Friday

Hi parents,

We had a great day today! I was so impressed by the work the students did, and happy that everyone was able to get along.

Thank you to everyone who was able to coordinate Twin Day outfits - they looked awesome! I had planned this activity where the students got to sketch their twin day plans on a paper doll with a partner, but sadly the printer wasn't working that day, and then it slipped my mind, and I admit I did not prepare the class for twin day nearly as much as I had wanted to. :( We might have to have our own Twin Day soon to make sure everyone has a chance to participate.

In the morning, the students responded to the writing prompt: "If I had a twin, we would..." However, this time, I gave the students some follow up prompts too, like "We would also...." and "The best part about having a twin would be...". I'm trying to get the class to start writing using paragraphs, and I was hoping that these additional prompts would help students connect related ideas to create more cohesive responses.

The students had a great time in Gymnastics, and we also had our spelling quiz. This may have been our best quiz of the year! Morale was surprisingly good.

Next week, we are going to start building our magnet inventions. A lot of parents have asked whether it's alright to build them, or parts of them, at home, and the answer is yes. Please do not worry about completing the invention too quickly, I'll make sure students have other things to work on after their inventions are finished.

Please remember to send back your field trip forms if you haven't already done so!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Zac