The Social Studies test is on Monday. I gave out a study sheet that lists everything the children should know. We went over the practice test today and corrected everything so they can use that to study from as well as their notes and the workbook pages.
Happy Weekend!
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Books about writing
We'll be using these two books about writing to help you grow as writers. If you're interested in ordering your own copy to have in class, you can click on the picture and order through Barnes and Noble.
April is Poetry Month!
Join us this month as we discover our favorite poems.
Our current Read Aloud
A sometimes silly, sometimes poignant story from the author of Granny Torrelli Makes Soup!
Our last read-aloud
Rosie and Bailey and Granny Torrelli
Katherine Paterson was just named National Ambassador For Young People's Literature
Have you read any of her novels? You can visit her website. Just click on the picture.
For all my Lightning Thief fans
Here's a link to Percy's website. Just click his picture.
We're learning about
Iroquois clans
A favorite read-aloud
Frindle is the story of a boy who decides to become a word detective. This story is a perfect book to accompany our own work in expanding vocabulary.
Read The Lorax for Earth Day!
Click the link to visit The Lorax site.
Summer Reading 2009
Barnes and Noble is once again giving away a free book to any student who reads 8 books this summer. I gave out the forms in class but more information is available from their website. Just click on the book above.
Tangrams
A tangram is a Chinese puzzle that uses 7 geometric shapes to make figures.
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