Happy Monday

Great, busy start to our week. We started off our day with our morning meeting and having a great discussion about "keeping true to your word". I just love to hear them start off their day excited that it is Monday and them glad to be back in school. How cool is that!!!! I just love these kids, and the energy they have for learning. We started a new Read-A-Loud today now that we are done with Fallen Rock. We are reading another book that ties into Montana History, Native Americans, and tribe life. It is Pathki Nana. Ask your child what part of MT it is located in and what her tribe name is. Hint: Begins with a "K". Write it in the planner for free money. Then in Montana History today, we are doing a fun symbols page in our journals. These will be the conclusion to Part 1 and then later in the week we are moving into the regions of Montana. In Lead 21, we read a biography about Celia Cruz today. If in my reading, ask your child about competitions she wanted to be in and what boundaries kept her from doing them at first. Then discuss how she was able to overcome that. I am hoping this conversation is about "reaching for your dreams, not giving up, and BELIEVING in yourself. We also learned about Author's Purpose and some forms of Figurative Language. More on these later this week. In math, we did some fun mental math. Wow-this was harder for them than I thought. They need to work on their addition/subtraction facts for quick memorization. It is imperative they know these as we are ready and needing to hit multiplication/division. Also, have them tell you about the fun math drill using only the digits, 2,4,6. Order forms came home today for Fallen Rock T-shirts if you wish to purchase them. Congratulations to Kira & Sydnie for being chosen as our Student Council Representatives for our classroom. I know they will serve us well and make Team Hankins & Bitterroot School proud. A big applause to those that tried out, but didn't make it. They would have liked to have chosen all, but weren't able to due to numbers. Have a great night.