November 10 in Room 11

• The kids in Room 11 are attending swimming lessons at the North Bend Municipal Pool this week and next.
• Spencer can do a flip off the diving board!
• Most students have finished their Thanksgiving flip books.
• For our writing project this week, second graders are asked to write Thanksgiving sense words: tastes, smells, sounds, sights, and feelings, both in their hearts (emotions) and to the touch (physical). I was astoundeded to learn that the second graders in this class have turkey, but the food has no smell or taste, that crowds of cousins come to visit but do not make any sounds and nobody's grandmother wears perfume, sings or hugs... I think somebody needs some reminding.
• Using counters in math helped students understand concepts of grouping in tens and ones.
• As part of our school Veteran's Day celebration, the high school jazz band and choir joined otur students at Hillcrest in paying tribute to our veterans. They sang and played patriotic and moving music to honor those who fought to preserve the freedom we enjoy in our great country.
• The veterans attending lent a real sense of purpose and pride to the afternoon's activities.