POD: Writing about our Long Weekend
We started the day off with some very cold weather. I was happy to see so many students getting off the bus wearing ski pants, hats, and mitts. Being cold is no fun, so please remember to dress warmly each morning.
We began with our regular morning routine. Our spelling words were 24, 35, 46, and 57, and our “Show, Not Tell” sentence was “The jack-o-lantern was old.” We completed our maze and Heggerty listening games before moving into writing.
In writing, we practiced using the three types of punctuation—periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. We are continuing to work on starting every sentence with a capital letter and ending with proper punctuation. It’s something we’ll keep practicing until it becomes a habit! We also wrote a short piece titled “My Long Weekend” before transitioning into math.
In math, we continued learning about Canadian coins. Can you name all five coins and their values? We reviewed their names, practiced identifying them, and talked about how to tell their values just by looking at them.
After recess, our JMH reading mentors joined us for small group activities. When they left, we headed to the gym for PE. With basketball season just around the corner, it was a great time to start building some skills. We worked on pivoting, holding our stance when we have the ball, and keeping our thumbs pointed down during a chest pass. Everyone showed great effort and teamwork.
After lunch, we had a little fun with art by drawing and coloring Buddy the Elf. We even began animating our work. Then we went across the hall to see Ms. Doucet, where we talked about tides and how they are related to the moon and sun.
We wrapped up the afternoon by reading from our chapter book, discussing our virtue of the month—Responsibility, and reviewing some French vocabulary on colors. Finally, we wrote in our Book of Gratitude with the sentence starter, “I was responsible today when I…”
Once everyone had their home-to-school books signed, we packed up and got ready to head home. The wind was still whistling across the playground as we boarded the buses—another reminder to dress warm tomorrow.