It's hard to believe we have completed three weeks of school. Math is well underway, work stations are established, and we have done two days of writer's workshop. This is a program that focuses on phonemic awareness and hand writing. Next week I will be introducing Fundations to the class. This is a program that focuses on phonemic awareness and letter formation/hand writing.

It has become very apparent that I will need to change the schedule that I made prior to the start of school. I am trying to balance our time before specials/ snack / recess with the time that follows this break. Trying to do both work stations and math at the end of the day will not work, it just isn't a big enough chunk of time. I have been experimenting with various sequences the last few days and I will revise the schedule some time next week.

I created a sharing schedule today. Your child may bring something to share on his or her sharing day. This is not required, but it is a good opportunity to practice speaking to the whole class. I have told the children to please not share toys. Special objects, books, pictures, or stories about something they have done are great things to share. Below is the schedule:

Monday: Emma, Kai, Rachel

Tuesday: Tyler, Ciera, Nate

Wednesday: Amalia, Cody, Amy

Thursday: Molly, Brooke, Gabe

Friday: Damon, Zeb, Beckett

Have a wonderful weekend!