The final stretch!

It was so good to see many of you today at our program! The students performed so well, and as I so often do felt such an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Our class has been through many challenges this year, but as we approach the last few weeks I have been continually impressed by their growth as learners and individuals. These last few weeks are definitely bittersweet as we look forward to summer, but also realize that our time as a classroom community is coming to a close. Today is not the first or the last time I'll be guilty of hiding a tear of pride this year!

Last week brought TONS of excitement as we began Charlotte's Web and our Human Body unit in science. The students have been eagerly diving into both, and they've brought a breath of fresh air. Since we are winding down most of our curriculum, reviewing and solidifying concepts and strategies we've studied this year, and working through all of our end-of-year benchmarking assessments, I find myself with few new learning goals. So I've decided to treat you to photographs!!!

These are from a little over a week ago when we performed "surgery" to create contractions.

One of the things we are enjoying most in Charlotte's Web is the remarkable way E.B. White allows his readers to visualize what's taking place so easily by using wonderful description. As we were introduced to Mr. Zuckerman's barn, I asked the students to draw what they pictured in their minds as they listened to the story. Here's what we saw!