New Novel!

This sand artist is amazing! Watch the video, and see if you can follow her story. Tomorrow, we'll discuss what you were able to understand from her art.

During our Readers' Cafe today, we were introduced to our new novel, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. The novel is a Newbery Medal winner that tells the story of Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen. It takes place in Denmark during 1943, a time when Jewish people are being persecuted. During our cafe, Mrs. Rader and Mrs. McIlvaine shared some historical information as well as the first two chapters of the story. We are in new discussion groups and are looking forward to reading this book.

This afternoon, we gathered for our class meeting. It was time to think about all the rules we've learned in regards to anti-bullying. To review, we worked in our groups with Bullying Rules Roundup Cards. Each card gave a scenario, and we were to apply a specific rule. We had great sharing in our groups, and we brought our ideas to a close with the whole class at the end.

Homework:
Reading - Review vocabulary and story. Quiz tomorrow on story and assigned spelling list.
Math - Do one practice page. Study - quiz tomorrow.
Science - Quiz tomorrow.
Readers' Cafe - Read chapters 2-5 in Number the Stars. Prepare your assigned role based on the first 5 chapters.