Monday, October 24

 Hi parents,

We had a good day today. In the morning, the students wrote in their journals. They had the option to write about their weekend, while using needlessly spooky adjectives, or, to write a scary story. The scary story option will likely take a few days, but many students were up for the challenge!

In math, we talked about the most dreaded topic for any grade 1, 2, 3, or 4 class - subtraction with borrowing / regrouping. We looked at the problem 1000 - 123 = ___, and used the golden beads to illustrate the complicated process of regrouping. We talked about how it might be helpful to think of it as "nine hundred ninety ten" rather than one thousand, as that makes it easier to subtract each column individually. Or, that might just make it 10x more confusing. 

We did Daily LA, Gym, and mindfulness in the afternoon. We read a few more chapters of Wish Tree too, and are now very close to the big finale!

We learned more about Diwali, as today is the first day, and listened to some pop music from India. 

Have a nice night!

Zac