Daily Update: The quality of our work has taken a big leap as we’ve been brave and started grading each other’s work every day! Our spelling word was “MEMORIZED,” and we practiced three "Show, Not Tell" sentences describing “The cat was scared.” We completed our phonemic awareness exercises and doodled our puppy—this time at 2.0 speed! Afterward, we had a 12-minute Read-to-Self session and some guided reading. We finished up early to do some painting for DOT Day, trying out spray paints. Everyone did a great job—no polar bears in snowstorms painted in this class!

Math: We skipped math today because Mr. Coakley from the ice center brought his drone! We filmed our “Napan Elementary DOT” with the whole school. Stay tuned next week to see the footage and the final product—drones are so cool!  Almost as cool as a pizza lunch!

After Lunch: We continued reading The One and Only Ivan. Stella used to perform in the big circus, doing tricks with her trunk. She can pick up peanuts or tickle a mouse’s back with it, but what can’t she do that she really wants to? Afterward, we finished our DOT Day paintings. I’m excited to share pictures when they dry!

In PE: We practiced soccer drills again today—kicking, dribbling, and throw-ins—and even had a scrimmage. It was such a sunny and hot day! After-school soccer for the Grade 3s starts next week, so stay tuned for more details.

Day End: We wrapped up the day by filling out our Book of Gratitude, reflecting on “My favorite part of DOT Day was…” and signed our Home to School books. I also brought out my favorite board game, Operation. We might have some future surgeons in the class—none of the pieces came out when I tried! I think they’ve made the game much smaller now.

Picture of the Day: After we took our Napan DOT picture, we sat on the school steps for a quick photo. Unfortunately, we were all looking directly into the sun—can you tell?