Daily Update: We spent a bit more time today self-assessing our work at the start of the day, and it’s paying off! Our spelling word was “LEADERSHIP,” and we worked on three "Show, Not Tell" sentences describing “he was sad.” We completed our phonemic awareness exercises and doodled our puppy—this time at 1.75 speed! We also had a quick lockdown drill, and everyone took it seriously, staying quiet and focused. After that, we had an 11-minute Read-to-Self session and did some guided reading. In our writer’s workshop, we practiced using the formula Character-Problem-Try-Fail-Try-Fail-Solve. What was your child’s story about?

Math: The Grade 3s worked on skip counting and representing numbers up to 1,000! The Grade 1s and 2s rotated through centers with new partners. The Grade 2s focused on skip counting forward and backward by 2s and representing numbers with hundreds blocks. The Grade 1s worked on representing and finding numbers from 1 to 10.

After Lunch: We continued reading The One and Only Ivan. Can your child remember what the pink clouds are that humans like to eat? We also discussed upcoming classroom jobs, like charging iPads and handling milk orders, and talked about the difference between “being friends” and “being friendly.”

In PE: We practiced soccer drills today—kicking, dribbling, throw-ins—and even played a scrimmage. After PE, we stayed outside with the whole school to practice making a NAPAN DOT for tomorrow’s DOT Day! A drone will be coming to take our picture! We ended the day by heading back inside to finish our Book of Gratitude, writing “One cool part of my day was…” and signed our Home to School books.

Picture of the Day: During writer’s workshop, the students all found their own space and worked hard on their first drafts of stories. Here’s the proof!