Since this is Ava's VIP week, she brought some beautiful and delicious cupcakes to share with the class. Pete the Cat has a new book that just came out, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, so I borrowed it from the library. It was perfect timing since I wanted to review subtraction and that's exactly what the book is all about. Of course it also has a catchy song that goes along with it that we just had to sing. If you go to harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/ you can listen to the song. We also brainstormed words with the _ug chunk and then students highlighted those words in their Bugs! book. In social studies, we talked about leaders and what it takes to be President of the United States. Boy, did I hear some political views! I also read a book about Barack Obama and his family. Students also used a secret ballot to write down the names of two students in our class that they think show leadership skills. The four students with the most votes (and my agreement) will have a special lunch with me on Friday. I didn't tell them about the lunch so they wouldn't just vote for themselves, but I will reveal the results tomorrow.