The days in the classroom continue to be so enjoyable! It is fun to get back to center-based, hands-on learning. We launched all our centers last week, and your children adapted wonderfully! They transitioned from center to center and tried many new games and activities.
I'm going to continue sending work home daily with your children-- anything they complete at centers will come home with them. Because of this, I do think a backpack will be really helpful. Additionally, I would like children to have an extra set of clothes in their backpack in case of a potty accident or clothes getting wet. Our playground slide doesn't drain properly, and after a rain, there is a puddle at the end of the slide, and somebody often accidentally lands in that. Since the office isn't open to students (except for emergencies) a potty accident would result in your child having to be sent home for a change unless they have spare clothes, so I encourage you all to put a pair of underwear and pants/shorts in their bag. Thank you!
Report Cards
You should have all received your child's report card last Friday the 5th. If you did not, or if you have any questions about it, please contact me.
Raz-Kids Assignment
We still did not have 100% completion on the Raz-Kids assignment last Wednesday. There are three things students must do to complete the assignment: listen to the story, read the story themselves, then take the quiz. I really would like the students to be taking their Raz-Kids quizzes, because these are a great way to build reading comprehension. Please check your child's Raz-Kids account and see whether there is a "My Assignment" spaceship on the homescreen. If there is, that means their assignment hasn't been completed. For a full tutorial on how to get into Raz-Kids and find your child's assignment, please review this tutorial I sent back in September. If you need any further help, please contact me.
Rain Expected
After two beautiful weeks of weather for our return to campus, rain is expected this week. A reminder again to dress your child for going out in the rain-- if it is a light sprinkle, I still plan to go outside. The children love jumping in puddles (more reason for a change of clothes) and running around!
This Week in Class
Phonics Focus: "ch" digraph
Sight Words: she & be
Math: Measurement
Theme: Rainbows
Special Project
On Wednesday the 17th, St. Patrick's Day, the students' asynchronous work will be to design and make a leprechaun trap. There are many, many ideas for leprechaun traps on the internet if you need any inspiration. I just wanted to give you a heads-up about this assignment because you will need to start collecting small boxes, toilet paper rolls, green paper, etc. Children will take a photo of their traps or (even better) record a video of themselves explaining how the trap works on the 17th, and send photos/videos to me in SeeSaw so that I can see all their great engineering!
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 3/17: Special asynchronous work project: Leprechaun traps (start saving boxes and materials for these)
April 5-9: Spring Break
