First and foremost I must mention the great results of our big "week of work" experiment. We had perfect returns of all work on two days out of four, and only one student who forgot their work on two of the days! This is far better than our usual 7 - 10 students who do not hand in literacy logs each Friday. I joked that they got so into the work (they are even a bit excited about the work being given today) that we should do it every day for the rest of the year. Some cheered, some cried, in the end I think we may try this week again, but not every day. The task was really to return some finished work each day, and they passed with flying colours! Well done all around. (hopefully they return the toughest one, the one that goes home today, and needs to be remembered after the break!!!)
Secondly I should mention that the Winter Activity Day for our tree families was a huge success, thanks to the efforts of the students in Room 308. We came up with the ideas collaboratively with our math buddies in 301, and tested them out with our buddies. On the day of the event we set up the stations, and then helped guide the tree families through the event for the 70 minutes we were on the yard. I had tons of flattering feedback about the event, the nurturing approaches that the 6's demonstrated while helping the kinders and primaries. Overall they class shone on that day, and we all should be proud of their efforts!
Also I would like to acknowledge the participation of 15 students in the class who went with Shannon and I to the triple ball tournament at Summit yesterday. They were the model of sportsmanship, and participated with enthusiasm throughout the event. They did us proud as representatives of Churchill, and they did themselves proud, while having a ton of fun in the process.
I wish everyone a happy holiday. I will be enjoying my first holiday with all three boys. I hope we don't drive Jenny too crazy.
Be safe!
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