Tuesday, November 9

 Hi parents,

Today was a great day for our class and it really made me appreciate how cool it is to work in a Montessori classroom. The students worked hard on their assigned work throughout the day, but what really impressed me was how they chose to spend their free time. Students have been writing amazing, detailed stories, challenging themselves to learn / practice advanced math, creating colourful Remembrance Day artwork, making thank you cards for staff at the school, and more! A small group of students even organized a video of each student in our classroom reading from In Flanders Fields. 

In the morning, students wrote rough copies of letters to veterans. They gave thanks, asked questions, and expressed wonderings about life during and after WWI and WWII. 

We continued to work on multiplication today, and I introduced the students to the Noodles and Bowls Strategy, as well as the Skip-Counting strategy. Both of these strategies are fantastic when working with small numbers, and it's awesome to see how fast the students are picking up this new concept. It's way easier than 2-digit subtraction.

We practiced Spelling, had Music class, worked in literacy groups, and cleaned up.

Our Cohort is super close to having the highest number of food donations in the whole school! If you have any non-perishable food items you would like to give to the Veterans Food Drive, please send them tomorrow! Monetary donations for poppies are also welcomed. :)

Have a nice night!

Zac