Daily Update:
We started our morning gathered on the mat, tuning in to the daily announcements. Afterward, we quickly reviewed our work from yesterday and practiced our Halloween song. Our spelling word today was "subtraction"—that tricky "shun" sound at the end continues to catch us! For "Show, Not Tell," we worked with the sentence “She was shy.” We completed our Heggerty listening games and doodled a ghost holding a hot chocolate for fun. During Work on Writing, we tackled the prompt “The thing that makes me happiest is…” In UFLI, we focused on spelling words with a “ck” ending.

Math:
In math, Grade 1 students practiced breaking apart numbers and using doubling strategies. Grade 2 worked on fact families and doubles as well, while Grade 3 represented 3-digit numbers in different forms—using materials, pictures, and digits.

After Lunch:
We headed to the library where Mr. Whalen helped us continue working on our Halloween song. We recorded a few more lines and rehearsed for our live performance. It’s hard to believe Halloween is just around the corner!

PE:
For PE, we took to the basketball court. We practiced dribbling around pylons, passing, and taking some shots, getting in some good skill-building drills.

Day End:
To wrap up, we added to our Book of Gratitude with the prompt, “I enjoyed playing with…” After that, we double-checked our morning work, signed our Home to School books (including the attached Halloween memo), and even got to record some of tomorrow’s announcements. The day finished with some free choice time on the iPads.

Picture of the Day:
Mr. Whalen was working hard to bring out the best in each of our singers!