Thurs Sept 10, 2015

Today's Learning:
- Class meeting:
              - what is your address? do you live in the N.E.? what is your emergency phone number
              - who has been checking the blog each evening with their parents?
Music - African drumming
Writing task - complete "Important" paragraphs
Laptops - typing up our paragraphs
Virtue Story (Courtesy) with Mrs. Dillon - "Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf"
Gym - 3 laps, Compass Running game, "Crackers & Crumbs", "Cats & Mice"
Fire Drill practice
Blog
Nature Nametags with Gr. 4/5s
Body break - "Wake n Shake" + Go Noodle
Virtue Bookmarks - completing

Ask me:
- what are the "manners magic words"? (4 of them)
- how to give a "proper" introduction (we have been practicing and your child will introduce us this evening)
- to tell you how I demonstrate "courtesy" at school (this is our virtue of the month).
- let's talk about how we show courtesy at home with our family members
- what the expectations are for our fire drills
- what I drew on my virtue bookmark (an act of courtesy)

Homework:
- pls help your child to memorize an emergency phone number and your address

Reminders:
- Parent Info night this evening 6:30 - 7:30.  I hope you can attend.  I'd love to meet you all!  Please bring your child, if possible
- there are still 3 students who have not returned the purple "Consent to Publish" form. Pls ask your child for the form if you have not completed it (it should be in their backpack)