Wednesday, October 7

 Hi parents,

As soon as we did Explore and Play this morning, I could tell today was going to be a great day for the class. I couldn't believe how peaceful and quiet it was. Everyone was busy with something, and there was a lot of talking, but somehow everyone was able to keep their voices low. We didn't get a single noise warning.

On our "nature walk", we talked about the importance of trees as building materials, and we also talked about things that are not made from trees. We had a good discussion about where metal comes from. I think Minecraft has greatly increased this generation's knowledge of mining and ore. Will that knowledge comes in handy? Only time will tell.

We spent most of the morning working on a Thanksgiving Turkey craft. The students wrote things that they were thankful for on the turkey's feathers. I was very impressed by the overall level of perseverance with this task - it involved a lot of colouring and a lot of cutting!

Here's the link if you're interested in trying it at home (I'm not sure if you'd need a TPT account. It's free so maybe not).

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Turkey-Writing-Activity-905187

In the afternoon, we studied the letter T. We brainstormed T words, the students heard the story of Timmy Tiger, and they also practiced writing T's in their printing practice books.

Featuring everyone's favourite Alphablock

Timmy Tiger is one of the creepier Animated Literacy characters.

There is no school on Friday, so that mean tomorrow is our Spelling Quiz! The students seem to be pretty well prepared for this one, but just in case, it wouldn't hurt to rewatch the Jack Hartmann video and write out some -ot words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ZghKzfJE0

Have a nice night!

Zac