First, I would like to thank the parents for attending Back to School night. It is always nice to see so many faces. We have such a great community that cares about our students and our school. Please remember that if there is any question you have or concern, you can contact me at time.
So this week has been a whirlwind. The students completed MAP testing in reading and math. You will see these results during the fall conference in November.
We started our first week of wonders with the essential question "How do friends depend on each other" We read a bird named Little Flap who was afraid to leave the nest. His friends encouraged him to try and said they would help him.
In math, we started our focus on addition strategies. We learned how knowing double facts can help find the facts that are near those facts. We also practiced using a ten frame to show that adding numbers from 10 is easier as well.
To start off in writing, we talked about how our writing time will look and what the expectations will be. We also brainstormed ways that writers get ideas.
Today we had our Team Building day. We had several stations with fun team games. There was a bean bag toss, hula hoop race, tug of war, relay races and our favorite, a parachute. We had a fun afternoon and worked so well together!
