Greetings from Room 10,
It was great getting back to school on Monday, after having been out last
Friday. I attended a BOCES workshop on
the Common Core that I found to be quite helpful. I am beginning to implement a few of the strategies
I learned in reading. We had a terrific
Halloween party Wednesday afternoon. In
addition to a rousing game of charades and pumpkin decorating (compliments of
Colleen Carroll-Barbuto), the children enjoyed the wonderful treats provided by
some families of Room 10. Special thanks
to our room parents who kindly set up the delicious treats and tidied up the
mess. It was a treat for the kids to
celebrate their final elementary school Halloween with flair.
The crayfish unit has drawn to a
close, culminating with a unit test on which most children excelled. Science tends to be one of the children’s
favorite subjects because it offers an opportunity for hands on learning. Today the children wanted one more chance to
hold the crayfish and to say goodbye.
We will continue to focus on government and elections for the
foreseeable future. They ask some great
questions.
You
should have received an invitation to visit our classroom during American
Education Week. Just in case it didn’t
make it home, please join us in the classroom on Friday, November 9th
from 10:00am – 11:00am. You are also invited to join your child for recess and
lunch that begins at 11:05am. If you
plan to have lunch with your child, please be sure to bring your own lunch.
Our
memoir unit is well underway. The
children have completed their first draft, we have added “sparkling words”,
“bold beginnings,” and voice. I will be
enlisting the help of some parent volunteers to help me with the editing
process. If you might like to help, just
drop me an email. I will firm up times
as we move into next week.
Thank you to
Margaret Taranto for arranging parent help at the school store. We have a few more days this Fall, and we
will turn it over to Mrs. Ward’s class.
As a
reminder, the weekly reflection needs to be signed and returned each
Monday. It’s important that they
consistently have it signed and returned timely.
Don’t forget
we have a half-day on Tuesday! Have a great weekend,
Lester & class
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