Wow! What a day! The kids were kept busy but they are sure ready for a break:)
We started with a short St. Patrick's Day story on Youtube, with most students remembering to wear green today. Then, I showed them the following making / recording of the theme song from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". It's worth a watch and listen to.
St. Patrick's Day Book Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQyvfYho9Ns
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Danish National Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo
We also finished adding the 'spelling rules' notes we started yesterday to our Interactive Notebooks. [change the "y" to an "i" and add "-es"; adding just -s or -es to words ending with an "o". Example: pianos, tomatoes, heroes.]
Next, we sorted out our Working Binders and cleaned out cubbies before the break.
Finally, students had some time to work on their Landforms project on Book Creator. When we come back from break, we will finish them up.
After snack and recess, students returned and did eight questions about perimeter; they did this independently so that I can assess their understanding thus far.
Following that, they finished their pastel landscapes while I finished reading My Side of the Mountain.
Pat's class made tacos for those students who wanted one, and then it was time to collect the compost and sort the recycling.
At 1:30, Isaiah and Latisha walked us down to the stream to release the young fry. Lyam joined us, and the two sang a prayer, the salmon song, and a song of gratitude. The following photos and a video hopefully captured this special event.
Have a wonderful spring break, everyone!
