Tuesday

Hi everyone,

My wishful thinking for a warmer day was not successful! We spent the whole day inside again today. I can definitely tell the difference in behaviour when students don't get a chance to run around and get fresh air! Hopefully it'll warm up by the end of the week! We are trying to push through and work hard!

We are working towards filling our pom-pom jar in order to have a Valentine's Day celebration next Wednesday. Whether we fill the jar or not, students will have a chance to hand out Valentines on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 13th, and depending on if we fill the jar, we might ask for treats and enjoy more of a celebration! I'm hoping we can fill the jar in the next week! I will also send home a list of first names for Valentine's Cards.

Today we got back to our regular routine of Daily 5 in the morning. During work period, we practiced our Weekly Words, finished up our Acadian research from last week, and we made red envelopes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. It has been awesome having some expert students in our class to share what they know about the Chinese New Year as they are much more knowledgeable than I am!

In the afternoon we talked about the beginning, middle and end of a story but listening to the story "Spongebob's Secret Valentine." We drew pictures from events that happened in each part of the story and students had a good laugh at my terrible SmartBoard drawings. We also had music! At the end of the day, we had a student share some pictures from a recent vacation.

Students brought home a notice about the upcoming Family Dance!

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