On Tuesday, our Book Club met again to discuss Book the Second of The Tale of Despereaux. Thank you to the families who sent in sweet and salty snacks, as well as CapriSuns, for the kids to enjoy. Our student-led conversation is a great opportunity for everyone to share, debate, and listen to a variety of opinions. We learned about the meaning of characters’ names – Chiaroscuro and Botticelli and how they were inspired by the artistic technique of combining light and dark, as well as the Italian Renaissance painter.
In addition, we spent time each day practicing multiple choice questions and skills they will face on next week’s ERB tests. We read short stories and played a game with slides to review writing mechanics. Today we practiced a 20-minute, 45-question test which covered all types of language arts questions to get a sense of pacing.
In social studies, we read about the Stamp Act, and the growing tension between the colonies and Britain. We discussed the Boston Massacre, and read a picture book about the Boston Tea Party.
Each day, we take 15-30 minutes to read in our biographies and take notes about our famous Americans.
In Morning Meeting this week, we had fun with the Double This greeting, a ‘trash’ketball game, games of Sparkle and much more!
Miss Earhart's Class 
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