Email Apologies

Parents,
     Several of you have emailed me the past couple of days and probably noticed I didn't respond. I just discovered that my email isn't working properly and that is why you aren't getting my responses! My email server is being picky and will only send to addresses @communityschool.net. I'm not ignoring you, promise! :) I will write in your child's folder today if this pertained to you.

     This morning, Sylvia lead us through morning meeting up until Pattie came to read to us. Today, she read The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler. In this book, little Nell wants to do big things like BIG Mama and her older sisters do. "No you can't" they tell her, "You're just too small". In this story The Biggest, Best Snowman, Little Nell learns that she can do big things, despite what her family says. This delightful tale teaches children that they, like Little Nell, are never too small to do big things when they really try.

     Pattie then read Froggy gets Dressed by Jonathan London. One morning Froggy wakes up and discovers snow--glorious snow! Of course he immediately wants to frolic outside, but his sleepy mother reminds him that frogs are supposed to sleep all winter. "Wake up when the snow melts," she calls out from her cozy bed. But Froggy insists. So off he goes after putting on his socks--"zoop," his boots--"zup," his hat--"zat," and his scarf--"zwit." As soon as Froggy gets outside his mother calls out to remind him to put on his pants. This, as any child knows, means laboriously pulling off all footwear. "Zwit, zat, zup, zut." Then he forgets his coat and it's more "zut, znap, zum." And then--horror of horrors!--his mother yells out in front of all his animal playmates, "Froggy, your underwear!" Of course the children loved that part of the book!

     We also had music class today with Kim and came back to the room for some unplanned math workshop. The children asked me how tall I was, so we figured it out using some cubes. They just happen to be one inch cubes so the children discovered I'm approximately sixty-seven cubes tall (give or take a few!). The children then had fun measuring each other. This was a fun and spontaneous math lesson! The children had been working so hard, we took a couple extra minutes before recess to have a dance party in Katie's room with her kids. They LOVED it! The children have done this a few times, but hadn't really gotten into it yet. Today was the day! They were showing me all kinds of new moves.

     Also, remember there are NO CLASSES tomorrow(1/28)! Conferences tomorrow are scheduled as follows:

9:00am - Lindsay

12:30pm - Essie

3:00pm - Syliva

     In the event you are unable to make your conference on time tomorrow, please call the school so I am aware. 540-563-5036. I'm willing to reschedule anyone's conference if you can't make it. If you opted out of this conference but have since changed your mind, please let me know! I'd love to arrange a day to meet with you and your child. :)