Luke worked on long and short vowel sounds. He wanted to take a brain break at the start of third period, so we went out back for fresh air and a shell hunt.

Kellan dictated a story for me to type for him.

Kellan took his spelling test. We read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and looked up information about him and the historical context. In his journal, he wrote what might be happening today if not for people like Martin Luther King.

Christopher took his spelling test. We read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and looked up information about him and the historical context. In his journal, he wrote what might be happening today if not for people like Martin Luther King.

I read about Martin Luther King, Jr. We looked up information about him and the historical context.

Richard took his spelling test and wrote sentences I dictated to him. He read books with words he can read. We reviewed letter sounds he has done.

Kaitlin took her spelling test. We read The Witch of Blackbird Pond and discussed it.

Covering 2024 local and federal elections that Andrew will participate in.

Quinn expressed that he was not happy to return to school but was looking forward to coming here to the Batt School. He shared his experiences over the Winter break and his favorite presents. Quinn requested a song about soccer as we were reading an article about soccer. It was called Wavin' Flag - sung by the artist, K'naan. Quinn sang along with it and he was motivated to work. We collaboratively read two chapters in the novel and Quinn demonstrated excellent recall of details and characters. He raised questions about the characters change in personality and suggested reasons why it happened. Quinn made excellent connections between cause and effect as pertained to the character's interpersonal relationships. I also gave Quinn copy of a student's comic book as he expressed interest in reading one. We noted and circled some words that were spelled incorrectly. We also read a passage about earthworms. Quinn answered questions correctly and his answers reflected higher-order critical thinking skills. We had a productive session.

Pierce was very interested in math today and immediately went to the board to practice. three-digit addition, subtraction, and multiplication. To lean into this interest, I found a book about Isaac Newton from the "Who Was..." series. We co-read several chapters, pausing to practice reading comprehension strategies and learn unfamiliar vocabulary. In between chapters, I put math problems on the board for Pierce to complete.