Mail Bag

I just checked my mailbox and found that we had received a few more postcards. Mikella's journal is currently in Ada, Michigan with Uncle Gary and Aunt Sharon. Lou from Elkhart sent a postcard from the Recreational Vehicle/Motor Home Hall of Fame and Museum. Austin received notification that his journal stopped at the Hayes household in Indianapolis.* Brooke's journal is on its way to North Carolina after another Florida stop. Vicki's journal visited my 98 year-old grandmother near Northgate Mall.

*Mrs. Hayes used to teach fourth grade at CNE. We still miss her!

The picture is the same as on the postcard from Elkhart. It shows a 1964 Coachmen Cadet-the very first trailer made by Coachmen Industries.

Journal Journey

All journals for the journal journey were mailed on November 23. My family and friends received all of the journals of students who did not provide addresses. So far we have received postcards from Joey in Cincinnati who sent Jack's journal on to his (Joey's) grandparents, Mary in Lebanon, Ohio, and Jim in Florida. Jim (Mrs. Berning's father) sent shells and sand back for everyone. We also received an email from Lou in Elkhart, IN who mailed Sydne's journal to San Diego.
Great participation!

Tis the Season

With the holiday season upon us, let me wish you all a Merry Christmas! To celebrate the season, we will be reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We will compare the text version with the movie version when we have finished both as well as complete a foldable and contract.
Online Questions and Activities

In math we are continuing to progress in our study of multiplication. Students who do not have their multiplication facts memorized yet will fall behind as we move into double digit multiplication and long division, so please spend time helping your child practice the facts at home. We do not spend much time at school practicing facts as it is expected that the children will learn their facts in third grade.

We will begin our first science contract next week as we continue learning about Earth's changing surface.

Thanks to all who have volunteered to send in supplies for the Christmas party on December 18. I will be contacting those volunteers shortly to solidify the plans.

Homework

For those of you who left early...
Homework:
Read Eye of the Storm
Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) about your trip to the Cyclones game today. Be sure to include a main idea and at least three supporting details (reasons) and to have a good conclusion (restate the main idea).

Cyclones Game

The Cincinnati Cyclones game was a big hit with students and parents alike.
One thing I liked about the game was when the Cyclones guy number 16 hit the hockey puck in the crowd and it got stuck in the net. ~Hannah~
I really thought it was cool when they played the music. ~Tori~
One thing I liked was the awesome mascot Twister. ~Lauren~
One thing I liked was the fighting because it is exciting and a lot of commotion. Another thing I enjoyed was the dancing because I was on the big screen while I was dancing. ~Jessup~
This was a cool field trip! ~Samson~
I can't wait to go back to another Cyclones game. ~Ethan~

Our story this week is Eye of the Storm.
We are beginning our earth science unit.
In math we are working on multiplication.
Making Arrays activity
Math Cats

Veterans Week

There will be no reading selection this week, however this does not mean we will not be reading.
;-)
There is a math test on Monday, but the science test has been moved to Thursday due to the need for review and the Veteran's Day performances.
Links to study for the science test:
The Life Cycle of Plants
The Great Plant Escape

The pictures are from are estimation activity on Friday. A beautiful morning was spent predicting and counting steps taken at Gauche Park.

Seed Dispersal

Links to handy information
How Plants Spread
Biology of Plants
Seed Dispersal
More Seed Dispersal
Seed Dispersal video