Don't forget to bring something to taste tomorrow! Your child needs 17 bite-sized pieces of something sweet, salty, sour, bitter, etc. to share with the class for science. Thanks to the elves who cut fabric last night! There were a few students who finished their wreaths today and took them home. They were so proud of their work.

During music, Mrs. Summers took all the kindergarteners to the stage to show them how they will line up for their performance next Tuesday. Performances are at 9am and 1pm. Attend the one that best fits your schedule. During reading block, we read a story about a bear who discovers that winter is on the way. She tells her friends to hurry and get under ground. We talked about dreams and what the animals in the story might dream about while they are hibernating. They had some funny ideas. They drew a picture of the animal and a "dream bubble" which contained a picture of what the animal was dreaming. I encouraged them to label their pictures and was very pleased at how many of them were able to do so without my help.

In math, students counted 14 small straws and used the straws and balls of clay to build a structure. Then, during writer's workshop, they wrote a describing sentence about it. I have been very pleased with everyone's progress during reading groups. The students are doing a nice job of pointing to the words as they read, and they are pros at finding familiar words in text.