- spelling pretest given just this week,so children experience quiz,(grade not counted).
- remind them that they have a spiral notebook.That's where we'll keep our spelling.
- Math min.will be administered daily. Grade taken on test given last day of that school week.
- run off election today,between the two candidates that tied: Rock and Roll Potato &Ox
- We had two additional election judges to asure honesty in the count. Thank You Mandelbergs.
- The winner by two tally marks was Oz. One vote was disqualifies because it wasn't correctly filled out. One cannot vote for all of the candidates.
- As soon as the buds begin to appear at a level at which we can measure them,we follow the growth.
- We're working on our Invention Convention presentation. We discussed things we'd like to invent that would make our school life easier (within reason).
- Reading about inventors and clever enteprenuers in People and Places,plus a book: Children's Inventions.
What Can I Do ?
- Listen to nightly read aloud.Ask about what was read? Who was the main character? Who else? What happened in the story first,next, after that,finally in the end,etc? Tell beginning ,middle,end. How did child feel about the story? What could be another ending? If the story continued,based on information ,what else could happen to the main character and why was that decision made?
- Reading to your child is valuable(aside from great cuddling),it helps develop vocabulary,expands information from books too difficult or complex for now. Read folklore,find the country on a map,compare with where we are,discuss how life if different or times. Find photos (unless you're doing the Roman Empire,photos are sparse from that period).
- Check today's weather on the news or in the paper. How much cooler was it today than yesterday. Ask them to make a number line to prove it(see homework for number line reference).
- see how many number facts can be correctly answered until the stop light changes. If you wait in front of our school, a lot a problems can be covered.
- ask how many new thing were learned in school today.
