Friday, September 4

 Hi parents,

Today was a great way to wrap up our first week of school. We had Music and Work period at the start of the day, and then did the spelling quiz. I was quite happy with how the quiz went. It showed me that our class is very capable of studying for and writing a test. They listened attentively while I called out words and knew not to copy each other or talk during the quiz.

We met our Buddy Class, Ms. Adamson's Grade 1/2 class, and the students had some time to read and play outside all together. This gave us a chance to decide on official buddy pairings for next time. 

In math, I gave the class their first lesson with the Golden Beads material. This Montessori material is excellent for illustrating place value, and the relative sizes of numbers from 1 - 1,000. The students were really quick to grasp the lesson and I think we'll be able to move through the place value unit fairly quickly!

Stay tuned for next week's spelling words, and have a great weekend!

Zac