Wax Museum is a Hit!

Our cafe literature groups shared the novel From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler with our whole school today in an exciting wax museum display.  The gymnasium walls were completely decorated with art work depicting the students' favorite scenes from each chapter of the novel.  Students completed the scenes by acting as characters (frozen as wax figures), complete with furniture and props.  Classical music, provided by Mrs. (Music) McIlvaine, and a more dimly lit gymnasium, were the finishing touches.  The result was convincing, and many teachers and students expressed their enthusiasm.  A movie trailer of the museum is being created, and it will soon be added to this post for your enjoyment.

Other than the Wax Museum project, students attended Music/Technology and visited the Library for an exchange of books.

Homework:
Reading - Make sure you've read The Telephone Call.  Review your vocabulary words.
Social Studies - Complete your organizer for your fable.

Mrs. Friday's Group:
Spelling - Writing, 3Xeach/study, 2 workbook pages
Math - Simplifying fraction w.s. 1/2 - group 1
            1/2 4 table w.s. - group 2