9/12/23

We continued our series of introductory lessons in social studies this afternoon. Yesterday, the fifth graders created a compass rose and in today's work they used those directions to help them work through a series of map worksheets. Some nice teamwork was taking place in room A303.

9/11/23

Thank goodness the weather has cooled off for the fifth graders. We began our first week together with a busy day. Continued to work with arrays during math class. The kids also launched our first reading lesson by talking about genres. We are going to lay the groundwork for important work to come this week in ELA. Lastly, the kids had their first art class of the new school year.

9/8/23

It was an unpleasant week weather wise, but not for the 18 members of A303 in the classroom. We concluded our first week together with another exciting energizer during morning meeting. During math class we continued our early exploration of multiplication using arrays. We also began our introduction to some key reading concepts during our ELA time. It was great getting to meet and learn about the kids this week and I look forward to starting our first full week together on Monday. Have a nice weekend.

9/7/23

The fifth graders kicked off the first unit of our math work this morning. After another exciting morning meeting, the kids looked to recall multiplication facts as they filled out a times table. This lead us into some work with arrays. This important work will be ongoing over the next few weeks. Very impressive start to the year for the kids in A303.

9/6/23

Great to see all of the fifth graders return for day 2 this morning. Despite the heat and humidity, the kids had another quality day. Starting today and continuing into tomorrow, the members of A303 are going to be crafting a "Special Me" poem that will tell their peers a little about their interests and hobbies. Parents will also get to see these during Back to School night later this month.

Tomorrow we are officially going to launch unit one in math class.

9/5/23

Today was an exciting day at the Thompson School as we officially launched the 2023 - 2024 school year. It was exciting for me to begin getting to know the 18 fifth graders who will be in room A303 this academic year. We took part in some getting to know you activities this morning and began familiarizing ourselves with the routines of the classroom and the building this year. These activities will continue into tomorrow. Later this week, we are going to kick start our math and reading units.

Thank you to all families who contributed to the classroom supplies, it is greatly appreciated.

As a reminder, tomorrow and all Wednesdays this year, dismissal time will be at 1 o'clock. 

6/22/23

Congratulations to all of the fifth graders on completing a wonderful school year and their time at the Thompson School. It has been a pleasure to learn and laugh with my 25 students and I know they will all do wonderful things at the Gibbs and in the future. I also want to thank all parents and families for the thoughtful gifts, they are much appreciated. I hope everyone has a relaxing summer break.