We are writing a lot!  Thanks to the parent volunteers coming in to help with this. Writing is THE most difficult task at this age and, for that matter, at ANY age.  It is motoric, developmental, AND hard!  I am very proud of all of the students for their focus and concentration.  One on one help is valuable.  We want to include our new words we're learning (adjectives other than 'good'; 'nice'.   We prefer words like 'exciting', 'special', and 'beautiful'.  Have we introduced our readers to our idea with a great topic sentence?  This often includes who, what and when.  Our readers also need closure.  Do we have a concluding sentence?  SOOOO many sloppy copies are needed.  Even Mrs. Bordine needs our help to edit her written work.

Our class projects involve comparing past and present AND...coming soon....the comparison of the USA to another country...to be announced soon.

By the way...Mr. and Mrs. Bordine have a new family member.  His name is Guinness.  He is a rescue pup from the Humane Society.  He is somewhat scary looking for some but is a love muffin for us.  We are in the process of signing up for training classes.  Plans for the other dog we wanted fell through for SO many reasons and breaks my heart. But Guinness has brought us a feeling of renewal and we're blessed he is with us.