Daily Message: March 7
This morning, as I was hustling to get out of the house in order to get to work on time, our AuPair from Japan approached me and asked, in his extremely polite way if he I had time to answer a question. "Sure," I responded. "Ah, if I may please ask, why do you choose to live here instead of in Miami?" Yes, it has been a long cold winter. I tried to assure him that the end is in sight.
Spring break is fast approaching! Please remember that children learning to read should practice on a daily basis, even during break if possible. If you are traveling out of town perhaps you can pack a few paperback books and make reading time a regular part of the day.
Today in health we completed labeling the food guide pyramid and talked about foods in each group. Next week we will be looking at nutrition labels so each child is asked to bring in on Monday 3-5 nutrition labels from foods they enjoy.
In math class we continued to practice with calculators. The children really enjoy the calculator technology! The "cross number" puzzle was a fun challenge. On Monday I'll be attending a math conference. It focuses on math skills for lower elementary grades so I should return with some great new ideas and projects. The lesson I left for the substitute introduces negative numbers.
As mentioned above, I won't be here on Monday. The substitute has many years of experience in primary grades and I have left a fun language arts lesson so I think the children will have a good day.
The Daily Message will resume next Tuesday. Have a great weekend!
Barb
Spring break is fast approaching! Please remember that children learning to read should practice on a daily basis, even during break if possible. If you are traveling out of town perhaps you can pack a few paperback books and make reading time a regular part of the day.
Today in health we completed labeling the food guide pyramid and talked about foods in each group. Next week we will be looking at nutrition labels so each child is asked to bring in on Monday 3-5 nutrition labels from foods they enjoy.
In math class we continued to practice with calculators. The children really enjoy the calculator technology! The "cross number" puzzle was a fun challenge. On Monday I'll be attending a math conference. It focuses on math skills for lower elementary grades so I should return with some great new ideas and projects. The lesson I left for the substitute introduces negative numbers.
As mentioned above, I won't be here on Monday. The substitute has many years of experience in primary grades and I have left a fun language arts lesson so I think the children will have a good day.
The Daily Message will resume next Tuesday. Have a great weekend!
Barb
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