The Campfire Chronicles

Colin is our Scout of the Week because he consistently demonstrates a respect for others, and a sense of responsibility.

Colin knows that the first graders look up to the third graders as being role models. Our class buddies up with Miss Hover's first graders on Friday afternoon and reads to them. This week our class helped Miss Hover's first graders go through the Halloween Centers during their gym time. Colin took his responsibility as a role model seriously.

Colin put forth his best effort this week with a great attitude. In addition, Colin is making a valiant effort to change the way he holds a pencil so writing will be easier. By third grade, the brain is used to holding a pencil in a certain way, and it doesn't want to change. Even so, Colin is persevering. He is using a special pencil grip at school, and at home, that is helping his brain learn a new way of holding a pencil. Colin's patience is shining through.

Colin is always ready to share a new perspective to a situation, and he always has a smile for everyone. He finds life to be interesting, and learning new things to be exciting… especially when it's about sharks!

The gymnasium at Linnaeus West has been transformed into a spooky place! Check out what gym brings at Halloween!

• The Slime Wall
• The Spider's Web
• Pumpkin Seed Toss
• The Pumpkin Patch
• Hay Wagons
• The Pumpkin Roll
• Dangerous Bridges
• The Monster Bed
• Ghost Skiddles
• Vampires
• Witches' Treasure Boxes

The Hobbit was a bit spooky this week! Picture this scene: Bilbo Baggins (the hobbit), the 13 dwarves, and Gandalph (the wizard) are playing their instruments and singing in Bilbo's house. As the dwarves keep singing, the sun goes down. The candles and fire go out. Bilbo looks out his window and sees a flame shoot up from the woods beyond the river. His imagination wonders if it is a dragon breathing fire. He looks back inside and all he sees in the darkness are the glowing eyes of the dwarves. Spooked, he gets up to go hide and hears a voice say, "Where are you going?" (Very exciting…and suspenseful!)

Our juicy vocabulary words from The Hobbit this week include:

Apologetically Conspirator Audacious	Shuddering Trembling Ingenious
Plundering dragon (Megan guessed this one correctly!)

Song Sleuthing:
We are having fun figuring out what the songs (poems) of the dwarves mean! We use "CHORAL READING" to help us. That is when we all read the poem out loud at the same time.