Wednesday

Hi everyone!

Today in music, our class sang a Beatles song for Mrs. Parkinson since she is retiring in a few weeks! They did such a great job and made all of the adults in the room cry! Today we also worked on a little book for her to give her suggestions of what she could do after retiring.

In the afternoon we had Daily 5 and we started playing our community trading game, now known as "Settlers of Kanata." The kids had a lot of fun!



Today, students brought up the topic of hand-washing, germs, and the Coronavirus. I let students know that they did not need to be afraid of it and the best thing for them to do is to take care of themselves by washing their hands, staying out of others' personal space, and covering their mouths when coughing or sneezing. We talked about how to properly wash our hands and when we should be washing our hands. As always, if you have concerns, please call Health Link at 8-1-1.

Emotions are high this week! We have had quite a few problems with peer conflict in the classroom and being hands-on. We had to have multiple conversations today about this, with little success. Students may need a little reinforcement at home. Can we blame the full moon? I reiterated to students at the end of the day that having hands-on and being unkind is not an option in our classroom. I reminded them that they do not need to be friends with everyone, but they do need to treat everyone with kindness, and in our classroom, there are no exceptions! We all want to be treated with kindness. I let students know that if I do not see improvement in these areas tomorrow, we will be at risk of losing our Stuffed Animal Day on Friday. I think everyone is ready for March Break! Thank you in advance for supporting your children at home with this!

Today, I sent home a form about Wet Art Felting next week. Thanks to School Council, there will be no cost for families. No forms need to be returned.

Tomorrow is Card Club for grade 1 & 2 students.

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