Daily Update:
We missed an update yesterday because of an internet outage, but today we’re back online! After announcements over the intercom, our spelling word was “independent.” For Show, Not Tell, we worked on “He could not play the guitar.” We completed our Heggerty listening games and worked on a reading maze. After some exercises, we practiced our Christmas concert song, “Let’s Build a Gingerbread House.” If you’d like to practice at home, you can click here to hear it. We then moved into our literacy rotations. Our work on writing prompt was “The best thing to do on a rainy day is…” During teacher conferences, we continued mastering reading mazes. We’re getting quicker and more confident with them!

After Recess:
In math, the Grade 1s and 2s worked on using their hundreds chart to skip count and find missing numbers. The Grade 3s revisited earlier concepts and focused on creating subtraction word problems for given solutions while using personal strategies for addition and subtraction equations.

After Lunch:
We went to see Mr. Whalen and practiced our ukuleles. He introduced us to boomwhackers, which helped us keep rhythm while strumming. As a bonus, he even dropped off a guitar for the school! No wonder his visits are such a highlight.

PE:
We split our PE time between two activities: 10 minutes of basketball and 20 minutes of floor hockey. Whether you were shooting hoops or scoring goals, everyone came back to class sweaty and smiling!

End of Day:
We wrapped up the day with our Book of Gratitude. Today’s prompt was “I am thankful for the chance to try…” We reviewed our writing for any fixes, filled out our Home to School books, and added a reminder about skating at the LBA tomorrow at 9:00. With a few minutes of free choice time, we closed out a busy and fun day.

Picture of the Day:
Indoor recess means getting creative to stay entertained. Check out what we came up with!