Hello Middle Grades families,

We finished up our first Human and Animal block last week with a study of hands and feet. Human hands are quite the marvel. They can’t dig like moles, or fly like eagles, but they can build what they need to do those things.

We finished reading Charlotte’s Web, and began our final drawings as part of the book report.

We welcomed two new students, Miles and Zoria (nicknamed Cookie) to our class.

And now we are shifting our attention to the future. On Wednesday, you can pick up supplies and some assignments from the school. In addition to those assignments, I will be posting audio and video files via Google Classroom. You will be receiving an invitation to join our class online sometime tomorrow. This is so new to us, and very different, but I will try to create the rhythm of our day for you so that you can guide your child through the various parts of our day in a smooth way. Sessions will be recorded so that you can access them at any time during the day, and I will be available to clarify assignments and answer questions each day during the week.

We are asking that you be patient with us as we try to continue to provide your child with excellent instruction.

There will be some garden tasks that you may want to take on so that you can finish up your volunteer hours. I will post those as a Sign-Up Genius sometime after I go to the garden tomorrow. We ask that only one family at a time sign up for these chores.

If you need any help at all, please feel free to reach out. Sending loving thoughts to you all!

Kathee