LANGUAGE ARTS:  This morning, I introduced the Wordly Wise words for Lesson Four.  You can do the same by viewing the flashcards located here.

We also talked about how great authors like Roald Dahl are able to "show" us what's happening in a book, rather than just telling us. He wrote a particularly interesting chapter in his book The Twits about how dirty Mr. Twit's beard was. It was pretty awful!

If you check out this slide show, you'll understand more about what we discussed:

Show, Don't Tell

MATH:  We held a math test today as a review of Unit 2.  You can complete that when you come back to school tomorrow. 

READING:  Students watched this slide show about how to complete the job "Word Wizard".  Then, they silently read chapters 5 and 6 from Manatee Blues.  Their job was to locate at least two words that were interesting or challenging to share with the class and after reading the selection, complete the Word Wizard worksheet which you will receive tomorrow.

SCIENCE:  Tomorrow we will be creating a trading card for the ocean creature you studied last week in the library.  I gave a brief overview of what will be on the card (a picture, title, a description of an adaptation the creature has, and any other interesting facts you learned).  I also shared with the class the checklist you'll have on hand tomorrow to help keep you organized.  I posted an example of mine right here.  --------------->



By clicking the picture below, you can review animal adaptations with a quiz.



This afternoon, Mrs. Driscoll got us started on our "All About Berkeley" film.  Teams were developed and topics assigned.  Groups worked together to begin their story boards...planning the order of their film.  We are very excited to get to work!