Turkey in Need of Dressing

By now you have seen this poor turkey.
He or she really needed dressing.

And wow, what outfits they came back to school in!

Elvis, Police Captain, disco dancer, professional golfer, rock star, and many more creative costumes!

In class students have been working on this "Character Baseball Card" to help with character development.

Our next writing project is a biography of these Turkeys!

Want to dress another turkey complete with a crown, leggings, and sunglasses?  It still isn't as cute as some of the ones at school right now!

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Onomatopoeia

We are working in writing on learning about different types of figurative language. This means students are learning words, phrases, and techniques to add style and interest to their writing.

What sounds did you hear today?

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Attendance

Nine students received awards for perfect attendance first quarter. This is a great accomplishment, often really due to their parents! Nice job!

While we DO NOT want students to be sent to school sick (if they've had a fever in the last 24 hours) attendance is very important. If you have specific questions about attendance please contact our front office.

Missing one day could mean missing:

• The weeks main vocabulary lesson
• Introducing a new concept in math
• Review of material before a test
• Writing conference based on their work
• Their only time seeing a specials teacher for the next 3 days
• Discussion about the next paragraph, chapter, or line in reading
• A test or assessment to guide our instruction about how they are progressing
• Practice for readers theater with their group
• Getting to experiment with hands on materials in science
• A guest speaker, presentation, or assembly
• a lot of assignments...

As cold and flu season is upon us, please remind and encourage your child about all the healthy measures to take to stay healthy.

Thanks to all those kids who are there each and every day ready to learn and the parents getting them there!

Minotaur

This week during our focused reading time my reading group will continue to read about the Greek myths, this time about the Minotaur. These myths have many different versions so explore some additional myths outside of class. If you would like to listen to one about the Minotaur this week go to Storynory and you'll find many myths, including one about the Minotaur.

As someone who loves classic literature, it is exciting to see how interested students are in the Greek myths. The mythology and literary importance will continue through high school and college level classes.
Classic pieces of literature like Homer's epic poems Illiad and Odyssey have many references to these Greek myths. The characters and stories continue to be referenced throughout literary history into Shakespeare, poets such as Tennyson, Keats, Byron, Shelley, and American writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne and T.S Eliot.
My English Literature Loving Heart is Pitter-Pattering!
Does your child want to learn more about the Greek Myths? Check out this site for kids!

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Athena Inventions

In my focused reading group this week we are reading a greek myth about the goddess Athena. She is considered in the myth the godess of wisdom and had many inventions "credited" to her.

One is the plough. Many students aren't familiar with farming or an old fashioned plough, so here is a video to see what that looks like!



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Maisy

When is the last time you saw a tutu dancing across the lawn? Are you getting YOUR exercise?

I'm sure after Maisy did her outdoor dancing she ate a healthy dinner and did some evening reading with Miss Essick.

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