We had several students who were not prepared with completed reading for chapter eight of Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. Tomorrow we will discuss chapters 8 and 9.  Many students have read ahead and the folks who are not keeping up are holding us back. Please make sure your child completes both chapters tonight. Students had the entire reading period to read since there was no discussion.

With a high rate of reading work completion, we had wonderful discussions of chapters 6 and 7 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Tomorrow we will discuss chapter 8. Please make sure your child has it completed. Students worked well during our Egypt project time. I'm very impressed with their projects. Some have worked outside of school, and the effort shows. Fifth Grade Math: Students worked on visual representations of multiplying fractions to find common denominators. I provided written directions, but if your child is having difficulty that is ok. We will work on it more tomorrow.

We are now reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry as a class. Today, we had an outstanding discussion of chapter 1. Chapter 2 is due tomorrow, August 4th, along with the guiding questions. I hope that you are able to read the book and have discussions at home. The word problem, "Sleepy Time", is due Monday. Students have had time for the last couple of days to work on it in class.