Hello,
Tomorrow we will be saying goodbye to our student teacher, Ms. Hill. As strange as it was to start the year with another adult in the room, now it will be strange to not have her here. We wish her the best in her next placement at the sixth grade in Yarmouth. Students gave her cards this morning and we'll have some kind of farewell tomorrow to give the kids some closure. She mentioned tonight how great they are and how much she will miss them. They are definitely the reason that we all do this job.
The rain kept on coming today, so I adjusted our plans a bit to fend off the four walls closing in. Kids read little mini-skits in front of the class. They were all quite humorous with jokes like, "Waiter, there is a fly in my soup."
"Would you prefer a spider?"
Good stuff. Ask your child about their skit.
We also did some rock classifying. Each group of two or three students was given twelve rocks to classify as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. This is a very difficult task and I was pleased with their efforts. Tomorrow they will get those same twelve rocks along with twelve rock identification cards. They need to match up the rocks and cards. Remembering today's information will be a big help with tomorrow's task.
In math, we will be making multiplication flash cards tomorrow. Progress in Rocket Math has slowed. Extra time now needs to be spent at home before we will see the major progress.
I'm hearing that some parents are enjoying the weekly challenges. Remember to let your kids struggle with them. I can send an extra copy or two every week if you would like. I have some good ones up my sleeve coming up.
Have a good night.
Mr. Shea
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