Friday, January 6th

We have had a busy first week back to school! Today we wrote to you in our Home Journals. Don't forget to read our letter and write back! We are working on writing at least 3 sentences and using lowercase letters and periods consistently now.

In Math, we talked about the "Friends of 10" strategy. What numbers can be paired together to make 10? We learned a couple of new math games using cards and dice and even sang a song to help us remember the numbers. Maybe we can work on this at home together!



We also continued our conversation about Fairy Tales from before Christmas and read the book "Red Riding Hood." Ask me how I retold the story (did I write it or did I use pictures? Can I retell it to you?). There are many different versions of this story and we will continue working on this next week.

We began talking about Animal Adaptations for our Inquiry. We made a funny portraits of ourselves with animal teeth. Ask me which animal teeth I chose to draw and why they are an important adaptation.

Important Dates to remember:
Jan. 9th - Parent Council Meeting 7pm
19th - Fun Lunch
20th - PD Day - No school for students
27th - Snack Day
Jan 30th - February 15th - Alien In-line Skating

Circle of Courage Spotlight for January 13th - Sophie & Valen

Circle of Courage Spotlight 

Congratulations, your child has been chosen to be our Circle of Courage student. Your child will have the opportunity to share more about themselves and how they show the four quadrants of the Circle of Courage to help build a caring classroom. Your child will present onFriday, January 13th  - Sophie & Valen

Once our Circle of Courage student is announced the student will have a week until their presentation date to collect the following items to share with the class. 

Independence  

·         An artifact your child is proud of and demonstrates independence. i.e. piece of art, writing, project, or video of dance  

Mastery 

·         An artifact that demonstrates a skill or activity your child has mastered. i.e. medals, awards, and certificates  

Belonging 

·         Photograph (no more than 3) that shows belonging, i.e.Family photo, playing with others, family vacation, sports team, class photo. 

Generosity 

·         Family Letter: Family members will be responsible for writing a letter to the class telling us how special your child is to you. Send the letter in a sealed envelope to the school with your child on the presentation date your child is sharing. I will read the letter to the class during our circle meetings. The content of the letter is up to you, but you may wish to choose from one of the following ideas: Describe special or funny stories about your child for the class to hear, tell us some interesting facts (no more then 3) we may not know about your child, send silly or special pictures with a letter describing the picture, or write a short story with your child as the main character. You may also send a video for the class to watch if you choose. 

After your child has had the opportunity to share, his or her classmates will recognize your child as our Circle of Courage student of the day by writing about how they see your child demonstrating one of the four quadrants on the Circle of Courage. We appreciate your participation in our Circle of Courage Spotlight and look forward to getting to know your child better and build a caring classroom community!