In spite of taking two ERBS every day Monday through Thursday, we still found time to read some chapters in The Tale of Despereaux. We kicked off Book the Third this week and read the first four chapters. We will finish Book the Third early next week and have our Book Club on Wednesday.
We also learned some new vocabulary words from the book.
Most of the time we had was spent reading our biographies and taking notes. With the fair coming up on the 22nd, we are feeling the pressure to get through with this phase of the project.
In social studies, we read brief articles about the growing dissent among American colonists. Learning about issues such as the Quartering Act and “taxation without representation” helps students understand the cause-and- effect relationships between historical events.
This morning we attended the Grade 3 Vocabulary Parade. It’s always a treat to see which words are selected and how the costumes bring the words to life!
The highlight of our week was definitely traveling out to the high school to volunteer with the Special Olympics. We were hoping to meet up with our Harris-Hillman friends, but they couldn’t make it. Our 4th graders jumped right in to help the high schoolers welcome all the students from around Davidson County. Then they all went to a station to lead visitors in activities such as SpikeBall, soccer, a dance party and more! It was a beautiful day out and we enjoyed a cookout on the quad before heading back to our campus about 12:15. (My station was soccer, so I only have pictures from that activity.)
In Morning Meetings this week, we enjoyed some foreign language greetings, gaems of Hidden in Plain Sight and 4E learned how to play Scattergories.
Miss Earhart's Class 
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