Daily Update: Our routines are getting a little better every day as we continue working on smooth "transitions" between tasks. We started the day by setting up our pages. Our spelling word was “captivate,” and we practiced "Show, Not Tell" by describing what it looks like to be cold instead of simply saying “She was cold.” How did your child show that someone was cold? We did our phonemic awareness exercises (https://shop.heggerty.org/qr/p1/ ) and chose a puppy to doodle for this week. After a brief Read-to-Self session, we had a small writer’s workshop where students wrote about their weekend. Math: The Grade 1s and 2s worked through our four math centers today. The 2s focused on skip counting and numbers up to 20, while the 1s worked on numbers up to 10. Our rotations still need a bit of practice, but for our first day, I thought it went really well! After Lunch: We did a read-aloud of The One and Only Ivan. Can your child remember what kind of animal Ivan is and where he lives? We also looked at The Dot by Peter Reynolds, as Friday is Dot Day at Napan Elementary. I think we’ll revisit this book before Friday to prepare for the celebration. In PE: We played soccer today, and there will be some soccer announcements coming soon—stay tuned! We wrapped up the day with our Book of Gratitude, reflecting on “The best part of my day was…”. I know one student was especially excited to find a card he needed! We filled out our agendas (new hot lunch forms are included) and finished the day with a few minutes of free time on the iPads.