Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

We did Tim Burton inspired portraits today.  They look amazing!  The students had library today.  Please check in with your child to make sure that they are doing their home reading book reviews. Homework:  - home reading  - gym tomorrow  - Scholastic orders due Tomorrow  - Roots of Empathy tomorrow  - headphones if you have them   Have a good night!

This morning we talked about poetry and how it shows three Rs (repeats, rhythm, rhyme).  Then we preformed some examples of different poems.  We discussed government elections and municipal governments and what they are responsible for.  We also had a fire drill this afternoon. Homework:  - home reading  - library tomorrow Have a good night! 

We had our first Roots of Empathy lesson today and learned what to expect when our tiny teacher comes for a visit next week.  We also worked on editing our writing on a time we showed resilience.   Homework tonight:  - home reading  - gym tomorrow  - fast facts tomorrow  - fast facts graph signed Have a good night! 

Today we started learning about salmon in preparation for our field trip coming up.  We went outside after lunch and did Brain Dance this afternoon. Homework:  - gym tomorrow  - first Roots of Empathy tomorrow (learning about the program)  - home reading Have a good night! 

Today we learned about the indigenous governments and how this has switched from a hereditary system to one of democratic voting.  The grade fours continued to work on their FSA writing today.  The grade 5/6 students did an Estimation Clipboard activity today and had to use math reasoning to estimate the amount of apples in a vase. Homework:  - home reading  - library tomorrow  - Salmon Run permission slip if not returned Have a good evening. 

Today the student's graphed their fast facts results for the past three weeks.  It was nice to see some big jumps in their graph!  We started working on our class beliefs this afternoon.  The grade fours also started their FSAs today. Homework:  - home reading  - library books due tomorrow  - some children are falling behind and homework will be coming home for work that is incomplete Have a good night!