We had a fun day today with a lot of productivity. This morning we wrote in our Weekly News journals. A lot of the kids chose to write about the book that we used during stations this week. Please make sure to write back to your child over the weekend. We will read the comments during our meeting on Monday. I also used an iPad during our meeting. We did a sight word activity and then showed them the application called Photo Booth. You can see some of the funny photos below. We did finish our timeline about the school's history today. Next Tuesday, we will be joined by Kay and teach the kids how to turn the hard copy into an interactive timeline.
INDIVIDUAL TIMELINE PROJOECTS:
I am asking that you sit with your child and identify 5-8 major events that have happened in your child's life. Each timeline will start with the child's birthday. Once you have identified the events, write them down and send them in. If you have any photos (digital/traditional) of the event please send them in. I can scan any non digital photos and return the originals. We only need 1 photo per event. If you don't have photos, please don't worry. We want the kids to draw at least one of the photos, and also find a generic picture online. This will help us teach the kids a variety of 21st Century technology skills that are part of our curriculum. Eventually the timelines will be available for you to view and make comments on. In other words, you could add a comment about your family trip to Washington DC. I would like the 5 events identified and turned in by Wednesday of next week. We will be using these events in our classroom work, so please be prompt with this. I thin it will be a fun project.
Valentine's Day:
Several of the kids have asked about bringing in cards for Valentine's Day. I am fine with the card concept but I am going to keep the event quite simple. We will have a time to pass out cards during stations. We won't have an actual "party." Below is a list of names.
Tela, Amy, Brooke, Hannah, Azailea, Emma, Rachel, Tyler, Gabe, Beckett, Arianna, Lillian, Claudia, Nina, Jonas, Jordan, Emery, Caleb,
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Peace,
Tom
