Daily Update:
We began our day on the mat, reflecting on yesterday’s work and aiming for continuous improvement. Our spelling word for today was "Episode," and the "Show, Not Tell" phrase we worked on was: "The fish was dead." What 3 sentences did you write? We then played some Heggerty listening games before sketching another eerie scarecrow silhouette—this time picking up the pace! Our exercise for the day was side leg lifts while lying down, which was fun to try. During our literacy rotations, we worked on a creative writing prompt: "If I had a pet dragon, I would…" We also focused on blending and segmenting sounds, especially spelling endings like "ff," "ll," "ss," and "zz," which have double letters but only make one sound.

Math:
Math was a bit shorter today due to our Roots of Empathy session. Before Allison’s visit, the Grade 3s practiced representing numbers in different ways using manipulatives. The Grade 1s worked with ten frames, while the Grade 2s explored substituting groups of tens using base ten blocks to represent numbers.

After Lunch:
We had a special guest, Mr. Whalen, for music class. The highlight was that our class wrote an amazing Halloween song together! I can’t wait for him to come back so we can record it and share it with everyone!

In PE:
Mr. Ross took the students outside to the basketball court, where they practiced dribbling, passing, and shooting. It was great to see everyone working on their skills!

Day End:
To close out the day, we wrote in our Book of Gratitude with today’s prompt: "Something that made me smile today was…." Afterward, we signed our Home to School Books and had a bit of free choice time before the buses arrived. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Picture of the Day:
Allison from Roots of Empathy led a session on emotions with a book about feelings. What feelings do you think make babies cry?