Dear Families,
Happy Friday the 13th…! Although not generally
suspicious of things we, as a class, are on the look out for any unusual-out-of
–the-normal happenings for today. We shall keep you posted.
It was a real treat to have a mid-week Veteran’s
Day break. It has
certainly made for a fast week… but also a productive one! Especially during writer’s
workshop time.
I am so pleased to share that all of our writer’s have now begun typing
the final draft of their personal narrative. Everyone has gone through most of the stages of writing: drafting,
drafting and drafting… revising, editing, revising
some more, crafting a catchy lead and a clever ending…! Wow, it’s a lot of
work and time and effort. Watching each writer take pride in one
of the last stages of writing…. typing… is quite meaningful. Big
round of applause to our writers!
It has also been an interesting
week with our math work. As you have seen
from the home links, we are working on multi digit addition and subtraction.
EveryDay Math teaches a variety of methods. (Perhaps
your student had to teach you a method…) I encourage
our students to try all of the methods being introduced. However, in the end rest assure, that each
student will choose the methods that work best for him or her. We will continue this work into next
week.
And a shout out to Ginnifer and Evin, who were selected to be “Color
Guards” at the Veteran’s Day recognition on Monday morning. The morning was beautifully sunny and crisp, as we all
gathered in our front circle to pay tribute to Veterans. Looking ahead, we have
a full week together before the Thanksgiving holiday. And FYI: Book Orders are due next week…!