We had a very exciting day from start to finish. First thing this morning we had a dumpster dive in Ms. Layton's room with some folks from Bluegrass Pride. They went through our trash and recycling and made sure that we understood what could go in each container. During their presentation the lights went out! Thankfully, we had emergency lights that came on so they were able to finish their time with us. Our students did an excellent job of going with the flow and we were all very proud of them!
We continued learning and although the lights were out, we were still able to play and math multiplication game called Sink or Swim. I love playing this game with students because it allows them to practice their multiplication but also gets them moving! I also read to the kiddos today from our new class read aloud. We are reading Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine.
In math we played multiplication bingo. I am seeing that a lot of our students really need to practice their multiplication facts. This is a skill they really need to master and flashcards work really well for this. If you need help locating some please just let me know. I will be happy to send some home.
This afternoon we watched a video and read a scholastic book online about the events of September 11th. The 10th anniversary is on Sunday and I bet your child can tell you something they learned today about it. There were lots of questions and more than I could possibly answer at the end of the day. So you may be getting lots of questions about it this weekend! :)
**No homework today! Have a relaxing weekend!
Next week:
*Book Fair
*Grandparents' Week (grandparents are invited to each lunch with their grandchildren)
*We have Library on Monday
*Please be sure to sign your child's planner each night!
**Pictures to come next week of our Life Cycle of a Beetle (The students worked in pairs and named their beetle while also showing it's life cycle. They were pretty creative!)
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