No School Monday

Hello,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday.  Just a reminder that we have no school. 

The City of Ember is getting more exciting.  We just found out that the mayor has been hoarding all the good supplies for himself.  We'll see if Lina and Doon's plan to get the city guards to arrest him will work or backfire on them. 

The fourth grade teachers decided to do our math graphing unit with our homerooms instead of in math class.  It makes sense to me.  Reading graphs is more of a non-fiction reading skill (reading for information) than a math skill.  I sent a little bar graph home for them to complete today.  I'll ask questions about it tomorrow. 

I'll be doing some reading testing the next few weeks during silent reading.  Everyday I'll test a student or two with a running record.  I'll be looking at their reading accuracy, their comprehension skills, and their ability to summarize.  Four students have been tested in the past three days.  Sixteen to go.

Mrs. Farrand, our school counselor, came in and read a book called Say Something.  It is about not turning the other way when you see injustice.  We discussed the best way to help someone being teased or bullied. 

I'm off to shovel my roof tonight.

Thanks for reading,

Mr. Shea

PS.  For those of you following the story of the Notre Dame football player with the fictional girlfriend: My wife does exist.