Archive for November, 2009

Winter Stories

Monday, November 30th, 2009

We have been doing a fun project in writting the last 3-4 weeks. We have been making our winter stories. All of them are very different, from strories about santa, to real life traditions, we all have a different story to share. For example my story is about Santa losing  a ski on his ...

Operation Christmas Child – Classroom Participation!

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

One of my students, Kaylee, opened the doors to participating in Operation Christmas Child on this very blog a few weeks ago.  She really inspired me and our entire classroom help those in need. Operation Christmas Child is a program operated through Samaritan's Purse, an organization that provides international relief.  Within ...

Early Civilization Presentations

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

In Social Studies lately, we have been learning about the early civilizations in Latin America.  These civilizations include the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas.  Throughout our studies, the students actually become a member of one of these three civilizations. Once a member, they were one of ten total students also in that ...

Sisters Grimm

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Hey guys, There is this great book series that I want to reccomend to all those mystery/fantasy lovers. It's called the Sisters Grimm. These 2 girls have to solve mysteries about fairytale creatures in order to save their family. Go check out all 7 books Jordan G.

My Thanksgiving and Christmas

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Normally for thanksgiving i  go to my Grandma Cheryl or Grandma Wilkie's house. It switch's every year. When we go, my uncle, aunts and cousins on that side of the family go there and we have a big feast. My family on both side love stuffing so we get so ...

Holiday Season

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Wow! I can not wait for the holidays! Every Thanksgiving my whole family from both sides of the family come over to our house for an AMAZING turkey dinner. We try to buy the bigest turkey we can.... last year i think it was 23 pounds, but then again there's Christmas. ...