Today we had a great start to our new week! We shared about our weekends during Morning Meeting and discovered that the Geocache treasure on this week's homework is no longer where it is supposed to be found. Benjamin and his family looked very hard for it this weekend, but it is just not there anymore. This was quite a disappointment, but we will try this activity again sometime soon and hopefully we can find another treasure in the future.
We learned about odds and evens in Math today. We learned that numbers need a "partner" to be even and we played a game of "guess my number". I continue to be amazed by the thoughtful questions and ideas everyone is sharing during math time.
We also started Guided Reading Groups today. Each group met with me today to choose names. We had some fantastic, creative ideas for names. The next time we meet we will get our first books for Guided Reading time.
We learned more about birds in science today. Jordan brought a great book in that talked about "what makes a bird a bird". We learned that feathers are what makes a bird a bird. There are other animals that fly, sing, and build nests, but having feathers is the important thing that makes a bird a bird. Thanks to Jordan and her family for sending in this book along with some others about Native Americans.
We have been enjoying learning about our friends and families during share time at Morning Meeting. Each family has their own fun and interesting fall activities they love to do together. The photographs, pictures and other objects that have been brought in have been very helpful. We've heard about pumpkin painting, apple picking, playing in leaves, hiking and many other great activities. Thank you for helping your child come to school prepared to share these wonderful activities with our class.
Finally, thank you to all those families who attended our potluck/parent group meeting on Thursday night. We came up with some terrific ideas for the craft fair and formed a committee to work on this. We also scheduled two math nights for the school year. One will be in November and one will take place in May. We have formed a committee to organize these nights too. If you are interested in being a part of either of these committees, please contact me and I will give you contact information for these committees.
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