A Bad Case of Stripes

     This week FLEW by.  Our mentor text was A Bad Case of Stripes.   It's a story about Camilla Cream, who LOVES lima beans.  She learns to be herself the hard way.  We also read about Poppleton who hated grapefruit but ate it because the man on TV said it would help him live longer.  I love when Poppleton's lips turn outside-in.  Some children have never tried lima beans or grapefruit.  Consider adding both items to your shopping list this week for a taste test.

     A Bad Case of Stripes was the perfect book to segway into our first science lesson on what plants need to grow.   We planted lima beans on Friday afternoon and predicted if we thought they would sprout by Monday morning.  The class was pretty evenly split.   Once they sprout, we will alter the amount of sunlight and water they each receive and keep record of our results.

     We have been practicing our math facts like crazy.  Xtramath is an easy way to drill and practice those facts.  Students have already logged on in class.   If you didn't get the information on how to log in at home let me know.

    I was SUPER proud of how well the children did during our ALICE drill on Friday.  I reminded them that they are the role models for the first graders and boy did they live up to the task.