Moving into September
It's hard to believe that September has arrived. We have been busy in multiple creative endeavors in the classroom. Last week, our students filled their portfolios with poetry and this week they have been collaborating with a partner on creating a script for a short play, skit, or commercial. The partnerships were carefully chosen to expand every child's circle of friends and build a more cohesive classroom community. Our students will be performing their plays next week in class. We are able to record the performances and place them on the homeroom app for those whose parents have a photo release on file. We also began more formalized Spanish and art lessons this week, which have been received with enthusiasm. We have talked about how learning a second language is able to change the structure of the brain to make greater connections in language, math, and even music. Everyone was introduced to our new artist brushes and their purposes for creating various types of line