I'm back!

Hello,

It's 7:00.  Practice over. School over. I'm going to try to be more consistent. That can be translated as more blogging, but briefer.

Every year, as my holiday gift to the class, we adopt an animal from the World Wildlife Federation's symbolic adoption program. Kids nominated animals from the WWF guide last week. Now we have a giant bracket of animals from around the world.  Each day we will have one or two matchups. Tomorrow the ocelot will go against the white-cheeked gibbon and the moose will face the hammerhead shark.  Students are allowed to speak up on behalf of the animals as long as they have done some research and have some facts. After hearing from the supporters, we will vote. Winner moves to the next round, loser is out. Last year's winner was the three toed sloth. Ask your child which animal they are supporting.

We took our fairy tale, legend, myth, fable quiz today. I'll know how it went after I grade it tonight. Tomorrow is our fairy tale, legend, myth, fable jeopardy game.  The class has been working in three teams. The winning team based on their skits, quizzes and jeopardy score will get to watch a movie of a fairy tale during lunch times in the classroom.

We took a spelling test today.  It wasn't the traditional Sitton program, but a new program that will be more differentiated to where each individual is as a speller. More to come on the new spelling Words Our Way program soon. I have high hopes.

Snow Biz musicals are on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 6:30. I have practice tomorrow until 6:30, but will catch most of it. Bowdoin vs. USM in basketball at 7:00 on Wednesday, so Tuesday is my only chance. Good luck to the cast and crew.

I hope you all had a good mini break.  14 more days of school before 16 more off.  Keep up the reading and math facts please.

Thanks,

Mr. Shea