Once again, Dewson will be hosting a vision and hearing clinic just before the winter break. Whether you have your child's vision and hearing tested through this clinic, or by taking them for regular check-ups with your family doctors, I think it's a really important thing to do. It's surprising how many problems (e.g., reluctance to read, unsure of letter sounds, seeming to not understand instructions) can be solved simply after a thorough check-up. If you would like to take advantage of the opportunity here at Dewson, please return the form with payment by December 2nd. Thanks!
We had our 5th workshop with Donnely this morning and we spent our time adding more details to our wood sculptures that we started last week. Donnely brought lots of small interesting pieces of wood for us to choose from and she also encouraged us to raise our sculptures up using larger pieces. Ask your artist what they are building and if they've thought of a name for their sculpture. Next Friday is Donnely's last day with us and she asked us to be sure to wear old clothes as we will be using acrylic paint that is hard to get out once dry.
This afternoon we read an amazing book called Des Portes dans les Airs. We used our imaginations (and lots of great French) to describe what might be behind all the doors in the book. Thanks to an amazing program called "Un livre à moi", every student received their very own sparkling new copy of this book! Next week we will find time to draw and describe our own imaginary land, inspired by this story. I hope you enjoy it at home as much as we did here.This afternoon we also took some time to review what a thermometer does and use one to measure the temperature outside. Unlike our previous experiment when it was surprisingly warm out, today we got to watch the "mercure" fall to just below 0 degrees. Ask your mathematician how they knew that it had to be 0 degrees or below - there was one BIG clue!
Lastly, as you know, every student wrote a goal for him/herself shortly after receiving the progress report. All our goals are very thoughtful and appropriate. Thank you for your help discussing this. Each student now has their goal written on a small paper taped to the corner of their desk. This will help me, and them, remember what they are working on. When I catch someone acting on their goal, I will add a star to their sheet. When they get to 10 stars, there is a small reward waiting for them. Ask your student what they are working on!