Week in Review 10/21 - 10/26

1. We had our first curl test in gym. We have one more test left--flexibility! AC & FD
2. We are going to have our Author Celebration for our Personal Narrative stories. We published our final copies, created covers, and wrote About the Author. CO MW
3. We were sharing our strategies in a math congress to figure out how many ice tea bottles would fit in the ice tea machine. We looked at the ice tea machine and saw it held 132 bottles. We looked to see how many 6-packs fit in the machine and how many full boxes we would need. During our math congress we looked at which mathematician's strategy was most efficient. We are thinking about using these strategies next time!  Some of us had to explain our strategies to the rest of the class. We noticed that we are using similiar strategies. KC, AA, HP & HS
4. We shared our Personal Narrative stories with Miss Dineen's class. They shared their small moment stories with us! CV
5. Patricia Polacco came to our school for an Author Visit. She brought in a tiny piece of the meteor and the "new" keeping quilt. The original one is in a museum. On the "new" keeping quilt was the original heart from Ana's dress. This is the heartbeat of the quilt and what makes it keep living. We all got to touch the meteor and make a wish on it. We couldn't wish for money, change a person, or toys/purchased item.  We learned how this shooting star landed in her grandparents yard. She told us that we,"touched the hand, that touched the hand, that touched the hand of Abraham Lincoln." AN. AC, RB, AA, HP
6. We did not earn a compliment this week, we need to do something about this! Check back with us next week! MA
7. We are collecting a lot of Box Tops! FH
8. After finishing our personal narratives, we have been  brainstorming ideas for Halloween Stories. AA
9. This is our second week of Fall 4 Math. We will find out who won in each grade level next week! MW
10. Ida B. made a "secret" friend named Ronnie. We think this is changing who she is as a person because previously she was the kind of person who was alone and pessimistic. Now she is starting to like school and making friends. She is being more optimistic! She recently got called on to read a book in front of the entire class and she didn't want to do it, but deep down inside she really did because she was practicing at her house.
11. We are starting a countown to Halloween. Hurricane Frankenstorm aka Sandy, is coming Monday-Friday. Please DON'T cancel Halloween this year! This is going to be a really bad storm because it is going to combine with a snow storm! HP DS