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| Some of the leaves the students created |
I hope you all have had a great week. This week we finalized all of our routines and are ready to get into our full schedule next week. There will be reading groups and reading homework. Many of our younger readers will have a book from our group to read and a book of choice. They should read the book from our group to you (you can help when needed) and then you can handle the book of choice anyway you wish.
We are creating a tree for our classroom. This week the students used food coloring and water colors to create "fall colored" leaves. They had fun exploring how the colors could mix into each other and created deep shades of reds, yellows, and oranges. I hope to have the tree up by next week.
If you stop by our classroom, you will see a huge super hero cape hanging on the wall by the cubby area. The cape has illustrations of a special power (talent) that your child feels they have. We talked about each student having a special power and that if we each put our power together and used them to help the whole class we would be like a super hero with great powers. A special thanks to Mrs. McDonough for helping with the cape.
Mindfulness Moments: This week we talked about anchor spots and asked each child to identify where their spot was. An anchor spot is a place where a person can place their hand on their body and feel their breaths go in and out. For many this is their chest, hand, elbow, leg, or even their nose. Ask your child about their spot and how they can use breathing to calm their bodies. That is all for now. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Peace,
Tommy
