Thursday, October 21

 Hi parents,

We had a pretty good pajama day today - things were a bit loud at times, understandably, but all around the day was a big success.

In the morning, we worked on more 2-digit subtraction problems and practiced spelling words for the quiz tomorrow.

We read the indigenous story "The Eagle and the Linnet", and the students drew pictures and discussed their thoughts on it. I've really been enjoying telling stories to the class - it's a nice break from Molly of Denali and it's cool to see that kids are just as engaged by storytelling as they are watching videos.

We are just about finished with our bat projects - today, the students wrote their own definitions of various bat-related terminology, such as 'hibernate', 'wingspan', 'nocturnal', and 'echolocation'.

We had a practice Lockdown today, and spent a fair bit of time this morning just hiding quietly in Ms. Greenhall's room. The police officer said we did a great job.

Tomorrow is our Spelling Quiz, and since this has been yet another 4 day week, the students have not has as much time to practice as usual. Any extra practice at home is always appreciated!

Have a nice night,

Zac

PS: Thank you to everyone who placed scholastic orders and included our class code - you've helped our class raise money that we can put towards new literacy games, math resources, and story books!