Welcome to the weekly blog by Rebecca and Brooke.  This week the 5th grade had the chance to sign up for Battle of the Books.  The Battle of the Books is a program for kids to read.  Then in April, Mrs. Grubb's team will get to compete with other Howard County elementary schools.  We also had our first Book Club on Thursday night.  The book we read was Hatchet.  In book club we discussed Brian (the main character) and how he changed throughout the book.  This week the 5th grade also got to start their Mix N' Match Me.  We are learning about similes and metaphors in class.  In the Mix N' Match Me, each student got to choose 9 adjective to descrie themselves.  Then they had to turn those adjective into similes and metaphors.  For example, one adjective could be athletic and the simile could be "I am as athletic as a gazelle running bounding across a field".

Lastly, we learned what our Christmas play theme is.  We will give you a hint...it is the anniversary of a classic Christmas movie.  The 5th grade definitely had a phenomenal week!