Daily Update: Everyone came in rested and ready after a beautiful weekend! Our spelling word today was “STRAWBERRY,” and we worked on three "Show, Not Tell" sentences describing “It was windy.” We learned about bus safety, practiced what to do in an emergency, and even got to evacuate out the back door of the bus! After that, we completed our phonemic awareness exercises and doodled a shark. A surprise fire drill followed, and we all got out safely in record time. We then reviewed what good behavior on the mat looks like, shared stories about our weekend, and wrote quick stories about it before recess.

Math: Grade 3 students worked on skip counting by 5’s, 10’s, 4’s, and 3’s. Grade 1 and 2 continued rotating through their centers, focusing on making numbers, matching numbers with words and diagrams, and skip counting backward from 20. The centers are flowing much more smoothly than last week!

After Lunch: We continued reading The One and Only Ivan, where we learned that Bob the dog was a stray who was much luckier than his siblings as a puppy. Since we doodled a shark today, we went online to see if any sharks were tagged near Miramichi on Ocearch. We saw that some big Great White Sharks and leatherback turtles are not far from us! We also looked at our Terry Fox Pledge Sheet and the book order—The One and Only Ivan is in the book order!

In PE: We played quick games using light equipment, like tag, races, and some skills/tricks with different equipment. A new game called “Tail Snatch” had everyone coming back with red faces from all the running and excitement!

Day End: We ended the day by filling out our Book of Gratitude, reflecting on “Someone who filled my bucket today was…,” and signed our Home to School books. They should have reminders for: reading 10 minutes, the Pledge Sheet, and the book order. Even if it’s just part of a bedtime routine, reading for 10 minutes every night is a great habit to build!  We worked on our Responsible Choices.  Whats the difference between "Responsible Choice" and "Free Choice"?

Picture of the Day: While I was working in the classroom during PE, I heard lots of laughter outside my window. Here’s a picture I snapped of some classic hula-hooping attempts!