Wintry Week

Greetings from our wintry place: ). Personally, this time of year can be so discombobulating.  We're all running around with obligations, there is so much to teach and cover in the room, kids are antsy because they aren't as active... The list goes on and on. In the same breath however, it's refreshing. We do get to focus on time with one another, we do get to warm up with hot cocoa, we do get to enjoy the sparkle of fresh fallen snow... Pros and cons. 

This week we have been well underway with our reading assessments. That is also why you are seeing less change in the book pouches. The assessments take longer, kids get to keep books that we haven't read yet, and new books aren't read each day.  We will be back to our normal routine early next week. 

During math and science, we are studying properties and breaking objects into different groups according to their properties. Color, shape and size are the first ones taught, but then we looked at floating vs. not floating. It's a great combination of the subjects and a lot of hands on exploration.  

Monday is LIBRARY. Please send books in Monday. 

Have a super weekend!! We plan on watching some good movies, a little grocery shopping (well a lot of groceries!) and projects.