"Living as it were, all by herself in a house with a hundred mysteriously closed rooms and having nothing whatever to do to amuse herself, had set her inactive brain to working and was actually awakening her imagination."
- The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett Dear Parents, A registration form for the Bard Competition was sent home in the Friday folders. This event has been highly anticipated by our scholars, as they are given an opportunity to memorize and recite a poem of their choice from The Harp and Laurel Wreath. The dates and other details are included on the registration form, which is due this Friday, November 4th. Our fifth grade students have quite a gift for recitation, and I hope that everyone will participate. Please let me know if you have any questions. This Friday, students will recite "The Violet" in class, so please encourage them to recite it to you this week and give them feedback on lines they need to practice. We will also continue to read through chapters 15-19 from The Secret Garden with emphasis on finding the answer within the text. It is a good practice for students to note the page number where they find the answer, so that they can quickly find it in case of a discussion. Comprehension questions should be answered in complete sentences with details from the novel, and correct writing conventions should be used. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all at conferences and I am thankful to be working among the ACTE community to nurture these young souls. Warm regards, Mrs. Baird
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