We only have two more days of TerraNova testing left (today and Wednesday). Please continue to make sure that your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before arriving at school.
We just finished our many activities for How to Eat Fried Worms. Students performed a reader's theater version of the play for the class and Mr. Bennett, created a new cover for the book, watched the movie to compare it to the book, and, as a grand finale, got to eat fried worms! The brave students who tried the worms decided they liked them, and several even brought them home for their lucky parents to try.
Currently in reading, students are participating in literature circles. Each student chose their top three book choices, and then I placed them in groups based on the books they wanted to read. Students are in charge of setting their own schedule for the book, assigning jobs to complete, and leading their own discussion about the book. Every student has a schedule for his or her book on a piece of yellow paper, and please be diligent about following this, since every group will have different pages due each day. We had our first literature circle meetings last Thursday, and students did a great job of participating, asking thought provoking questions, and staying on topic!
In social studies, we are studying the Midwest. We will take the second part of our states test next week, which means that test will be on Friday, March 23. Each student will also complete a state project. I have state books in my classroom, but if the student wanted to research a state I did not have a book for, they will need to find a book at the library and show it to me by Friday. The students received a menu with activities to choose from, and they need to choose three. These will be due the week of April 2nd (the last week before Easter).
Practices for our play are going great! Remember that the play is on Thursday, March 29. We will be sending information home soon asking for volunteers to help on March 21 with making costumes and creating the set.
