Post-NECAPS

Yay, we made it through the NECAPs...well, the 4th graders have.  The 5th graders will have their final Writing NECAP tests on Tuesday:  one in the morning and one in the afternoon.   We will have a regular day for the 4th graders including their two specials.   We celebrated a Putney Pride assembly on Friday morning, and our class handed in 212 Paws cards!  We are almost at out next class milestone of 250 which gets the class a nice treat of some kind. Then after the assembly was a bus drill.  We actually had a math class that morning and started our new Data unit.  We are investigating the number of raisins in a 1.5 oz box of raisins.  We will get into interpreting data as well as presenting it in different ways.
The 5th graders were able to attend a Technicool presentation after math class, which left the 4th graders in the room with Ms. Deb and I.  We decided to work on some spelling cards for a while, but then did an online activity together called Wacky Tales.  It was a Mad Libs activity in which we learned about parts of speech and created a story by filling in the blanks with special words.  We got a kick out of doing it and lots of laughs as well.  In the afternoon Kru Beau (Thai Intern) presented a lesson on Thailand.  I had to leave in the afternoon so cannot give the details now.  Maybe ask your kids...see what they remember?
In a few weeks, on October 16, we will be heading up to Landmark College again.  This time we are going to see a free performance by Mongolian Dancers.  It should be quite exciting! It will be about the same time a s last time, so will probably get bag lunches before we head up.

Well, seeing as most of our week was testing, I guess I have not so much to say.  So, let's see how this next week shapes up...Oh yea, School Forest Day should be Monday afternoon...weather permitting?