Contractions

Our own Dr. Nathan performed surgery today, a very delicate operation known as a 'vowelectomy.' The patient was named 'you are' but is now known as 'you're' and sports a dainty little scar called an apostrophe.

Caring Classroom

We are a Classroom who Cares. Scholastic Book Clubs challenged classrooms to read at least 50 books and they would donate books to kids who live on military bases. We did it!

Taxation without Representation

'Queen Hoffler' imposed taxes on the colonists of room 314 and we had to pay to use pencils and the drinking fountain! During music, Mrs. Duncan helped us write a poem about how we felt, and later in the day we wrote, signed, and delivered a petition to the queen. (She dropped the taxes and brought us a treat the next day.) A great big thank you goes to Mrs. Hoffler and Mrs. Duncan!

Discovery had a successful launch and the crew of 7 astronauts will be docking at the International Space Station early Wednesday morning. Check out NASA's mission page to see what's happening: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
In the meantime, check out our own crew of astronauts.

Does this look like math?

Here's one way to practice math facts - we play Jenga! Each player has to read and solve the equation on the block he or she successfully removes from the pile. I hear lots of tumbling blocks, "Oh no's!", laughter, and math being spoken!