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We are off to a great start! We spent much of our time this first week getting to know each other, our space, and our new routine. We focused on community building and by midweek we were splitting into math and reading groups. Math We worked on place value with notetaking and games. ELA We began learning about character traits by reading books and looking for what characters say, do, think, and feel. Theme We just dipped our toes into Vikings by watching a video and discussing it. We listed interesting facts we learned and came up with questions we […]

General News We forgot to pick up your Q4 learning logs! Oops! Please bring those to school on Monday (Thank you!) The Gammas are busy working on POP and we hope to see as many of you as can make it next week for POP and Talent Show! Thank you to parent volunteers who are able to help out with our upcoming building transition! ELA Update This week we were focused on creating great informational writing pieces about all of our learning this semester for POP. This is where we really make “the invisible visible” for guests by writing about

General News Teacher appreciation was such a delight! The heartfelt video messages were really touching and went a long way to help us feel loved and appreciated. (Extra special thanks for the delightful sit-down lunch, with coverage! We love the chance to dine with our fellow staff members!) The Gammas spent our Community Meeting brainstorming new ideas and suggestions for next year. If you are curious about their feedback (or would like to add your own?) you can do so here! ELA Update We’re at the part of the school year where things get a little wonky and we blend

General News We are thrilled to report that Apollo is heading home! Thank you again for your sweet support during what was certainly an overwhelmingly stressful stretch for Apollo and his family. The Gammas final project (Body Systems Amusement Park Posters) is due on Monday. We’ll present to the class in small batches starting Monday as we unroll a fun cumulative small-group project to finish the unit. ELA Update Poetry, poetry, poetry! This week we explored a different form of structured poetry every day. On Tuesday we talked about concrete poems (where the visual appearance of the poem takes the

General News The Gammas are rooting for Apollo to be released from Dell! We will keep you posted as we hear updates.Thank you for your continued kindness and support. Ms. Ansley is dropping off the homemade card bag later tonight. ELA Update This week we launched our study of poetry! We discussed the purpose of poetry (to express emotion) and a few of the different types including lyrical, free verse, and narrative poetry. We also discussed the tone and theme of poetry and how an author goes about communicating these things in an abbreviated amount of time by using certain