Mrs. Concepcion gave me a set of rubber pencil grips this morning. I was instructed to tell students that these are "tools, not toys." They are helpful in getting students to properly hold their pencil but are expensive! If a student intentionally destroys one, they will owe the school $2. We had a talk about not chewing on them, picking at them, drawing on them, etc. so I'm hopeful that students will respect this additional piece of school property.

We played a math guessing game today. I chose a block from a bucket but did not show it to students. Through a process of elimination, they had to guess the attributes of my block (thick/thin, large/small, shape, and color). The students had fun and did a great job. We made scarecrows for art. I used a glyph. A glyph is a way to give information through your choice of colors or shapes used in the project. For instance, boys made the scarecrow face brown and girls made it orange. If students had ever carved a pumpkin, they made blue pants and if they hadn't, they made red pants. The scarecrows turned out really cute!

Next week we only have 2 1/2 days of school. Teachers will be working on report cards and attending training sessions.