Thursday, September 14

 Hi parents,

We had a really awesome day today. 

In the morning, we read 'The Dot', and the students did some writing in response to it. They had the choice between writing about the lesson in the story, a time they felt like the main character, writing a sequel, or answering the ever-philosophical question, "what is art?"

We kept practicing rounding with a speen-run type of activity, where students rounded tons of numbers, up to 5-digits, to the nearest 10, until it was practically second nature. It seemed to do the trick. In the coming days we'll work on rounding to the nearest hundred, then thousand, then ten-thousand, then hundred thousand, and then we'll call it a day.

In the afternoon, we did our first full Daily LA session, where all the students were engaged in different literacy tasks within their groups. It was fantastic. Much better than I expected - it usually takes a few weeks to get to where we were at today.

We ended our day by playing and then working on a math game called "Dungeon Dice". Basically, students roll dice, and use multiplication and division to battle monsters. There are items and treasures to find, and plenty of other challenges too. And what's cool about it is the students fully design all the cards. :)

Have a nice day,

Zac

PS: Tomorrow is DOT DAY and Spelling Quiz Day!! Wear dots, and practice for the quiz!