The Fox and the Crow, Tests, buddies and Gym

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We began the day with a Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon about Calvin bugging his dad with questions about spontaneous combustion.  We had a quick contest for the next Granola train box painting.  The students gave their ideas on a piece of paper and the class was to vote on their favorite entry.  The entries were amazing.  A hay wagon, rainbow train X-mas train present train, Santa sleigh, garden car, monster car, bank car, a bus, a race car and a snowman car.  The Santa Sleigh train car won with the rainbow train car a close second.  B had the winning entry so her and two students are going to paint another train car for the Granola train which is filling up.

 This was followed by our Friday test.  The test contained Spelling, Socials, Math, Science, a language arts question and a short essay on the qualities of a good chief.  After the test the students continued working on assignments due, working on our various art and mask projects and finishing off work that is due.

After recess we studied the Aesop's Fable 'The Fox and the Crow' which features a fox praising a crow "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds.  When the crow opens her mouth to speak she drops the food she is carrying and it is gobbled up by the fox.  The moral of the story being to beware people that try too hard to flatter you, especially when you know what they are saying is false.

After lunch we went to buddies, had another work period followed by a clean up and a game in the gym against the grade 5's in div 2.  Have a great weekend everyone.  See you all next week.