It’s October 28. 
Today is “National Chocolates Day.” 
Are you more of a milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate person?

Trivial Fact of the Day:  Cranberry Jell-o is the only style of the gelatin that includes real fruit flavoring.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever.”  --Mahatma Gandhi (Indian activist and humanitarian)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  excursion (noun) – use this synonym for a trip or an outing.  Last summer, where did you take an excursion to?

Tuesday is Newsela Day!!

 

We are going to start class with our Newsela. Then practice vocabulary for our TEST tomorrow.  Finish setting up group norms.