Warning…very long post.  I haven't posted in quite a while, so I am playing catch-up.  We have had a busy few weeks!  

In social studies, we made salt dough maps of Vermont. (These were sent home already, and I hope they made it home in one piece).

Whitney helps mix up the salt dough.

We are finishing up our study of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (the kids loved this one). We have also just finished On the Banks of Plum Creek (book 3 in the Little House series) and have started Green Mountain Hero as our next read aloud.  The kids all chose a historical fiction book from the library.  Please ask your child about the book he/she chose.  See if your child can tell you some ways that life for the characters is similar to and different from his/her own life.  Your child should finish this book by Jan 31.

We have started using a HART dollar reward system at school.  Students earn dollars by completing homework on time, using good manners, exhibiting good behavior, etc.  On Store Days, the kids can buy coupons with their HART dollars.  Coupons include 10 minutes of extra computer time, wear a hat for the day, and sit next to a friend for the day.


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As a special treat, we had the opportunity to cook with the ladies in the cafeteria.  We made beet cake and carrot cake.  Yummy!

Before our holiday break, a guest speaker came to talk to us about composting.  Very interesting!

Also before break, we got together with our book buddies (Mrs. Bodnar's first grade class) for a fun craft project.  We made little hats out of yarn.

Mr. Moreno joined us for PE class last week.  Check out this action!