Tuesday, March 21

 Hi parents,

We had a pretty good day today! Unfortunately I was in meetings / working outside of the classroom for much of the day so I can't give as many details as usual, but I think it all went smoothly with Mr. Ripka and Ms. Moore in charge. :)

In the morning, we read a book called "Zest For Life". It was written by a boy with Down syndrome who wanted to help other students understand him better. We talked about all the ways we were very similar to the boy in the book (named Mike), but also about the things that come easily to us that he may experience difficulty with.

The students designed their own wacky sock patterns, and wrote about things they'd learned from the book, from the video, and from our class discussions.

We transformed our classroom into a miniature museum, showcasing Peruvian artifacts! The students made observations and predictions about what each artifact might be used for, and made from.

In the afternoon, we had another presentation from the student nurses about resilience and self regulation. 

We ended our day with some long division practice worksheets, and also another round of Daily LA.

Have a nice night!

Zac