Happy Friday!

Our week of MEA testing is done! If your child missed any days this week, make-ups will take place next week.

We had a lot on our "to-do" list to balance all of this testing with some fun! Something new for me was a BreakoutEDU activity. Mrs. Wolinsky helped set things up and guide us. It gave the children a taste of working as a team to solve problems. It was exciting!

We managed to watch "The Sound of Music" with lots of singing along. The movie fits in perfectly with our study of historical fiction and the students' love of music.

We were able to finish Counting on Grace which has a very satisfying ending. We will do some written work on the book next week. Ask your child about this wonderful book!

Pumpkin bread was on out baking list and the children enjoyed working as a team and sampling their results.

As shown in the photos, we made Oobleck and read the book that goes along with it. You've been warned- it's coming home with your child today!

We should have met as book clubs more than we did, and we never got to read all about maple sugaring in New England (Snoopy waffles included), but we will get to that next week. Don't forget that it's Maine Maple Sunday this weekend!

If you sent in supplies for these activities, thank you very much! Thanks, too, for sharing your fantastic children. Their creativity, enthusiasm and kindness are inspiring! Enjoy the weekend!