Happy New Year!
Happy new year! I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break. I definitely enjoyed spending time with my family in California and cheering on the UH Warriors at the Sugar Bowl! After all the excitement, I was pretty anxious to get back to school to share my experiences with the students. It’s been a great week, and we have enjoyed listening to what each of us was up to during the break.Before I update you on what we have been working on in class, I would first like to thank everyone who attended our class breakfast, which took place before winter break. I hope that everyone enjoyed talking to other families and sharing a meal with the students. Also, I would like to thank everyone for the generous class gift basket. The playing cards in particular proved to be very useful in helping my husband and me pass the time on the long trip to New Orleans! I am also very thankful for the Kahala Mall gift certificate. I am confident that it, too, will be very useful! Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity.
This week we began our study of poetry. After briefly discussing what we already knew about poetry, students had the opportunity to explore various poetry books. During the exploration, students looked for new ideas about poetry, as well as marked some of their favorite poems. In class today, students shared some of these favorites. As we looked at the different poems, we talked about the different techniques that each author used. They were very eager to start writing their own poems! We will continue our study of poetry over the next few weeks.
I am sure that you all know that next week includes our trip to Camp Erdman! Students are already buzzing with excitement about the upcoming trip. Please make sure to go over the camp packet while helping prepare your child for camp. The packet contains a packing list. For your convenience, I am providing a link to the packing list. To view it, please click on the appropriate link:
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Posted on January 11, 2008 2:41 PM | Permalink