SMART goals

Today, we set our first goals of the year! We read the book, There, and then discussed what There could be. Then, we talked about SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time bound) goals and what each letter stands for and wrote our first daily/weekly goal. We will continue to work on goal-setting and keeping our goals SMART.

We also had our first safety drill today. They did awesome and we earned a potato head piece for our excellent and safe procedure! (We also earned a potato head piece for our transition from i-time to special!)

In Wonder, Auggie found out about Via's play and there was a huge fight between mom, Via and Auggie, however, it was all overshadowed by the fact that Daisy (their dog) was very sick and didn't make it. It was a tough few chapters to read and listen to. After reading, we watched videos by the author, director of the upcoming movie and one of the actors, describing their personal precepts and what they mean to them. We read independently and/or visited the library and then in Writer's Workshop, we got into small groups and read small moment stories with the eyes of writers/authors to find what we need to make sure we do when we write our own narratives. After quiet time, we went over our M4T and then Aubrey shared her Roman Numerals project. In Math Workshop, we: finished our Unit 1 post-test, finished our Unit 2 pre-test, completed multiplication fact practice activities and/or worked on using the Sieve of Eratosthenes to find all the prime numbers to 100. We completed our day by working on our maps and globes booklet. They had a better understanding this time around!