October 29 in Room 11

• In Reading: more time studying fact and opinion. Kids are getting pretty good at knowing the difference.
• Pre-test in Spelling: Students write the test in marker and the class corrects mistakes together. That way, students get immediate feedback, which helps them to retain the correct spelling longer.
• We played Frog Pond in P.E.
• Second graders have graduated from measuring in inches to measuring in feet.
• Note-passing has become a problem in Room 11, so we had a class meeting about how that activity is not only distracting, but it spreads bad feelings.
• As Mrs. Craig reads James and the Giant Peach, students note the personality traits of each of the characters in the story. They are beginning to keep their observations in a special folder.
• We had our hearing tested in the library.
• Second graders sure can find a lot of different ways to fold a paper! As part of a science project, we folded and cut paper in sections to make a little book. Then the students drew pictures of things that might be found at the beach, adding two sentences explaining each item. Some students brought these projects home to finish.