Smile!

Many people were "lookin' good" today at school! We were dressed in our best for group picture day, saying, "CHEESE!" Bright smiles...everywhere!

The University of Pittsburgh representatives returned today to have us complete our second diary entries. This information was collected and will be combined with our first entry and the data provided by the motes.

During Language Arts, we enjoyed our cafe discussions relating to The Wednesday Wars. This week's discussion was about the chapter called March. The chapter gave us a little more insight into the Vietnam War and how images of the war were on the television nightly. We're truly enjoying the book, with its colorful characters. Look for information in tomorrow's communicator envelope about our upcoming '60s Day!

We were excited to receive a visit from Ms. Horwatt during our class meeting. Ms. Horwatt trained a group of teachers from our school in The Olweus Bullying Program. Those teachers then trained the rest of our staff. Ms. Horwatt took part in today's meeting about Hallway Hazards. The hallways are one place where bullying can occur more frequently, and we role played and discussed ways we can deal with situations in the hallways. Ms. Horwatt helped us to consider different methods for diffusing situations. She was so kind and helpful, and she made us think. Prior to the meeting, she also visited our cafe! She enjoyed our discussions about The Wednesday Wars so much that she took a copy of the book to read!

Homework:
Reading - Read April in The Wednesday Wars for next Thursday, and complete your new role.
Math - Complete work on percentages of whole numbers.
Social Studies - Study
Related Arts - Technology homework is due tomorrow.