Writing and Candy tired students

We began the day with a simple writing assignment on a vignette from Halloween 2012.  I had other writing ideas but the students were so excited to talk about their Halloween that I went with it.  I guess if we have Black and Orange day I can let them have a free writing assignment on the Biggest day of the year for Kids. I had them write about the best moment of their Halloween 2012.  Over time they will forget the whole day but will remember a single great moment.  One of the students wrote about watching her baby brother on his first Halloween as being her best moment.   I was not surprised to find this depth of insight, in their ideas, as they are a very thoughtful group.

After writing we practiced subtraction with borrowing.  The main concept that the students need to start is with place value to understand that borrowing carries a 10.  We will continue the concept tomorrow with more practice, as it takes practice once a concept in understood.  On tomorrow's test there will be subtraction questions involving borrowing.  There will be two different levels of questions easy for those just starting to get it and harder for those students who already have a good handle on the concept.  The students will get to choose which 5 they do.

The students were quiet but unfocused today, probably because they were out late and up late and let down after the excitement of Halloween. So I let the students pay for a movie. We watched the movie Mulan.  A movie about a girl who goes to war disguised as a man to save her father. The students are going to answer the question "Should women go to war?" as our debate topic next week in preparation for Remembrance day.

In the afternoon we finished off the movie in time to go to music where the students are preparing songs for the Remembrance day Ceremony next Thursday the 8th.  We are having it early as the 11th is a Sunday.  Those students with uniforms such as brownies or scouts be sure and wear your uniforms so you can be part of the color party.   We ended the day with a games in the Gym.

See you all tomorrow, well rested and focused.  The Test will be Spelling with some subtraction and Time, there will be no Socials and No Science this week, however, I will ask you to retell the story of the Tortoise and the Hare.