October 21 in Room 11

• The kids in Mrs. Lojkovic's class are searching for the owner of a beautiful calico kitten they found before school this morning.
• Mr. Dunn brought pails of sand as samples from the sandy beach to our room. We sifted through the sand, gathering things that we found buried there. Then we sorted these items into categories showing how they are alike. We found shells, rocks, sticks and trash.
• Our class is making cards for our troops in Iraq. We'll be working on this class project for several weeks, at which time we will send them overseas to cheer some marine during the holidays. Many of the students expressed gratitude to our soldiers for fighting to protect freedom.
• We held a Kids Election in our own room. Even though second graders are kids and can't vote, they have opinions. Holding an election, although it doesn't really count, makes everyone feel like they are participating in supporting our country. Here are the results. (Three students did not vote.) McCain 9, Obama 12. I logged these numbers onto the Weekly Reader website. It will be interesting to see how youngsters all over the country vote.
• We are reviewing the "magic e," as our spelling pattern.
• Many of the students find geometry really fun. A review test was administered today.