A Kid for President!

In the spirit of the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election, the students have been listening to Dan Gutman's The Kid Who Ran for President and The Kid Who Became President.  I've been sharing the stories orally for the ten minutes between transition and going to the cafeteria.  We finished book one, and the students could not wait to begin hearing book two today.  The books are very humorous, but they include information about our U.S. Constitution and the voting process.  If you have a child in my homeroom, ask them to tell you about these books!

 Opera is the new topic in Music!  Today the students learned about an aria, which is a solo in opera where the singer shows off his/her ability.  We are anxious to view the riddle scene from Turandot by the famous composer Puccini.  Mrs. (Music) McIlvaine teased us with a few details, but wouldn't give anything away.  We have to wait until next week!

In Language Arts, we practiced this week's skills at various stations set up within our room.  We reviewed the skill of determining cause and effect, as it applied to our story, forming complex and compound sentences using independent and dependent clauses, and spelling patterns in this week's words.  Everyone worked well! 

SHARE YOUR FRIDAY FOLDER AND TEST PACKET, ALONG WITH THE NEW STUDENT DIRECTORY!  HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Homework:
Reading - Read chapters 7&8 in From the Mixed-up Files... and complete role for Thursday.
Spelling - Continue to study words.
Social Studies - Tests are coming on Tuesday and Thursday.  Study your guides!
Science - Research needs to be done.
Wellness - Read pages 92-95 and complete questions.