Congratulations to the Sharks for winning again! Enjoy your sweets, and, everybody, have a great weekend!

Here is the story we read today.

Lilly Reads

"Lilly," said Mrs. Woo, "please read the next page out loud. Page six."

Lilly looked at page six. She read, "Long, long ago, in a far-off land, there lived an elf who was a bit of a..."

Lilly stopped.

"Very good, Lilly," said Mrs. Woo. "Please go on."

Lilly looked at page six. "I can't go on!" she said. "I can't read the next word. It's too-"

"I can! I can!" Willy called out.

"But, Willy," said Mrs. Woo. "It's Lilly's turn. You can read this word, Lilly," she said. "You can sound it out."

"It's too hard!" said Lilly.

Willy called out again, "I can sound it out! I can sound out this word."

"But, Willy, it's still Lilly's turn," said Mrs. Woo. "Lilly, just try!"

So Lilly said the sounds out loud,

"P."

"E."

"It's a short e, as in elf," said Mrs. Woo.

"S."

"T."

"Now say them again," said Mrs. Woo.

Lilly said them again. "P-e-s-t."

And again. She said them faster. And faster.

All of a sudden Lilly stopped and looked at page six. Then she read right out loud,

"Long, long ago, in a far-off land, there lived an elf who was a bit of a... pest!"

"Yes!" said Mrs. Woo. "Good work, Lilly!"

"And, Willy," said Lilly, "that goes for you too. You are a bit of a pest!"

Then Lilly read and read and read.