Thursday, December 16, 2010

Commas in a Series Sentences

We practiced writing sentences using commas in a series. The students wrote about the things they would like to do over Christmas vacation.

Collin: On vacation, I would like to play in the snow, watch movies, and wake up early on Christmas.

JaShon: On winter break, I want to sled, snowboard, play Wii, play PSP, go to my friend's house, sleep, and go to bed.

Ava: Over break, I want to sled, play with my Christmas toys, wake up at 8 on Christmas, and rest.

Sabine: I would like to go sledding, watch movies, eat my gingerbread house, and have a nice dinner for Christmas break.

Josie: Over Christmas break I want to have a healthy family, open presents, sleep, play with the cat, and eat a lot.

Madi: I want to sled, rest, open my Christmas presents, wake up early, and have a good Christmas.

Abby: Over Christmas break, I am going to get gifts, celebrate Christmas, go to Tennessee, stay in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, and go to a wedding.

Emma: For Christmas break I want to have a nice Christmas with my uncle, go sledding, go to my grandma and grandpa's house, watch movies, and have a great Christmas break.

Ian: For vacation, I will go to my grandma's on Friday, go celebrate Christmas with my aunt and uncle on Saturday, and go home on Sunday.

Julia: Over Christmas break, I would like to ski, make snowmen, make snowballs, build snow forts, drink hot cocoa, and sing Christmas carols!

Sam: I want to sled, open presents, and play over break.

Tangrams

These are some of the designs we created with our tangrams!
Can you figure out what each one is?












































Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Collin Bohnenkamp

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's the principal.
He also has brown eyes.
He wears glasses.
He is friendly too.
He's kind and nice.
He has black hair.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's the principal.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Ian Flint

The most important thing about Dr. Cryer is he is our principal.
He is kind and honest.
He is friendly and intelligent.
He has black hair, brown eyes, and wears glasses.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is our principal.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Josie Enemouh

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's a principal.
He is always honest.
He's clever, witty, and friendly.
He is even kind and respectful.
His favorite color is blue.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's a principal.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Emma Cryer

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is respectful.
He is kind,
generous,
grateful,
responsible,
athletic,
fun,
and he is friendly.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is respectful.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by JaShon Combs

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's our principal.
Dr. Cryer is responsible and intelligent.
He is witty and funny.
Dr. Cryer is valiant.
He wears glasses and nice clothes.
His favorite color is blue.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's our principal.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Sabine Fabos-Martin

The important thing about Dr, Cryer is that he's respectful.
He's friendly, kind, and nice.
He is honest, witty, and responsible.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's respectful.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Abby Balong

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he's friendly.
He is the principal.
He is respectful and responsible.
He has black hair and brown eyes.
He is very clever and he loves his family.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is friendly.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Julia Grey

The most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is our principal.
He is helpful, kind, and he is very, very respectful!
He has black hair and brown eyes.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he is our principal!

P.S. We love you Dr. Cryer!

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Samuel Thompson-Yezek

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is he is kind.
He is friendly and clever.
He's respectful, responsible,and has brown eyes.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is he is kind.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Ava Broghammer

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is he's our principal.
Dr. Cryer wears ties, he is witty, and wears nice clothes.
Dr. Cryer loves his family.
Dr. Cryer's favorite color is light blue.
He is a one of a kind principal.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is he is our principal.

Important Thing about Dr. Cryer

The Important Thing about Dr. Cryer
by Madi Dye

The important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he has integrity.
Dr. Cryer is a one of a kind principal.
He is respectful and responsible.
Dr. Cryer is a fun person.
He is honest.
He loves his family.
But the most important thing about Dr. Cryer is that he has integrity.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Today in Math we focused on geometry and problem solving as we learned about tangrams, created our own tangrams, and created designs/objects with them. The students were very creative!

We worked on the use of commas in a series. The students were able to create their own sentences using commas in a series of items they would like for Christmas.

We continued to work on our book club books, Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Japanese Ninja Surprise and Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Amazing Mexican Secret.

We continued to work on cursive writing, practicing the letters Aa and Cc.

Today we had Spanish, PE, and Guidance.

Commas in a Series

Today we worked on commas in a series. We used our culture sentences to find examples of the use of commas in a series. We learned that a series is a group of items, and used series of books as an example to help understand the concept. We learned that commas should be used to separate three or more words in a series. We practiced writing sentences using commas in a series. The students wrote about what they wanted for Christmas and used the commas to separate the items.

Josie: I would like Squinkies, a guitar, DSi, a pool, a clubhouse, and an American Girl doll for Christmas.

Ava: I want Squinkies, Teacup Piggies, Chunk, and DS games.

Sam: I want a DSi XL, Legos, and a Nerf football.

Madi: I would like a Flip camera, a new iPod, my family to be happy, Squinkies, and an American Girl doll for Christmas.

Ian: I would like an iPod, a Lego set, and some Chet Gecko books for Christmas.

Emma: I want a DSi, Squinkies, a Wii, skateboard, underwater camera, pool, phone, computer, another American Girl doll, more snow, and a great Christmas break.

Sabine: I would like a blue iPod, blue DSi XL, a blue phone, and candy for Christmas.

Collin: I would like electronics, toys, and video games for Christmas.

JaShon: I want a Flip camera, Squinkies, DSi XL, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, PSP games, Wii games, Kung Zu, Kung Zu tracks, computer, iPod Touch, Michael Jackson CD, Jason Darulo CD, Lil Wayne CD, Drake CD, Eminem CD, T-Pain CD, wrestling CD's, and toys for Christmas.

Abby: May I have a book, snow, telescope, and world peace for Christmas?

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

In Math we chose one of our created shapes from the 4 triangle problem and rotated it many times to create a unique design.

We worked on creating some things for Dr. Cryer today. These are a surprise!

We brainstormed things we know and things we want to know about the moon and space. Our Science unit for January and February will focus on these two topics. The students are very eager to learn more about the moon and space and love to share the things they already know!

Today we had PE and Art.

Important Thing about Elf


The Important thing about Elf
by Sabine

The important thing about an elf is that she's Santa's little helper.
An elf is small,
helpful,
happy,
nice,
and has pointy ears.
She is awesome,
friendly,
and jolly.
But the most important thing about an elf is that she's Santa's little helper.

Important Thing about Elfy the Elf


Important Thing about Elfy the Elf
by Emma

The most important thing about Elfy is that she is tiny.
she is weird,
special,
nice,
funny,
smiley,
awesome,
strong,
valiant,
jaunty,
witty, civilized, and respectful.
But the most important thing about Elfy is that she is tiny.

Important Thing about Rudolph


The Important Thing about Rudolph
by Madi

The important thing about Rudolph is that he is Santa's reindeer.
He is unique.
He is a hero.
He is helpful.
He is cute.
But the most important thing about Rudolph is that he is Santa's reindeer.

Important Thing about Elf


The Important Thing about an Elf
by JaShon

The important thing about an elf is that he's friendly.
He is funny.
He is fair and responsible.
An elf is small.
Elves are toy makers.
But the most important thing about an elf is that he's friendly.