We started the day continuing with our Bible lesson following the parable in Matthew 7:24-25 about the wise man who built his house on the rock, and discussing the importance of applying that to our lives.
Then we had our first handwriting class. This will give me a good idea of where everyone is at. The Grade 3's worked on printing and the 4's were working on cursive.
For Writing Workshop today we worked on our grammar books, with the focus being antonyms (does your child remember that an antonym is an opposite?).
The students then had a short library class which they'll have every Friday right before Recess.
I went off to teach French and our class had Music and DPA, and then we went into Math. I have noticed a significant improvement with most students on their Mad Minutes (one minute math drills) over the past week. They receive a sticker if they beat their best score, emphasizing the importance of them competing with themselves and no one else. Then we went on to continue our work in patterns with both grades.
After lunch on Thursdays is Art, and today we did portraits of a classmate. This proved to be quite challenging for many, but overall the children had an enjoyable time, especially looking at the finished products!
Then off to chapel, where Mrs. Bloch spoke about how unique each of us are (much like the zebras!), and read a book that is fresh in the mind's of our class, 'You Are Special' by Max Lucado (we read it on the first day).
Seth is loving school! No dragging him out of bed in the morning! He's eager to go! Thanks for the blog, very handy for, "what was your favorite part of the day" discussion we have each evening at the dinner table! Now we get more than "PE" :)
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