November News

We've started reading one of our funniest books, How to Eat Fried Worms. In this book, Billy makes a bet that he can eat 15 worms in 15 days for $50. While reading, we're paying close attention to the characters' traits and using specific examples from the book as evidence of these traits, and sequencing the events in the story. We also took a poll of things the students would be willing to eat for $50. Only 4 of them said they'd be willing to eat worms (though 9 said they'd eat a fried cockroach); maybe we'll see who's really willing to eat a worm at the end of the unit!

We've also been playing some fun games in science. Today, we played a game called Seed, Mouse, Fox, where students had to catch the animal or plant they needed for energy in order to survive. At the end of each round, students changed roles based on whether they were successful in finding their prey, which also demonstrated how populations of animals and plants can changed based on the resources and predators in the area.

We have several upcoming tests in the next week. Next Tuesday, we'll have a test on ecosystems and food chains. They have already received the study guide for this. The following Tuesday (right before Thanksgiving), they'll have a test on nouns: proper and common nouns, plural nouns, and possessive nouns. They'll also have a quiz in social studies, where they will be able to use the booklet were we've been writing notes down.