October 31, 2014

Dear Parents,

We did a ton of fun learning today!  In the morning, we read a book called "Night in the Country" by Cynthia Rylant. Pick it up at the library if you have a chance. We noticed that Rylant uses a lot of descriptive words,  but more important, she pays attention to the cadence of her prose. She says things in a way that feels and sounds nice to read. She repeats phrases a lot, too,  and that makes us feel comfortable and happy.  In 2nde-grade Fundations, we took it out again after talking about this week's assessment. We thought of all the words we could think of that use "-igh-" to make the long I sound: right, might, fight, and sight, but not bite.

In the afternoon, we got a great surprise with the arrival of 10 huge pumpkins donated by Gardener's Supply (Thank you, Gardener's Supply!). Allison Curtis, Jessica and Mark Lamorey, Kelly Bowen, Heather Burnett, Deborah Miuccio, and Denise Johnson came in and helped with the slimy pumpkins, the scary spiders, and the tasty treats. Thank you, everyone, for your delicious donations! When we finished, we sewed a few bowls full of pumpkin seeds in the brush up on the hill behind the classroom.  Maybe we'll be lucky and find next fall that we have grown our OWN pumpkins.

Happy Hallowe'en , Everyone!