March Book madness or MBM is for fun. MBM is about reading books, rereading books, talking about books and trying to decide how one great book can possibly be better than another great book.
Everyone at Cottage Lane is welcome to participate. Visit Mrs. McBride’s website for more details and links – Mrs. McBride’s March Book Madness Bracket 2017.
It is time to get those creative juices going again! Mrs. McBride is offering another opportunity to put your skills to work. Find out more details for this month’s challenge here – The Tube Challenge
Congratulations to Erik for showing compassion this past month :)!
On February 17 we dedicated the day to reading! We had several read alouds, including those read by Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Winkler from central office. What a fun filled day of celebrating reading!
We had a great time celebrating Valentines and exchaning cards. We ended our day with ice cream sundaes!
We had so much fun celebrating our writing! Each student wrote their very own Expert boook on a topic that they know everything about. We were happy to share this occasion with our families and friends and we loved all the positive feedback we recieved!!
Congratulations to Tatiana who has truly shown PERSEVERANCE this past month. We are so happy to have her in our class!!
This month we are “wild” about turtles and compassion! Compassion is our word of the month, and we need to show compassion throughout the day. Listen to John Muth’s The Three Questions.
Leo the turtle shares with Nikolai – “Remember then that there is only one important time, and the time is now. The most important one is always the one you are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side.”
Use your “game board” to get started. Comment with compassionate acts that you received, and compassionate acts you performed. Show others they are loved!
We can a learn a lot about perseverance from Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday, January 16th we observe his birthday and honor all of his accomplishments. Listen to Kid President’s video on how King taught us that things won’t always be awesome, but your response can be.
Remember, things don’t always have to be they are. We can change them! Kids can change them.
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Last Friday, Mrs. Dutrieux came in and taught us about Galette de rois! This French tradition is a King cake traditionally shared at Epiphany, on 6 January. It is composed of a puff pastry cake, with a small bean, the fève, hidden inside, it is usually filled with frangipane, a cream made from sweet almonds, butter, eggs and sugar. With a bean hidden in the cake, the person who gets it becomes the king or queen, and has to choose his queen or her king!
We are excited to inroduce: Queen Tamara and King Ryan!! Thank you Mrs. Dutrieux for sharning the fun tradition with all of us!
