Friday, August 30, 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

This week during social studies we learned about the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain. The colonist didn't like taxation without  representation.We learned how they felt during a simulation called The King's Skittles. Each of us (the colonists) got ten Skittles to start for money.The Parliament made us pay tax for things like wearing gym shoes or having more than three pencils in our desks. After we payed all our taxes some of us ended up with no Skittles but King George III ended up with fifty Skittles! We were so enraged we wanted to protest. The tax collectors were so mad because they did all of the hard work for the King and only got three Skittles. We realized how the real colonists felt.
This is a picture of our fabulous reading corner. Everyday after lunch we have "Just Read" time when we can read any book we want to for fun. Tables take turns getting their "Just Read" time in the reading corner. Doesn't it make you want to curl up with a good book? Ever our class pet, Sir Leaves, wants to hang out in the reading corner. Maybe next week Sir Leaves!

Bloggers: Alex & Jade
Photographers: Lexi & Jack