Daily Update:
Happy Earth Day! We also hope everyone had a fun and restful Easter Break. We jumped right into our routine this morning and got to work. Our spelling focus stayed on silent consonants, with the words: knife, wrote, climb, and jamb. Our "Show, Not Tell" sentence was: “She was good at finding eggs,” and the class had fun showing this idea with creative language.  We reviewed suffixes today, focusing on adding -s and -es to words. Our reading maze included references to today’s special guests and the windy weekend weather. In writing, we used a narrative planning sheet to break down the key parts of a personal story. After editing our drafts and reading quietly, we washed up for snack.

Math:
Grade 1 and 2 students tackled word problems, learning how to pull numbers from the story and choose the correct operation to write a number sentence. They also practiced their addition and subtraction facts. Grade 3 students modeled the addition of more than two numbers using visual representations and recorded the process symbolically. We wrapped up early and headed to guidance with Mrs. Robichaud.

Guidance:
Today’s guidance lesson focused on friendship skills. We discussed two big questions: “What do you do when you feel left out?” and “Why won’t you play with me?” Students shared thoughtful responses and solutions.

PE:
In gym, we started with a basketball warm-up and then transitioned into a game of baseball—great energy and teamwork all around!

Roots of Empathy:
Allison visited with Baby Kade, who turns 11 months old tomorrow! He showed off how much he loves to bounce and made lots of happy sounds, though still no words. We also noticed how he mimicked student actions—when we tapped on a book, so did he. Why do babies do that?

End of Day Routine:
To mark Earth Day, we watched a short video about taking care of the planet, then began germinating bean plants and sunflowers in the classroom. We also spent some time cleaning out our desks, though it took a bit longer than planned and we didn’t quite get to signing our Home to School books before the bell rang. We packed up and got ready for the bus just in time.

Picture of the Day:
Baby Kade loved mimicking students—when we tapped the book, he tapped too.