Happy Halloween!
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Our First Writing Celebration!
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On Monday, October 24th, we visited Ms. Grillo’s kindergarteners to read them our published stories. We were so excited to get the chance to read to them and to have them read to us!
Thank you Mrs. Hanson!
We really enjoyed our visit with Mrs. Hanson. Thank you for coming and reading to us!
Halloween Jokes
What do you think are the answers to these Halloween jokes? Log in using your username and password and write your answers.
Where do ghosts go the day before Halloween?
Why do witches only ride their broomsticks after dark?
Why is a witch like a candle?
Socktober
Every night in the United States an estimated 600,000 people live on the streets. This October, SoulPancake and Kid President want 2 million people to prove that even the smallest acts of love, like donating a pair of socks, can make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors who are homeless.
Socktober was launched by Kid President creator Brad Montague four years ago. It’s a movement to get kids and grown-ups to help the homeless in an easy, fun way.
Last year, more than 10,000 schools, families, businesses, and churches rallied together to bring Socktober to life. People from every state and continent have taken part in Socktober! This year, William O. Schaefer is participating and we are having a “Sock Drive” the last week in October!
All of the socks we collect as a community will be donated to a local shelter.
H/T to Ms. Kolesar!
Take the Sock Challenge. Leave your answer in the comments below!
Poetry, Poetry, Poetry!!!!
Today we took photos of our second published poems and then recited them. We hope you enjoy listening to the poets of Room 65!!!
Playful Language
During our Reading Unit, Revving Up Our Reading Power, we have had many conversations about understanding playful language in the books we read. The better we understand literary language (similes, metaphors, idioms), the better we can comprehend the books we read. The other day, Jack S. found a list of idioms in the back of Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker. We thought it would be fun to see if you knew what some of the idioms really mean. Choose one and let us know what you think it means!
*down in the dumps *got up on the wrong side of the bed
*a leopard can’t change its spots *when it rains, it pours
*my lips are sealed *cross my heart
*you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Thank you Mr. Roimisher
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On Friday after Avery’s birthday celebration, Mr. Roimisher taught us about his work as an EMT. The children had the chance to ‘act out’ many emergency situations. Thank you so much to Mr. Roimisher for sharing his knowledge with us!
How does water and salt water react with pennies?
Today we performed an experiment. We placed 4 pennies in water and 4 pennies in salt water. Then we rinsed two pennies from each cup. We placed the pennies on a place mat and we are letting them dry over night. What are some of your predictions? What will the pennies look like in the morning. 
