August 26, 2011

The first week is here and gone, we are off to a rolling great start.  This week was filled with getting to know you games.  We have been discussing what makes a powerful citizen in our class and community.  Please ask your child to share, "Who did you interview as a citizen today?"  She filled their minds with some excellent knowledge of the qualities of a well rounded citizen.  Her name was Mrs. Doyle, a delightful teacher who works in our library.  We continued our time lesson in Math with a review of our song about the clock.  We need to continue to review time to the half hour. This might be something you may want to practice with your child at home?  The students wrote on their own about a topic they loved. Please ask them, "What they are writing about?"  You could ask them to share with you My Duck, the book I read to them.  We even had a visitor drop in during our writing time, Mrs. Schultze.   My students reported they enjoed her time with us.  During reading, we discussed reading to self and the strategies for reading.  We have a chant to help them with their success in reading too.  I hope I am continuing to give your child the love of learning in their education, and them wanting to come to school everyday.  Have a restful weekend, see you bright and early on Monday!