Harris-Hillman, Three Times Lucky & the Midwest!

This week, 4th graders were very excited to begin our new class novel, Three Times Lucky. This book by Sheila Turnage is a Newbery-Honor winner, and we were thrilled to discover that Amelia’s mom worked on its publication! We have read the first two chapters, and the kids are loving it so far. We also learned a few new vocabulary words which are featured in the book.

In addition, the class has learned three more Latin bases in our study of morphology, and this week we learned about the various forms of the verb ‘to be.’

We also learned the four types of sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory) and practiced identifying with sentences from our book and our social studies text. We also worked on adding the correct punctuation to each type.

In social studies, we finished our book on the Midwest. Students completed a couple sets of comprehension questions – some independently and others with partners.

Of course, the highlight of the week was our first service learning trip to Harris-Hillman school. Everyone was excited to practice on Wednesday, so they could run through the show and see one another’s dances.

On Thursday, they did a fantastic job bringing energy and happiness to the students of HH. After their dances, we performed a song in sign language and then they helped roll the students back to their classrooms. They had a few minutes to visit there and to learn about their facility.

To wrap up our visit, we gathered together with a few students and faculty for a Q & A. As you probably heard, the Ensworth kids were particularly interested in the technology that helps the HH students communicate. We look forward to another visit next semester!

We celebrated Jackson’s birthday with some treats from Donut Den.

We also attended a Spirit Day assembly, and Leela competed in a ‘witchy’ relay. Her team won!

Since we finished Charlotte’s Web last week, the students are now able to complete the remaining entries in their diary projects. A few kids completed all of the entries as well as the illustrations and were able to bind their books!