Daily Update:
Following the morning announcements, our spelling word for today was “Habitat.” Our Show, Not Tell prompt was “She was not good at cooking.” We moved quickly through our Heggerty listening games and sped through our turtle doodles at double speed! We also tackled two sets of exercises. Can you remember any of the four we did? Afterward, we dove into our literacy rotations. In UFLI, we read a decodable book, and our writing prompt was “If I found a magic lamp, I would…” We did a short refresher on sitting properly on the mat to ensure a smooth transitions.

After Recess:
It was time for math! The Grade 1s and 2s reviewed representing numbers, recognizing pattern cores, sums, and sorting rules like identifying even and odd numbers. Then, we compared numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to signs. The Grade 3s focused on mental math strategies like “doubles plus one,” “double take away one,” “doubles plus two,” and “doubles take away two.” I hope everyone remembers their doubles! We wrapped up with addition and subtraction facts up to 18.

After Lunch:
We continued reading *The One and Only Ivan*. Ivan is getting anxious about Julia and her father possibly giving all his paintings to Mack to sell. Why can’t they see what his work really represents? In music, we practiced our strumming and finger placements on the ukulele frets. It’s a challenging start, but we’re already enjoying the learning journey!

PE:
We kicked off PE with some floor hockey, though one team’s scoring streak led us to switch gears to basketball for the rest of the class. We ended the session with a few gymnastics moves to keep things balanced.

End of Day:
In our Book of Gratitude, today’s prompt was “A fun moment I had today was...” We reviewed and checked our morning work, then filled out our Home to School books. Reminder there is no school tomorrow for students. I also added basketball permission slips for Grades 3 to 5, just in case anyone missed theirs yesterday.

Picture of the Day:
It’s tough to find a nap spot under the desk when it’s already occupied by someone else!