Hello Parents!
Today, we got caught up on "picking from the treasure chest". We had many exotic items to choose from, and every student got a chance to pick something to celebrate our reading over the last couple of months. Hooray!
In My Side of the Mountain, we read about how winter has come, and Sam suddenly realizes that he forgot to gather his firewood!.
We all forget to do things now and then (or more often!) and we learn over time to be more mindful about the things we need to do. Talk to your child about Sam Gribley and what it would be like if you were living in a tree, and you got your first snowstorm of the year. What if it buried all the sticks you could use to make a fire and you had forgotten to get your wood in before the snow? What would you do? When you are out in nature, you HAVE to be mindful. You have to remember important things like that. Your life could depend on it. Ask your child if he or she thinks it's hard to remember things. What does he or she do to help to remember (write a note to oneself?, make a chart? draw a picture? )
We are acting tomorrow! The Flynn theater is again sending their teacher-actress. Susanna Olson, to teach us how to have greater success with understanding our reading by acting it out! We had a blast last week. Tomorrow is going to be fun. If you are interested in coming in to participate, let me know.
We'd love to have you.
We'd love to have you.
Mr. Bolger
