First Fire Drill

As the days continue and we get more and more into our routine, things are so much less chaotic and so much smoother! We began our day with the morning choice activity of technology time, after completing our morning procedures and answering our morning question. Then, Mrs. Wyskiver, our new guidance counselor, came in to introduce herself and guidance to us. Next, we went to gym and after gym, Mr. Burkhart met me out at our safety for our first fire drill which we earned a potato head piece for! Once back inside, we had our meeting where we shared our favorite healthy snack-we are a fruit loving bunch!-and then met the "Fidget Family." Our mornings haven't been flowing as nicely as I'd like and we realized we haven't said the Pledge of Allegiance at all yet this year. So, we made sure to end our meeting with the Pledge. I noticed that some didn't seem to feel comfortable or know what to do, so we talked about what the words of the Pledge mean and why we say it each day. Next, we transitioned into read aloud. We have so much good discussion with this book! I have the most amazing class of human beings~thank you!! In Wonder, Auggie had to conquer lunch...but he made a new friend! Afterwards, we discussed what close reading looks like and why we should read closely. Then, we practiced close reading while reading independently which lead to an easier time writing about our reading after. We started Writer's Workshop with reading The Important Book. The way this book is written lends itself to paragraph writing so we made that connection and will be writing Important Paragraphs about us. Today, we began brainstorming all of the important things about us. We wrote in our planners and then got ready and went to lunch and recess. After recess and quiet time, we began Math Workshop. Today, we were split up into 3 groups based on our pre-tests. Your kiddo either worked on patterns, place and value or reading, writing and comparing numbers. We ended our day with working on our Rubik's Cube STEM project and focused on the math of the cube...why a cube?