April 16 in Room 11

• Students wrote about their favorite types of weather in their journals.
• The class has a small sunflower garden in the corner of the classroom. Each child planted a seed
• At computers, the class explored a wonderful web-site for Math and Literary games. It's a bbc site and can be accessed by googling "BBC Kids' Games Bitesize."
• There is a Coins for Cancer bucket set up in Room 11. The proceeds will go to Dornbecker's Kids With Cancer Program. Families are asked to contribute spare change to help kids just like Hillcrest students who happen to have cancer. Its a good opportunity to develop generous and thoughtful spirits.
• Mad Minute--adding 7's, 8's and 9's is tough. Practice at home! Flash cards work well. So do math games on -line.
• Math Magician on-line is a good math game. Go to "timed facts."
• Students started their Mother's Day gifts during Art. Its a secret!
• The teacher covered names on writings in journals and put them under the document camera. In an effort to point out easy-to-correct mistakes, she talked about what was good in some of them and what was missing. The point-of-view in their journal writings is really fun to read--in all of them!
• Library today...yay! New books!