Holiday Sharing Time

December is a month of celebrations. Our classmates celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. I am sure each of us have special family traditions, food and fun activities. Please share some of your favorite holiday customs with us!  Also share if you are going anywhere special over the holidays!!! Please write four to five sentences and check for capitalization and periods.

Independent Reading Checking In!!!

Books can really add a lot of joy to your life! I always like to have a good fiction book around...like a good friend. Lately, I have been reading a book called Edge of Eternity. This book is historical fiction, and it is for enjoyment. Historical fiction is based on historical events and people that are true but the story is fiction.  Books can be entertaining and POWERFUL!

What have you all been reading lately? How has the book entertained you? Please tell us about the book you are reading in 4 to 5 complete sentences.  Be sure to use the correct grammar and punctuation. 

Cheyenne Again

Today, we discussed the difference between plot and theme. We focused on the different themes or big ideas from our book Cheyenne Again.  Please write about some of the themes you discovered in your reading with your partners or what we read-aloud and give examples.  For example,  one theme was about treating the Indians unfairly in school when they taught them lies or left out important facts about their culture and some of the battles they had won.  Please write three to four sentence with the correct punctuation. 

This is a picture of an off-reservation Indian boarding school!!!