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Highlights from last week: *Our class Battle of the Books was a nail biter! I thought I wrote very tough questions, but I could not stump them! They read those books cover to cover and all did such an amazing job that we still ended in a tie after a tiebreaker. We are sending two teams to the final battle against fourth and sixth grades. The battle will take place after Spring Break. The four selections for the second battle are: 1. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 2. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai 3. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Lauren Atkins and Stan Yogi 4. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling Two teams will be representing our class for the battle, but of course we encourage everyone to read at least one of these books. They're award-winning literature selections encompassing nonfiction, science fiction, biographical poetry, and realistic fiction. *Our Catholic Schools Week Charity Carnival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone for donating candy, baked goods, food donations or money, and other supplies. I just love how the older kids take ownership of this service event from start to finish. It's heartwarming to watch their leadership shine and how much joy they exude. *We were so privileged to welcome two new people to our class last week. We have a new classmate, Jaycee, and a new block teacher, Miss De'Laney Breen. Upcoming events: *D.A.R.E. begins this week and will run every Thursday afternoon for 8 weeks. Officer Denise Cremer will be our instructor. You can find out more information about the program here. *A few students have asked me about Valentine boxes. We will not be making anything in class. They can make something simple at home or just bring a box or bag to hold their exchanged valentines. Some of them had leftover candy from the carnival and I told them to save it for Valentine's Day! *The 3rd quarter Book Project is due Wednesday, February 19. They just need to fill out a form for this quarter, and they can use one of the Battle books if they wish. The form was sent home a few weeks ago but can also be downloaded here. Remember that the form is different for the third and fourth quarters. Some kids asked about still doing a project, and absolutely, if they want to do a project, they can bring it in and present it to the class. :)
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