October 29 and 30

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Learning Highlights:

- completed our superhero mystery math
- solved a pumpkin carving logic puzzle
- learned about AM and PM
- we wrote a safety/instruction guide after reading Scaredy Squirrel prepares for Halloween; students wrote guides such as "how to carve a pumpkin" or a "safety guide for sorting Halloween Candy"
- we built catapults for chucking mini candy pumpkins out of craft sticks, elastics, and spoons (ask your student about what type of simple machine this is!)
- we traded monster writing descriptions with a partner; partners drew using each other's then we conferenced with each other about how to improve our descriptions

Halloween Costumes welcome tomorrow - no blood, weapons, or masks that cover the face
Friday- No School (PD DAY)

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