We have had such a lovely week celebrating Kindness Week and Valentine's Day. It warms my heart the way this class has grown into such a community of kind little people. It really is a wonder to watch them play so nicely together on the playground. They really are a special bunch!
We had some great visitors this week. We kicked off with a visit from Norma and Chris who taught us all about schools in Zimbabwe. The kids learned how children in Zimbabwe use many things that we throw out in new, creative ways. Norma even demonstrated how a bread bag can be This week we continued studying time by learning how to calculate elapsed time. I have found that using a number line is a great way for kids to visualize this concept. You will see some examples of this on papers coming home tonight. It can be a little tricky, so I encourage you to keep practicing this with your child at home. After the break, we will be studying Metric mass and volume (grams kilograms, liters, and milliliters). We finished up Mr. Popper's Penguins this week. The students were so wrapped up in the last few chapters that they insisted we keep reading until the end yesterday. We compared it to the movie today and found them to have a few similarities, but also very different. Ask your child which one they liked better. We have also been studying point-of-view this week. Take a look at our latest post on See Saw for some stories told from the point-of-view of an American explorer. Finally, while you are on See Saw, you should see a message from me to the class. I would love for you to share photos from the fun adventures you go on this February break. Whether staying close to home or travelling a long way, we'd all love to share our experiences with each other when we return.
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