We had a fun week of "firsts" starting with this being our first full five-day week of school. We enjoyed both our first class celebration AND our first whole-school celebration, and saw our first Monarch caterpillar hatch. Here are some more highlights:
We learned:
- all about our Chromebooks including the topics of digital citizenship, usernames & passwords, Google Classroom, bookmarking, changing settings, Bookflix and Dreambox.
- to be mindful with touch by feeling a mystery item in a bag (pinecone), handling an item behind our back (seashell), holding ice, and using thumb circles to pay attention to our wrist, hand and fingers.
- two structures we'll use during our math block this year--
- independent practice (regular maintenance of skills & concepts)
- choice (use of tools, fluency practice and technology)
We experienced:
- leading a whole-school assembly about Mindfulness.
- "All About Me" share from Siena, Harper, Dagny, Elliot and Sora.
- reading mini-lessons related to deciding HOW to read text, taking a Sneak Peek before reading text and using our "Repeated Reading" folders to reread familiar text to build fluency.
- our first Marky Mark celebration and 2 birthdays where we made slime, played wiffle ball and crafted rain sticks.
- the district-wide fall 2nd grade paragraph dictation and online aMath assessments.
Other things to ask your child about:
- The Golden Rule
- My Magic Breath, I am Peace
- Our morning meeting activities: Mystery Doug, Coseeki, Down by the Banks, Brave
Enjoy the weekend!
DOT DAY is September 15--may you make your mark on the world!
Who knows, I may wear DOTS on Monday, September 16.
Mrs. Hock
Collaborative Art with Mrs. Lewis
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