February 11, 2015

What a day we had today, as it was quite unlike most Wednesdays!

1. Seth's aunt stopped by with some chicks for the class to see, which was quite exciting. 
   
2. Math - we had the subtraction quiz, which came home with your child today to be signed, corrected and returned.  Most of the students did very well.  Thanks for your ongoing support at home with basic facts using programs like Xtra Math.
3. W.W. - the 3's wrote a story for me based on a picture prompt and the 4's did their long write for their FSA's.  Just the math components left and then we're done!
4. Field trip - today was our last day of swimming (certificates of which level they completed will be sent to the school later), and we walked to the pool this time.  The only problems happened on the return trip, when a sock was dropped on one side of the crosswalk, unbeknownst to me, and then a pair of goggles were also dropped and driven over repeatedly, much to the owner's chagrin.  Never a dull moment!

1. Library - the students missed library yesterday, so they had it today instead
2. Planners - a lot of students didn't have their Math homework from Friday done today.  This is partially my fault, as I've been letting students not write down work in their planners that is complete.  Unfortunately, when they don't write it down, I assume it's done, but that wasn't the case on Friday.  Ask your child if they finished their two math subtraction pages.  If not, check and see if it was in their planner Friday.  So today, we spent 25 minutes on planners, ensuring that absolutely everything that I had on the homework board was written in the planner, done or not.