We have been going full steam ahead with our classroom economy this week. Some students have caught on to the fact that they get extra nickels whenever they make a solid effort to speak in French, or whenever they voluntarily help out and do extra tasks, so they've begun swimming in cash. Others had a hard lesson today during "magasin" time (the class store) when they realized that they didn't have any spending money left after paying their rent, putting money into savings, and giving to charity. Another important learning piece is figuring out how to keep our money safe by putting it in our wallets right away every time. There were several slumped shoulders but we bounced back quickly and did an amazing job at the end of today pitching in to clean up and doing our best to try out some French phrases. And Mme Van Sickle didn't find any nickels on the ground after school today. :-) Our goal is to have everyone able to purchase something from le magasin next week. In Math, we have been reinforcing the concepts of estimating and addition. The students have been enjoying playing a variety of dice games to practice their adding, and the Kindergarten students have been pushing themselves beyond the regular K curriculum to keep up with the Grade 1s, using 100s charts, counters, and number lines to help them add. Mme Van Sickle did a show-and-tell of sorts this week when she brought 2 of her own kids to class for centre time. They definitely felt the love from all of the "big kids", getting their cheeks pinched a dozen times and going home with arms full of art work made for them by the students. They are asking when they get to go back again. Mommy's not so sure she wants this to become a regular thing.
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