Say What...?! (News Flash Friday)

Wednesday, I was walking with the class past the Math room in the 2-3 hallway and noticed that the board outside had the number 13 on it, meaning the 13th day of school.  I literally stopped in my tracks almost in shock as I turned to the kids and said, "13?!  That's it?"  Just barely two weeks have passed since we first said hello to each upon walking into room 203.  This realization hit me hard.  It made me aware of two things: one, your children have been working hard and well in the past two weeks and two, I needed to give more credit where credit is due...it's due to you and your children.  So, thank you for an amazing first two weeks of school.  Here's what we've been up to.

• On Friday, September 17th, we met with our kindergarten buddies from Mrs. Zimmerman's class.  We read an amazingly inspiring story called, The Dot by Peter Reynolds and then each decorated 1/2 of a dot in our own unique way.  We put the dots together to symbolize how two different people can be a part of whole friendship.  (Pictures to follow!)

• We had our first "payday" today!  After working for two weeks at our jobs, the students finally get to experience earning their first paycheck.  Their salary, along with any credits they earned during the weeks will be combined.  The students will then deposit their checks into "The Bank of Hart" and keep a running total of these deposits and any future withdrawals in their account register, which will be located in the back of their Math notebooks.  The students will hold on to their jobs for another two weeks, earn another paycheck and then have the opportunity to shop at our school store.  I'm very pleasantly surprised how well the students are doing in their jobs and I can't wait for payday!  

• Over 75% of our class has signed up for the Wonder book club!!  Hooray for 5H!! Once you've started reading Wonder, please visit our book club blog.  Here, we'll post questions, discussion points and videos for you and your child to discuss prior to our meeting on December 10th.  We encourage you to visit the blog often and leave us a comment!  

• Have you checked out the Homework calendar this week?  I've added a new online resource to help out with Math at home.  We are starting lesson 10 on Monday.  I hope it's helpful!