Finally Fall Break

This year is flying by! It's hard to believe that a quarter of the year has already gone by. There have been some ups and downs this past quarter but overall I think it's gone well. I have seen my kids grow and make huge gains academically and socially. This week was parent-teacher conferences and it was amazing to have parents notice how much their kids have learned and to hear that they actually like to come to school. Hearing those kinds of things helped to get through the long week. They definitely don't tell you how hard parent-teacher conference week is in college. It's a full week of work plus twelve hours of conferences plus getting the quarter wrapped up and the next quarter prepped. And hopefully you have some time to eat and sleep in between all of that.

These past few weeks our theme was Insects. We spent the first few weeks learning about the anatomy (yes that's the vocabulary we use) of insects and the different kinds. The last week students wrote a report about an insect including what they looked like, eat, and what they can do. We also worked on time so I did a project I did during my methods semester with the Grouchy Ladybug. They turned out so cute and it helped them connect analog and digital time. 

I'm happy with how this year is going but I'm really happy to be on fall break. It'll be good to get away from the classroom for awhile and come back refreshed for the next quarter. We will start working on place value, comparing story elements, and will wrap up personal narratives and start informative pieces.