Daily Update:
We started the day by reviewing and grading Friday’s work. As the year progresses, the expectations are going up—what was a 3+ or a 4 last month might now only be a 3. Time to keep challenging ourselves! Our spelling word for today was "accurate," and our "Show, Not Tell" sentence was: "He was hurt." We also got into our Heggerty listening games—if you’ve ever been curious about what those look like, check them out here. We doodled a spooky scarecrow silhouette and did some standing cross-body reach exercises. During our literacy rotations, we talked about our weekends for our Work on Writing session, worked on word recognition, and practiced printing and spelling with the teacher. We even brainstormed names for the school's new bookworm!

Math:
The Grade 3s worked on reading three-digit numbers without saying the word "and," along with a bit of money-counting practice. Meanwhile, the Grade 1 and 2 students were focused on place value, using base ten blocks to represent numbers symbolically.

After Lunch:
We dove back into "The One and Only Ivan." Do you remember what happened to Stella in today’s chapter? After that, we had a fascinating science lesson about the history of scarecrows. I always thought they were just for decoration, but they’ve been used as far back as ancient Egypt! What do you think they’re really for?

In PE:
Since it was raining, we had our PE class indoors. We played a new game called "Defend the Castle." Let’s just say there were some very sweaty defenders by the end!

Day End:
To finish the day, we reflected in our Book of Gratitude with today’s prompt: "I felt brave today when I…" After that, we signed our Home to School Books and had a few minutes of free choice time before heading to the buses. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Picture of the Day:
These are the paintings the students created with Mr. Simmons on Friday! I was so impressed when I saw them this morning—I nearly dropped my coffee! They are INCREDIBLE!