In science, we continue to watch our terrariums as they give us an example of the water cycle in action. Most of them are growing sprouts. Last week we finished our read aloud book Skinny Bones. The students really seemed to enjoy this book as we discussed character traits and examples from the text that supported these traits. The students have been doing a great job at both their current events and book talks that they have given. I’ve noticed some students interested in reading books others have presented. Sometimes we get out best ideas for books from friends. We were all very excited to hear the announcement of the 2013 Newbery Award. The book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate was a book we read in the fall and we all really loved.