POD: A Warm Fall Day Full of Learning
It was a brisk morning with lots of construction happening across the road. Ms. Brown was away today, and we were lucky to have Mrs. Hill fill in for me while I spent part of the morning in the office.
Our spelling words today were 6, 16, 60, and 6000. Our “Show, Not Tell” sentence was “The cookies were fresh.” We completed our Heggerty listening exercises and worked through our maze before moving into math.
In math, we practiced representing numbers in different ways and reviewed the symbols for greater than, less than, and equal to — do you remember them all? Both Grade 2 and Grade 3 students worked on skip counting backwards by 10s. We also solved word problems, writing both an equation and a word sentence for our answers, and finished with some addition and subtraction practice.
By recess, it was already warm and sunny — a rare treat for October!
After recess, we enjoyed “read to self” and spent some time exploring our Reading Park app. Later, we headed outdoors with Mrs. Lehnart, where we practiced self-soothing strategies, quiet breathing techniques, and learned about different parts of the brain and their functions.
At lunchtime, the temperature climbed to 28°C — unbelievable for this time of year! With weather this nice, we couldn’t possibly stay inside for PE. We took full advantage of the beautiful day and enjoyed some outdoor activities.
In the afternoon, we started with weather predictions and filled in our journals. We also talked about A Call to Action — ways we can show kindness and make a positive difference for others at school. I know this class will come up with some great ideas!
We wrapped up the day by reading from our chapter book, practicing French vocabulary with our “blabber beasts,” and writing in our Book of Gratitude with the prompt: “I felt lucky today when…”
A reminder that our Napan soccer team is playing today at 3:45 at King Street Turf against ECB. Good luck, Cubs — we’re cheering you on!