Monday, May 1

 Hi parents,

We had a good day back at school. In the morning, the students worked on math problems and rhymes, and then we did some writing. Students had the choice between writing about their weekend or writing about where our class should go for our next field trip, which included considering price, location, transportation, and what we would learn. It was a pretty even split between the two prompts! They did a good job with it.

In math, we did a "Mad Minute". We talked about how mad minutes are a fun way to compete with yourself, and try to improve your personal score over the course of a few weeks. Mad Minutes are kind of like spelling quizzes in my opinion as they give students a good opportunity to experience what a timed test feels like, and build test-taking skills in a setting where there are no consequences. Students also get pretty excited as they inevitably see their scores improve over time.

In the afternoon, we did Daily LA, read Ticket To Curlew, and played Battle of the Ten Towers in Gym. It was a good day!

Have a nice night,

Zac