The Year of Billy Miller, Week #2 by Tracey Mikos

Mrs. Fugate's 3rd graders

sherry_fugate — 2015-10-14 14:56:17 UTC

Indiana

"Billy worries about Emma from school. He also worries about glitter on his cave diorama. He's worried about his grades. He's worried he won't pass 2nd grade because of the bump on his head."

Miss Peterson's 3rd Graders, Illinois

misspeterson87 — 2015-10-14 16:05:37 UTC

Billy worries about the lump on his head. He also worries about 2nd grade and that Ms. Silver is mad at him. Since he is doing all this worrying, he is nervous all the time. Sometimes, he makes bad choices because of his worrying.

Mrs. Leon's Grade 2, Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA

2015-10-14 16:40:54 UTC

Billy is worrying about his bump, that he's not smart enough for grade 2 and he's worrying about his Dad. Because he is worrying, he might not be doing his work well and maybe the teacher won't like his habitat.

Mrs. Cook, Grade 2, Ormond Beach, FL

tamikos — 2015-10-14 17:04:43 UTC

Billy worries about the lump on his head and it makes him wonder if he can learn in school. He also worries about how Ms. Silver feels about him because he thinks she saw him making fun of her.

Mr Mcintosh, Year 3/4, New Zealand

pmcintosh2 — 2015-10-14 23:21:56 UTC

Billy is worried about not being smart enough for the second grade. He is also worried about his teacher being mad at him. We think he might not know what to say or how to make things better.

b_dewildt — 2015-10-15 03:44:09 UTC

Erica's 3/4 class from Marlboro, Vermont

rgarfinkel — 2015-10-15 13:22:11 UTC

Billy worries about the bump on his head and not being smart enough. He is also worried about how Ms Silver feels about him. He's worried about his diorama not being good enough.

Mrs. Niswonger's 4/5 Media Class New Smyrna Beach, FL

2015-10-15 13:43:38 UTC

Billy worries about worrying! :) He associates the bump on his head with his troubles at school, and believes that when the bump goes away, his problems will too! He acts before he thinks, not realizing that his worries are preventing him from making good choices.

Mrs. Kobewka, Grade 3, Nobleford, AB Canada

2015-10-15 16:05:33 UTC

Billy worries about his teacher because she thought he made fun of her. He worries about his diorama that it had sparkles and look like a girl did it. It made him so mad at his sister that he wished he didn't have a sister. This book should be called "The Worry of Billy Miller

Mrs. Hajas, Grade 3 Rosemont, PA

mhajas — 2015-10-15 17:02:28 UTC

Billy worries a lot about second grade. He worries about the girl, Emma, who is not nice to him. He is also nervous because he has a bump on his head and he thinks he is not smart. Billy is also worried that his teacher, Ms. Silver does not like him. All of these worries cause him to feel nervous and afraid all of the time.

Mrs. Toso, 3rd Grade, New Orleans, Louisiana

2015-10-15 18:08:11 UTC

Now Billy is nervous that his classmates will make fun of him because of his diorama. He is also worried about Emma. She is a bully.

Mrs. Ready's 3rd grade Arlington, VA

2015-10-15 19:27:01 UTC

Billy is worried about his diorama looking silly because it's sparkly. He worries that Emma will make fun of him calling his dad "Papa." He worries that he did not make a good impression with his teacher. He worries that his dad will not have his artistic breakthrough.

Mrs. Gambescia 3rd Grade Rosemont, PA

HC3rdGrRocks — 2015-10-16 11:57:27 UTC

Billy worries about whether he is going to be smart enough for second grade. He also worries that he will start to forget things because of the bump on his head. He worries that Ms Silver does not like because he thought she might think he was making fun of her than Emma. All his worrying is making him very anxious!

Mrs. Jobeski, 4th Year, Ballandean, Queensland, Australia

tamikos — 2015-10-16 14:19:32 UTC

We are enjoying the book a great deal and like that Billy worries about the same things that most of us worry about at some point in life. We also think it is interesting that Billy worries about what his teacher thinks of him.

Mrs. Turner 3/4 Regina Saskatchewan Canada

sandy_pelletier — 2015-10-16 15:58:53 UTC

Billy worries about his diorama because Ned and Sal had more help. He called his diorama dumb.

Mrs. Warren

sandy_pelletier — 2015-10-16 15:58:55 UTC

Mrs. Foreman 2nd grade, Arcata, CA

dforeman — 2015-10-16 17:48:05 UTC

Billy worries about the bump on his head. He is worried about being smart enough for second grade. He worries about his diorama looking like a two year old made it. He is worried Emster because she is making fun of him. He then decides to change "Papa" to "Dad."

Mrs. Garcia's 3rd Grade Rye, NH

agarcia28 — 2015-10-16 17:49:38 UTC

When Sal put glitter on Billy's diorama, he called her dumb and dopey. Billy mumbled that he wouldn't have a beard when he was older because he was mad at his dad.

Mrs. Brunke's 2nd graders, Pulaski, Wisconsin (Go Packers!)

slbrunke — 2015-10-16 19:01:23 UTC

Billy worries about being a smart second grader because of the bump on his head.

Mrs. Budzien's 3rd Grade, Sullivan, WI.

2015-10-16 19:15:42 UTC

He's worried about not being smart enough for 2nd grade. He's sad that his diorama doesn't look as good as his friend and sister's. He's worries that Mrs. Silver doesn't like him. He's even more worried now that he heard his mom and dad talking about his lump.

Kingsville Cobras Kingsville Ontario Canada

cindyloopsnyder — 2015-10-16 19:19:28 UTC

We think Billy has worries within himself. His confidence and belief in himself is a struggle.

Ms. Amanda's 4th grade. Grand Coteau, La

amandaw3 — 2015-10-16 19:32:21 UTC

We think the book is amazing. We think he will pass second grade. We predict Emma and Billy will become friends before the end of the story.

Mrs. Heuerman's 1st grade

2015-10-16 21:19:48 UTC

We are loving the book so far. We really enjoyed reading about how they made the dioramas and thought it was funny that Sal thought hers looked the best, even though it probably was messy looking. We wonder if Billy's idea will help his dad finally have his breakthrough.

Mrs. Haskins' 2nd Grade Lowell, Indiana

ahaskins — 2015-10-17 22:10:32 UTC

Billy worries about the bump on his head, being smart enough for second grade, and his diorama. His worrying affects his actions because he doesn't always think clearly and he is nervous. We predict that Billy will pass second grade, become friends with Emma, and he will have the best year ever!

Mr. Kowalski, 4th Grade, Reno, NV

tamikos — 2015-10-18 13:31:16 UTC

Billy is a worry wart. He worries about his memory. He worries about his friends. He worries about his teacher. While it is probably stressful for Billy right now, we predict in the end he will be a stronger person and not worry so much about the irrelevant things.

Mrs. Reyes, 3rd Grade, Miami, FL

tamikos — 2015-10-18 13:33:41 UTC

We are also really enjoying the book so far. It is nice to see that Billy's problems are the same problems that all of our students face as well. We love "hamster" and are curious to read about how their relationship grows into a friendship throughout the story.

Mrs. Accola, Bern, Switzerland

tamikos — 2015-10-18 13:35:56 UTC

Billy worries about what many children worry about-not being smart enough for a grade. He is concerned about how Ms. Silver views him after that slight mishap. He also worries that he will not regain his memory. Lovely book so far and my students are really enjoying it.

Mrs. Marshall's 3rd Grade, Ottawa, Ontario

christine_marsh — 2015-10-19 15:56:44 UTC

Billy is worried about Emma bossing him around. He might get in trouble if he doesn't do something about it soon because Emma will keep bossing him around. Emma might embarrass him by telling people he calls his dad, Papa. His whole class might find out. @MrsMars_OLF

Miss Wagner's 4th Grade, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

2015-10-19 19:51:34 UTC

Billy has worried about not being smart enough for 2nd grade, it bothers him when his sister doesn't say diorama right, and he also thinks his diorama is not good. His worrying caused him to say unkind things about his friend and sister's diorama. He also worried about how she felt about him.

Mrs. Ging 4th Grade, NJ, USA

jging — 2015-10-20 15:14:03 UTC

We are enjoying sharing Billy Miller this year. Billy worries about Emma bullying him. This worry is affecting how Billy talks and treats other people. Even to the point, he wants to call his Papa Dad instead.

Mrs. Klawiter, 2/3, Verona, Wisconsin

klawitej — 2015-10-20 16:04:33 UTC

Billy worries about many things! He worries about whether his teacher likes him or not, about not being smart enough for second grade, and how Emma bullies him (she might even tell everyone that Billy calls his dad, Papa). He also worries about his sister getting the credit for his sparkly diorama and that no one will like his diorama. Since Billy worries all the time, he gets nervous and over thinks things, even little things that don't matter.

Mrs. Mazzanti, 3rd, New Orleans, Louisiana

2015-10-22 13:37:26 UTC

He worries that falling off the Jolly Green Giant statue will affect his memory. he also worries that everyone is going to make fun of his diorama because it is all sparkly. He is also worried 'Emster' will make fun of him because he calls his dad, 'Papa.' If he keeps worrying about everything, it will start to get to his head

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