Sharks Supporting our Community!

Thank you all of you who were able to come out or contribute in some form to the Pierce County Hunger Walk.  As a team, we raised $1427 for the Emergency Food Network!  The kids that were there had a blast walking the 5K (3.1 mile) route...with even a few runners in the mix.  The weather held out for us as well.  Since we advertised the Hunger Walk, a group of students have started their own Service Club to help out others.  They will be hosting a bake sale on Friday to help Pakistani flood victims.  Thank you for supporting Seabury kids as they become contributing members of their community.

Seabury kids with the Tacoma Rainers Moose

The runners at the Hunger Walk

In other news, here's what we are doing this week in the Shark's room:
Reading:  Reading groups are in full swing.  One group is starting a new chapter book called Half Magic, with another group finishing up Flat Stanley.  Other groups are working on fluency and accuracy skills at their level and making huge gains!
Writing:  We have been working on the revision stage: as one student put it, "re means to do again, and vision means to look with your eyes," so revision means looking at our writing again and finding ways to improve.  We will be editing our piece of work before a final copy is written out.
Math:  We are learning about place value, and different ways to represent numbers.  This week we are reviewing expanded notation (96= 90+6), and word form (ninety-six).
Science:  We are discussing physical changes with matter.  We have been experimenting with melting, condensation and dissolving.
Social Studies:  We are getting ready for a field trip to a local food bank and we will start talking about famous Americans who have contributed to their community.

All together just before race time!

Off we go, only three miles left!!