Hello,
Picture book day two: Many students have caught the fever. They are sharing their favorites and stacking up the on deck books. It is great to see. I am hoping that our discussions will give us a good launching point for our reading for the rest of the year. It is fun to talk about and discuss books with people with differing or shared opinions. We all have our own unique perspective and it is great to hear students say, "Oh, I didn't notice that." or "I thought the same thing!" etc.
We did some map work today. Students paired up with large laminated maps of Maine that we got from AAA. I called out some coordinates like H-16 and students would try to find the town or city in Maine that was located in that section. We looked at the scale, legend and symbols as well. Students then went to their desk and drew an island. Tonight's homework is to think about their play dough island and sketch that out. What kind of symbols or shapes will they plan to use? Working with playdough is a lot different than drawing. They don't have to use tonight's plan as a blueprint, but some may want to go in that direction.
A couple more days before special services kick back in. I know that things should run more smoothly after that. I'll be contacting some of you about volunteer opportunities shortly. Thanks for your patience.
I went to the Parent Group meeting last night where parents were able to voice their concerns to the superintendent. There was a lot of talk about too many rules in the new school, too little communication between teachers and parents, and too strict security at the front. I appreciate that the superintendent faced the fire in an open forum. If you have any concerns about anything at all related to the school, please feel free to email or call me.
Have a great night,
Mr. Shea
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