POD: Respect Award!
Our spelling words today were eight, eighteen, eight hundred, and eight thousand. Our “Show, Not Tell” sentence was “She behaved well in an assembly.” We also completed our Heggerty listening activities, worked through our maze, and did a quick write with a “Free Friday” topic of choice.
In math, we practiced representing numbers in different ways. Grade 2 students focused on skip counting by 5s, while Grade 3 students challenged themselves with skip counting by 50s.
At 10:00, after snack, we went to the gym for our first end-of-month assembly. We began by watching a recap video of September’s highlights (you can watch it here: September Recap). Awards were handed out for attendance, the virtue of the month (respect), and Cub of the Month. One of the students in our class even earned a Respect Award—what an accomplishment!
Before recess, we stopped on the steps for a quick photo with Rewind 95.9 to celebrate our food bank donation.
When we came back in, our JMH mentors were waiting. We broke into small groups and worked with them on literacy activities.
Later, we headed back to the gym. Before free choice time, we reviewed our three gym rules: Be safe. Be gentle. Be kind. Even during free play, those rules still matter!
Lunch was a treat—pizza day! While we ate, we watched a movie the girls in class had been excited to see. Judging by their smiles, I think it was a hit.
The afternoon started with “read to self,” followed by time on our Reading Park app. Mr. McCallum is still learning the ropes, but everyone gave their best effort to figure it out together.
We also talked about making weather predictions, and then had a surprise! Mrs. Potts brought her parrot to school. When her class went to PE, we visited her room to see him. He showed off a few tricks while Mrs. Potts told us some stories. Can you believe he’s 16 years old? I think more than a few students are wishing for a parrot now!
We ended the day by filling out our home-to-school books and getting ready for the bus.
Have a wonderful weekend, Cubs. Rest up, and I’ll see you on Monday!