Tuesday

Hi parents,

Today was a refreshingly peaceful and productive Tuesday! The students worked hard throughout the day and emotions were mostly in check, despite Christmas being only a week away. 

In the morning, the students responded to a writing prompt that I was a bit hesitant to give them, because I was worried it would be too difficult. They were asked to write about what would be the perfect gift for someone in their family, or for a close friend, if money / reality was no issue. We had a class discussion first, and I couldn't believe how thoughtful the students were! One student said, "I would buy my mom a teal baby goat, because her favourite colour is teal and she loves baby goats". Another shared that they would get their dog a special kind of dog bone that the pet store ran out of a long time ago, and they haven't been able to find since. Another students said, "I would give my mom a clean house, because I always make a mess and she always wants me to clean it up".

And those are just a few examples - I hope you have a chance to look at what your child wrote soon, because I'm pretty sure everyone in the class did an excellent job with it.

We went to the Library for the last time of 2019, and I am extremely happy to report that our class has NO LOST BOOKS! The students with overdue books really searched the classroom today and were all able to find the books they thought may have been lost.

In the afternoon, we did caroling, Daily 5, and a step-by-step drawing activity where the kids drew festive penguins.

Tomorrow is our Pajama / Stuffy day! And on Thursday, we will be having a small holiday party at the end of the day. It is also 'holiday sweater day'. :)

Have a nice night!

Zac