A Discussion We Had Today

Hi all. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up regarding a discussion we had in class today with Trillium's Executive Director, Stephanie Hinkle. As many know, one of our students lost their father over the past weekend. The student chose to share this information with many classmates. This was an absolutely remarkable act of courage and strength on behalf of this student. As you can probably guess, some students had a hard time processing such a difficult subject. So in response, Stephanie chose to come in discuss this issue with our class. I really commend the talk she had with our kids. One of her key points was that if such talk of passing keys any anxiety or fears, that that student should really talk with their parents about it. The kids handled the discussion really well and had a lot of questions and strong input. I wanted to bring this to all of your attention in case any kids were coming home with questions, concerns, or worries. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please feel free to contact me.

Thursday!

Good Morning!!

Today is Thursday February 18, 2010.
We will have menu groups.
We will have snacks and recess.
We will have reading workshop.
We will have lunch and recess.
We will have read aloud (with a *new* book !!)
We will have writing workshop.
We will continue to learn about our oceans.
We will be kind to each other.
We will have fun!!

Love,
Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:
NOURNOD

Tomorrow is PET DAY!! If you plan to bring a pet, please talk to Whitney, and have an adult talk to Whitney about it.

Opio's mom is getting ready to leave to help in Haiti.

Morning Mystery Word Answer:
RUNDOON (from the book "Peter And The Secret Of Rundoon" that they've been reading) (The class talked a long time about the story, and the plot that's happened up until now in the series).