Halloween

Yesterday was pumpkin carving day at the Starvish household. What is the worst part of carving pumpkins? Cleaning out the yucky stringy stuff on the inside. Still, the finished product(s) is pretty impressive, don't you agree?

Guest Author

On October 29th, author Jennifer Ericcson is coming to talk with students about her books. Teachers have read these wonderful picture books to students, and your child might love to own one of their own. For information on purchasing a book or two, click on the image to the left.

October News

Wow - October already. My new first graders are busy learning words and reading books. My third grade group has settled on Tale of Despereaux as their first book. This is good news for me, because I haven't read the book yet, and Kate DiCamillo is one of my favorite authors.

In writing, Mrs. Crete's and Mrs. Rioux's fourth graders invited me in to help with their first piece of writing - interviews of their classmates.

Speaking of writing check out our Celebration of Learning bulletin board in the front hallway. This month we are featuring pieces of writing that demonstrate the writing trait of Ideas. Good writers choose topics (ideas) that they know a lot about, and can include interesting details.