Monday October 31 and Tuesday, November 1, 2011

A great portion of the day was spent getting prepared for the Book Talk assignments.  We spent an extra period with our Teacher Librarian, Ms. Wills, thinking about the assignment and kind of books we would like to read.  It is unfortunate that I cannot post documents here, but I take a photo over the next couple of days of the template we are using for the assignment.

We will be using Microsoft Photostory for this assignment.  It was used last year for the Health projects.  Here is the Wikipedia link for information about the product:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Story
It is free and you are free to download it and have your son or daughter use it for fun or to practice with the book they have selected.  Mrs.  Machado and I had each student read through one paragraph of the book they chose and we asked them a few comprehension questions about the passage.  If the book appeared too difficult, we are asking them to select another title (they will do this on Wednesday).  I am planning on selecting a book from the Library and using it as a "read-a-loud" and as a way to model the assignment for them. 

The final members of the School Band will be announced, I believe, on Wednesday or Thursday and I will be sure to post the results.
Many thanks to those students who made correction on the most recent Math test and significantly improved their grades.  Mrs. Machado worked with some of the students, in a small group, to assist them with the understanding of the work.
I did not get to post photos from the students who were in costumes yesterday.  Here are the photos.  I hope you had a safe and satisfying Halloween:

There was no homework assigned, but the Ideal Society/Community project is due tomorrow.