Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we had Writer's Workshop. Today we started a new writing unit, called Small Moments. We worked on taking a "small moment" and stretching it out into a longer story by adding details. They kids got a 'book' (stapled paper) to write in instead of a plain paper.

After Writer's Workshop we had art class in our room with Ms. Gilman. The kids worked on art using shapes and a sort of collage. They should have brought it home today.

After art class, we worked on math -- the kids used unifix ('linker') cubes to make combinations of 10, and labeled them on a page. They also are beginning to write the corresponding "number sentences" (6+4=10, for instance). After math, we had a short Choice Time, andd then we were off to Minneapolis Kids or home.

We also talked about the Penny Pals program that we are running here at school. If your child is talking about bring spare change to school, we will be using it to buy hygiene supplies for families that are currently living at the Harriet Tubman shelter in south Minneapolis.

Also, it's not too late to send in donations for our class basket for the Silent Auction - thanks for your generosity!