During convo we had a special visit from Reverend Billy Kyles, one of the last two men to spend time with Dr. Martin Luther King before he was assassinated. It was a moving presentation I feel lucky to have heard.

His message to the children was powerful: there's no telling who or what you can be!

This morning we completed a review sheet on millimeters and centimeters. It was helpful! It's basic message: there are 10 millimeters in a centimeter. We also added the sunrise and sunset times into our math journal on page 27:

7:19am - 6:00 pm

On page 43 in the math journal, we added the high and low for January 20. Click here to find what you need.

After keyboarding with Mrs. Driscoll, we took the spelling test and reviewed decimals together. We also played "Decimal Number Top It"....and Anna beat me over and over again!

This afternoon we prepared for our Explorers presentation. Three of the teams were able to share with the class about their explorers. So far, everyone has identified the correct trunk! I think many students were amazed at the bad luck experienced by Cabeza de Vaca and Panfilo de Narvaez. You can learn more about de Vaca here, as well as other famous explorers. (I liked clicking "Voyage Routes".)

We ended the day by learning about three books written by Dan Gutman. The class will be completing an author story about him beginning next week. I'm sure you'll love it!

Mrs. Hershman also met with the girls from our class to prepare costumes for our Grandparents' Day performance. I'm sure she'll get in touch with you when you come back.

Take care, get better, and come back!
:)Mrs. Neal