Off to a Great Start

It's only been two days of school, but we are off to a great start, and I am impressed by this group of students. This is going to be a great year!

Today students learned about different parts of their brain and why we "lose our cool" and "flip our lids" sometimes. More importantly, we learned about how we can cool down and bring our brains back into control. It was a fascinating lesson about the power of our brains. I've asked them to share their knowledge with their parents.

In math we are doing lessons created by a Stanford professor called the week of inspirational math. Each lesson begins with a video followed by an engaging activity.Today we  learned about the power of pattern recognition. Check out the website to see these great lessons.
Inspirational Math

Yesterday, important school documents were sent home in the Take Home Folders. I know that there are a lot of forms to read through and fill out, but I'd appreciate it if you could return them before Friday, August 26.

The date for Back to School Night has been changed a few times, but we have finally settled on Tuesday, August 30th.