Daily Update:
Our spelling word for the day was “orientation.” For our "Show, Not Tell" exercise, we worked on describing "he was a bad listener." We had a lot of fun with our Heggarty Listening games and wrapped up with a reading maze about the kindergarten students coming for their first day, "on our way to K." In our UFLI lesson, we focused on vowel teams for the long "e" sound. Vowel teams are pairs or groups of letters that combine to make one vowel sound. For Work on Writing, our prompt was “How to spot a bad listener.” We shared our stories with the class and then enjoyed a quiet read-to-self time before washing up, grabbing a snack, and heading outside for recess.

After Recess:
The Grade 1s and 2s worked on measuring using non-standard units today. We reviewed the rules for measuring and practiced using base ten units to measure height. We also did a quick review of subtraction facts—subtraction can be tricky at times! The Grade 3s focused on identifying and describing increasing patterns, as well as spotting errors in both increasing and decreasing patterns. They also had a brief session on counting money.

PE After Lunch:
We had the “On Your Way to K” program today, welcoming next year’s kindergarten students and their parents to the gym. To make room for this event, we took our PE games outdoors, using hula-hoops in fun activities. I hope everyone managed to avoid the puddles!

JMH Students:
We were lucky to have our friends from JMH come in to help with our literacy activities. They worked hard to choose books and create engaging activities for our K-3 students. They’re learning right alongside us, so let’s continue to be gracious hosts and give our best effort in completing the activities they’ve prepared!

Music:
Mr. Whalen visited us today, and it had been a few weeks since we last picked up our instruments. We were a little slow on transitions and picking up our song, but that’s okay! It’s clear we need to practice a bit more before his return next week. Let’s show him how much effort we’ve been putting in—he’ll be proud of our progress!

Picture of the Day:
Here we are, working together as a group to switch chords on the ukulele—welcome to “Ukulele Hero!”