Wow, it went from fall to winter real quick here! Although I hate driving in snow, it does make me get into the Christmas spirit! Today fifth graders went to our Club's Choice fund raiser kickoff! This fund raiser helps our school earn money to do and have some fun things, like the climbing wall we earned last year. The fund raiser begins today and goes through December 1st.
Currently in reading we have started our first round of Book Clubs! Students were given eight books to choose from. Once they made their choices they were put into groups with students whom chose the same book. Now they are reading and discussing these books. I have been so impressed with their discussions and their level of discussions! This may have something to do with the fact that each week one group is chosen to be the "fish bowl" group. These students have their discussion in front of the entire class. The rest of the class listens and looks for things that the group did well and maybe some things they can work on. Then the rest of the groups take those helpful hints and go have their own discussions. This is working out great! We will be working on these for the next couple of weeks.
In December we will begin our poetry unit...this is my favorite of the year! Just a reminder that the end of the trimester is November 26th, and report cards will be coming home soon after this date. Ask your child if they are caught up on everything they need for this trimester so it doesn't sneak up on them! One last note, we have finished our read aloud, One for the Murphys, and will participate in our last Skype session for our Global Read Aloud next week! Have a great rest of your week and remember to keep ReAdInG!!!
