Time is just flying by and we are at the end of the third quarter this week. We finished the animal research slide shows today and we are holding writing conferences this week to go over each student's research report. Overall, these were outstanding! It is exciting to see the growth in each student's writing abilities. We will begin opinion writing this week, which will be our focus for the fourth quarter.
In Reading we finished a book called True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. It is a personal favorite of mine, and we are rewriting the last chapter. We will also show what we know by writing about different themes in the book and how the characters deal with challenges in the book. We have students ready to read their final chapters for our read aloud time this week.
Thank you all for sending in supplies for projects, especially the tri-fold boards. We will build on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The end of the quarter also brings up auction time in our classroom. I have some items for auctions, but if anyone wants to send in a few additional things to auction off in the classroom, I would really appreciate it. Food items are popular, like Gatorades, mini chip bags, candy bars or other treats. If it is something your child likes, probably other students would too. Also, because we are learning about supply and demand, having just a few of any one item is helpful. Don't feel like you have to get 20 of something, just a few is better. The students look forward to auction time and having new and exciting things really helps. Thank you in advance to those of you who are able to send in a few items.
