POD: Working on our Cityscape Together for Art
It was a windy morning on the playground, and the wind always makes the air feel colder than it really is. Please make sure you are coming to school dressed warm, even if you plan on heading straight to breakfast.
We began our day with a school-wide assembly. A note was sent home last night about the future of Napan School, and many students arrived this morning with questions and predictions. The truth is, at this point we do not yet know what the future will look like. What we do know is that the rest of this school year will continue as usual, and that we are all going to be just fine.
When we returned upstairs, we got to work on our spelling words ending in –ed. Today’s words were pulled, brushed, jumped, and blasted. Our dictated sentence was “Who called my name?” We checked for a capital letter at the beginning, proper punctuation at the end, and made sure one of the words used an –ed ending.
We completed our maze and our Heggerty listening games before shifting into math. Today we reviewed the shorthand and longhand on an analog clock, what each hand represents, and how to read time accurately. After a quick snack, the Grade 3s went with Ms. Corcoran for a short quiz, while the Grade 1s completed a time worksheet and a color-by-addition activity.
After recess, our JMH mentors returned to work with us. I hope everyone remembered to be respectful, focused, and kind during their activities.
In PE, we practiced our basketball skills again—pivoting, dribbling, shooting, and passing. Hopefully this extra practice helps our players during tonight’s game against Millerton.
Following lunch, we headed into art, where we worked on drawing a cityscape. We practiced working individually and then combining our ideas as a group.
In Social Studies, we learned about the difference between weather and climate, and we explored the concept of the equator. Students were surprised to learn how different things can be for places located near it.
We ended the day by continuing our work on our cityscapes, signing our home-to-school books, and packing up. Some students headed home, while others left early to travel to Millerton for tonight’s basketball game.
Good luck, Cubs — make us proud.
And remember, we skate tomorrow, so get lots of rest tonight.