Thursday, March 4
Frindle was great. It was short (50 minutes), it was fun and funny, very engaging and interesting. There is a strong message about how language develops. Thank you for supporting this trip to the Flynn Theater.
Student behavior was also very good. It was fun having lunch together in the classroom. On the bus both ways I overheard plenty of positive conversations-even some guessing games about Africa. In the theater, our fine skills as an audience were evident.
On Wednesday we changed desks. All desks are still age mixed and gender mixed. Students chose seats at which they think they will be able to maximize their learning-both through independent work and collaborative work.
Thursday we began work on a radio play which I hope we'll be able to podcast next week. It is going to be our version of this poem:
Way down south where the bananas grow ,
A grasshopper stepped on an elephant's toe.
The elephant said, with tears in his eyes,
"Pick on someone your own size!"
Ask your child about this work. It is fun and challenging.
Please see the School Bell for information about Math Night, the Variety Show, Jumprope for Heart, the Big Basket Raffle and a lot of other wonderful things happening in our school community!
November Four Winds
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