The first 6 weeks of school are always devoted to setting up routines that will carry us through the year. The 2nd year of looping is a breath of fresh air as everyone knows the routines and only need a bit of regrouping to be back in the saddle again. We've been hard at work learning school rules (be safe, be kind, and be responsible) as well as working on ways to incorporate CARES into our everyday lives. CARES is an acronym for cooperate, assert, responsible, empathy, and self-control. Along with all of this we have learned the 5 words that make up the mandarin character for the verb "to listen". Check your child's blue home folder tomorrow (and every Friday throughout the school year) for a copy of this character and ask your child which part they find the most difficult and which parts they do automatically.
Everyone is enjoying sorting, classifying, and creating patterns in math. Our number corner routine is well underway and encourages the children to think in different ways. The monthly patterns represent growing patterns this year as opposed to repeating patterns. A new challenge for everyone!
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