan won the kids demonstration game. With 18 seconds left Sra. Cortez and Ms. Narayan won the Minute to Win It demonstration game. The kids can play the Minute to Win It Games by meeting their AR goal for the 2nd trimester.
This is Counselor Appreciation Week. The kids presented Mr. Aguilar with posters thanking him for all he does.
These Cougars earned a prize for following the school rules 1. Be respectful 2. Be responsible 3. Be safe. Way to go! Keep following the rules and earn those tickets. 🐾🥳🎉
Yesterday the kids created a kindness chain with Mr. Aguilar during their lunch recessed. It had so many links that it stretched the length of our stage.
Ms. Amaral’s Volkswagen drawing cowgirls and cowboys in art with Mrs. Ball.
Von Renner is participating in the Kindness Challenge this week. Mr. Aguilar is doing some fun activities with the kids during their lunch times all week. On Monday they decorated a feather, on Tuesday they created kindness posters to give to Bonita, Hunt, and Barrington, and today they made a kindness chain. Tomorrow they will do kindness rock painting and on Friday they will have a photo booth.
The following students earned a prize for following the school rules 1. Be Responsible 2. Be Respectful 3. Be Safe. Way to go Cougars!! 🐾🥳
Mrs. Sunde's Class had fun with the 100th Day Cup Stacking Challenge she gave them. One group was able to successfully complete it with the little cups.
Ms. Garcia’s 100 year old painters.
🐾💖 Our counselor, Mr. Daniel Aguilar, led an inspiring discussion on “Empathy” with our Cougars during lunch, incorporating little rubber duckies as engaging visual aids. This month, we’re focusing on Empathy as our monthly trait, and our Cougars have already shown incredible capacity for empathy. Here are some ways we can all cultivate empathy. 🌟 To be empathetic, actively listen to others, try to understand their perspective by "putting yourself in their shoes," avoid making assumptions, be curious about their experiences, and respond with supportive and validating language, showing that you care about their feelings and are trying to connect with them on a deeper level are all ways to display empathy. 💖🐾
The students can earn a Minute to Win It party for meeting their AR goal for the 2nd trimester. The game that was demonstrated today was Office Tennis. Keep reading and testing so you can earn the party. 📚🐾
These students were picked for following the school rules: 1. Be respectful 2. Be responsible 3. Be safe. They earned a prize for it. 🐾
Yesterday we had the Planetarium Assembly in our new cafeteria. Our students all were able to learn about the Greek Constellations, the Milky Way Galaxy, the Sun, our moon, and all of the planets. Everyone loved it! I am including a link that has some information about the planetarium, so you can learn a little bit about it too.
https://www.mobileedproductions.com/sky-dome-portable-planetarium-school-assemblies
Our next AR party will be a Minute to Win it party. The kids have been introduced to a game that will be at the party at each of our weekly assemblies. Today's game was to keep all 3 balloons in the air for 60 seconds. The kids were so excited to see them played. All students who are in AR can earn the party by meeting their AR points goal with 80% accuracy. Make sure to read those AR books every day. 🐾📚
We have the most amazing students at Von Renner. They are respectful, responsible, and they stay safe at school. These students were recognized and won a prize for it.
The elves have been very busy preparing our cafeteria for the Winter Performance. We look forward to seeing you here tomorrow. We begin at 8:15 with 5th, TK, and Kinder. Then at 9:30 with 4th and 1st grade. Last at 10:15 with 3rd and 2nd grade. There will be opportunities to take pictures with our backdrops in between performances.
The teachers demonstrated one of the Minute to Win It Games the students can play for our 2nd Trimester AR Party. Mr. Stokes completed the challenge in 30 seconds and won. Cougars make sure you read your AR books over the break. 📚🐾
Presenting our 3rd grade connection 4 Champions
