We had a great week in Room 108. The students are settling into the expectations for work and behavior. We have completed our first Health unit on staying healthy. This unit included strong vocabulary such as transmission, prevention, diagnose and treatment. We did a hand washing experiment as part of this unit as well. We have done some preliminary work in science - talking about how scientists making close observations. We have also begun talking about communities in Social Studies. Today, we defined a community as
a place where people live, work, play and solve problems together.
This definition will show up in homework this week as well.
Class Phone List:
Thank you to Amara's mom, Laila, for putting together a class contact list. A hard copy came home in today's Friday Folder, but there is also a LINK that you can access to make changes as needed.
Behavior Sheets:
I would love to know what you think about the class behavior sheets we have sent home. I did not get a chance to fill them out for today (Friday), but the kids all had a wonderful day. This is my first year trying something like this - it is my attempt at following up the behavior slips that Ms. Parr and Ms. Humphrey sent home in first grade last year. My goal is that these slips provide a little more information for families - I hope they serve as a conversation starter, not as a punitive measure.
If you would take a minute to fill out this online feedback form, it will help me decide whether or not to continue with this practice. Thank you.
Pictures:
Today, the students designed a survey of questions for their classmates and then went around and took data. We will be using this data to make graphs, etc in the next couple of weeks.
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