Thursday, February 10

 Hi parents,

We had a great day today! 90's Thursday and Funky Feet Day were both a big hit. Thank you to everyone who helped their kids get dressed today - it was like going back in time. We also took an amazing class picture in front of a Fresh Prince backdrop, and I think there's a good chance it will be in the yearbook, so it might be worth buying a yearbook just for that.

In the morning, we talked about the flag of Nunavut, and discussed the significance of the colours and symbols. The students did a quick writing activity to review what they knew about the Inuit and Inukshuks.

We got to preview the second Secrets of Droon Book, which is called "The Journey to the Volcano Palace". The students will be doing another novel study in the coming days, and this time will be even better than the first one because we will always write in complete sentences and always use finger spaces. The class decorated the covers of their new novel study booklets.

We played a game called "90's or Not", in which the students worked in teams to examine a series of images and identify whether they were from the 90's, or not from the 90's. Topics included Pokemon, Backstreet Boys, Poo-Chi, Furbies, and a bunch of non-90s ones like Star Wars Episode 4, Taylor Swift, Jimi Hendrix, and LOL Dolls. It was a lot of fun. :)

In the afternoon, we got ready for our "Secret Valentine" activity, which we will be doing instead of handing out Valentines from home (because we are unfortunately not allowed to).  "Secret Valentine" is kind of like Secret Santa, in that each student will be assigned a classmate at random to create a Valentine for. Each student also filled out a questionnaire to indicate their favourite colour, animal, food, and activity, so that the person making their Valentine will be able to make it extra special for them. Students do not know who their Secret Valentine is yet - we'll be doing that part tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our spelling quiz - good luck!

Zac