First off, a fairly significant (and awesome, in my opinion) change happened on Friday. I have been wanting to move the cubbies out of the classroom for quite some time now, and help was finally arranged to make this happen. When you get to school on Monday (or Tuesday depending on your schedule), this is what you'll see when you walk through the door:
I am super excited for this change! It opens up a new wall for us to use in the classroom (the new wall looks kind of messy right now, but we're working on plugging the screw holes and getting some paint), and it'll be easier for the kids during the winter months. Everyone will have his/her own cubby; each cubby houses a morning student and an afternoon student. When you arrive on Monday, put bags and coats in the cubbies and come on into the classroom.
Secondly, we're heading into the home stretch of our ball study, I think. The kids are starting to show signs of wanting to move on, so we'll go one more week, have our celebration, and then move onto something new. On Thursday, we learned about soccer. Many of the kids have been doing soccer through Parks and Rec, so they had many skills to share with me. It was fun to watch them show their stuff.
The kids also spent a lot of time building marble tube towers. It is amazing to me how long they can spend trying to get that marble to move through the tubes just how they want it to. Some of the kids spent the entire time (about 45 minutes!) experimenting with them.
Finally, I wanted to let you know about an exciting event coming up in October on Friday, but I wasn't able to make all of the contacts I wanted to make first. Hopefully, I will have those contacts made by Tuesday so I can share it with you.
I will not be at SON Shine on Monday. I have a training to attend in Clear Lake, so Missy Joynt will be subbing for me again. Make sure to say thank you when you see her. She makes being gone much easier, because I know the kids are in wonderful hands! Thanks Missy!
See you all on Tuesday!
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