The class was with a substitute today while I worked my way through the Primary Numbers Observation Assessment. This is a district wide test that needs to be done in the next couple of weeks and takes about 20 minutes per child. From what I could tell and the feed back I got from Mrs. Hughes, they had a fantastic day.

We have been reading and comparing different versions of The Little Red Hen this week. This provided an opportunity for shared reading. In addition students have had a chance to identify repeated words such as hen, cat, dog, and mouse. We will also be talking about the various action words used throughout the stories. In conjunction with this, tomorrow we will be making our own corn bread.

We will be taking a field trip with Mrs. Belknap's first grade to the Green Mountain Club in Waterbury Center on Friday, October 8th. Educators from the Audbon Center will meet us there to lead the trip, which will be focused on the broad question "What signs of autumn can we find?". The bulk of our time will be spent outside on the Short Trail, a half mile hiking trail behind the club. We will be taking a bus, leaving around 8:30 and back in time for lunch. We will need a few chaperones. Please let me know if you would like to join us.