March 13

Hello all. Get your winter coats out again.

Today we started with some math during our morning carpet routine. Today is the 113th day of school. I say: "Comment est-ce qu'on obtient 113?" or How does one get 113?

1+112, 100+13, 110+3,50+50+13, are the kind of answers I get from most. Many are silent because they don't know. This is something we have been doing every morning, all year. Give it a try at home. Math sense is important in life. Ask your child if they can make an addition for 46 or 97 or 82. If you are getting quality answers, and not just + 1 responses, this is something you could practice in the car, before bed, at the breakfast table, etc. Bonne chance!

Next we endeavored to complete our writing about my leprechaun, Paddy O'Reilly. I reminded them of the details, gave them some vocabulary in a non-sequential order, and had them write the adventure part. Many wrote comprehensible and detailed sentences. Many had huge difficulties with this, so I wrote it out and had them copy it. When it comes home, you will see which writing is your child's and which is mine.

Lastly today, we did a little science work in our March theme booklet before listening to a story about Fred the gorilla. Ask your child about it!