Book Tasting

We went to the library the other day to enjoy a "book tasting" party. There were 4 place settings at each table with a different book for us to try out. We discovered some books we might enjoy and some of them were even checked out that day! Thanks to Mrs. Hulley for organizing this book tasting for us. We enjoyed it!

Hot Chocolate Party

So we have reached another milestone in our reading this year. We have officially read 300 books this year and that means we celebrate! In celebration of reading 300 books we had a hot chocolate/ reading party. It's exactly what it sounds like! We had uninterrupted time to read our books while enjoying a hot chocolate and a cookie.

 

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Our class had a contest to see if the boys or the girls could make the best video about our literacy. We couldn't decide which was better, so we used both. Our class loves to read, so we thought we should let other schools know about our reading. We encourage you to read the books we mentioned in our videos.


http://animoto.com/play/SnqP1euDo0T2i969u0S6pw

This is the girls video.

http://animoto.com/play/95WfILJpSAoBYqZCSeJz0g

 This is the boys video.

Web cast

On Wednesday we participated in a webcast with Dav Pilky and Jeff Kinney, the authors of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. They talked about how they started writing and what all you need to write a good story. Then we started a story together. We came up with a couple of characters, the setting and the conflict. We started writing the story together and then they stopped and asked us to go back to our classes and finish the story for them! Some of the students have chosen to finish the story on their own while others have paired up to work with a partner. We are very excited to see all the different endings to this story! Once they are complete we will mail them to the authors and they will decide on the best ending. 

Journal #9

You are immigrating to a new country. What are some possible reasons for immigrating and what are some possible challenges you might encounter?

Due Thursday November 1

Immigrating means to move to another country.

This Week's Writing Assignments

Journal #28 due Thurs. April 12
My best vacation .... (This is to be three paragraphs about the best vacation they have been on or the best vacation that they could imagine.)

Writing Assignment due Friday April 13
Students are creating their own comic strip. It is to have 4 boxes. We have been discussing characters and setting quite a bit so these should be very evident in their comic as well as having a beginning, middle and end.