Thursday

Hi parents,

We had a pretty good day today!

In the morning, we had an excellent discussion about the 'helpers' in our communities. Basically, this refers to the doctors, firefighters, police officers, teachers, builders, etc. that help their community in a variety of ways. However, the students quickly realized that every job helps a community to thrive, and soon enough, we had brainstormed a giant list and had some good conversations about why each job is important. The students created their own lists of community helpers too, and drew pictures to accompany each idea.

In the afternoon, we had some quiet reading time, and watched a Bill Nye episode about the Sun. I recently bought the first season of Bill Nye on youtube so I'm pretty excited about it right now... I also feel like it's a great way to expand the students' horizons in terms of science. The curriculum for Grade 1/2 has specific things that we have to learn about, but I don't feel like the kids should have to wait until they're in Grade 5 to learn about something as important as the Sun! 

We spent the rest of our afternoon doing Work Period.

Remember that tomorrow is our Spelling Quiz, and it is also the Class Dojo Store. 

Have a nice evening,

Zac