Hello,
I think the little "rock" video that our movie club did last week attracted a few new members. Most of the class, fifteen, stayed after. It is nice to have them all interested, but I only got to work with a few at homework time.
I think that large number is also why I feel so drained. I'm going to keep this short so I can hit the hay early tonight.
The book fair has started. Thank you for buying a book or two. The money earned goes to the parent group. They support us with field trip money and free books from Scholastic. I did notice that the Harry Potter set with the new artwork isn't at the fair. It is on our new book order form for 49 bucks which is well off the $124 retail. Let me know if you are interested.
Our read aloud, Wonder, by RJ Palacio, has most of the class hooked. You should ask your child about it. The book has allowed us to have some very good discussions about many topics that I am really glad we are discussing before Jr. high: popularity, lying, empathy, being yourself, courage etc. I'm enjoying the variety of narrators, which is one of the main reasons that I chose the book. It is giving us so much to talk about that we haven't been getting through it very fast. We're only half way through. At this rate, we'll only have one more read aloud this year. That's not going to happen.
Thank you to everyone for returning conference slips. If you didn't get a written time brought home today, email me, and I'll get you squared away.
My eyelids are drooping.
Have a good night.
Mr. Shea
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