Chasing Vermeer is a mystery filled with patterns, clues and yes, math!

Please respond to at least two of these prompts by June 2.

1. Why are Calder and the other students fascinated by Ms. Hussey and the way she conducted her class?
2. How did Calder relate his pentomino pieces to Ms. Hussey’s first assignment?
3. Why was Petra upset by her encounters with Calder and Ms. Hussey at Powell’s Used Books?
4. Why was Petra unhappy at home?
5. Why did the author describe both Petra and Calder as “hybrid kids?
6. What is being compared in the following sentence? “Petra’s household was a tornado where life swirled in noisy circles? What is the real meaning of the metaphor?

thanks to Baldwin-Woodville School District for these questions.

Chasing Vermeer

Have you every gotten a memorable letter? Does anyone send letters anymore or do they just email, tweet and text. What do you think?

By the Great Horn Spoon! The Sequel!!

Ruination! The book is over and we have nothing to read! It's up to you to come up with a sequel to the book by Sid Fleishman. Your job is to write a summary of the "new book" to interest readers. Be sure your summary is about 200 words and that you proofread your work. You are writing historical fiction that is age appropriate for fourth graders. I can't wait to read your ideas!

Wetlands Field Trip

We had a wonderful day today at the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso. Please respond to at least one of these questions about our day.

1. What was the most interesting thing you learned and why?
2. What can you do to help save the wetlands?
3. Which center did you like best and why?