Friday, November 30, 2012

The Disappearing Colony

When Sir Walter Raleigh took 113 people to a new land.After they were in the new land,the needed supplies so Sir Walter Raleigh sailed back to England.When he sailed back.  .   .    .     .      .   .     .      .  .    .   .    . .    .    .    .    .   .   .   .   .     .     .     .     .   .   .     .EVEry ONE WAS GONE!Then the next thing he saw was a word on a tree it was the word CROATOAN.No one was ther.Its a mystery.

Book clubs

In our class we are having a book club i really like when we share our thoughts and feeling. i have two girls in my group and four boys in my group. i wish there was more girls. the book i am reading is black lagoon. i really like thoghs books. next moth we are going to change book. i wonder what book i will have. i want mercy watso. they sound really funny. well that is what i think  i really need to read more that is why i have so many books at home i have a very good time at my book club

Book Clubs By: Sarah Dunn

I'm going to tell you about a book club were doing. There are groups and they are Horrible Harry,Black Lagoon,Amber Brown,Mercy Watson,and The Adventures of Stink. I'm reading Horrible Harry. I read two Horrible Harry books. I read Horrible Harry And The Purple people, and The Mud Gremlins. You should read them both. Both are really good.



Opinion Writing By Isadora

   Dear Parents,
This week in writing we were working on opinion writing {Which is also called a review}.
   My thesis sentence was: I am the best tether ball player in the third grade. some others were: Rise of the Guardians is better than Wreck- it- Ralph by Isabella H., I am the best quarterback on the football team by Luke R., and Fiction is better than nonfiction by Ryann B. I agree with all of those students.
   One of the activities we did to help us get ready to write a review was we each ate three of the fallowing chocolate chips: Semisweet, dark, and milk chocolate.
     Most of our class thought milk chocolate was the best. The least amount of students liked the semisweet. I liked the milk chocolate and the semisweet the best. I should write a review about that!





                                                                   Isadora

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!  I wish you all a peaceful day with your loved ones.  My family will be staying close to home this year and I am certainly thankful to be sans loooong car ride. :)

We spent a lot of time learning about Pilgrim life over the past few days.  I'm sure this will make for great dinner conversation on Thursday.  Below is the link to Plimoth Plantation's virtual field trips and interactive game.  Many of the students were interested in learning more and here is their opportunity!

 
 
Looking forward to next week I want to remind you of the upcoming events listed below:



Peek at the Week



 
Finally, I want to share my thanks to all of you!  I appreciate the opportunity to work with your children every day.  They are eager, thoughtful, and kind.  I have the best job in the world!!  Thanks for supporting what we do here, in school, and teaching your children to value their education. 
 
Happy Thanksgiving!
-Jodi

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Publishing Parties

Our 1st round of presenting our writing was very successful! We thank all the students and adults who listened to our stories and provided positive feedback. Just a reminder, there are still two opportunities for friends and family to come and hear our personal narratives:  Monday 11/19 at  9:00-10:00 and Tuesday 11/20 at 1:10. 

Also, don't forget the Scholar Dollar Fundraiser ends tomorrow!  Stay tuned for more pics and the Peek at the Week. 

Luke showing he has just finished sharing one of his stories.


Jillian reading her story to another student.


Ryan K. hearing feedback from a friend.


Thanks to all of the adults who showed up!


Corben reads his story to a Mr. Maxwell.


Bella shares her story to a friend.

Friday, November 16, 2012

London by Jake Powell

Yesterday we went on a bus tour of London for three hours. We saw a bunch of different things from the bus like the London Eye, Big Ben (which is just a clock - I thought it was a statue of someone!), Buckingham Palace where the queen lives, the London Bride and the Tower Bridge. We didn't get off the bus to see anything up close yet but we are going to today.

After the tour we went to this cool McDonald's. The food was the same but some of it was called different things like "mayo chicken" was just a chicken sandwich with mayo and lettuce. They also have a McFlurry with Kit Kats - it was so good! Then we went to M&M world but it was just a bunch of different M&M things - no rides or anything - just a store.

After that we were walking around this place called Piccadilly Square and we went by a cinema which is what they call a movie theater. There was a blue carpet set up and a bunch of posters for Rise of the Guardians. We went over there and stood there for a while and it was cold. This police officer told us it was a movie premiere and a bunch of people started walking up the blue carpet. We even saw some famous people - Isla Fisher and Chris Pine. After everybody went in we started walking away and then a security guy asked us if we wanted to watch the movie. We said "YES!" so he gave us 5 free tickets and we got to go in and watch the Rise of the Guardians. The famous people were in there, too! The theater was really big and really cool. The movie was in 3D and I really liked it! You should go see it! I got to keep my 3D glasses, too!

Today we are going to go around London on the bus again and get off at the places we want to see. I am excited to see the London Eye up close. We are going to eat fish &  chips, too! I miss you guys and I will see you on Monday! Happy Friday!