Off to a great start, Room 17 fourth graders began the second of week of school yesterday. Right at the moment they are working hard on Math facts and subtraction with borrowing. While a lot of the first days is filled with review work in Reading and Math, it won't be long until the more challenging work begins. In fact, the kids are already learning to write and essay on their favorite dessert, and there will be more information and an example of such an essay soon. In the meantime keep doing the daily homework Reading assignment, and try to bring in a few current events from the newspaper, radio/television, or internet.