Thanksgiving Lunch

McRae brought two big chocolate chip cookies today to celebrate my birthday. What a thoughtful treat! I can't believe how sweet everyone is being! Laura even made a sign that I would see as soon as I pulled up at school. This is such a precious class. We had Thanksgiving lunch today and it was huge success. We had a really big crowd and I think it was very meaningful for the kids. We worked on a graphic organizer called "SPACES" in reading class as we learned about story elements. The kids are really enjoying the book Holes. We read chapters 13-15 today. Ask your child to explain onomatopoeia to you and you can see if he or she has been listening in class! I think our biggest newsflash this week is Matthew's broken ankle. Matthew fell at recess and didn't mention it to a soul. He came inside, sat through an extra long read aloud (by me) and then walked through the dismissal line before mentioning to his mom that his ankle "kind of hurt". It was broken in two places!!!! Are fifth graders tough or what?