December 12 in Room 11

• The James and the Giant Peach character sketches are finished and really good!
• As for music class and Christmas concert practice--Room Eleveners are becoming proficient at marching on and off risers--Bleacher Pros!
• Students are making "stained glass" panels by coloring a printed design with their chosen color pattern.
• Seven outstanding spellers produced outstanding final spelling tests today. The rest of the class did very well, too.
• Hillcrest children played inside during recesses because of stormy weather.
• Students wrote final comments on the Take-Apart-the-Computer project. Feedback was positive, although many of the students would have preferred choosing their own work team. Tyler said he liked the project because it was "tricky," and he likes "tricky."
• Second graders each received a Hill Bill this afternoon because Mrs. Johnson did not notice them passing her classroom door because they were sooooo quiet.