Dani joined the Battle of the Books this year. The students form groups of two or three and answer questions about four books the team was asked to read. They had three battles during the school year and as a team they did very well. As a group, they read 12 books and Dani read most of them. Congratulations Dani!
- The Cay by Theodore Taylor
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
- There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Lois Sachar
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
- The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
- When Hilter Stole Pink Rabbit by J. Kerr
Josh and Dani had their band concert this week, Josh's last in Elementary school. Josh and Dani have a great music teacher and they both love to go to band. The 5th graders and 6th graders play a few songs separately and then the played the last song as a group ensemble. It was awesome to hear all the students play. After the concert, we talked with Mr. Q, the junior high band teacher, and get excited for the years to come. I love that my kids want to continue playing instruments and performing in a band.
I went with Dani's class to the Arizona Science Center. It's such an awesome place for kids to learn about science. There are so many hands on and fun activities for the kids to do. They don't realize that they are learning science while playing. We spent a few hours enjoying the exhibits and then we headed into the planetarium. The kids had such a great time at the science center.
We went to Angela's school to see all the artwork that the students did. It was amazing to see the students showing off their artwork to their parents. Angela made a great snake with torn paper. It was a fun event to attend and will be the last one at Roosevelt. It was a special night.
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