Reading Music and Meet the Teachers

Tuesday Afternoon began with a silent reading.  In our class almost all of the students like to read which is a great treat and a great gift for them.  When you love to read you have given yourself a wonderful gift.  With it you can travel anywhere in the world and to the ends of the galaxy.  Fact: if parents read or read to children the children become readers.  Story:  My daughter became a reader  in grade 4 because I would read from Harry Potter and stop at interesting places.  She would then pick up the book and read 20 or thirty pages on her own. 

Students Reading

After Reading the students had Music with Mrs. Awalt.  They practiced playing music on instruments to follow a rhythm chart.  Mrs. Awalt was amazed at how fast our class picked up the skill.  Well done class.

After music we began our second mini-book is based on the book by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie."  We read the book and talked about the pattern in the book.  [home to home, or circle story].  If you give a mouse a cookie it will want milk; if you give it milk it will want.... etc.  Some of the stories are:  If you give the baby coffee, If you give a monkey a computer.... I look forward to reading the great pattern stories that are sure to come from your childre. 

After school from 430 - 6:30 many students and their families came to the Meet the teacher night.It was a great opportunity to talk to many of you in an informal way and to introduce you to Mrs. Schneider who teaches Monday and Tuesday morning.  She is responsible for the Science, and shares the other curriculum areas with me.  The meet the 'creature' hour was followed by a Pizza supper sponsored by the parents.  For $5.00 you could purchase a salad, two pieces of pizza and a drink.  Outstanding.  It was a great pleasure to get to know you as we get to know your children.  See you all tomorrow.  Mr. W

Mrs. Schneider with one of the families at meet the teacher night.