Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we had reading - the kids changed the "just-right" books in their bookbags, and then read them. The books are getting harder, but the kids are up for it! Today we made a new record for the number of minutes that we read without stopping - 11 minutes!!

After reading, I read a book to the kids - Edward and the Pirates, by David McPhail. It talks about a boy who gets so into the books that he is reading that it seems like he is actually there. The kids then went to write, and tried to make their writing seem so alive that their reader woudl feel that s/he were a part of the story.

After writing, we went up to the computer lab for our time there. When we got back down, we couldn't resist going outside for a little recess. After that, it was time to pack up and go home!