Friday, May 20, 2011

Highlights of the Week May 20

  • CH and AK and AH were great co-captains.  (KE)
  • Our caterpillars arrived on Wednesday.  They are already growing and getting used to their new cage habitat. (DG & AGS)
  • Today we practiced for our spring show.  We lined up on the risers.  We got to use the microphone!  (EW & CF)
  • We have library this afternoon.  The librarians from the Darien Library will be coming to tell us about the Summer Reading Program.  (AB & AK & Miss D.)
  • In gym we picked our field day teams.  (HB)
  • In gym we did some gymnastics.  (AK) We climbed ropes and swung on rings.  We also played a game called Duel.  (KK)  And we did jumprope.  (LJD)
  • We had our spelling test this morning.  (JF)
  • In Writing Workshop we wrote color poems.  (AMS)  We wrote nature poems.  (LJD)  We also wrote poems about animals and food.  (MC & GS & CH)
  • In Writing Workshop we will have "D Day" next week.  (KE)  D Day means decision day.  It means we will pick out poems for Poet Pallooza.  (AGS)
  • In art we made self-portraits.  (CF)  We used markers.  We will finish our self-portraits soon.  (KS)
  • On June 3rd we will perform "Pass it On" with Mrs. McGettigan's class.
  • On June 10th we will have a Poetry Reading called "Poet Pallooza".