Week in Review

1. We had our very first Northeast map quiz! AC
2. We got two compliments at the same time from two different teachers! This helped us to earn our first ten compliments for being model citizens. We get to choose a whole class reward! RB, MA
3. In math we are taking a road trip across the country. We have been using addition and subtraction to find out how far we are traveling and how long it will take us. We are figuring out how many stops we will have to make along the way. AC, WS, HP
4. We are celebrating my birthday today! I am 9 years old today! CO
5. This week we started band and orchestra lessons. MW
6. In gym class, we had two pacers tests. We had to run nonstop to see how far we could go. AN
7. We learned a new strategy for generating writing. It is helpful to think of a person, place, or object and then list small clear moments about them. KC
8. We are going to switch jobs and get trained for our new jobs today! WS
9. We had picture day this week. I can't wait to see how they come out! AA
10. Mr. Rechi came to visit us and said, "Good Morning Boys and Girls!" It felt like he never left! CV, KC
11. We will have our third model citizen time. I wonder what it will be? Ask us what we did! HP
12. This week we talked about the eleventh anniversary of 9/11. We watched a video that explained how it happened and who did it. GS
13. We are inducting lots of books into the Rock & Read Hall of fame. This is where we recommend books to others. FH, FD
14. We have been working on building our writing stamina. We are building our stamina just like runners do! AC, AA
15. We posted our reading goals so everyone can look at them and motivate eachother to achieve these goals! DS
16. In writing, we are turning watermelon stories, into small seed stories. These are stories that happen in about 20 minutes. GS