Something to make you smile

Here's a great take-off of the Black-eyed Peas song! Get up and dance.

Why I love YouTube!

Watch this and you can't help but smile! Enjoy!
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Meeting Katherine Paterson

Getting to meet one of your heroes is a rare feat in life. I've been privileged to meet several. I had the joy of hearing Katherine Paterson speak last Thursday night at a Scholastic book event. As in her books, she spoke eloquently about her life, her writings and their effect on people.

Because it was Banned Books Week, she spoke of the pain of having her book Bridge to Terabithia banned. She said it troubled her because she knew some teacher or librarian was putting their job on the line to defend her work.

Her new book deals with the pain of immigration and fitting in. What a beautiful book.

Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters

How do you connect with a book on another level? Well, the sixth graders on the E team decided to have a cultural fair learning more about the countries that the Somerset sisters visited in the book Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Leslie M. M. Blume. The fair turned out to be a visual and delectable one. Here's some pictures from the fair. You can share your comments about the fair on the voicethread.

Never seen a voicethread before? You can make your comments by typing, audio, video, uploading a file or telephoning in. So, you have 5 ways to get your opinion up on the voicethread. You can also doodle on the voicethread to point out a detail on the slide. Have fun!

Station Spirit

We had a great pep rally and the staff surprised the students by closing with a dance.