What an exciting day we had today! We started with writing workshop, and read a very interesting book called 'Thank You, Mr. Falker' by Patricia Polacco. Be sure to ask your child about the lessons they learned from it. This will lead into a lesson about the importance of writing about something that matters to you, and communicating that to your audience.
I introduced our new literature study to the students today in Reading Workshop. We'll be reading 'Henry and the Clubhouse'. Some of the reading will be done in class, some independently, and then the activities will be done in groups, pairs, and independently. For now, the children are reading to the end of Ch. 1.
We started Math using a geoboard app on my iPad, creating a variety of shapes and patterns. Then we had fun with a Math drill activity focusing on addition. In the middle of Math we had a fire drill which went very well.
Mr. Banman had the students for P.E. today (I forgot to tell you that they need their P.E. strip here Wednesdays as well, so Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday), and then he did P.O.W. (Problem of the Week from Math) with them too.
After lunch we had S.S. where we continued on our mapping, this time mapping the world, and Canada's rivers. Then it was time for planners and early dismissal. The day flew by!
Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate this blog! By the time my kids get home from school it's hard to get anything out of them other than "School was great" :) But if I pick something out from the blog Tyson is more than happy to tell me all about it! Really appreciate you putting the extra time into this!
ReplyDeleteThat's so great to hear Stephanie! Thank you for coming in today - we love time with parents, and every minute of one-on-one reading is so important. :)
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