May 11 in Room 11

• In Reading, students learned about the two different sounds "oo" can make--as in "moon," or "took. The kids spent time sorting the spelling words into different categories.
• The new reading theme is "Talent Show." The teacher discussed the theme and its related vocabulary for the wee.
• Everyone had the opportunity to read along with Tomie dePaola as he read his own story, The Art Lesson.
• The Book Fair is coming up P.E. time was used to preview books and write a wish list.
• The dates are: Thursday, May 14, 2:00-8:00 PM, Friday, May 15, 2:00-8:00 PM and Monday, May 18 from 2:00 -3:30 PM.
• Congratulations to Jonathan and Zack for winning a free book.
• After listening to Winn-Dixie this morning, students took a test assessing their long-term comprehension about the book.
• There was a review of telling time in math, and then a test.
• Riley gave her speech today. After that, students began writing a paragraph about their collections. This piece will be placed in a file to be given to the teacher for next year.