Ask them about their day!

I am out today with my oldest who is getting an MRI and meeting with a dietician due to low bone mineral density. So, you'll have to ask your kiddo about their day. Here is what I had planned and left for the substitute so this can help guide your questioning.

They were to complete M4T for morning work and then during meeting, greet the guest teacher, share a funny joke and play their favorite activity, "Would You Rather?" They have 4 new words to choose from for Word Study. Has you heard any new vocabulary this week?? In Writer's Workshop, they were to continue writing their "story" or whatever they chose to write and follow the writing process. Instead of finishing The Beaded Moccasins today, (they're going to be upset) the sub is going to read, Once Upon a Pie which is a book about dogs written in poem form. It's very cute! They are to finish their poetry analysis and comprehension in Reader's Workshop with time to read, blog and visit the library. Gym is our special today and I think they are playing a game, Titanic, that Mr. B created that they LOVE, then lunch and presumably outdoor recess. Hopefully the morning went well as this is typically our best part of the day. After quiet time-which I'm sure they'll need-the substitute will be reviewing ordering fractions and having them practice putting fractions in order. They know how to do this but freeze when they think it's something new. Anyway, some might be taking the test but without me there, I'm not sure if they will still choose to do so. After Math Workshop, they will be reading and completing an Ohio Studies Weekly on the Frontier Wars and then completing their Wonder/i-Time activities. As long as they do as they do when I am there, everything should be fine. I so dislike being out and think about them all day--just as I do if I have to leave my own children with a babysitter. I know that everything is fine but I just can't help thinking about them! :)

**I am reading a WONDERFUL book that you should check out (and can borrow from me when I finish), by Urban Meyer titled, Above the Line. It encompasses everything we can do to be successful and talks about all the things we discuss in class--"Above the Line" behaviors, pressing pause, how we can't control Events from happening but can control our Response which in turn determines the Outcome or E + R = O. Anyhow, I was reading it this morning while waiting on Ella to return from her MRI and thought I'd recommend it to all of you!