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Monday January 6

Welcome back!

I hope all room 7 families has a restful holiday and enjoyed the nice weather. Students were very excited to share some of the things they did over the break. I heard a lot about new video games, skiing and sledding.

Today was a day of reflection and getting back into the routines of the classroom. We discussed that January is always a fresh start and it is a great time to make changes to things that are not working.

For example, as a class we discussed that reading in the morning is not working. Some students are fully engaged and others benefit from direct support. As a group we came up with a new routine that will help support all students and will allow me the opportunity to work with all students on their reading more often than I have in the past. We will work through it for the next 4 weeks and then make any tweeks that may emerge.

In Science we began our inquiry into hearing and sound. Students watched a small video (5 minutes) that introduced how our ears and brains work together to hear and identify sounds. Our focus today was to generate questions that can guide our work for the next part of the year.



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