Friday, February 26

 Happy Friday!

We had a pretty good day today, although the students were a bit chatty and less attentive than usual. 

We started our day off with the spelling quiz and I was so thrilled by how many students tried all three lists!!! What's even better is that a lot of students ended up getting many of the List C words correct, even if they hadn't practiced them. Being able to sound out words is one of the most valuable skills a student can learn in the early grades.

Ms. Rehill read the class the story "Will You Fill My Bucket?". It is about being kind to others, and 'filling their buckets' through nice words and good deeds. The students brainstormed and sorted ideas of 'bucket fillers' and 'bucket dippers'. For example, playing with someone outside is a 'bucket filler' because it makes them happy. Budging in line is a 'bucket dipper' because you have to wait longer to order McDonalds.

We did a Music-Art-Writing crossover activity in which the students listened to 4 songs, and drew pictures and wrote words about what it made them think of. We listened to some surf rock, some soul, some pop, and even some heavy metal. 

We did a thorough classroom cleanup and read Junie B. Jones. The students have been quite 'complain-y' lately, about things like Music, Body Break, Quiet Reading, Spelling Practice... pretty much anything they don't feel like doing in the moment. So we had several discussions today about how complaining can hurt people's feelings. The students were quick to connect this to discussions they've had at home about how it's important to be thankful to their parents for making dinner, even if it's not their favourite.

I'm hoping that next week the students will approach activities with a more positive attitude. 

Have a nice weekend!

Zac