Week 9

Weekly Greetings!

As each week has passed, the class has really settled down into a productive routine in the mornings. Our reading block is packed with spelling, Lexia, and small group reading. Math is broken down into three groups and the Redbird computer program. The time before lunch is set aside for writing, and before we know it the morning academics are over.

The S.T.A.R.S. pod rotations take up most of the afternoon after P.E. or recess, and we will start a new rotation after this week. There are only a few 3rd graders in the Alaska Native and Local Culture class I have been teaching, but I thought I would share them participating in a couple activities from last week.

On Tuesday, Diane Titus shared a traditional story about "Spider Woman" with the pod class, and then did a beading project with them. The final thing she shared was to teach them a native song and how to dance to it.

Then Friday, the class did a field trip to see a collection of Alaska bids and animals created by a local taxidermist. The students had lots of great questions and seemed to learn a lot on the outing.

There will only be three nights of homework this week, and the Spelling words will be review words from the first five units we have covered.  Please remember that there will not be any school on Friday this week.

Stay warm and enjoy your week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown