Mrs. Bradbury’s fifth graders and Mrs. Brown’s sixth graders participated in their first Breakout last week. Both groups were given 45 minutes to solve six multi-step information problems that reviewed the Big6 skills they developed over the school year. The fifth graders worked together to solve the problems and unlock the box in record time! They still had 13 minutes 35 seconds left on the clock when they opened the box! The sixth graders came mighty close to matching that time. They had 13 minutes and three seconds left on the clock by the time they got all the locks off and the box open. Phew! Great work, students!
Big6 Breakout!
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Delightful dinos!
Mrs. Dillane and Mrs. Carlisle’s kindergartners visited the library on Tuesday for a second lesson about dinosaurs. We started with a pair of informational texts by Janet Riehecky: Iguanodon and Diplodocus. Both were plant-eaters, but Iguanodon walked on two feet while Diplodocus walked on all four. These books were followed by the funny picture book Edwina: the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems. Afterwards, the children made dinosaurs out of pre-cut shapes. I showed them how they could use the same pieces to make Iguanodon or Diplodocus. 
If they 
had time, the children drew backgrounds and glued their dinosaurs on them.
Book returns recognized
Mrs. Dillane’s Yellow Room friends filled their fifth book return chart this week. Mrs. Bemis’ first graders completed another book 
return poster puzzle. Hooray for responsible library users! The children in both groups received small prizes for their accomplishment.
What goes together?
Bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, Mickey and Minnie…lots of things go together! This week’s contest, the last one of the school year, asked students to match pair of book characters such as Henry and Mudge, Ivy and Bean, and Calvin and Hobbes. Students who matched the six pairs correctly were entered in a drawing for a children’s book. The three winners are first grader Sonny, third grader Vinny, and fifth grader Rosa. Congratulations, winners!