Good Afternoon,
I hope you all take a moment to pat yourselves on the back as you successfully completed your first week of navigating our new world. Compared to the last time we had to start the school year in a "pandemic mode" . . .oh wait, we never have. So let's just celebrate the successes.
Today the students finished the All About Me posters and completed their self portrait. If your child missed the writing lesson today, please find time, before his/her next in person day, to complete the work. Both posters should be returned on their in person day this coming week. I did record the lesson today, so if you want to watch that to get the directions, please do so. The lesson can be found here. There was a little bit of down time because we had to wait for people to join. You may want to skip ahead.
When your child returns to in person schooling this week; please have them bring the following assignments that are due:
1. Self Portrait (drawn and colored in)
2. All About Me Poster (filled out and colored in).
3. Week 1 Writing Prompt: My Favorite Thing I Did This Summer. Note: Most of the Thursday kids turned that in when they came on Thursday.
This morning we listened to the story When a Dragon Moves in by Jodi Moore. "If you build a perfect sandcastle, a dragon will move in. And that’s exactly what happens to one very lucky boy at the beach. Dad is busy sunbathing and Mom is busy with her book, so the boy and dragon roam the beach together, flying a kite, braving the waves, and roasting marshmallows. But no one believes him when he shares the news of his magnificent dragon: Mom only hears the roar of the ocean, Dad thinks the dragon feather is a seagull feather, and know-it-all sis claims there’s no such thing as a dragon. That’s when the sandwiches mysteriously disappear, claw prints are found in the brownies, and dragon-giggles erupt from the strangest of places. Heh-heh-heh. Is there truly a mischievous dragon running around on the beach or is someone’s imagination running wild? Decide for yourself When a Dragon Moves In."
