Last Monday was International Dot Day! Dot Day is about learning to celebrate our creative spirits! It is based on the book, "The Dot," by Peter H. Reynolds.
"Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says.
That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us."
That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us."
We celebrated Dot Day by reading the book and coloring dots that we used with the colAR Mix app on our ipads. This app made their colored dot turn into a 3-D animated dot. It was amazing!
REMINDERS:
There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday.
There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Friday, October 3 for homecoming.
TESTING:
We will be doing literacy testing this week and MAPS testing will be the following weeks!
SPELLING:
Our spelling words are: this,that, while, wheat, whip, whistle, whiskers, whatever, aunt, uncle
Spelling Test will be on Friday!
Let me know if you have any questions about anything....
Please email me, call, or send a note!
Thanks!
Mrs.Tuchek
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