Monday, April 29, 2013

Welcome Back!

Greetings,

It is so wonderful to be back and to be surrounded by all of the positive energy your children have brought back from break. We enjoyed the milder weather at snack this morning by eating together outside. We will try to do this daily to soak in the sun and fresh air when we have it. Students were excited to be back today and we continue our research unit in writing as well as our study of living and non-living things.

A focus this week is on habitats and homes, we are examining where different animals live and how we can help to support a safe home for everyone. At the end of the week we will be welcoming a special guest to build birdhouses with us so that we can take an active step towards creating homes for our local wildlife.

As the school year winds down students are gaining more direct responsibility for their own learning. This means being more independently organized and developing strategies to stay on task and complete work on time. Today we went for a book shopping excursion where students visited the book room and chose all of their own independent reading books for the week within their reading level. It is so wonderful to see the growth each student has made towards becoming an independent and thoughtful learner.









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