Wow, the return from Spring Break certainly felt a little bit tough this morning. The 5 am alarm wasn't too welcomed....
We started back with gusto! Today the students chose the first book they want to read in their student-led literature circles, which we're doing as part of our biography study. We'll do 5 different groups: Thomas Edison, Sacagawea, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller and Amelia Earhart.
Students wrote "Newsflashes" of their spring breaks this morning. It was fun to read an invigorated account of your family activities.
We started a new math unit today on Measurement. For the next few days, we'll be working on non-standard units of measure. It's fun to watch children discover different ways of comparing measurement. Ask your child what they measured today and how they figured out if it was the same length as the paper strip.
We're finishing up our communities unit by making travel brochures for an urban, rural or suburban place of our choosing. Other big news is that we are getting closer to the second grade music program!
Just to let you know, I've had a family emergency and will have a sub on Tuesday, Wednesday and possibly Thursday. I will be checking email, however.
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