WHAT A WEEK!!!! Who would have thought the predicted 6" of snow would turn out to be 17" of snow...all within one day. We worked hard to prepare the forest classroom as best we could on Wednesday, but needless to say, our efforts were not enough. Our tarp-cover was pulled to the ground, covering all of our learning materials and burying them under 17" of snow. We managed to dig out what was needed on Friday, but it will certainly be different for sure. Everyone was in great spirits and worked very hard to simply make it out to our space. After an hour in the woods, we had 30 minutes of snowshoeing with Mrs. Farewell for PE, followed by another hour in the woods for lunch and exploration time. With all the physical activity we endured on Friday, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of early bedtimes Friday night ;-)
This week we finished up our narrative writing piece. I hope you all enjoy them once they are brought home on Tuesday. In math, we continued to build and solve multiplication word problems. I am very impressed with this group of students. They are doing a great job showing their thinking, explaining their reasoning, and solving the equations completely. With the snow day on Thursday, I pushed back our spelling test on Friday. Those words will now be assessed on Tuesday of the upcoming week.
Just a few reminders for the week:
-Send in extra masks. Ours get wet, cold, and damp when switching classrooms.
-Warm water is ideal within water bottles. Many sent in tea or hot cocoa on Friday; that is encouraged!
-Waterproof mittens/glove are much preferred over cotton/knit one-layer gloves, as cotton tends to get wet and cold very fast when outside.
-While there will be no schoolwork assigned over vacation, it will be very important to continue reading with your child on a regular basis. When children take a "break" from reading, it can have lasting effects. Many children experience the "winter slide" while on vacation, where they fall back in their reading progress. If we all do our part and engage with our children each day for 20 minutes, you can greatly reduce the chance of your child sliding backward.
Here are some fun pictures from the week:
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| Little did we know this would be our last "field" soccer game of the season. |
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| Bins are loaded, stumps have been moved, the tarp has been lowered, little did we know just how big of a storm was coming our way! |
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| Breaking trail |
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| It's a little deep |
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| Heading into the woods, breaking our own trail |
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| Taking a break along the way, our legs were already getting tired |
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| Has anyone seen our bridge? |
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| Found it! |
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| It sure is beautiful though! |
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| We found our classroom! Check out the snow coverage on our whiteboard...and where our tarp used to be on the left. |
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| Let the digging begin! |
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| Locating our fire pit |
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| Our wood pile must be somewhere under here! |
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| Warming our gloves by the fire=witnessing evaporation firsthand |
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| Finished our week sledding |
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