We had a week full of firsts: first VIP, first time practicing our play, first Compliment Party, and first edition of the Traveling Book. The Traveling Book is a collection of “published” student work that each child is taking home for one night to share. Keep your eyes peeled in case you haven’t yet seen the poetry anthology traveling through our class.
Brennan: I liked practicing the immigration play, singing “America” for the play, and playing Protect the Pin in PE.
Riley: I liked getting to be Statue of Liberty in the play, practicing the “America” song, and having my birthday celebrated in school!
Spencer: I liked doing the “America” song in the immigration play, playing Protect the Pin in PE, and Alexander C. sharing stuff as VIP.
Lindsay: I liked singing the immigration song, finishing Yehuda for read aloud, and practicing the play and getting to be Mama.
Alexander C.: I liked playing chess, singing the immigration song, being VIP, and playing Protect the Pin in PE.
Nina: I liked practicing the immigration song- it was so funky! I loved being a patient in the play and finishing reading about Yehuda and how they changed his name to Julius.
Maya: I liked Book Club! I also liked Protect the Pin and doing some challenge math.
Matthew: I liked working with Alex C. on spelling, singing the immigration song, playing Protect the Pin in PE, and playing chess.
Mishal: I liked finishing the story about Yehuda- I was happy that he made it past Ellis Island. I also liked the “America” song.
Mihir: I liked getting to be the doctor in the play like my brother was, the immigration song and finishing Yehuda. I liked how the brother Abe threw the samovar off the boat and the mom didn’t even get mad.
Kayla: I liked doing the immigration play, fraction Bingo, and finishing Yehuda.
Alexander L.: I liked seeing the caterpillars in their cocoons, playing Protect the Pin Dodgeball in PE, playing Uno after spelling, the spelling test, and earning the Compliment Party.
Brynn: I liked practicing our play, playing Protect the Pin Dodgeball, and bringing home the Traveling Book.
The students wanted to include that they all enjoyed the first Compliment Party! Congrats on the well-earned celebration! Below are scenes from our party-
We continued our exploration of size and scale with the Statue of Liberty today. Previously, we compared her to another colossal statue, the Athena Parthenos, which stood in the Parthenon. We compared and contrasted the two towering women. Some similarities included their significant height, crowns, holding objects in their hands, draped clothing, and that they were both strong women. The students also identified a number of contrasts, such as the materials, colors, features, locations, heights, and the fact that Liberty is mounted on a pedestal. 
I scream, you scream, we ALL scream for ICE CREAM! YUM!
