There were a couple of threads that ran through the interviews last week, both positive and negative.
First, I heard a lot of anxiety about reversals in writing (totally normal at this stage) and some frustration about tantrums happening in the evenings (adjusting to a full day at school can be hard). As parents, I think it's good to know that everyone else is going through the same things you are, even if it's just to be able to commiserate.
On the other hand, I heard from a lot of parents that they're definitely seeing learning at home: students are playing with letters, trying to read, and talking about some of our discussions. I was able to clarify that the requests for diapers from your children were about a science experiment we hope to do and, yes, we really did talk about why farts make that noise in class on Friday.
I also heard many positive comments about this blog and I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying sharing in our classroom's learning. Here are some snapshots from the past week:
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| They're weighing her foot. |
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| Practicing adding to tens with ten frames |
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| How many buttons? |
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| Students practice sequencing in puzzles |
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| Crossing streams |
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| Even rice can be sorted, grain by grain. |
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| Dissecting a snowball |
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| This parent is helping students build structures with straws. |
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| It seemed too cold for water this week, so there's rice. |
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| Cottonball snowpeople |
Because of the long weekend, Library will be on Thursday this week.
Cheers,
Ms. Goegan
