Report cards will go home in backpacks on the 12th with an explanation of each area. To give you an idea of our day, I have included this overview. Students check in, and read quietly. Students update the calendar, and we read a book and do social studies. We do a language arts activity including writing.
Students rotate through centers in the classroom and explore on their own.
The kids to a math-related activity. We wrap up the day with a book and discussion of the day. This time is also used to finish incomplete work from the day. As you know, our class took a field trip to Open Lands for the second time. They made a smell salad, looked for signs of animals and noticed colors, touched different plants, and listened for sounds of life.