In the first and second grade classes today we talked about the fact that Jackie Robinson first appeared in major league baseball on this day and how he was a great role model for others in how he conducted himself during difficult times. Also, this is the anniversary of when the Titanic finally went down. Oddly enough, it went down at 2:27 AM and there were originally 2227 passengers on the ship. We watched some video clips about the Titanic, talked about the St. Judes' Mathathon to raise money for children with cancer, and will work more next week on " The Mystery of the Missing Medal" - a good chance for students to expand their thinking skills.
Our class is gaining in the First in Math" competition. We are in fifth place statewide among the 7th grade teams and are only ten points behind the 4th place team, which hopefully, we will pass today and then we will work on third place. We are ninth, working on 8th among the top 100 teams in the state. Yea !!! the students are working hard and we are reaching our goals !
In reading:
The 8th grade is starting a poetry unit and they are working on classic poets and will be discovering their favorites as well as trying their hand at writing some poems.
7th graders are doing some informational reading using the "Up Front" magazine and studying current issues.The 6th grade will be taking a test on Thursday over "The View From Saturday" and then we will read in the textbook for a few days.
Remember tea is always at 4;00 on Saturdays and "please, no presents, just your prescence". - from " A View From Saturday"
It is 65 degrees today and beautiful.
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