October 27

 Hi parents,

Today was a great way to wrap up our week. In the morning,  we finished up our Art Cards by adding silhouettes, which also prompted a cool mini-lesson on light and shadow (one of our science units). Look at how well they turned out!

(sorry about the messy display. this is just temporary)

There will be an opportunity to order cards, ornaments, or other pieces in a few weeks, and a sample card will be sent home. I'm really looking forward to seeing them.

We met with our buddies and did a 'stem challenge' in which the students had to design structures that could launch a chocolate pumpkin across the room, using only elastics, a spoon, tape, and popsicle sticks. We used metre sticks to mark specific distances. The record was 12m! 

We read more of Wish Tree but still haven't finished it. The students added the final components to our classroom wishtree - the wishes themselves! They wrote kind messages / wishes to other students in the class, chosen at random, so everyone was able to receive and write a wish. Then, we used ribbon and thread to tie the notes, in classic Wish Tree fashion.

I realize that I forgot to remind the class about our spelling quiz today - I know it caught a few students off guard, so I have given the class another opportunity to rewrite the quiz on Monday if they want to (there will still be new spelling words for next week). I really appreciate that the students are taking so much pride in their quizzes and I think it's only fair that they know when quizzes will be.

Halloween is on Monday! I know the school has sent a more detailed email about the Halloween expectations at LBS, but to summarize:

-Costumes can be worn all day

-No weapons, blood, inappropriate content

-No treats or snacks :(

-The Halloween Parade begins at 1:00. Parents are welcome to view the parade in the gym!

Then, on Tuesday, November 1, we are having a school-wide Pajama day! 

If only everyone had the option to wear PJs to work after Halloween...

Have a nice weekend!

Zac