Native American Read Alouds We are about half way through our Native American books. We have read several different versions of the same story in regards to the assimilation of Native Americans. We talked about how Native American children were dehumanized when they were loaded into cattle trucks, taken away from their families, weren't allowed to talk to siblings at school, forced to cut their hair, couldn't speak their native tongue, and more. All for the sake of becoming "white". As always, I love the conversations we have during read aloud. Math We are almost done with our story problems unit. Students were pretested on their ability to solve story problems. Then they were taught strategies like circle the number word and write the number above it and underline the math word. We had less then 2% able to complete the task during the pre-test. We are almost to 100% now. So proud of the motivation and work ethic I see daily. Conflict IB Final Assessment Students were able to choose from the following conflicts to solve: conflicts at home, conflicts in school, conflicts between humans and nature, and conflicts in our country. Then students were allowed to pick a partner or work independently. I wanted to get our videos on the blog but I would have to upgrade aka pay so I will try to put them in the email. UPDATE: I figured out how to get the videos on the blog! Tidbits
We won the food drive! You all are amazing with your support for our classroom and the Vernon community! Also, we won the most spirit for Christmas Dress up. We now have two Vernon Cups in our room! Lice is still alive and well at Vernon. Please be in the habit of checking your child's head periodically. Can you help your child be their best by helping them decide what needs to be brought to school? I'm rrreeeaalllly close to banning Pokeman cards in the classroom. I really want students to feel recess time is theirs. Also, I want to teach them self control and restraint. Banning Pokeman cards doesn't support teaching those skills. However, it is starting to get disruptive. Maybe you could have a conversation at home? If your child has magazines they receive, they are welcome to bring them in to read during class. Please consider fostering independence in your child in the morning drop off routine. I spoke to 2nd grade teachers and they would really appreciate 2nd graders who can enter the classroom, get belongings organized, find their way to their seat and start work completely on their own. This could be a great goal for the new year! I've been working on striking more of a balance between home and school. I've been practicing mindfulness during my evenings and weekends (as I write this blog on Sunday night. Ha!). For that reason, responding to emails has taken longer as I work on being intentional in my home space while focusing on student needs during the day. Thank you for allowing me to be the best Ms. Havens and Aimee I can be by offering understanding that I am trying to honor both my worlds.
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