Week 32

The week began with Spring temperatures in the 70's and ended with a wintery snow storm!  As we do with everything...we rolled with it.  

Last week students worked hard on writing our class book pages about The Elmore School.  We wrote second and the third drafts before writing a final draft.  Then we began drafting our illustrations.  Students are learning that authors do many drafts before their book is ready to be published.  It takes perseverance and a growth mindset.  If you have not returned an order form (even if you don't order), please do so Monday, April 26.  Our book gets mailed out to be published on April 30th!

In Math, third graders started the week with a mid-module assessment.  Second graders finished Module 3 and took an end of module assessment.  First graders continued working on making a ten to solve addition problems when one of the addends is 7, 8, or 9.  Using this strategy helps students become more flexible and fluid in their computation.  

Our new Theme is Communities, Maps, and Landforms.  This week we focused on map features, such a cardinal directions, compass rose, and Map Keys.  We listened to a read aloud of the book Me On The Map by Joan Sweeney.  In this book readers learn how to find where they live and how they fit into the larger world.  (our home is on a street, in a neighborhood, in a town, in a state, in the United States, on a continent, on Earth.)  On Friday students explored various maps with a partner to discover the various map feature on the map and then presented their findings to the rest of the class.

We ended our week before vacation with a surprise!  Students were treated to the animated movie "The Lion King" and popcorn.  

Last week brought new Covid-19 guidance. Please click here to read about the new guidance. If you need access to the Health Screening From click here.  If you are not able to do the screening at home, please let us know so we can fill out the form when your child arrives at school. We are delighted that new guild-lines allow students to share toys and materials now!  We are still being conservative with this, but students may now share an activity bin with one other child during choice time!  As warmer weather allows we will be eating and learning outdoors more.  Students may want a camp chair at school if they took theirs home last fall.

I also had some great news regarding Third Grade Graduation!  More information will be coming, but as it looks now, we will be able to have an outdoor ceremony, with all students/families attending which may include a BBQ /Pot Luck!  I have several ideas to make this a memorable event. If there are parents who would like to work with me to help plan such an event, I would welcome the help.

I hope you all have a great week!  See you on April 26!