Well, it is April and it is snowing. Last week we had a blizzard Friday - Saturday. It's currently 9 degrees Fahrenheit. We don't get a sunset till about 10:00pm now...but honestly I stopped checking. It's funny we went from sunset at 4:30pm till the now 10:00pm. Living up here you can actually visualize how the earth rotates around the sun. However, I do get my east, west, north, south mixed up out here because we're closer to the axis. If that even made sense? If it did I should win a medal or something.
Ok, enough about earth space science, let's talk about the progress my kids are making! Today we learned our last letter Qq and Combination qu in phonics! They can now code all the short vowels, extra consonants, and combination qu. I've got my kids reading!! Also, they are writing 4-10 sentences. One of my students wrote 10 sentences today (she's a kindergartner!). My student with special needs is even writing 5 sentences! MATH=learning coins! We talked about quarters for the second time today. They can count by 1's, 5's, and 10's. They can tell me how they solved the problem (I solved the problem by...)! Basically my kids are awesome!
Here's something new as of two months ago; we now have a special system in my class when they are done their work. No more, "What to do, Teacher?" They don't ask me that anymore because they know! First, they do their Must Do Work (Mustard). Then, they do their Catch Up Work (Ketchup). Then, they can do their May Do Work (Mayo). I love, love, love this system. It's a system you can truly implement with every grade level! What else...?
As you can see I love my students...and I love my job. I'm really going to miss this school and my students next year. This has been a year to find my own style. And I've found it!
Sorry again it took so long to update yall! I didn't know that anyone was reading it until my mom told me a bunch of peeps (hehe like easter) were reading. I love you all and miss you bunches.
Love,
Edah
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