I got 14 completed Home Learning sheets today and have typed them into a PowerPoint presentation. Thanks to those who helped their children fill those out!
The kids were sorted into three groups this morning for swimming, so I now have them ability grouped. If you ever want to come in and help with swimming, that's perfectly fine and the answer is always YES. Most emphatically. The more eyes on the kids in the water the better, and it also spreads my load a little.
We had a packed day today, and I hope not too many children got home with massive headaches. I know I have one - just from all the sun and heat! We spent a great deal of our time outside today, and our "quiet time" after the Sports Night practice was probably one of the more peaceful 20 minutes we've all had in class. We all just rehydrated ourselves and sat back for a moment, reading and listening to music. The rest of the day was hectic, though.
That's part of the reason we didn't get around to swapping books for the weekend! So please, this weekend, it's either re-reading their book from Thursday a few times, or reading their own books. Most children got books out of the library today and have taken them home in their book bags. These (and public library books) do count as home reading so please record them in their Home Reading book.
Oh, and if anyone would ever like to take Stratus home for the weekend, please let me know. I'm not offering it to the kids in general, because I don't want them pressuring and pestering their parents to please have Stratus for the weekend, but the offer is there. He's low maintenance, but he is noisy. He gets seed, loves some fresh apple or other fruit or vege (just not avocado), needs clean water, and gets covered at night. Once he's covered, he goes to sleep pretty quickly and remains quiet while he's covered.
The kids were sorted into three groups this morning for swimming, so I now have them ability grouped. If you ever want to come in and help with swimming, that's perfectly fine and the answer is always YES. Most emphatically. The more eyes on the kids in the water the better, and it also spreads my load a little.
We had a packed day today, and I hope not too many children got home with massive headaches. I know I have one - just from all the sun and heat! We spent a great deal of our time outside today, and our "quiet time" after the Sports Night practice was probably one of the more peaceful 20 minutes we've all had in class. We all just rehydrated ourselves and sat back for a moment, reading and listening to music. The rest of the day was hectic, though.
That's part of the reason we didn't get around to swapping books for the weekend! So please, this weekend, it's either re-reading their book from Thursday a few times, or reading their own books. Most children got books out of the library today and have taken them home in their book bags. These (and public library books) do count as home reading so please record them in their Home Reading book.
Oh, and if anyone would ever like to take Stratus home for the weekend, please let me know. I'm not offering it to the kids in general, because I don't want them pressuring and pestering their parents to please have Stratus for the weekend, but the offer is there. He's low maintenance, but he is noisy. He gets seed, loves some fresh apple or other fruit or vege (just not avocado), needs clean water, and gets covered at night. Once he's covered, he goes to sleep pretty quickly and remains quiet while he's covered.
