Today was suited to a Tea!

This morning we "Tea'd" off with the completion of our first book, Old Yeller. Students brought in questions (they wrote as homework last night) to facilitate our discussion. Between the rearranging of desks and chairs to create a discussion circle, and the excitement of eating treats during class time, our discussion took awhile to find it's rhythm. We finally found our stride about ten minutes before our time was up. However, I thought it was a terrific first stab at such a discussion and next time, I'll make sure we have more time.

Thank you to all the parents who provided goodies for our event. Many thanks as well to those who have helped to restock our room with paper towels, Kleenex and wipes. Your help and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated!

Judging from the science homework turned in this morning, about half of the class hasn't quite grasped each step of the scientific method yet. It was helpful to have the several students who do, help explain the process to the students who are struggling. We will continue to work through the step-by-step process tomorrow in our group work.

Our Stone Age games still needed some finishing touches, so students were given time this afternoon to finish working with their groups and tomorrow morning each group will present their game to the class and explain how it's played.

Looking forward to seeing you all this evening at Curriculum Night!

Cheers,
Ms. Pitman