Thursday, November 23

 Hi parents,

We had a great day today. The class had one of the highest-scoring spelling quizzes of the year, in spite of it being just a four day week. We had an excellent discussion about empathy, and homelessness. The students made thoughtful, compassionate, anonymous cards to be given to people who are going through tough times during the holidays. They put so much thought into the messages they included. I wish I could put pictures of every single one on here. 

In math, we went over the word problems from yesterday. The students had one of their first experiences with 'marking', which I think will help them prepare for our math quiz next week by giving them a better idea of what teachers look for.

In the afternoon, we organized the classroom, did Daily LA, and read A Rover's Tale. We had an interesting discussion about whether or not human emotions would be a positive or negative thing on a mission to Mars.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all at conferences! Stay tuned for next week's spelling words, and have a nice weekend.

Zac