1. Be sure to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences. The link to the sign up form was emailed from the office last week and is also in the Monday notes today from the office.
2a. We celebrated Dot Day by listening to the story by Peter H. Reynolds called The Dot. This book tells the story of a caring teacher who reaches a reluctant student in a remarkably creative way. The teacher dares a very resistant Vashti to "make her mark". Vashti's breakthrough begins with a simple dot on a piece of paper. Encouraged by her teacher she sets off on a journey of self-discovery, letting her creativity bloom and, ultimately, inspires others.
Starting in 2009, a group of educators began celebrating September 15th-ish as International Dot Day - a day for classes to explore the story's themes: bravery, creativity and self-expression.
2b. Each student colored a "dot" from a coloring page from QuiverVision.com. Then we downloaded the "Quiver - 3D Coloring App and made it 3D. If your student did not bring the"dot" home yet, we have not had a chance to view it here yet.
2c. We also enjoyed Emily Arrow singing and signing "The Dot Song" on youtube.
2d. Our last activity was a Buddy Dot paper quilt which will be displayed in the hallway later this week.
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