Christmas

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone. We'll see you next year!!!

Books

Caroline is reading The Tale of Emily Windsnap. It's about a girl that figures out that she is mermaid. Jacob is reading My Mom Hates Me in January. It's funny. Brendan is reading Beachbaby Mouse. It's really fun and easy to read. Jaret is reading a book about dinosaurs. It's kind of hard to read. Maria is reading Junie B. Is Not Crook. Her grandpa bought her some mittens and they were taken away by the teacher. Haley is reading Be a Perfect Person in Three Days. He's reading a book and he has to wear broccoli on a string. It's easy to read. Makynzie is reading a book called Far, Far From Home. A man went hunting to catch rabbits. Joe is reading Junie B. Jones Cheater Pants. She's looking at someone's paper that sits by her. She forgot hers. Garret is reading a book called The Alligator. The babies are carried in the mom's mouth. Mason is reading Junie B. Jones Boss of Lunch. She cooks food for people and she messes up. Owen is reading The Farmer and the Witch. They fight.

Library Check Out

Genevieve is reading Camp Babymouse and Babymouse Our Hero. They are easy to read with cartoon pictures. She thinks other students would enjoy these books. Aiden is reading Haunted Houses. It tells about haunted houses and ghosts. He thinks second grade or up would enjoy it. Lane is reading books about Colorado and Iowa. He chose Colorado because he was there on vacation and wants to go skiing there. Brady checked out two Homework Hassle books. This is his first time checking out Ready Freddy series. Mallory is reading The Knight at Dawn. It's a stepping stone book. She thinks it will have knights and castles in it. Zach checked out books about dinosaurs and a book called Megalodon. They look interesting.

Space Project

Today we shared our projects with second and third graders. Joe's family worked together to build a project. Jacob's family worked on making the planet, Mercury. Devin's planet is Earth. Brady made a moon rover. Caroline's space project was how big the sun is compared to the Earth. Brendan learned that Pluto was a dark planet. Makaynzie's project was well liked. Haley's space project was about Uranus. Today Mallory's project was about Jupiter and Saturn. Maria's project was about Earth. Jaret's project was about Venus. Matt learned that Saturn has 60 moons. Genevieve learned that it takes 60,190 days for Neptune to rotate around the sun. Garrett worked the solar system for his home project. Aidan's family worked very hard on it. Alicia is going to make her project on Saturday and it will be Saturn. Beverly worked on her space project really hard and her parents like it.

Safe Side Adult

Today we watched a video on being SAFE. These are some important things to remember. Never talk to an adult that you do not know. Do not talk to strangers. Never leave your adult. Yell for Mom and Dad. Ask your mom and dad for 3 people that you can go with. If a stranger comes too close to you, yell this is not my mom or dad. Even it looks safe, it might not be safe. Don't answer the door if it's a don't know. Ask a parent before you leave with an adult. Don't tell strangers your name. Make sure you have your 3 safety people. Always have an adult with you. If a stranger comes up to you, run away. Don't try anything dangerous.

The museum was awesome. The black jet is cool that was in the front. It was the favorite of lots of boys and girls. It was really cool looking at the planes at the museum. There were two huge planes that we liked. We like the part when the teachers went on the trainer. We liked the airplanes. A favorite was one of the US Air Force planes. We saw lots of jets. Another favorite part was the pod racer. Riding the escalator was fun. The planetarium was fun to look in at the stars. Looking at the constellations was also a best part and very interesting. Riding on the training machine was fun.

Halloween

Jacob is going trick & treating. Zack is having a Halloween party. Maria is going to the pumpkin patch and haunted house. Alicia is going to the YMCA contest. Makynzie is going to be a mummy. Haley is going to the YMCA. Owen is going to be a Ninja. Beverly is going to be Hannah Montana for Halloween. Brady is going to be a cowboy for Halloween. Lane is going to be a firefighter for Halloween. Genevieve is going to be a blue fairy. Caroline carved a pumpkin. It had a silly face. Matt is going to be Darth Vader for Halloween. Mallory is going to be a kitty with brown spots all over it. Devin is going to be a fighting devil for Halloween. Garrett is going to be an Iowa Hawkeye football player. Joe is going to carve pumpkins over the weekend. Aidan is coming to the YMCA party. Brendan is going to be a werewolf. Mason Speedman and thinks Halloween will be fun. Jaret is going to do bunches of things in the classroom.

Red Ribbon Week

It is all about saying NO to drugs. During RRW an officer came with a drug dog. He told us to say NO to drugs, smoking, and alcohol. Today we will release red balloons with a card on it. On RRW we say no to drugs, alcohol, and smoking. During the week we planted red tulips. Tomorrow we will wear red to represent RRW. We enjoy RRW. Adults need to remember don't drink and drive.

Reading Space Project -- Part 3

Uranus is the seventh planet by Haley.
Uranus has some rings by Brendan.
Neptune is the eighth planet farthest from the sun by Genevieve.
Saturn has 56 moons by Garrett.
Neptune has 8 moons by Lane.
Jupiter has rings that are actually moons by Matt.
Neptune is blue and has a spot by Makynzie.

Reading Space Project -- Part 2

These are some facts about our planets:
Mercury: Scientists say it looks like an asteroid by Jacob.
People would die because it is too hot by Mallory.
It is the closest to the sun by Aidan.
Venus: It has volcanoes and acid or poisonous clouds by Jaret.
It has a twin--Earth by Mason.
Earth: Sometimes it is called a twin of Venus by Maria.
We live on it by Zach.
It is the not biggest planet by Devin.
People can live on Earth because it has oxygen by Joe.
Mars: It is made of rocks and red dirt by Caroline.
Jupiter: It has a great big storm that is called the Great Red Spot by Beverly
It is the biggest planet by Brady.

Reading Space Project

We have been working on our space projects for 5 days. We drew planet names. We have to study our planets. We have books about our planets. All 9 planets are different and have different colors. They are different sizes. We are learning about their names. We have inner and outer planets. We went to the computer lab and found a picture of our planet. We printed it. We have been working on all 9 planets. It is testing our knowledge on planets. Earth is the third planet from the sun. Venus is a twin of Earth. Venus has volcanoes. Jupiter is the biggest and the fifth planet. Jupiter is the only planet that is bigger than Saturn. Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun. Pluto is the smallest and the farthest from the sun.

Columbus Day

Columbus was born in 1451. He found two brothers to help him. He had 90 men on his crew. He did not have much money. The king of Portugal didn't give him money. The King of Spain gave him money. He had 3 ships. They were called the Pinta, Santa Maria, and the Nina. The Pinta and Nina were faster. The Santa Maria was the slowest and biggest. Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. He was brave and not afraid. He traveled to new worlds. He found America. He thought he found the Indies. The second time he sailed, he had 17 ships. We made Columbus hats. Marco Polo was a famous explorer. Columbus died many years ago. Columbus Day is the second Monday in October.

Computer Lab Part 2

On KidBiz 3000 we read articles. In the beginning we had to take a hard test. They have lots of articles. The articles we read are really cool. You have to type a password to begin. We type our last name first. You can also do fun activities like games and word searches. In KidBiz 3000 you have a test. We try to get things right. If you get it right, it dings. If you get it wrong, it bongs. You earn points. KidBiz is awesome.

Computer Lab

We made the cover for our writing book. We typed Super September. We chose the headline form we wanted. There were lots of different styles to choose. We made a headline from Super September. We had to put our first and last name on it. We typed the word Writing. We put 2 pictures on the page. We printed it out when we finished. We had to put it in a special safe spot. After we finished, we played KidPix. On KidPix you get to make stuff and use different tools. It was a fun time at the computer lab because we got to see different headlines in different colors. We learn lots of stuff on the computer.

P.E.

After we do our exercises, we go to different stations. We sometimes run on the track. Next week we will run 5 minutes on the track. We have to do pull-ups and make our chin above the bar. To pass the test, we have to do one pull-up. We have to do 33 sit-ups to pass the Fitness Test. We do sit and reach. When we do sit and reach, someone holds our knees. We have to reach 25 or more to pass. We run around the gym. Everyone does shuttle run. Sometimes we run around and play on the tennis court. In the tennis court we play kick ball. Everyone does push-ups. Gym is awesome.

Apple Smiles

Today we had apple smiles for a snack. Apple smiles have marshmallows in them. They were awesome and very good. We used apples, marshmallows, and peanut butter. We also needed a plastic knife and napkin. We shared the plastic knives. We copied a recipe for them so we could make them. Then we followed the directions. It was a little messy. We made them by ourselves. We ate them. It was sticky and fun to make apple smiles. We had peanut butter in lots of places. If you had leftovers, you could eat them. You can make them at home. We can share them with our family.

Reading

We are reading new books and lots of different ones. We finished a Junie B. Jones book. One group is reading Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters. We have been working in the computer lab. In the computer lab, one group has written about shapes and other did their poems on computers. Another group has been reading 3 books. Another group has been reading a book about shapes in New York City. We have been looking at reading articles on kidbiz3000. We learn new facts about books. We have been reading How to Be Perfect in Three Days. In reading we wrote a recipe to make apple smiles. Talk to you later!

Music

We sing, play instruments, and play games in music. Today in music we got an award. We have fun in music. In music we make music patterns. Also we work with ti ti and ta. Music is cool. We enjoy music. We learn all kinds of different things in music. We have learned several songs. We enjoy playing with the instruments.

Homecoming

Today is Homecoming for Atlantic schools. We tried to wear black and gold today. There will be a parade. People will throw out candy. Some students will be on a float. Sometimes people dress up for the parade. Football players will be in the parade. There are many floats in the parade. We get out of school at 2:00 pm. Some people will go to the football game. Almost all of us will be watching or in the parade!!!

Our First Blog

Our internet has been very slow this year. Finally it is up and running smoothly. We hope you check out our site to learn about us. We'll tell you more! We have been learning new sites on the internet and learning lots of computer things. We read a story on the web. It had music and sounds. Each group read to the other group. We work together on stories. Another group has been reading and doing workbooks. We did a science experiment yesterday and today. We all have spelling lists and tests on Fridays.

I've been busy working with some of our plants. What have you been busy doing??

Summer

Dear Students,
I hope you are having a great summer with your family. I have been keeping busy reading, playing with Phoebe, and cleaning. I hope you have been reading during the summer. Are you keeping track of your reading on your calendar?? Have a good week.

Music

We learned a lot of songs. Miss B. is our music teacher. We have a performance on Feb. 15, 2010. On of our songs is I Have a Car. Grandma Moses sick in bed is another one of our songs. We learn Spanish words. Miss B. has taught us a lot of songs.

By Tayler, Ana, Lucas, and Zachary

Guidance

There are four kinds of respect. One kind of respect is self-respect. Another kind of respect is respect others, property respect, and authority respect. The Golden Rule is "Treat others the way you want to be treated." We love guidance.
By Bailey, Corbin, Julianna, and Mikayla

Art

We made different things in Art. We made paper snowflakes and giant cities. We made butterflies, haunted houses, and draw cool animals. We made clay and then painted them. If we get done early, we do free drawing and painting. Sometimes we do scratch art. Once we played with homemade play dough.

By Katie, Cale, Harley, and Shelby

P.E.

Our class likes poison ball. Sometimes we play steal the bacon. We hardly play kickball. We love to play dodgeball.

By R. J., Max, and Camryn

Partner Math

Partner Math is fantastic! Partner Math is about learning. You have to answer a lot of math problems. Sometimes you have corrections. Sometimes we don't have partner math.
by Aleigh, Evan, and Dalton