Monday

Hello families, 

This morning we had library and work period. For weekly words this week, students were given 1st and 2nd grade "no excuse" words, meaning there is no excuse for spelling these words wrong! Each student has a copy to keep in their cubby to use as a reference. They chose 5-8 of these words to practice during this short week. Some students chose to add some challenge words on their weekly word lists if they found the "no excuse" words too easy. Students also had a choice between these two writing prompts: "If I had $100..." OR "When I am 100 years old..." This Wednesday is the 100th day of school! 

In the afternoon, we had our literacy groups and we did some Valentine's Day hedgehog art! They were so cute, I couldn't resist! We used PebbleGO to learn more about hedgehogs. Here are some interesting facts we learned: 
- They eat snakes
- They are spiky
- They roll into a ball to protect themselves 
- Some people have hedgehogs as pets
- Some hedgehogs are small and others can be up to 25 cm (almost a ruler!)
- They hibernate in the winter
- They are mammals
- They can live up to 5 years
- They leave their parents when they are 4-7 weeks old
- They can have up to 11 babies

Way to go remembering all of these facts, room 13!! 

Tomorrow we will have a late lunch due to our whole school presentation. I will try to fit in two snacks so maybe pack an extra one for tomorrow! 

I hope to see everyone at the Family Dance on Wednesday! I may or may not have signed myself up for pie throwing again this year...

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