Spanish- Ms. Joanne kicked off the second semester of Spanish class today! We are so excited to get back into our Spanish lessons. Today, she reviewed terms from last semester with a game of Spanish bingo. She also explained the different Spanish holidays, such as Día de Muertos and Día de los Reyes (Kings Day). The class also discussed their restaurant plans. Our Mexican restaurant project will be on Thursday night, February 16th at 6:00!
Because of Christmas tree season at her farm, Ms. Joanne missed Christmas with the class. So, today was a day of celebration!
Spelling- We did a quick “round table” review of list 19 today. The kids did a great job with the words though, through, thorough, and thought!
Grammar- In today's lesson, we learned how to diagram the understood subject “you” in command sentences.
Reading- In our book, “The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery”, the characters come up with items that they would put into an emergency survival kit. For homework, our students each made a list of items that they would add in their own kit. We shared these lists today, discussing the items.
To enrich our discussions on emergency preparedness, we had a guest speaker today! Billy Harrison from the Fayette County Fire Department came to share with us some important fire safety tips. He taught us to change the batteries in our smoke detectors once a year and to pick a location for your family to meet outside of your home. The kids had around 45 million detailed questions, hypothetical situations, stories, and random trivia to share with Mr. Billy! 
Math- We began learning how to do long multiplication of two digit numbers today. This was a day of introduction to the concept. We will work more on applying it on Thursday!
Science- In science today, we learned about the Earth's resources. We talked about fossils, imprints, and petrified wood, and how scientists use these things to learn about the Earth's history. We also discussed nonrenewable and renewable energy sources. For our activity, the kids each made imprints in oven bake clay. They each had to make imprints of two different plants or animals. Then, they created a story around the two characters that they created. We baked the clay, painted them, and will be sharing our stories next week!
Social Studies- Our lessons on colonial America have brought us to the southern colonies. Today, the students learned about life in the southern colonies. Mr. Dennis taught them about cash crops, plantations, and small farms in the south. Then, the kids flew through a crossword puzzle and map-reading activity. Their reading comprehension has improved greatly this year!
Writing- As the group worked on their stories for science, each individual student met with the teacher to discuss their graphic organizer for their earthquake rescue story.
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