Baker’s Dozen Plus 3

I am sending a permission slip home with your child tomorrow.  It is self-explanatory.  It is meant to notify parents of the opportunity the children will have to try freshly pressed apple cider.  The apples were most picked from the trees and Bear informed me that she will be washing the apples with a soap bath and rinse afterwards.  Please send it back on Friday indicating your preference.

Also, we will be performing a couple of songs with Mr. Hill on Friday at the all school assembly.   I gave Mr. Hill the songs last week in hopes he would be willing to teach them to the children in an effort to integrate their learning beyond our classroom door.  So, if you can, please join us.

Early release days are difficult for all of us. It is hard to get the children to realize that we are not taking vacation for a week, but simply not having afternoon classes. They get really excited and rambunctious in class. However, that was not the case today. I was really proud of every one’s behavior, attentiveness, and self-control during our entire morning particularly during our evacuation drill (This is done once a year.). We began right off the bat with Mrs. Kurzman’s writing lesson. Today she wrote a report on ants with the students. (See our Writing page for more details.) They worked with her for 90 minutes with a brief break in the middle. Wow! Then we had health class with Mrs. Dillon while eating our snack. Again, everyone was attentive and participated in Mrs. Dillon’s lesson on the food pyramid. We ended our morning in the library with Mrs. Romanoff. Again, from what I saw passing by occasionally, each person was engaged and was on his/her best behavior. Terrific Job ! All the apples are delivered and there were none left. A few were sold to passersby including Mrs. Kurzman.