tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91440984784346406222024-03-14T00:19:07.906-06:00Hanging Out with Braybrook's BunchJoin us on our grade 3/4 learning journey...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-53191943925845331932014-12-10T14:15:00.000-07:002014-12-10T14:15:02.449-07:00Mrs. Braybrook Has Moved!Our teacher, Mrs. Braybrook, has moved to a new job in our school, so she is no longer our teacher. Mrs. Vasseur is our new teacher and she has just started a blog. Now you can keep up with our learning by visiting <a href="http://vasseurslearners.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Vasseur's Voracious Learners</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-30558649879641033432014-11-02T20:23:00.000-07:002014-11-02T20:23:57.178-07:00Halloween FunLike most other classrooms, we celebrated Halloween last Friday. We did a spelling activity where we took the word "Halloween" and had to use the letters from that word to make as many other words as possible. Some of the words we found were: all, we, on, no, owl, howl, whole, when, hall<br />
<br />
We also explored the wonder -- <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-you-say-trick-or-treat/" target="_blank">Why Do You Say "Trick or Treat"?</a> from Wonderopolis. It was surprising to find out that we've been saying that for a long time! In the video, it talks about the fundraiser that <a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/article/national-unicef-day" target="_blank">UNICEF</a> does at Halloween to help children around the world. Some students in our class and our school also participate in the <a href="http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/campaigns/we-scare-hunger/" target="_blank">We Scare Hunger</a> campaign through <a href="http://www.freethechildren.com/" target="_blank">Free the Children</a>. They collect non-perishable food for our Santa's Anonymous Program. Last year, students from our school collected over 1000 pounds of food!<br />
<br />
A couple of our local police officers also visited our classroom on Halloween morning. They reminded us about Halloween safety and gave us special lit up bracelets for us to wear out trick or treating so we could be more easily seen. <br />
<br />
Of course, Halloween wouldn't be complete without costumes...check ours out...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSkmr-_NP48/VFbtaUnRfsI/AAAAAAAAByw/810vXz6GtCQ/s1600/IMG_5548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSkmr-_NP48/VFbtaUnRfsI/AAAAAAAAByw/810vXz6GtCQ/s1600/IMG_5548.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lVe8LKI1E7w/VFbtcxv3h5I/AAAAAAAABy4/Av1Zv2TR7qs/s1600/IMG_5549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lVe8LKI1E7w/VFbtcxv3h5I/AAAAAAAABy4/Av1Zv2TR7qs/s1600/IMG_5549.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n_wO12pcYEo/VFbtegZGmzI/AAAAAAAABzA/rocHz_97j1I/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n_wO12pcYEo/VFbtegZGmzI/AAAAAAAABzA/rocHz_97j1I/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6abNwg2PINs/VFbtfedrFCI/AAAAAAAABzI/_DxB3cytbkE/s1600/IMG_5551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6abNwg2PINs/VFbtfedrFCI/AAAAAAAABzI/_DxB3cytbkE/s1600/IMG_5551.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxd0TaS1CVA/VFbtg0bJyyI/AAAAAAAABzQ/N-4-xxWLgEs/s1600/IMG_5552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxd0TaS1CVA/VFbtg0bJyyI/AAAAAAAABzQ/N-4-xxWLgEs/s1600/IMG_5552.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RImDUlnhV9M/VFbtiJZBvKI/AAAAAAAABzY/Xs99nmC10cA/s1600/IMG_5553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RImDUlnhV9M/VFbtiJZBvKI/AAAAAAAABzY/Xs99nmC10cA/s1600/IMG_5553.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zho8iy1hSQM/VFbtjU_5sHI/AAAAAAAABzg/zPYosKFxH68/s1600/IMG_5554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zho8iy1hSQM/VFbtjU_5sHI/AAAAAAAABzg/zPYosKFxH68/s1600/IMG_5554.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FuRLrcH1JDU/VFbtkrCOdwI/AAAAAAAABzo/YckEF2Z52XQ/s1600/IMG_5555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FuRLrcH1JDU/VFbtkrCOdwI/AAAAAAAABzo/YckEF2Z52XQ/s1600/IMG_5555.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DECgG98PEUs/VFbtnBj-50I/AAAAAAAABzw/hw5d8KjKTtM/s1600/IMG_5556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DECgG98PEUs/VFbtnBj-50I/AAAAAAAABzw/hw5d8KjKTtM/s1600/IMG_5556.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CTBChGAI8I/VFbtnWidffI/AAAAAAAABz0/E6bK9J8qofY/s1600/IMG_5557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CTBChGAI8I/VFbtnWidffI/AAAAAAAABz0/E6bK9J8qofY/s1600/IMG_5557.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7FLEa_Z6PY/VFbtoomkgRI/AAAAAAAAB0A/HZAsK_1JXq8/s1600/IMG_5558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7FLEa_Z6PY/VFbtoomkgRI/AAAAAAAAB0A/HZAsK_1JXq8/s1600/IMG_5558.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUOc2mbwDmE/VFbtp-gNI6I/AAAAAAAAB0I/jEHm8TSOuJw/s1600/IMG_5559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUOc2mbwDmE/VFbtp-gNI6I/AAAAAAAAB0I/jEHm8TSOuJw/s1600/IMG_5559.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7szU9EF8VAg/VFbtqzoE8xI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/a-mI3Ol_tgY/s1600/IMG_5560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7szU9EF8VAg/VFbtqzoE8xI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/a-mI3Ol_tgY/s1600/IMG_5560.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Os2JeT_AVeI/VFbtsM0djnI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/xDXFgVxUizo/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Os2JeT_AVeI/VFbtsM0djnI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/xDXFgVxUizo/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QB_Q17CoNgs/VFbtteblHaI/AAAAAAAAB0g/9MJZOS-k7zE/s1600/IMG_5562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QB_Q17CoNgs/VFbtteblHaI/AAAAAAAAB0g/9MJZOS-k7zE/s1600/IMG_5562.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NlyMQQVY7fU/VFbtvCB4D8I/AAAAAAAAB0o/0CgmkcGfVgA/s1600/IMG_5563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NlyMQQVY7fU/VFbtvCB4D8I/AAAAAAAAB0o/0CgmkcGfVgA/s1600/IMG_5563.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBLSu8urdXo/VFbtwFCRKbI/AAAAAAAAB0w/8LHi1lwqx3c/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBLSu8urdXo/VFbtwFCRKbI/AAAAAAAAB0w/8LHi1lwqx3c/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBGvEk7b_-8/VFbtxa-W4QI/AAAAAAAAB04/cF8M2J4mHxM/s1600/IMG_5565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBGvEk7b_-8/VFbtxa-W4QI/AAAAAAAAB04/cF8M2J4mHxM/s1600/IMG_5565.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EvFXdHSu6hE/VFbtyslP4nI/AAAAAAAAB1A/aoNyEPRVY-I/s1600/IMG_5566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EvFXdHSu6hE/VFbtyslP4nI/AAAAAAAAB1A/aoNyEPRVY-I/s1600/IMG_5566.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-difHjUNSiZw/VFbt0nwPolI/AAAAAAAAB1I/_py3zCGHHeE/s1600/IMG_5567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-difHjUNSiZw/VFbt0nwPolI/AAAAAAAAB1I/_py3zCGHHeE/s1600/IMG_5567.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSb16vQjv2g/VFbt16A_hNI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/MN5KH4bNy1A/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSb16vQjv2g/VFbt16A_hNI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/MN5KH4bNy1A/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--a2jJK6xgXo/VFbt3GjNr1I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/15NnN5OIc2M/s1600/IMG_5569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--a2jJK6xgXo/VFbt3GjNr1I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/15NnN5OIc2M/s1600/IMG_5569.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRwZ6f_06g0/VFbt5xhZQiI/AAAAAAAAB1o/tR6FNqXrDKs/s1600/IMG_5571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRwZ6f_06g0/VFbt5xhZQiI/AAAAAAAAB1o/tR6FNqXrDKs/s1600/IMG_5571.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NulCgtXBJYQ/VFbt7EsrzyI/AAAAAAAAB1w/-fVtoDi1r40/s1600/IMG_5572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NulCgtXBJYQ/VFbt7EsrzyI/AAAAAAAAB1w/-fVtoDi1r40/s1600/IMG_5572.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Halloween was also a bit of a special day for us too because we got to meet Mrs. Vasseur. Our teacher, Mrs. Braybrook, is going to be doing a different job in our school and Mrs. Vasseur is going to be our new teacher. You can see them both dressed up in their costumes in this picture...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwBxaih9t-8/VFbt4f3g65I/AAAAAAAAB1g/C695ipgU9zI/s1600/IMG_5570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwBxaih9t-8/VFbt4f3g65I/AAAAAAAAB1g/C695ipgU9zI/s1600/IMG_5570.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
In the afternoon, we got to watch a movie with some of the other classes. We sure laughed a lot!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011) Poster" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ1NzUxOTY4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNDk0NTA2MDE@._V1_SY317_CR12,0,214,317_AL_.jpg" height="200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="135" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821447/" target="_blank">IMDb</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
And that is how we celebrated Halloween at school this year.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What did you dress up as?<br />
How did you celebrate?<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-53937950662090137692014-10-22T21:53:00.000-06:002014-10-22T21:53:25.365-06:00We Are "Fabulish"!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are really enjoying our Peter Reynolds author study as part of the <a href="http://www.globalreadaloud.com/" target="_blank">Global Read Aloud</a>. This week's book was "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Ish-Peter-H-Reynolds/dp/076362344X" target="_blank">Ish</a>".</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HIJR9lZoOc0/UGyEvn3cx2I/AAAAAAAAAls/6oQ5q_uBsaI/s1600/ish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HIJR9lZoOc0/UGyEvn3cx2I/AAAAAAAAAls/6oQ5q_uBsaI/s200/ish.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://101picturebooks.blogspot.ca/2012/10/11-ish-by-peter-h-reynolds.html" target="_blank">101 Picture Books</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In this book, the main character, Ramon, loved to draw...anytime, anything, anywhere. But he got discouraged when his older brother laughed at his drawings and asked what they were. Ramon started working harder to make his pictures "just right" but he usually failed at it, so he would crumple up his work. His younger sister came along and rescued them and taught Ramon that his drawings were "ish" and how to love them again.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is a video of somone reading the book, so you'll understand the story:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/vpICaczeQ9o?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had our Family Wellness Worker, Miss Joy, come and do a lesson with us. She loves this book and it's message...how we all have "ish" qualities. She also shared the inspiring story of two brothers (Connor and Cayden) and how Connor appreciates his brother's "ish" qualities. Here's the video of these two brothers:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/b_Lax4zFFoA/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/b_Lax4zFFoA&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/b_Lax4zFFoA&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then it was time for us to think about our "ish" qualities. Miss Joy gave each of us a sheet that looked like this:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BymEUkt5u3Q/VEh1dgxBZOI/AAAAAAAABv0/SRRXlWFdUBg/s1600/IMG_5520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BymEUkt5u3Q/VEh1dgxBZOI/AAAAAAAABv0/SRRXlWFdUBg/s1600/IMG_5520.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We had to put our name on the top line and then complete the sentence by writing on the bottom lines about what makes us fablous...although we changed the 'ous' to 'ish' to make the word "fabulish". <br />
<br />
The next step was to tape the paper to our backs. We then went around to as many classmates as we could and wrote something on their paper that we thought made them "fabulish". No one could look at their own paper though because it was taped to our backs. Here are some pictures of us doing the activity:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j6ugjHcMj_0/VEh1e3qDHfI/AAAAAAAABv8/QNrOjhglOhw/s1600/IMG_5521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j6ugjHcMj_0/VEh1e3qDHfI/AAAAAAAABv8/QNrOjhglOhw/s1600/IMG_5521.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vl63qtlPgPY/VEh1gJDOxrI/AAAAAAAABwE/Au0JuEnNU3o/s1600/IMG_5522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vl63qtlPgPY/VEh1gJDOxrI/AAAAAAAABwE/Au0JuEnNU3o/s1600/IMG_5522.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VhUNjI4BbtY/VEh1hH1WQYI/AAAAAAAABwM/lG4nBM3sxS0/s1600/IMG_5523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VhUNjI4BbtY/VEh1hH1WQYI/AAAAAAAABwM/lG4nBM3sxS0/s1600/IMG_5523.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qp92bOQswUw/VEh1jZwUXII/AAAAAAAABwU/8iDxP5tOjhs/s1600/IMG_5524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qp92bOQswUw/VEh1jZwUXII/AAAAAAAABwU/8iDxP5tOjhs/s1600/IMG_5524.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CRWv_7IKfc/VEh1lSNfyCI/AAAAAAAABwc/nOMotbNJyrE/s1600/IMG_5526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CRWv_7IKfc/VEh1lSNfyCI/AAAAAAAABwc/nOMotbNJyrE/s1600/IMG_5526.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x05JiFhoh04/VEh1mH88QmI/AAAAAAAABwg/TsPX2uJELbI/s1600/IMG_5527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x05JiFhoh04/VEh1mH88QmI/AAAAAAAABwg/TsPX2uJELbI/s1600/IMG_5527.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Cs2M4DxtyI/VEh1noZQCSI/AAAAAAAABws/cG3-fGSu8PE/s1600/IMG_5528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Cs2M4DxtyI/VEh1noZQCSI/AAAAAAAABws/cG3-fGSu8PE/s1600/IMG_5528.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P2y11VC19Qc/VEh1pEjJpvI/AAAAAAAABw0/df0-tsOlQos/s1600/IMG_5529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P2y11VC19Qc/VEh1pEjJpvI/AAAAAAAABw0/df0-tsOlQos/s1600/IMG_5529.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CBw9aMZ_kaw/VEh1pl_T9nI/AAAAAAAABw4/iB-y0tr9_3w/s1600/IMG_5530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CBw9aMZ_kaw/VEh1pl_T9nI/AAAAAAAABw4/iB-y0tr9_3w/s1600/IMG_5530.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lU5Y9RlXR6Q/VEh1recS3XI/AAAAAAAABxE/dT6YIdx-NcU/s1600/IMG_5532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lU5Y9RlXR6Q/VEh1recS3XI/AAAAAAAABxE/dT6YIdx-NcU/s1600/IMG_5532.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Finally, when the time was up, we took our paper off of our backs and read what our classmates had written about what makes us "fabulish". It was so amazing to see our page filled with comments from our classmates!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KFEufkL4j48/VEh1vNazN3I/AAAAAAAABxM/4wjTrkxA060/s1600/IMG_5534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KFEufkL4j48/VEh1vNazN3I/AAAAAAAABxM/4wjTrkxA060/s1600/IMG_5534.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Here are some completed pages...just look at all of those comments!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YYPkxo5xL14/VEh1xJWBLdI/AAAAAAAABxU/8UnjWgKNi0E/s1600/IMG_5535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YYPkxo5xL14/VEh1xJWBLdI/AAAAAAAABxU/8UnjWgKNi0E/s1600/IMG_5535.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MRdqFJTnOE0/VEh1yhvPPSI/AAAAAAAABxc/Czp9uVddj0I/s1600/IMG_5536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MRdqFJTnOE0/VEh1yhvPPSI/AAAAAAAABxc/Czp9uVddj0I/s1600/IMG_5536.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RMNiy5qTkRQ/VEh10ZB-NGI/AAAAAAAABxk/8aaNc8MiOMc/s1600/IMG_5537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RMNiy5qTkRQ/VEh10ZB-NGI/AAAAAAAABxk/8aaNc8MiOMc/s1600/IMG_5537.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ScRMAIcsiTU/VEh13PMPAzI/AAAAAAAABxw/7P_X_d1ge2M/s1600/IMG_5538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ScRMAIcsiTU/VEh13PMPAzI/AAAAAAAABxw/7P_X_d1ge2M/s1600/IMG_5538.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4SbxkGb_jM/VEh128Tg2rI/AAAAAAAABxs/Fr3gh7lH83s/s1600/IMG_5539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4SbxkGb_jM/VEh128Tg2rI/AAAAAAAABxs/Fr3gh7lH83s/s1600/IMG_5539.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_r-Wx4C-Uyw/VEh14b-gdII/AAAAAAAABx8/ZOZlSPAqluw/s1600/IMG_5540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_r-Wx4C-Uyw/VEh14b-gdII/AAAAAAAABx8/ZOZlSPAqluw/s1600/IMG_5540.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fJT06JU26UI/VEh15ohNsZI/AAAAAAAAByE/094i_DBb8Rw/s1600/IMG_5541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fJT06JU26UI/VEh15ohNsZI/AAAAAAAAByE/094i_DBb8Rw/s1600/IMG_5541.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kFWx0NTx4Wc/VEh16_z7mEI/AAAAAAAAByM/W4U_NB-RGxk/s1600/IMG_5542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kFWx0NTx4Wc/VEh16_z7mEI/AAAAAAAAByM/W4U_NB-RGxk/s1600/IMG_5542.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
We are also a bucket filling school and this activity really helped everyone to fill each other's bucket (and our own!)<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What makes you "fabulish"?<br />
What are other ways to celebrate your "ish" qualities?<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-9550114358551806282014-10-17T17:10:00.001-06:002014-10-17T17:10:45.873-06:00Marty Chan Author Visit<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y09FaBmMSSY/VEGbbH0cyjI/AAAAAAAABvQ/qO7gLDL0SSA/s1600/IMG_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y09FaBmMSSY/VEGbbH0cyjI/AAAAAAAABvQ/qO7gLDL0SSA/s1600/IMG_0434.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
We enjoyed a visit from author <a href="http://martychan.com/" target="_blank">Marty Chan</a> this afternoon. He is from Alberta and writes books for kids. We also found out that he writes plays and stuff for radio and television too. He was a very funny presenter. He told us that he likes to write about things that happened to him as a kid.<br />
<br />
In his first series, he chose to write mystery books because he liked reading the Hardy Boys mystery books when he was a kid. His first books were this series of mystery novels:<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" class="border_picture" id="gd_imgMidsize" src="http://www.carrmclean.ca/UploadedImages/GroupMidsize/100-389m.jpg" style="height: 200px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 300px;" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.carrmclean.ca/CategoryGroupBrowser.aspx?CategoryID=613&GroupNo=15093" target="_blank">Carr McLean</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Our teacher is reading the "Mystery of the Cyber Bully" in class during snack times to us. In the book, there is a scene where the kids are tossing around a bunch of back packs. Cheyanne asked him if that really happened to him. He told us no, that part didn't happen, but he made it up to include in the book.<br />
<br />
One of our classmates even got to help him act out a scence from one of his books! In this scene, our classmate is throwing a ball in a game of Dodgeball at Mr. Chan.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JZYsZ7WJUG8/VEGbbyKOG_I/AAAAAAAABvc/56vYT8dcrvw/s1600/IMG_0440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JZYsZ7WJUG8/VEGbbyKOG_I/AAAAAAAABvc/56vYT8dcrvw/s1600/IMG_0440.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
He then told us about the second series he is writing. This series is all about a sasquatch. He has always been interested in learning more about legends of creatures like sasquatch, so he decided to write this series.<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LibTDitp4M/UmW6pcn035I/AAAAAAAAQGc/FwBrnjqw2C4/s1600/barnabasbigfoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LibTDitp4M/UmW6pcn035I/AAAAAAAAQGc/FwBrnjqw2C4/s1600/barnabasbigfoot.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.ca/2013/10/barnabas-bigfoot-bone-eater-book-launch.html" target="_blank">CanLit for LittleCanadians</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
As he was telling us about his interest in these creatures, he showed us a replica of something that was found. In this video, you can see him showing it to us. Some of us were too freaked out to watch him reveal it!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/74-LNCnOHKU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
He told us about a time when he went camping with a friend and his friend's Dad really spooked them out that there was a sasquatch in the area they were camping in. He had gotten up during the night and tripped on something in the dark. In the morning, when he looked at what he had tripped on, it was a great big footprint. He had it made into a mold and this is what it looked like:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tNkUTzn5ZRw/VEGbdMJatLI/AAAAAAAABvk/MXtfdYCk9eI/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tNkUTzn5ZRw/VEGbdMJatLI/AAAAAAAABvk/MXtfdYCk9eI/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
He ended his presentation by having a few people from our audience work with him to tell a story -- it was very entertaining!<br />
<br />
Mr. Chan has also written a funny picture book about his cats. Our teacher read it to us this week. <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img align="right" alt="True" border="1" height="201" hspace="9" src="http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/chan/truestory.jpg" story="" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" vspace="9" width="200" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/chan.html" target="_blank">Canadian Review of Materials</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Our teacher was looking around his website and found that he has some tips for students when they write. You can check it out <a href="http://martychan.com/tips/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you read any books by Marty Chan?<br />
What authors have you heard speak?<br />
<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-74832903719773376892014-10-08T21:48:00.001-06:002014-10-08T21:48:13.943-06:00Global Read Aloud -- Week 1It was exciting to start the Global Read Aloud this week! Our class is doing the author study using books by Peter H. Reynolds. The book we studied this week was "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-North-Star-Peter-Reynolds/dp/0763636770" target="_blank">North Star</a>". <br />
<img align="left" alt="Cover of The North Star book by Peter H. Reynolds" height="180" src="http://www.peterhreynolds.com/nsbook_medcover.jpg" width="200" /><br />
In this story, a young boy is on a journey and there are many different paths to follow. It reminded us that we need to follow our own path to reach our dreams. We also talked about how the boy had to show many of the "classroom habitudes" that we've been learning about -- courage, adaptability, curiosity, self-awareness.<br />
<br />
You can read the story online by clicking <a href="http://www.fablevisionlearning.com/northstar/read/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
<br />
<br />
<em>Photo Credit: </em><a href="http://www.peterhreynolds.com/phr_thenorthstar.html" target="_blank"><em>Peter H. Reynolds website</em></a><br />
<br />
What's really cool about participating in the Global Read Aloud, is that there are other classrooms all over the world who are also reading the same books. Our teacher has buddied up with a grade 4 class in Illinois. This week, we worked together to share what the book means to us. We all posted our responses on this <a href="http://padlet.com/shenanigans205/NorthStar" target="_blank">Padlet wall</a>. (Some of the posts cover other posts. If you click on a post, you will see black/yellow arrows in the top right hand corner that you can use to scroll through each person's post.) It was a pretty cool way to connect with the other students about this book.<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you read any of Peter H. Reynolds' books?<br />
After you've read the book (using the link above), what would you say the book means to you?<br />
<br />
We'd love it if you left us a comment sharing your ideas!<br />
<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-83732028059203721922014-10-05T21:28:00.000-06:002014-10-05T21:28:30.218-06:00Wonder WednesdaysSince the beginning of school, our teacher has been doing Wonder Wednesday with us. On these days, we start by looking at a picture from the internet, usually from the <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/" target="_blank">Wonderopolis</a> website. Then we spend a few minutes recording our thoughts, ideas, and wonders in our Wonder Journal. We write questions we have, observations we make and what we think the picture is. We can share our ideas using sentences or pictures. After that, we share our ideas with our classmates for a few minutes. Finally, our Wonder Wednesday time ends with our teacher showing us the question, information and video related to that Wonder. Doing Wonder Wednesday helps us to be more curious, which is one of the Classroom Habitudes we've been talking about. We have even started a "Wonder Wall" in our classroom, where we can post any wonder that we have.<br />
<br />
Here are the wonders we've done so far this year.<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">The first week's picture...</span></h3>
<img alt="" height="184" src="http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/830-800x460.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<br />
Here is what some of us wrote about this picture...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_VG528qdl-s/VDIGneR7huI/AAAAAAAABuU/HolwTYyo71g/s1600/IMG_5517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_VG528qdl-s/VDIGneR7huI/AAAAAAAABuU/HolwTYyo71g/s1600/IMG_5517.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lw_NJmfZNbY/VDIGiNW0d2I/AAAAAAAABt8/Ut5R9qi_u8U/s1600/IMG_5513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lw_NJmfZNbY/VDIGiNW0d2I/AAAAAAAABt8/Ut5R9qi_u8U/s1600/IMG_5513.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xV5AIJDxuQI/VDIGYjGTSeI/AAAAAAAABtU/jeP_4c_UaL4/s1600/IMG_5508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xV5AIJDxuQI/VDIGYjGTSeI/AAAAAAAABtU/jeP_4c_UaL4/s1600/IMG_5508.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Opyr-KUXR-c/VDIGDa2OV-I/AAAAAAAABr8/p5GSzXkHULA/s1600/IMG_5497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Opyr-KUXR-c/VDIGDa2OV-I/AAAAAAAABr8/p5GSzXkHULA/s1600/IMG_5497.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LUO6NzZirsY/VDIF_immheI/AAAAAAAABrs/I0agIb415VM/s1600/IMG_5495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LUO6NzZirsY/VDIF_immheI/AAAAAAAABrs/I0agIb415VM/s1600/IMG_5495.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QvYTQ0F6Qsw/VDIGao9J-aI/AAAAAAAABtc/Lmm4ptCVttY/s1600/IMG_5509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QvYTQ0F6Qsw/VDIGao9J-aI/AAAAAAAABtc/Lmm4ptCVttY/s1600/IMG_5509.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The actual question was: <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-much-is-a-sand-dollar-worth/" target="_blank">How much is a sand dollar worth?</a><br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">The second week's picture...</span></h3>
<img alt="" height="184" src="http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/legos_shutterstock_96560440-800x460.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<br />
Here is what some of us wrote about this picture...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwJuz5e13Dw/VDIF8Bk9j6I/AAAAAAAABrc/TX8VFFheVFs/s1600/IMG_5493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwJuz5e13Dw/VDIF8Bk9j6I/AAAAAAAABrc/TX8VFFheVFs/s1600/IMG_5493.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Y1Xqf9MJDI/VDIGJUQu_lI/AAAAAAAABsU/cxtVgT3pFzI/s1600/IMG_5500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Y1Xqf9MJDI/VDIGJUQu_lI/AAAAAAAABsU/cxtVgT3pFzI/s1600/IMG_5500.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QFzEJKnIahc/VDIGLD0ISvI/AAAAAAAABsc/gel9pMKO8M4/s1600/IMG_5501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QFzEJKnIahc/VDIGLD0ISvI/AAAAAAAABsc/gel9pMKO8M4/s1600/IMG_5501.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJHroQeop9k/VDIGOKMGmiI/AAAAAAAABss/vOvpABTfzDE/s1600/IMG_5503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJHroQeop9k/VDIGOKMGmiI/AAAAAAAABss/vOvpABTfzDE/s1600/IMG_5503.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
The acutal question was: <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-lego-blocks/" target="_blank">Who invented Lego blocks?</a><br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">The third week's picture...</span></h3>
<img alt="" height="213" src="http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Twins_shutterstock_3102344.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<br />
Here is what some of us wrote about this picture...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xQ6SY4G8t-c/VDIGFYfV1JI/AAAAAAAABsE/HXERKYZVxXY/s1600/IMG_5498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xQ6SY4G8t-c/VDIGFYfV1JI/AAAAAAAABsE/HXERKYZVxXY/s1600/IMG_5498.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ma998BHXMc/VDIGStUOF_I/AAAAAAAABs8/j9R2bpqBdTM/s1600/IMG_5505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ma998BHXMc/VDIGStUOF_I/AAAAAAAABs8/j9R2bpqBdTM/s1600/IMG_5505.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n94ZFrDjqCE/VDIGWMBOXfI/AAAAAAAABtM/zF4KxUCPU_M/s1600/IMG_5507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n94ZFrDjqCE/VDIGWMBOXfI/AAAAAAAABtM/zF4KxUCPU_M/s1600/IMG_5507.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dVsyZCHeetE/VDIGlW9eskI/AAAAAAAABuM/yUb7ZZL4lv0/s1600/IMG_5516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dVsyZCHeetE/VDIGlW9eskI/AAAAAAAABuM/yUb7ZZL4lv0/s1600/IMG_5516.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The actual question was: <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-polka-dots-dance/" target="_blank">Do polka dots dance?</a> This was during "International Dot Week"!<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">The fourth week's picture...</span></h3>
<img alt="" height="244" src="http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dreamstime_xxl_24202614-Custom-603x460.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<br />
Here is what some of us wrote about this picture...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oALyU-_7I20/VDIGf6VAOXI/AAAAAAAABt0/FNlu2rRuYmc/s1600/IMG_5512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oALyU-_7I20/VDIGf6VAOXI/AAAAAAAABt0/FNlu2rRuYmc/s1600/IMG_5512.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E9Yw-1Z7iq0/VDIGHaD5ItI/AAAAAAAABsM/kS5Yul7PfKA/s1600/IMG_5499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E9Yw-1Z7iq0/VDIGHaD5ItI/AAAAAAAABsM/kS5Yul7PfKA/s1600/IMG_5499.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LaaGHeISMc/VDIF9wPP9JI/AAAAAAAABrk/QKpYP5NF9SI/s1600/IMG_5494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LaaGHeISMc/VDIF9wPP9JI/AAAAAAAABrk/QKpYP5NF9SI/s1600/IMG_5494.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The actual question was: <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-inspires-you/" target="_blank">What inspires you?</a><br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">And the most recent Wonder Wednesday picture...</span></h3>
<img alt="" height="218" src="http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dreamstime_xl_35059645-Custom-675x460.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<br />
Here is what some of us wrote about this picture...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3E6p4przjHo/VDIGM67HUvI/AAAAAAAABsk/nMF1UaJlbz8/s1600/IMG_5502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3E6p4przjHo/VDIGM67HUvI/AAAAAAAABsk/nMF1UaJlbz8/s1600/IMG_5502.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-woUFdtqbZW8/VDIGQ3npQYI/AAAAAAAABs0/V-cvtNB_fMI/s1600/IMG_5504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-woUFdtqbZW8/VDIGQ3npQYI/AAAAAAAABs0/V-cvtNB_fMI/s1600/IMG_5504.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v1bNES04B60/VDIGUXbHXxI/AAAAAAAABtE/Kqvu08ImM1E/s1600/IMG_5506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v1bNES04B60/VDIGUXbHXxI/AAAAAAAABtE/Kqvu08ImM1E/s1600/IMG_5506.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UZxfFdexExc/VDIGce8GyCI/AAAAAAAABtk/Qg1MEmfO6jA/s1600/IMG_5510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UZxfFdexExc/VDIGce8GyCI/AAAAAAAABtk/Qg1MEmfO6jA/s1600/IMG_5510.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fg7THanV6Bk/VDIGd6umT9I/AAAAAAAABts/SbLRTRLuJDM/s1600/IMG_5511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fg7THanV6Bk/VDIGd6umT9I/AAAAAAAABts/SbLRTRLuJDM/s1600/IMG_5511.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LvaV-4Gkl-E/VDIGjnQoOKI/AAAAAAAABuE/X5Ta1qQZuuQ/s1600/IMG_5514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LvaV-4Gkl-E/VDIGjnQoOKI/AAAAAAAABuE/X5Ta1qQZuuQ/s1600/IMG_5514.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sedqLgPkGrE/VDIGBV0kanI/AAAAAAAABr0/UzjZZEFbQyo/s1600/IMG_5496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sedqLgPkGrE/VDIGBV0kanI/AAAAAAAABr0/UzjZZEFbQyo/s1600/IMG_5496.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
The actual question was: <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-leaves-change-color-in-autumn/" target="_blank">Why do leaves change color in autumn?</a><br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What did you wonder about when you saw those pictures?<br />
What's something that you're curious about? What question would you want to put on our Wonder Wall?<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-15783310633935266432014-09-25T20:40:00.000-06:002014-09-25T20:40:05.696-06:00Alberta Culture DayOur school is one of many in the province that had special activities this week to celebrate Alberta Culture Day. <br />
<br />
Our first special event was a performance by the <a href="http://www.foothillsbrass.ca/" target="_blank">Foothills Brass</a> quintet. They were wonderful to listen to. They taught us a bit about the building blocks of music -- tone, rhythm, melody and harmony. This video will show you little clips of the highlights from the performance.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZrbuqljMDHU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Our other special event had us participating in a drumming workshop. We all got to play <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe" target="_blank">djembe</a> (gembay) drums. We learned that they are a drum from West Africa, that is played with the bare hands. (Many of us had sore hands by the end of the workshop!) Mr. K., our drum teacher, told us to tell our parents that we had "slapped the goatskin", when they ask us what we did at school today. In this video, you can see and hear us playing a few different pieces.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/JcTjOh4VXJM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
We all enjoyed the day, experiencing different types of music!<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you ever heard a brass quintet or djembe drums?<br />
How do you celebrate arts and culture?<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-86368291899572928202014-09-19T16:57:00.000-06:002014-09-19T16:57:30.463-06:00Celebrating International Dot Day (Week)We were so surprised when we got to our classroom this past Monday morning. Our teacher had done a little redecorating over the weekend. This is what our door looked like...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UolN-bfevB0/VBymkDSW45I/AAAAAAAABnI/n0um5pefXZY/s1600/IMG_5412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UolN-bfevB0/VBymkDSW45I/AAAAAAAABnI/n0um5pefXZY/s1600/IMG_5412.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
There were also balloons and a tablecloth...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LBBkjetQ8RI/VBymljkVEeI/AAAAAAAABnQ/oIzE6RFF6Ss/s1600/IMG_5411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LBBkjetQ8RI/VBymljkVEeI/AAAAAAAABnQ/oIzE6RFF6Ss/s1600/IMG_5411.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
We started the day by watching a video of the book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Dot-Peter-H-Reynolds/dp/0763619612" target="_blank">The Dot</a>" by Peter H. Reynolds.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/t5mGeR4AQdM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
We talked about the message behind this story and how Vashti showed many different habitudes...imagniation, courage, passion, perseverance, self-awareness and adaptability. That was almost all of them!<br />
<br />
Throughout the week, we did many different "dot" activities in all of our subjects. In math, we were given the challenge to write as many fact families as we could. Some students challenged themselves by writing fact families with bigger numbers and some even did multiplying and dividing fact families. Here are some pictures to show you some students' work... (Sorry for the sideways pictures)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DC4ycvVXgIA/VByqHyjrT5I/AAAAAAAABn8/xrdBXggZLtI/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DC4ycvVXgIA/VByqHyjrT5I/AAAAAAAABn8/xrdBXggZLtI/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZACFYysPc6A/VByp5cnH1wI/AAAAAAAABnc/V-RnpwHVKEY/s1600/IMG_5414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZACFYysPc6A/VByp5cnH1wI/AAAAAAAABnc/V-RnpwHVKEY/s1600/IMG_5414.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrVjFta7jfw/VByp6fxHk9I/AAAAAAAABnk/VYvIDQdjaRI/s1600/IMG_5415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrVjFta7jfw/VByp6fxHk9I/AAAAAAAABnk/VYvIDQdjaRI/s1600/IMG_5415.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cDB28ppTouQ/VByp7pJQ-7I/AAAAAAAABns/a-fs0U-OjQc/s1600/IMG_5416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cDB28ppTouQ/VByp7pJQ-7I/AAAAAAAABns/a-fs0U-OjQc/s1600/IMG_5416.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eXiLkAavbSA/VByqF2QxINI/AAAAAAAABn0/Fi0waAqZjBs/s1600/IMG_5417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eXiLkAavbSA/VByqF2QxINI/AAAAAAAABn0/Fi0waAqZjBs/s1600/IMG_5417.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
In math, we also did dot to dots to practice skip counting, drew pictures of equal groups (circles with dots on them) to practice multiplication and the best math activity was doing some graphing using packages of Skittles. The best part was eating our dot candy after our work was done! (Oops...our teacher forgot to take pictures of this!)<br />
<br />
Since our school and classroom try to be "bucket fillers", we also spent some time brainstorming ideas for what "bucket fillers" and "bucket dippers" do. Here are some of our ideas...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJa6fUhA7eo/VBysdQDrccI/AAAAAAAABoc/a_KNsgpR8Ng/s1600/IMG_5435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJa6fUhA7eo/VBysdQDrccI/AAAAAAAABoc/a_KNsgpR8Ng/s1600/IMG_5435.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N1R9FiQs2mE/VByse0Uq7dI/AAAAAAAABok/eewWcfokUWw/s1600/IMG_5436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N1R9FiQs2mE/VByse0Uq7dI/AAAAAAAABok/eewWcfokUWw/s1600/IMG_5436.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrWMFmtX0U/VBysgeFBkJI/AAAAAAAABos/QZIRiMcNGrs/s1600/IMG_5437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrWMFmtX0U/VBysgeFBkJI/AAAAAAAABos/QZIRiMcNGrs/s1600/IMG_5437.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3UquDk0-Yo/VBysh6vjROI/AAAAAAAABo0/DIxxSIVjmqk/s1600/IMG_5438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3UquDk0-Yo/VBysh6vjROI/AAAAAAAABo0/DIxxSIVjmqk/s1600/IMG_5438.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IjPZ4uy-A84/VBysjQsAqOI/AAAAAAAABo8/9WLXiXK-A1w/s1600/IMG_5439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IjPZ4uy-A84/VBysjQsAqOI/AAAAAAAABo8/9WLXiXK-A1w/s1600/IMG_5439.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfmrruccVuc/VByskuqJ_vI/AAAAAAAABpE/kYHsyVWd0F8/s1600/IMG_5440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lfmrruccVuc/VByskuqJ_vI/AAAAAAAABpE/kYHsyVWd0F8/s1600/IMG_5440.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jbMgH-Gm-yw/VBysmu-hOHI/AAAAAAAABpM/Pg59hvb5wLM/s1600/IMG_5434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jbMgH-Gm-yw/VBysmu-hOHI/AAAAAAAABpM/Pg59hvb5wLM/s1600/IMG_5434.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
On Thursday afternoon, we really had a chance to "make our mark". Our town is updating some playgrounds and we were invited to come and help! It was so much fun to help out in our community and we can't wait to play there when it's done!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFl1vcUaStY/VBytl_iNA7I/AAAAAAAABp0/u2d6ATL2gOY/s1600/IMG_5418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFl1vcUaStY/VBytl_iNA7I/AAAAAAAABp0/u2d6ATL2gOY/s1600/IMG_5418.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We started with a safety meeting with one of the town employees.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWDuRcbqufk/VBytgdWl75I/AAAAAAAABpU/nPbzFYimhjA/s1600/IMG_5419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWDuRcbqufk/VBytgdWl75I/AAAAAAAABpU/nPbzFYimhjA/s1600/IMG_5419.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zJEnlJ9601c/VBythOYjzLI/AAAAAAAABpY/N8BWrgnuIN4/s1600/IMG_5420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zJEnlJ9601c/VBythOYjzLI/AAAAAAAABpY/N8BWrgnuIN4/s1600/IMG_5420.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Then it was time to get to work! We had to place these big black Lego-type pieces around the park. They weren't heavy, but were kind of awkward to carry.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o3dj0l87svU/VBytiBFRLaI/AAAAAAAABpg/q_zsF__4GSo/s1600/IMG_5421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o3dj0l87svU/VBytiBFRLaI/AAAAAAAABpg/q_zsF__4GSo/s1600/IMG_5421.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After our work was done, we sat and watched the cement truck and adult volunteers do the cement work.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The town was kind enough to even buy Tim Horton's Smile Cookies and water for us as a treat and a way to say thank you!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<img src="http://apps10.timhortons.com/campaign/smile-cookie/2014/assets/images/shared/images/smile-cookie-cookie.png" /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pa4xL3nlaHg/VByti1J_beI/AAAAAAAABps/q_3Z-iYejE8/s1600/IMG_5422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pa4xL3nlaHg/VByti1J_beI/AAAAAAAABps/q_3Z-iYejE8/s1600/IMG_5422.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The hard working "Braybrook's Bunch".</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In art, we did a couple of different "dot" projects. For the first one, everyone designed and colored a dot. Then, everyone's dots were cut into 4 pieces and each piece was put with 3 other students' work to create a collaborative dot masterpiece! Check them out...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--2IHWyhU_70/VByvNTWNfiI/AAAAAAAABqA/xQl8dUPZKaM/s1600/IMG_5426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--2IHWyhU_70/VByvNTWNfiI/AAAAAAAABqA/xQl8dUPZKaM/s1600/IMG_5426.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H86VldnHu0I/VByvO4sFhII/AAAAAAAABqI/PJ2wHxOAY4g/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H86VldnHu0I/VByvO4sFhII/AAAAAAAABqI/PJ2wHxOAY4g/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1OxqYoxQ8Q/VByvQFFZDgI/AAAAAAAABqQ/wa7VgVKg-fg/s1600/IMG_5428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1OxqYoxQ8Q/VByvQFFZDgI/AAAAAAAABqQ/wa7VgVKg-fg/s1600/IMG_5428.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-48GM2CkJw54/VByvR_4TcLI/AAAAAAAABqY/0Ie2asMUya4/s1600/IMG_5429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-48GM2CkJw54/VByvR_4TcLI/AAAAAAAABqY/0Ie2asMUya4/s1600/IMG_5429.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3LU9jyAOTLw/VByvVwT524I/AAAAAAAABqg/t4F5XWPjh8g/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3LU9jyAOTLw/VByvVwT524I/AAAAAAAABqg/t4F5XWPjh8g/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
For the second art project, we learned about Kandinsky and his piece called "Color Study of Squares with Concentric Circles". This video helped us understand how to do the project.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/q5aqtNEYbhI?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
It was finally time for us to try it on our own. We just nicely got started today, so we will have to work on them more next week. They are looking pretty impressive so far!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6MnQy8WJFU/VByzY4xTDZI/AAAAAAAABqs/49hdtpLa2oY/s1600/IMG_5431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6MnQy8WJFU/VByzY4xTDZI/AAAAAAAABqs/49hdtpLa2oY/s1600/IMG_5431.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3Cx9stpEiA/VByzaq-u70I/AAAAAAAABq0/6BvMNh74OAs/s1600/IMG_5432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3Cx9stpEiA/VByzaq-u70I/AAAAAAAABq0/6BvMNh74OAs/s1600/IMG_5432.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mQE6UkzGM9M/VByzcmbPgxI/AAAAAAAABq8/hV3NBIqWbFs/s1600/IMG_5433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mQE6UkzGM9M/VByzcmbPgxI/AAAAAAAABq8/hV3NBIqWbFs/s1600/IMG_5433.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UkOHOsHEqMM/VByzgFiEecI/AAAAAAAABrE/ygfZqCDT0go/s1600/IMG_5430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UkOHOsHEqMM/VByzgFiEecI/AAAAAAAABrE/ygfZqCDT0go/s1600/IMG_5430.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
To end the week, told us about a song that has been written to go with this book. We read the lyrics and then enjoyed singing it together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-ZQMhdYJhsA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
It was such a wonderful week celebrating!<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
How did you (or how could you) celebrate International Dot Day?<br />
How will you "make your mark"?<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-90141121426406075732014-09-09T21:56:00.001-06:002014-09-09T21:58:59.797-06:00Group ChallengesIt's been such a busy time! We have been in school for a week now and it's been full of new experiences as we get settled into our new classroom. For the first 3 days of school, we did a group challenge each day. Each activity had us working with a few of our classmates to complete our teacher's task.<br />
<br />
<strong><u><em>Group Challenge #1</em></u></strong><br />
Each group of 4 students was given some pipecleaners and two small pieces of tin foil. Together, we had to use ONLY those materials to create something. We shared ideas and when something didn't work, we had to figure out a solution together. There were some very creative ideas!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VfiRllFjJLk/VA_IGa97cLI/AAAAAAAABkg/LSXH7z_6FFY/s1600/IMG_5361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VfiRllFjJLk/VA_IGa97cLI/AAAAAAAABkg/LSXH7z_6FFY/s1600/IMG_5361.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6izO8ea8J0/VA_IH3yOoCI/AAAAAAAABko/yo4QE_eHn1M/s1600/IMG_5362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6izO8ea8J0/VA_IH3yOoCI/AAAAAAAABko/yo4QE_eHn1M/s1600/IMG_5362.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meHeucsO7jA/VA_IKGrXQII/AAAAAAAABkw/mgxmW-zQQMI/s1600/IMG_5363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meHeucsO7jA/VA_IKGrXQII/AAAAAAAABkw/mgxmW-zQQMI/s1600/IMG_5363.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0JzTVT--vSA/VA_IKk6vNJI/AAAAAAAABk4/VyAZjDv4GYg/s1600/IMG_5364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0JzTVT--vSA/VA_IKk6vNJI/AAAAAAAABk4/VyAZjDv4GYg/s1600/IMG_5364.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8hDHl18LEcw/VA_IMITqvkI/AAAAAAAABlA/hvF7FC3o45o/s1600/IMG_5365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8hDHl18LEcw/VA_IMITqvkI/AAAAAAAABlA/hvF7FC3o45o/s1600/IMG_5365.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbOjtlk15l8/VA_IPZwWerI/AAAAAAAABlM/36JjwVRlTSg/s1600/IMG_5366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbOjtlk15l8/VA_IPZwWerI/AAAAAAAABlM/36JjwVRlTSg/s1600/IMG_5366.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<strong><em><u>Group Challenge #2</u></em></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our teacher told us the story about her friend Frankie the worm, who went out in a boat, without his life jacket on. But when his boat capsized, Frankie had to get into his life jacket. Each group of 3 students was given a gummy worm and a gummy lifesaver. Our job was to work as a group to put Frankie's life jacket on him. Sounds easy, right?? Well, the hard part was that we could only touch Frankie and the life jacket with a paper clip! That's right...no hands! We really had to cooperate in order to complete this challenge and we're happy to report that every group was able to save Frankie!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-si0jfUMR6XI/VA_IPEiQ6XI/AAAAAAAABlI/Nig1cA-b2Qg/s1600/IMG_5367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-si0jfUMR6XI/VA_IPEiQ6XI/AAAAAAAABlI/Nig1cA-b2Qg/s1600/IMG_5367.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nDtezALfaa0/VA_IQNhfLEI/AAAAAAAABlY/8F6G_rJb49U/s1600/IMG_5368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nDtezALfaa0/VA_IQNhfLEI/AAAAAAAABlY/8F6G_rJb49U/s1600/IMG_5368.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M3b9KBDbvFk/VA_ITnv6WLI/AAAAAAAABlg/WEkZCzqChmc/s1600/IMG_5369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M3b9KBDbvFk/VA_ITnv6WLI/AAAAAAAABlg/WEkZCzqChmc/s1600/IMG_5369.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HsHUF6QH4iE/VA_ITqA1EcI/AAAAAAAABlk/vh--Qe1wmMY/s1600/IMG_5371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HsHUF6QH4iE/VA_ITqA1EcI/AAAAAAAABlk/vh--Qe1wmMY/s1600/IMG_5371.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--GrjJ2wFy2Y/VA_IUoehpRI/AAAAAAAABlw/pnpoEdBpB_w/s1600/IMG_5372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--GrjJ2wFy2Y/VA_IUoehpRI/AAAAAAAABlw/pnpoEdBpB_w/s1600/IMG_5372.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--zC7wm27D-0/VA_IXxyz-ZI/AAAAAAAABl4/AsykfaoSe7M/s1600/IMG_5373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--zC7wm27D-0/VA_IXxyz-ZI/AAAAAAAABl4/AsykfaoSe7M/s1600/IMG_5373.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTvTonLmtPA/VA_IXw4snmI/AAAAAAAABl8/XLLUfa0KNb0/s1600/IMG_5374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTvTonLmtPA/VA_IXw4snmI/AAAAAAAABl8/XLLUfa0KNb0/s1600/IMG_5374.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7THTN2N2QEo/VA_IYmAFQwI/AAAAAAAABmI/XY0DkwnE34g/s1600/IMG_5375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7THTN2N2QEo/VA_IYmAFQwI/AAAAAAAABmI/XY0DkwnE34g/s1600/IMG_5375.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<strong><em><u> Group Challenge #3</u></em></strong><br />
Our teacher definitely saved the hardest for last! For this challenge, we were given some dry spaghetti and mini-marshmallows. With only those two materials, we had to work together to create the tallest tower possible. IT WAS HARD! Many of the towers kept falling over. One group had quite a tall tower but someone had to keep holding it, in order for it to stay up. Check out our work...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YDul-rJbxGE/VA_IdNYl2yI/AAAAAAAABmQ/Xqe7JWNFBrA/s1600/IMG_5376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YDul-rJbxGE/VA_IdNYl2yI/AAAAAAAABmQ/Xqe7JWNFBrA/s1600/IMG_5376.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mOD5Qeh4TRc/VA_IdWOSprI/AAAAAAAABmU/hrYj-h9SP8g/s1600/IMG_5377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mOD5Qeh4TRc/VA_IdWOSprI/AAAAAAAABmU/hrYj-h9SP8g/s1600/IMG_5377.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HORKA8O3hbs/VA_Idk22RuI/AAAAAAAABmY/A02XJLBDuEQ/s1600/IMG_5378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HORKA8O3hbs/VA_Idk22RuI/AAAAAAAABmY/A02XJLBDuEQ/s1600/IMG_5378.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1GsykH6m0s/VA_IhhcXesI/AAAAAAAABmo/fOzx1KSC0RU/s1600/IMG_5379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1GsykH6m0s/VA_IhhcXesI/AAAAAAAABmo/fOzx1KSC0RU/s1600/IMG_5379.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4JjbXKbbL24/VA_Ih8t5myI/AAAAAAAABms/0cJjuL6wQsw/s1600/IMG_5380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4JjbXKbbL24/VA_Ih8t5myI/AAAAAAAABms/0cJjuL6wQsw/s1600/IMG_5380.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ry9ZZJzDhZs/VA_IiNhm77I/AAAAAAAABmw/t2pLzCLb54w/s1600/IMG_5381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ry9ZZJzDhZs/VA_IiNhm77I/AAAAAAAABmw/t2pLzCLb54w/s1600/IMG_5381.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
We learned a lot about ourselves and our classmates during these challenges. We've been learning about "classroom habitudes" and we really had to use many of them for these challenges -- perseverance, adaptability, courage, imagination and curiosity.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What kinds of activities did you do with your new classmates?<br />
What group challenges have you participated in before?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-85000872864048264802014-08-28T14:14:00.000-06:002014-08-28T14:14:15.061-06:00Welcome to the Home of Braybrook's BunchA new year is about to begin! I am so excited to be teaching a grade 3/4 combination this year. I took some time over the summer to read about different ways to set up a classroom and have used many of the ideas to set up my classroom this year. For those of you who have been in my classroom before, you will see some changes in how it looks! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gi-4NUVS-iA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
I look forward to meeting this year's Braybrook's Bunch next week to begin our year of learning!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-77680503999808395952014-06-25T22:14:00.000-06:002014-06-25T22:14:25.608-06:00The Culture of IndiaWe had another exciting day today! We had a guest speaker (the Dad of one of our classmates) spend most of the day teaching us about the culture of India. We started the day with our teacher reading us the book "Elephant Dance" by Theresa Heme. It was a good review of some of the things that we've already learned about India but also introduced us to some new information.<br />
<a href="javascript:void(0)"><img alt="" src="http://store.barefootbooks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/540x425/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/E/l/ElephantDance_PB_W.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
Photo Credit: <a href="http://store.barefootbooks.com/elephant-dance.html" target="_blank">Barefoot Books</a><br />
<br />
Throughout the day, we watched a number of different Youtube videos. You can check out this <a href="http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/india9" target="_blank">webmix</a> to see them. <br />
<br />
Did you know that zero was invented in India? So was chess and yoga. We were led through a few different yoga poses.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VN8_1fCX6t4/U6uYQrQPRkI/AAAAAAAABdQ/ny6v07ypwNQ/s1600/IMG_5262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VN8_1fCX6t4/U6uYQrQPRkI/AAAAAAAABdQ/ny6v07ypwNQ/s1600/IMG_5262.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4p7w6g8OSis/U6uYRnkkTLI/AAAAAAAABdY/v_bSUALl_X8/s1600/IMG_5263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4p7w6g8OSis/U6uYRnkkTLI/AAAAAAAABdY/v_bSUALl_X8/s1600/IMG_5263.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
While we were outside for recess, our teacher got a henna tattoo!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bn19CeFtLfo/U6uYW1hzZVI/AAAAAAAABdw/RENWWnjhUEM/s1600/IMG_5264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bn19CeFtLfo/U6uYW1hzZVI/AAAAAAAABdw/RENWWnjhUEM/s1600/IMG_5264.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SVtnK4NOPVc/U6uYXerbdoI/AAAAAAAABd4/zvCt6UtM1O4/s1600/IMG_5269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SVtnK4NOPVc/U6uYXerbdoI/AAAAAAAABd4/zvCt6UtM1O4/s1600/IMG_5269.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Isn't it beautiful?!?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
She had to wait for a while and let it dry. After, the black just rubbed off and this is what was left...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ryofam4PJ9s/U6uYUZEyMNI/AAAAAAAABdk/7JL_b_WA3ds/s1600/finished+henna.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ryofam4PJ9s/U6uYUZEyMNI/AAAAAAAABdk/7JL_b_WA3ds/s1600/finished+henna.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our guest speaker's daughter also got a henna tatoo...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MErHQua1VAU/U6uYYRAPqSI/AAAAAAAABd8/HoXxVKl0-NI/s1600/IMG_5270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MErHQua1VAU/U6uYYRAPqSI/AAAAAAAABd8/HoXxVKl0-NI/s1600/IMG_5270.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div align="center">
Our principal also showed up and got in on the fun!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c6VOKpe9kVo/U6uYZY0p58I/AAAAAAAABeE/ACHrPz0S9_w/s1600/IMG_5289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c6VOKpe9kVo/U6uYZY0p58I/AAAAAAAABeE/ACHrPz0S9_w/s1600/IMG_5289.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In the afternoon we started by reading "Gandhi" by Demi. Our teacher had told us a bit about this peacemaker and this book helped us understand more about his life and his work. We noticed a lot of similarities between Gandhi and Nelson Mandela and Wangari Maathai--other peace makers we had learned about earlier in the year.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<img alt="Gandhi (SIGNED), Demi [Demi Hitz]" border="0" height="328" src="http://www.applebybooks.com/images/008278.jpg" title="Gandhi (SIGNED), Demi [Demi Hitz]" width="400" /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Photo credit: <a href="http://www.applebybooks.net/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=6311" target="_blank">Appleby Books</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We watched a video about how to put on a sari and then all of the girls got to try on a sari.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C02bEQ7SB5g/U6uYd_jyTRI/AAAAAAAABeQ/Be6cfec62OE/s1600/IMG_5290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C02bEQ7SB5g/U6uYd_jyTRI/AAAAAAAABeQ/Be6cfec62OE/s1600/IMG_5290.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8Tohwk_TCg/U6uYeR4cN1I/AAAAAAAABec/Fnt6sKwRFUc/s1600/IMG_5292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8Tohwk_TCg/U6uYeR4cN1I/AAAAAAAABec/Fnt6sKwRFUc/s1600/IMG_5292.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bP3Uzm0cAcU/U6uYeR2UDnI/AAAAAAAABeY/ZUm5LHPC35s/s1600/IMG_5293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bP3Uzm0cAcU/U6uYeR2UDnI/AAAAAAAABeY/ZUm5LHPC35s/s1600/IMG_5293.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Utri-mtYxgs/U6uYgb2I7UI/AAAAAAAABek/_F3YOAyldf4/s1600/IMG_5294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Utri-mtYxgs/U6uYgb2I7UI/AAAAAAAABek/_F3YOAyldf4/s1600/IMG_5294.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wI3uwOWWFVQ/U6uYjSlVI_I/AAAAAAAABew/FljY_CEDBcU/s1600/IMG_5295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wI3uwOWWFVQ/U6uYjSlVI_I/AAAAAAAABew/FljY_CEDBcU/s1600/IMG_5295.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dWLoGfOT1sQ/U6uYjkMc-_I/AAAAAAAABe0/IFoVgClUrcM/s1600/IMG_5296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dWLoGfOT1sQ/U6uYjkMc-_I/AAAAAAAABe0/IFoVgClUrcM/s1600/IMG_5296.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6eu4FEJ4aoY/U6uYlfA_JbI/AAAAAAAABe8/5o4KbfrYpGM/s1600/IMG_5297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6eu4FEJ4aoY/U6uYlfA_JbI/AAAAAAAABe8/5o4KbfrYpGM/s1600/IMG_5297.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K0aLmXVsfTk/U6uYpGrgRwI/AAAAAAAABfQ/PThcDg5hB48/s1600/IMG_5299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K0aLmXVsfTk/U6uYpGrgRwI/AAAAAAAABfQ/PThcDg5hB48/s1600/IMG_5299.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7V_tsarIsF8/U6uYpbK4vhI/AAAAAAAABfU/y1LgM3mt518/s1600/IMG_5300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7V_tsarIsF8/U6uYpbK4vhI/AAAAAAAABfU/y1LgM3mt518/s1600/IMG_5300.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u9fy_gGJ4-4/U6uYq9K7DPI/AAAAAAAABfc/Hd90etj1L9U/s1600/IMG_5301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u9fy_gGJ4-4/U6uYq9K7DPI/AAAAAAAABfc/Hd90etj1L9U/s1600/IMG_5301.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEfFSiIeR5U/U6uYnRtl2qI/AAAAAAAABfE/pYh3cNQgtrM/s1600/IMG_5298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEfFSiIeR5U/U6uYnRtl2qI/AAAAAAAABfE/pYh3cNQgtrM/s1600/IMG_5298.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_NXZthck9-k/U6uYtwM-SGI/AAAAAAAABfs/VRRPihGVPE0/s1600/IMG_5302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_NXZthck9-k/U6uYtwM-SGI/AAAAAAAABfs/VRRPihGVPE0/s1600/IMG_5302.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then it was the boys' turn! After watching a video on how to put on a turban, the boys got to try one. To make them into Rajasthani men, they needed a mustache!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajQ_rJ01qOE/U6uYt8xGjII/AAAAAAAABfo/63sThyqQZjA/s1600/IMG_5303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajQ_rJ01qOE/U6uYt8xGjII/AAAAAAAABfo/63sThyqQZjA/s1600/IMG_5303.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_8u8X6HKvqY/U6uYvwL8KNI/AAAAAAAABf0/MHBs5jkgiCU/s1600/IMG_5304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_8u8X6HKvqY/U6uYvwL8KNI/AAAAAAAABf0/MHBs5jkgiCU/s1600/IMG_5304.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-C0JAOzfuo/U6uYw2shCLI/AAAAAAAABf8/LAMYsmqvFwY/s1600/IMG_5305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-C0JAOzfuo/U6uYw2shCLI/AAAAAAAABf8/LAMYsmqvFwY/s1600/IMG_5305.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CP7NxzqlzdU/U6uYyMKNfEI/AAAAAAAABgE/pKMV_lrMddU/s1600/IMG_5306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CP7NxzqlzdU/U6uYyMKNfEI/AAAAAAAABgE/pKMV_lrMddU/s1600/IMG_5306.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F5sQBixjkBw/U6uY1PNq1NI/AAAAAAAABgQ/bKY6gh3N7JY/s1600/IMG_5307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F5sQBixjkBw/U6uY1PNq1NI/AAAAAAAABgQ/bKY6gh3N7JY/s1600/IMG_5307.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TP67FnmidiQ/U6uY1ZbYGOI/AAAAAAAABgU/Ejz1ew5_Z94/s1600/IMG_5309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TP67FnmidiQ/U6uY1ZbYGOI/AAAAAAAABgU/Ejz1ew5_Z94/s1600/IMG_5309.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7F4yKsyBrY/U6uY2aVEzYI/AAAAAAAABgc/PNn_rT180xU/s1600/IMG_5310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7F4yKsyBrY/U6uY2aVEzYI/AAAAAAAABgc/PNn_rT180xU/s1600/IMG_5310.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JMIvtPpGVgs/U6uY6jeVuBI/AAAAAAAABgs/MkvlbuNsFYY/s1600/IMG_5311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JMIvtPpGVgs/U6uY6jeVuBI/AAAAAAAABgs/MkvlbuNsFYY/s1600/IMG_5311.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dvk9OVs76dc/U6uY6b6l5xI/AAAAAAAABgo/qpifBkaAswE/s1600/IMG_5313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dvk9OVs76dc/U6uY6b6l5xI/AAAAAAAABgo/qpifBkaAswE/s1600/IMG_5313.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ek0PEnROzM/U6uY7sDC2mI/AAAAAAAABg0/WqCNaxKAvDA/s1600/IMG_5314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ek0PEnROzM/U6uY7sDC2mI/AAAAAAAABg0/WqCNaxKAvDA/s1600/IMG_5314.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx8Pl7jEi-0/U6uY_agySKI/AAAAAAAABhA/ehoqHGU0qVA/s1600/IMG_5315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx8Pl7jEi-0/U6uY_agySKI/AAAAAAAABhA/ehoqHGU0qVA/s1600/IMG_5315.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hOCVqscVguA/U6uY_Q8fPpI/AAAAAAAABhI/7oNqcMooR7E/s1600/IMG_5316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hOCVqscVguA/U6uY_Q8fPpI/AAAAAAAABhI/7oNqcMooR7E/s1600/IMG_5316.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UJAmpwzTCxI/U6uZEdCBp6I/AAAAAAAABhY/pwbTNQEib8Q/s1600/IMG_5319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UJAmpwzTCxI/U6uZEdCBp6I/AAAAAAAABhY/pwbTNQEib8Q/s1600/IMG_5319.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zmGhC-KbDvs/U6uZGfspwvI/AAAAAAAABhk/nOS9IZ_iubc/s1600/IMG_5320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zmGhC-KbDvs/U6uZGfspwvI/AAAAAAAABhk/nOS9IZ_iubc/s1600/IMG_5320.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u4kEfgEah5M/U6uZHmaITiI/AAAAAAAABhs/6-20oOMDA14/s1600/IMG_5321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u4kEfgEah5M/U6uZHmaITiI/AAAAAAAABhs/6-20oOMDA14/s1600/IMG_5321.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3xE_ab_neu4/U6uZAe6UcFI/AAAAAAAABhM/-4P1MKOKLNM/s1600/IMG_5317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3xE_ab_neu4/U6uZAe6UcFI/AAAAAAAABhM/-4P1MKOKLNM/s1600/IMG_5317.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lsmF0U1x5Aw/U6uZEibhH0I/AAAAAAAABhc/fIFP153k4Mg/s1600/IMG_5318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lsmF0U1x5Aw/U6uZEibhH0I/AAAAAAAABhc/fIFP153k4Mg/s1600/IMG_5318.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Wait a minute...those last two weren't Rajasthani men!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We learned about many different festivals -- Diwali (festival of lights); Festival of Colors and Eid. For many of these festivals, as well as weddings, many families will create a "rangoli" on the steps of their house. Rangoli are ancient symbols that are made of colorful patterns that are meant to be sacred welcoming areas. We used chalk to create some at the entrance of our school to celebrate the end of the school year.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fkSaI46ftzo/U6uZI0IwmFI/AAAAAAAABh0/-oBczy0u0NE/s1600/IMG_5322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fkSaI46ftzo/U6uZI0IwmFI/AAAAAAAABh0/-oBczy0u0NE/s1600/IMG_5322.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ge5yfaD9pPg/U6uZJ7Y79JI/AAAAAAAABh8/lF-ShM8B0Cs/s1600/IMG_5323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ge5yfaD9pPg/U6uZJ7Y79JI/AAAAAAAABh8/lF-ShM8B0Cs/s1600/IMG_5323.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KNf-uZJtG9Y/U6uZL8JTcuI/AAAAAAAABiE/MKfG5SJHHSw/s1600/IMG_5324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KNf-uZJtG9Y/U6uZL8JTcuI/AAAAAAAABiE/MKfG5SJHHSw/s1600/IMG_5324.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_BRlNiPpM4/U6uZNnJ-eoI/AAAAAAAABiM/s0AjqQM8OsU/s1600/IMG_5325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_BRlNiPpM4/U6uZNnJ-eoI/AAAAAAAABiM/s0AjqQM8OsU/s1600/IMG_5325.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOOkxU2ziVY/U6uZPLGFIxI/AAAAAAAABiU/UTUKvWGgUi0/s1600/IMG_5326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOOkxU2ziVY/U6uZPLGFIxI/AAAAAAAABiU/UTUKvWGgUi0/s1600/IMG_5326.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNCKqcclZ9M/U6uZRMyitHI/AAAAAAAABic/RVI6YND3y4o/s1600/IMG_5327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNCKqcclZ9M/U6uZRMyitHI/AAAAAAAABic/RVI6YND3y4o/s1600/IMG_5327.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Or6qLWrK7s/U6uZSVH_JBI/AAAAAAAABik/fOpLs1fn9vw/s1600/IMG_5328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Or6qLWrK7s/U6uZSVH_JBI/AAAAAAAABik/fOpLs1fn9vw/s1600/IMG_5328.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WXYMXnuNOKs/U6uZUXotHWI/AAAAAAAABis/dpnqV5pvzUc/s1600/IMG_5329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WXYMXnuNOKs/U6uZUXotHWI/AAAAAAAABis/dpnqV5pvzUc/s1600/IMG_5329.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cicKlISfW94/U6uZV8O0-NI/AAAAAAAABi0/NNHDEiawDSw/s1600/IMG_5330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cicKlISfW94/U6uZV8O0-NI/AAAAAAAABi0/NNHDEiawDSw/s1600/IMG_5330.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-btMb0QUN8zw/U6uZXc5OlyI/AAAAAAAABi8/3IY4BwZrz44/s1600/IMG_5331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-btMb0QUN8zw/U6uZXc5OlyI/AAAAAAAABi8/3IY4BwZrz44/s1600/IMG_5331.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EB58GUNgw8A/U6uZZRUA07I/AAAAAAAABjE/Q6xtYv4ISHA/s1600/IMG_5333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EB58GUNgw8A/U6uZZRUA07I/AAAAAAAABjE/Q6xtYv4ISHA/s1600/IMG_5333.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev8PwS8QAag/U6uZbGG2t2I/AAAAAAAABjM/LHEY9xOCGIo/s1600/IMG_5335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev8PwS8QAag/U6uZbGG2t2I/AAAAAAAABjM/LHEY9xOCGIo/s1600/IMG_5335.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kjr-X9zC8XI/U6uZdLoefMI/AAAAAAAABjU/mSLdrGR0Ttc/s1600/IMG_5336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kjr-X9zC8XI/U6uZdLoefMI/AAAAAAAABjU/mSLdrGR0Ttc/s1600/IMG_5336.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y6k8ynE8nyY/U6uZg1NTCjI/AAAAAAAABjc/hTQ_KJ9g1KM/s1600/IMG_5343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y6k8ynE8nyY/U6uZg1NTCjI/AAAAAAAABjc/hTQ_KJ9g1KM/s1600/IMG_5343.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nx0PkefeGVE/U6uZjB4MvOI/AAAAAAAABjk/mVPbYxcwtto/s1600/IMG_5357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nx0PkefeGVE/U6uZjB4MvOI/AAAAAAAABjk/mVPbYxcwtto/s1600/IMG_5357.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And with that, we have just one more thing to say...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xYhI3E3bzww/U6uZnly64II/AAAAAAAABj0/Vjtn7ajrGzI/s1600/IMG_5360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xYhI3E3bzww/U6uZnly64II/AAAAAAAABj0/Vjtn7ajrGzI/s1600/IMG_5360.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<u5:p></u5:p></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-84246326856112632822014-06-24T21:16:00.000-06:002014-06-24T21:16:22.839-06:00Under the Big TopEvery June, our kindergarten to grade 4 students get to participate is a super, fun day. Usually in the past, it's had a western theme, but this year it was changed to a circus theme, called "Under the Big Top". Parents and grade 5 and 6 students run stations that we get to participate in. This year there was everything from carnival type games to circus equipment to use to facepainting to a clown show. We got to go the different stations and complete the activities. We got our special card punched for each station that we completed and when we completed 20 stations, we could enter a draw for a prize. The weather turned out beautiful for this event and everyone had a ton of fun. We even got to have a picnic in our field.<br />
<br />
These pictures will show you some of us having fun with the stations!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-avWn-l3_WYI/U6o9Ln8E1JI/AAAAAAAABao/BTCpy_WiXuQ/s1600/IMG_5237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-avWn-l3_WYI/U6o9Ln8E1JI/AAAAAAAABao/BTCpy_WiXuQ/s1600/IMG_5237.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RheWNTuI_uI/U6o9PvAYvrI/AAAAAAAABaw/pD_zTizTUz4/s1600/IMG_5238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RheWNTuI_uI/U6o9PvAYvrI/AAAAAAAABaw/pD_zTizTUz4/s1600/IMG_5238.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1vhzHSeJ8lQ/U6o9Q6wQ7AI/AAAAAAAABa8/WR29ynkA4dI/s1600/IMG_5240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1vhzHSeJ8lQ/U6o9Q6wQ7AI/AAAAAAAABa8/WR29ynkA4dI/s1600/IMG_5240.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O360LoQlTN4/U6o9QnDon6I/AAAAAAAABa4/pGWdVBWtp9E/s1600/IMG_5242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O360LoQlTN4/U6o9QnDon6I/AAAAAAAABa4/pGWdVBWtp9E/s1600/IMG_5242.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMdh5MTUM00/U6o9T-DC-DI/AAAAAAAABbI/LgqTprF9Abo/s1600/IMG_5243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMdh5MTUM00/U6o9T-DC-DI/AAAAAAAABbI/LgqTprF9Abo/s1600/IMG_5243.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X_OADf4fPY0/U6o9T7y0TOI/AAAAAAAABbM/rOMpXDSPXuY/s1600/IMG_5244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X_OADf4fPY0/U6o9T7y0TOI/AAAAAAAABbM/rOMpXDSPXuY/s1600/IMG_5244.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lY_bH81XL0I/U6o9X-EN4II/AAAAAAAABbY/XqsnJCwHmI4/s1600/IMG_5245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lY_bH81XL0I/U6o9X-EN4II/AAAAAAAABbY/XqsnJCwHmI4/s1600/IMG_5245.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Enjoying lunch together in the sun!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7rvuKiJkBDE/U6o9YrkjT-I/AAAAAAAABbc/yyVUF-NGhhs/s1600/IMG_5247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7rvuKiJkBDE/U6o9YrkjT-I/AAAAAAAABbc/yyVUF-NGhhs/s1600/IMG_5247.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n7783OLYOro/U6o9YrmAESI/AAAAAAAABbg/zC-C-BJ-VEk/s1600/IMG_5248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n7783OLYOro/U6o9YrmAESI/AAAAAAAABbg/zC-C-BJ-VEk/s1600/IMG_5248.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-78wtSfPqfHo/U6o9dGc6HUI/AAAAAAAABb4/RR4vuxGVLGU/s1600/IMG_5249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-78wtSfPqfHo/U6o9dGc6HUI/AAAAAAAABb4/RR4vuxGVLGU/s1600/IMG_5249.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P97B0KxWA-g/U6o9dVSmoVI/AAAAAAAABb8/btoo9n98hVQ/s1600/IMG_5250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P97B0KxWA-g/U6o9dVSmoVI/AAAAAAAABb8/btoo9n98hVQ/s1600/IMG_5250.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEYFIr0VWUA/U6o9ciW3mnI/AAAAAAAABbw/LrpX29mzkaQ/s1600/IMG_5251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEYFIr0VWUA/U6o9ciW3mnI/AAAAAAAABbw/LrpX29mzkaQ/s1600/IMG_5251.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JXkLMdvY1KM/U6o9ji3ow2I/AAAAAAAABcM/XNh4g1kkTyw/s1600/IMG_5252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JXkLMdvY1KM/U6o9ji3ow2I/AAAAAAAABcM/XNh4g1kkTyw/s1600/IMG_5252.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EqaZFr_hWSU/U6o9jQkSycI/AAAAAAAABcQ/4C4W7G78Vsw/s1600/IMG_5253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EqaZFr_hWSU/U6o9jQkSycI/AAAAAAAABcQ/4C4W7G78Vsw/s1600/IMG_5253.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
"Pitch Burst"</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We threw bean bags at the target and if we hit it, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
the water balloon was popped, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
soaking a grade 6 student!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jRJrZ1ewukc/U6o9jbXPzmI/AAAAAAAABcI/G3LmGOc7CSg/s1600/IMG_5255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jRJrZ1ewukc/U6o9jbXPzmI/AAAAAAAABcI/G3LmGOc7CSg/s1600/IMG_5255.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The face painting station was always very busy!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qwB0Vo3X_-s/U6o9pjlPVlI/AAAAAAAABcg/nhjhqLVE3sk/s1600/IMG_5256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qwB0Vo3X_-s/U6o9pjlPVlI/AAAAAAAABcg/nhjhqLVE3sk/s1600/IMG_5256.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The circus equipment really challenged us!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5F9bJQsQ7Xg/U6o9qwIAJ9I/AAAAAAAABco/FKtOZufuDFA/s1600/IMG_5257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5F9bJQsQ7Xg/U6o9qwIAJ9I/AAAAAAAABco/FKtOZufuDFA/s1600/IMG_5257.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lc4GnwGs98E/U6o9rn_3KhI/AAAAAAAABcw/z40gI1dWkCo/s1600/IMG_5258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lc4GnwGs98E/U6o9rn_3KhI/AAAAAAAABcw/z40gI1dWkCo/s1600/IMG_5258.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtccdE3sC-M/U6o9v-JpU0I/AAAAAAAABc4/0-FAaRicO7Y/s1600/IMG_5259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtccdE3sC-M/U6o9v-JpU0I/AAAAAAAABc4/0-FAaRicO7Y/s1600/IMG_5259.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YermX3ZwZnM/U6o9xQjOX7I/AAAAAAAABdA/PpfcSqzUyVo/s1600/IMG_5260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YermX3ZwZnM/U6o9xQjOX7I/AAAAAAAABdA/PpfcSqzUyVo/s1600/IMG_5260.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What special event days do you have at your school? (Or if you're an adult...what special event days do you remember from your school days?)<br />
How do you celebrate the end of another school year?<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-47018230781071514972014-06-21T09:26:00.000-06:002014-06-21T09:27:03.099-06:00Reader's Theater Skype Presentations<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the past couple of weeks, our class has been practicing "Reptile News" -- a reader's theater script. This script fit in with our study of animal life cycles in science. We were broken into groups of 3 or 4 as there were 4 roles -- Reporter 1, Reporter 2, Mr. (Ms.) Turtle and Mr. (Ms.) Rattlesnake. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then on Monday, every group performed for the class. Two of the groups were chosen to participate in our Skype presentations on Tuesday morning. We connected with Ms. Ariss', Ms. Holden's, Ms. Bettess', Ms. Brimacombe's and Ms. Dohn's classes to share our work. Our two groups presented first. Then we got to hear Ms. Holden's class do "Anansi the Spider", which is an African folktale. We also heard two of Ms. Dohn's groups. They did "Four Little Pigs" and "Click, Clack, Moo". We were excited about the "Click, Clack, Moo" performance because we had read that book earlier in the year and watched the video too!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here are a couple of pictures of the Skype call...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-71FhF498dY4/U6WjDhogB5I/AAAAAAAABaQ/7OreSDwVoXU/s1600/IMG_5197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-71FhF498dY4/U6WjDhogB5I/AAAAAAAABaQ/7OreSDwVoXU/s1600/IMG_5197.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h7-LPASewf8/U6WjGTB3SfI/AAAAAAAABaY/XdTfVCwALKA/s1600/IMG_5196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h7-LPASewf8/U6WjGTB3SfI/AAAAAAAABaY/XdTfVCwALKA/s1600/IMG_5196.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After listening to the performances, we went to the computer lab so that we could blog about them. You can find our blog posts at <a href="http://kidblog.org/BraybrooksBloggers2013-2014/" target="_blank">Braybrook's Bloggers</a>. We'd love if you commented on them!</div>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you done reader's theater performances before?<br />
Have you worked with other classes through Skype?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-72411989934535616042014-06-15T17:22:00.002-06:002014-06-21T09:15:39.430-06:00Geography ProjectsWe have learned about the land and water (the geography) of 4 different countries -- Peru, Ukraine, Tunisia and India. After our learning, we worked with a partner to go deeper into a specific geographic feature of one of the countries. We created a map of that country using clay. This is called a topographical map. We also did some more research and then worked collaboratively with our partner to write our paragraph using Google Drive.<br />
<br />
Here are our final projects!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oDKo7xjP5ck/U54ltrwTQNI/AAAAAAAABYc/0iVJBBXJ68k/s1600/IMG_5155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oDKo7xjP5ck/U54ltrwTQNI/AAAAAAAABYc/0iVJBBXJ68k/s1600/IMG_5155.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru -- Amazon Rainforest</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazon rainforest is found in Peru. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazon Rainforest stretches from the Atlantic Ocean </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">to the tree line of the Andes. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazon Rainforest is the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and most varied biological reservoir</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazon Rainforest is the largest Rainforest in the world. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is also home to many animals like bats,jaguars,and piranhas</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to see wild nature you should visit Peru.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8xt2XpgJKW4/U54lvfuUJPI/AAAAAAAABYk/PvwK0RXHquU/s1600/IMG_5156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8xt2XpgJKW4/U54lvfuUJPI/AAAAAAAABYk/PvwK0RXHquU/s1600/IMG_5156.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Ukraine Steppe region</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The steppe region is found in Ukraine. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grassy plains instead of sandy plains with rich black soil. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The forest steppe is margin to 300 mm. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Has been completely modified. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fields and fields of wheat and corn fields. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dominant On the dry pastures of the southern. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">salinized soils following steppe or careless irrigation improper. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat bread with every me. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is a amazing site to see. </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---fbBCsKXHI/U54lw-zbflI/AAAAAAAABYs/01oQ8A4OCnI/s1600/IMG_5157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---fbBCsKXHI/U54lw-zbflI/AAAAAAAABYs/01oQ8A4OCnI/s1600/IMG_5157.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><b style="font-weight: normal;"></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-d2f57c8d-a1c8-a671-a1bb-c68ffb1afc6d" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru--Andes Mountain</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Andes Mountain are found in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru. Mountain people make hats </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sweaters and gloves using wool from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">alpacas. People grow potatoes and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">vegetables.The Andes Mountains </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">are very high.The land on the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountains is not good for farming. It is a fu</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">n place.</span></div>
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lo53DLUtlqM/U54lyncTtjI/AAAAAAAABY0/FKT2DOpAZyA/s1600/IMG_5158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lo53DLUtlqM/U54lyncTtjI/AAAAAAAABY0/FKT2DOpAZyA/s1600/IMG_5158.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru -- Amazon Rainforest</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Amazon Rainforest is the world's largest tropical rain forest. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">East of the mountains is the Amazon RainForest. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The world`s largest rainforest is the Amazon RainForest. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many river`s by the rain forest. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The rainforest has a lot of creatures and animals. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some people live in the rain forest.They have to know what they can eat and what they can`t eat. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The people that live in the rainforest are not like other people.They dont have clothes like them.Or eat food like. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They eat Leaves, meat,fruit. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They sometimes have little family`s and big family`s. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru is the best place you should visit.</span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-aFAvecZgg/U54l0UJ9U4I/AAAAAAAABY8/X37UW3KS4tg/s1600/IMG_5159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-aFAvecZgg/U54l0UJ9U4I/AAAAAAAABY8/X37UW3KS4tg/s1600/IMG_5159.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India -- Thar Desert</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2000.000 square km territory. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2,5 metamorphic rocks formed. T</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">he grass from the main natural resources. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cattle sheep camels. H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">owever water is a scarce. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2000.000 square km of territory </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">of thar deserts.</span></div>
</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-skd9azFfQZ4/U54l193LrZI/AAAAAAAABZE/vMVR0dX-5nw/s1600/IMG_5160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-skd9azFfQZ4/U54l193LrZI/AAAAAAAABZE/vMVR0dX-5nw/s1600/IMG_5160.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ukraine -- Crimea</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Crimea is in Ukraine and is hot and cold. Crimea is right beside the black sea. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you know that Russia and Ukraine are fighting over Crimea? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The sea of Azov cover about 10,400 square miles.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yalta served as the scene of a historic conference of allied leaders during world war </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">II , 1939 -1945. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Crimea food is tasty and very varied. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The population of Crimea is 2,033,1700. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is a very nice place to visit.</span><br />
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--84SfzenXwU/U54l3bPnBFI/AAAAAAAABZM/yX0x8I8RN0I/s1600/IMG_5161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--84SfzenXwU/U54l3bPnBFI/AAAAAAAABZM/yX0x8I8RN0I/s1600/IMG_5161.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India -- Himalayan Mountains</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some of the highest mountains in the world are located in the Himalayan. It has some of the ten highest peaks. Heavy snow falls in the winter. Summers are cool. Women want to protect their trees by hugging them. You should go there because there is beautiful sights.</span></div>
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UjgpLfW-WUI/U54l5SoSPAI/AAAAAAAABZU/aCUUPj4jk5w/s1600/IMG_5162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UjgpLfW-WUI/U54l5SoSPAI/AAAAAAAABZU/aCUUPj4jk5w/s1600/IMG_5162.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ukraine--Carpathian Mountains</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Carpathian Mountains range measuring some 2061 m high. T</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">hey are 5%of Ukraine. It is a wonderful habitat for animals and humans. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The carpathian mountains Lakes and rivers. The carpathian mountains also have glaciers and waterfalls. We say its beautiful.</span><br />
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B2I9gNqIju8/U54l7MrU1CI/AAAAAAAABZc/sMSpQ347vh8/s1600/IMG_5163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B2I9gNqIju8/U54l7MrU1CI/AAAAAAAABZc/sMSpQ347vh8/s1600/IMG_5163.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India -- Ganges River</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Ganges River is found in India. It is 1560 miles long. It starts at the Himalah and empties at the bay of bengal. </span><br />
</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pp59CT3zmCw/U54l9ot1H1I/AAAAAAAABZk/1ewYK5I8eC8/s1600/IMG_5164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pp59CT3zmCw/U54l9ot1H1I/AAAAAAAABZk/1ewYK5I8eC8/s1600/IMG_5164.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India -- Thar Desert</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Thar Desert is located in India. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Thar Desert is also known as the great Indian Desert. Few people lived there for there was very little water. 77,000 square miles thats how much room the Thar Desert takes up. The Thar Desert has power plants. The Thar Desert precious minerals. Some women in the Thar Desert have to walk for water and walk for miles. There they get 10 inches of rain annually. The Thar Desert does spread over four states. There are camels cool. Th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ere</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> are sheep there are sheep. There are ancient stone buildings. India Thar desert is a relaxing place, hot place.</span></div>
</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m75JrVWzdG8/U54l_CInTJI/AAAAAAAABZs/lJBbuwY9apA/s1600/IMG_5165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m75JrVWzdG8/U54l_CInTJI/AAAAAAAABZs/lJBbuwY9apA/s1600/IMG_5165.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peru-- Amazon Rainforest</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: small;">It has the largest tropical rainforest in the world. </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Half is in Brazil. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It has 10% of the animals. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It has 40000 million plants. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are dangerous animals. It is a very nice place to visit.</span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<br />
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIaXIaaCmUw/U6WhTJG0PmI/AAAAAAAABaA/hClNA1DncTs/s1600/IMG_5168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIaXIaaCmUw/U6WhTJG0PmI/AAAAAAAABaA/hClNA1DncTs/s1600/IMG_5168.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 28px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India -- Himalayan Mountains</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 28px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Himalayan Mountains are found in India. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They don't just go through India but also Nepal. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountains is Mt. Everest, It is in Nepal. It is 8,848 m tall. T</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">he tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountains in India is Mt .Kanchanjunga. It is 8,598 m tall.</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Himalayan Mountains have big forests. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They are a really cool place to explore!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgoCQXp1ixk/U6WhV9bF-rI/AAAAAAAABaI/qVTiqI37ycY/s1600/IMG_5195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgoCQXp1ixk/U6WhV9bF-rI/AAAAAAAABaI/qVTiqI37ycY/s1600/IMG_5195.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India Ganges River</span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;">
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">India has the largest river. It is 1560 miles (2510)km. The Ganges starts at the Arabian Sea and ends at the Bay of Bengal. They welcome the rain in the monsoon season. The Ganges is very large.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
</div>
</b></b><br />
<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"></b></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"></b></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
Have you ever visited any of these places?</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
Which place would you like to visit?</div>
</b></b><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-76701008844364688772014-05-13T23:21:00.000-06:002014-05-13T23:21:27.265-06:00Brain Breaks with Go NoodleWe've been learning that our brain needs to take breaks in order to work it's best. Brain breaks can be many different things from moving, to turning and discussing something with a neighbor or even something as simple as breathing. If you want to learn more about what brain breaks are and why they are important, <a href="http://coatesvillecollaborates.edublogs.org/brain-breaks/" target="_blank">click here</a>. Our teacher learned about a website with lots of different movement activities, called <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/" target="_blank">Go Noodle</a>. Now, doing these brain break activities is our favourite part of the day!<br />
<br />
One of the first things we had to do is choose our Classroom Champ. The choices are:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cx5KecXmRtg/U3L0jmwCGUI/AAAAAAAABXg/kvWh3DtBbiM/s1600/classroomchamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cx5KecXmRtg/U3L0jmwCGUI/AAAAAAAABXg/kvWh3DtBbiM/s1600/classroomchamp.png" height="168" width="320" /></a></div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Photo Credit: <a href="http://teachitwithclass.blogspot.ca/2014/04/go-noodle-before-you-go-home.html" target="_blank">Teach It With Class</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then it was time to start moving! One of the choices is to do track and field events -- yes, in the classroom! In each event, an Olympic athlete tells us about the event and helps us warm up. Here's a video of us warming up for the high jump:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/pKv3oy1-xeo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then it's time to do the event! Here we are doing it with the Olympic athlete:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xyz1WbzAyVM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Another one of our favourite activities is to dance! We can choose different Zumba dances. Check this one out:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/GnKbjs6qN-g?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We also enjoy doing activities with Maximo. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<img class="CSS_LIGHTBOX_SCALED_IMAGE_IMG" height="241" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7giMumkoNpE/Uy40tz8a3VI/AAAAAAAAFoY/s31QGl311LE/s320/GoNoodle7.png" width="320" /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Photo Credit: <a href="http://edukateandinspire.blogspot.ca/2014/03/gonoodle-review-plus-giveaway.html" target="_blank">EduKate & Inspire</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
He leads us through stretching and yoga type exercises. Some of them are really hard!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After all of that movement, we need to settle and refocus. Airtime helps us do that. In this video, you can see us doing the breathing exercises with Airtime:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Id4RCOeUkQQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Probably the best part of all, is that with every activity, we earn minutes. Here you can see what our Classroom Champ looks like today:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter">
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0">
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0">
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1">
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2">
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth">
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight">
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1">
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2">
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth">
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0">
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight">
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0">
</v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas>
<v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f">
<o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit">
</o:lock></v:path></v:stroke><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD346PbWNek/U3L60ksyN2I/AAAAAAAABX4/CmQFCrgIwbo/s1600/may+13+go+noodle+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD346PbWNek/U3L60ksyN2I/AAAAAAAABX4/CmQFCrgIwbo/s1600/may+13+go+noodle+pic.jpg" height="222" width="400" /></a></div>
<v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" style="height: 181.8pt; margin-left: 129pt; margin-top: 265.85pt; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 351pt; z-index: -251658240;" type="#_x0000_t75" wrapcoords="-37 0 -37 21528 21600 21528 21600 0 -37 0">
<v:imagedata cropbottom="2785f" cropleft="1980f" cropright="2717f" croptop="6717f" o:title="" src="file:///D:\Users\TBRAYB~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png">
<w:wrap type="tight">
</w:wrap></v:imagedata></v:shape><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter">
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0">
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0">
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1">
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2">
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth">
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight">
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1">
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2">
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth">
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0">
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight">
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0">
</v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas>
<v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f">
<o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit">
</o:lock></v:path></v:stroke><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 181.8pt; margin-left: 129pt; margin-top: 265.85pt; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 351pt; z-index: -251658240;" type="#_x0000_t75" wrapcoords="-37 0 -37 21528 21600 21528 21600 0 -37 0">
<v:imagedata cropbottom="2785f" cropleft="1980f" cropright="2717f" croptop="6717f" o:title="" src="file:///D:\Users\TBRAYB~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png">
<w:wrap type="tight">
</w:wrap></v:imagedata></v:shape></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When our minutes reach the top, our Classroom Champ has to go to the "Transmogrifier", where he transforms. It's so exciting to see how he changes! Once our Champ has gone through all 5 levels, we receive a certificate that our teacher prints off and puts up in our classroom. Here's our most recent certificate:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ScqhNLIFBNU/U3L0mO1k8TI/AAAAAAAABXo/if1aaQLVZD4/s1600/flappy+tuckler.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ScqhNLIFBNU/U3L0mO1k8TI/AAAAAAAABXo/if1aaQLVZD4/s1600/flappy+tuckler.png" height="320" width="249" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Some of the students in our class have even signed up for their own free account so they can do these activities at home on their own! There are so many awesome things about these brain breaks!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Have you used Go Noodle before?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What types of other brain breaks do you use? (Adults--you need brain breaks too...what do you use?)</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-2919041214150177462014-05-06T21:29:00.001-06:002014-05-06T21:29:34.413-06:00Picture It Collaborative Project Using Van Gogh's "Starry Night"When we got back after spring break, we noticed a change in one of the bulletin boards in our classroom. This is what it looked like:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwgyYpwsCCw/U2mizXGs0YI/AAAAAAAABVg/bqDSlMHC5FA/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwgyYpwsCCw/U2mizXGs0YI/AAAAAAAABVg/bqDSlMHC5FA/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Later in the week, we learned that our teacher had signed us up to participate in a collaborative art project, using Van Gogh's "Starry Night". Before starting the project, we watched this video:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/dipFMJckZOM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
We found out that our class had been put into a group with 23 other classrooms from across North America. Each class got to color one section of "Starry Night" and then send one copy to every other class in our group. Our class was assigned section 1 to color. In these next pictures, you can see us hard at work coloring them.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zj6ccOKxEeM/U2miveyURSI/AAAAAAAABVU/ioD6ZH46_4E/s1600/IMG_5052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zj6ccOKxEeM/U2miveyURSI/AAAAAAAABVU/ioD6ZH46_4E/s1600/IMG_5052.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h5eZuIND3Sg/U2miyCQW22I/AAAAAAAABVc/nkkr9vs-pAY/s1600/IMG_5053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h5eZuIND3Sg/U2miyCQW22I/AAAAAAAABVc/nkkr9vs-pAY/s1600/IMG_5053.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DLDhaQgtD4s/U2mi0TVvMTI/AAAAAAAABVs/r0L7h_BKvbs/s1600/IMG_5054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DLDhaQgtD4s/U2mi0TVvMTI/AAAAAAAABVs/r0L7h_BKvbs/s1600/IMG_5054.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-703wN34lmT0/U2mi1wKTZdI/AAAAAAAABV0/_IK64iEr5bo/s1600/IMG_5055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-703wN34lmT0/U2mi1wKTZdI/AAAAAAAABV0/_IK64iEr5bo/s1600/IMG_5055.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_RaDWXQK3A/U2mi3BPmKZI/AAAAAAAABV8/xfcHChfIL8s/s1600/IMG_5056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_RaDWXQK3A/U2mi3BPmKZI/AAAAAAAABV8/xfcHChfIL8s/s1600/IMG_5056.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4SnpqhBQ1_Y/U2mi4rDTmDI/AAAAAAAABWE/7RfZnbRxuyk/s1600/IMG_5057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4SnpqhBQ1_Y/U2mi4rDTmDI/AAAAAAAABWE/7RfZnbRxuyk/s1600/IMG_5057.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DN4Qpx4OWSw/U2mi7HPMYQI/AAAAAAAABWM/KY9zQT2NMMI/s1600/IMG_5058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DN4Qpx4OWSw/U2mi7HPMYQI/AAAAAAAABWM/KY9zQT2NMMI/s1600/IMG_5058.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBwIe1_k5-I/U2mi9-KflII/AAAAAAAABWc/eJI4OR6hauU/s1600/IMG_5059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBwIe1_k5-I/U2mi9-KflII/AAAAAAAABWc/eJI4OR6hauU/s1600/IMG_5059.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dBKaY9foHk0/U2mi99ErLKI/AAAAAAAABWg/dlzvFCYvFdg/s1600/IMG_5060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dBKaY9foHk0/U2mi99ErLKI/AAAAAAAABWg/dlzvFCYvFdg/s1600/IMG_5060.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhIt9pEWoRk/U2mi-Q9hFwI/AAAAAAAABWk/TphZsJmg3oI/s1600/IMG_5061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhIt9pEWoRk/U2mi-Q9hFwI/AAAAAAAABWk/TphZsJmg3oI/s1600/IMG_5061.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDQKYGuGbYU/U2mjCt579GI/AAAAAAAABWw/1VZARc-VgSA/s1600/IMG_5062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDQKYGuGbYU/U2mjCt579GI/AAAAAAAABWw/1VZARc-VgSA/s1600/IMG_5062.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VvYCeNQWMEg/U2mjC9DQGxI/AAAAAAAABW4/sn_lVJGfMpE/s1600/IMG_5063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VvYCeNQWMEg/U2mjC9DQGxI/AAAAAAAABW4/sn_lVJGfMpE/s1600/IMG_5063.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zjsvFB80nVI/U2mjDKYh_1I/AAAAAAAABW8/iWXdKrZThME/s1600/IMG_5064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zjsvFB80nVI/U2mjDKYh_1I/AAAAAAAABW8/iWXdKrZThME/s1600/IMG_5064.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2r62nxJlXI/U2mjF-_jgnI/AAAAAAAABXE/We3rafO7wKg/s1600/IMG_5065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2r62nxJlXI/U2mjF-_jgnI/AAAAAAAABXE/We3rafO7wKg/s1600/IMG_5065.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rnnDfnkUa9A/U2mjGxq7LGI/AAAAAAAABXQ/eyuTZ6YZa2Q/s1600/IMG_5066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rnnDfnkUa9A/U2mjGxq7LGI/AAAAAAAABXQ/eyuTZ6YZa2Q/s1600/IMG_5066.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Our teacher sent off our completed sections to the other classrooms. We were very excited to find out that we had been receiving quite a lot of mail -- sections that the other classes had been coloring! Our teacher put up the ones we have already received and now this is what our board looks like...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HwHDz7uWQM/U2mjHZdwxAI/AAAAAAAABXU/JAB9t8Y6mGE/s1600/IMG_5068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HwHDz7uWQM/U2mjHZdwxAI/AAAAAAAABXU/JAB9t8Y6mGE/s1600/IMG_5068.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
What's amazing is that these pieces have come from so many different places...like Florida, California, Texas and even Hamilton, Ontario! Our teacher has started a map showing us where each piece has come from.<br />
<br />
We can't wait for the rest of the pieces of the picture to arrive so we can see the final product!<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you seen any of Van Gogh's artwork before?<br />
Have you re-created any of Van Gogh's artwork?<br />
Have you ever participated in a collaborative project like this before?<br />
<br />
For any teachers out there...if you'd like more information about this project, visit Jen Wagner's <a href="http://projectsbyjen.com/Projects/PI2014/PI_Welcome2014.html" target="_blank">Picture It 2014</a> website.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-24752230799201872522014-04-08T15:24:00.001-06:002014-04-08T15:26:45.860-06:00MonstroCity NewscastsWith our student teacher, Ms. V., our class has been doing many different activities around the theme of creating a MonstroCity.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In writing, we've been learning about adding adjectives in front of nouns to make our writing more descriptive. To help us practice, we wrote newscasts from MonstroCity and then used the ipads to videotape them. Ms. V. then put them together and created a Youtube video. Check them out!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oLQ0ptNbKvk" width="480"></iframe><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/OfxGabUhy8s?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you ever written and performed a newscast before?<br />
What news story would you want to share?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-56201717797121590572014-03-31T13:41:00.000-06:002014-03-31T13:41:39.148-06:00Celebrating World Water DayOn Friday, March 21st, our class spent most of the day learning more about water -- both locally and globally. We started the day by thinking about what we already knew about water and recording our ideas in a web. Next, our teacher challenged us to draw a diagram of where our water comes from and where it goes. We all had some ideas of what this might look like. Here are some pictures of what we drew:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RgNjJBn2LIU/Uzm0PPKYHmI/AAAAAAAABQg/5zQN06-lhQ8/s1600/IMG_4960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RgNjJBn2LIU/Uzm0PPKYHmI/AAAAAAAABQg/5zQN06-lhQ8/s1600/IMG_4960.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BVXiPxlIFbU/Uzm0RXUXvvI/AAAAAAAABQo/koEwFOrUEww/s1600/IMG_4961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BVXiPxlIFbU/Uzm0RXUXvvI/AAAAAAAABQo/koEwFOrUEww/s1600/IMG_4961.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-JuQrIQ-jc/Uzm0UsuWjhI/AAAAAAAABQ4/_4veCAbOwzM/s1600/IMG_4963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-JuQrIQ-jc/Uzm0UsuWjhI/AAAAAAAABQ4/_4veCAbOwzM/s1600/IMG_4963.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ife2O7FDZdY/Uzm0V-2JzmI/AAAAAAAABQ8/DPreTlmO6OE/s1600/IMG_4964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ife2O7FDZdY/Uzm0V-2JzmI/AAAAAAAABQ8/DPreTlmO6OE/s1600/IMG_4964.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BO3ybvW4EpQ/Uzm0XGzn8mI/AAAAAAAABRI/hT4BTMIXMWY/s1600/IMG_4965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BO3ybvW4EpQ/Uzm0XGzn8mI/AAAAAAAABRI/hT4BTMIXMWY/s1600/IMG_4965.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qZ7CteUF_I/Uzm0YeAqaKI/AAAAAAAABRQ/lwIk_tveRRw/s1600/IMG_4966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qZ7CteUF_I/Uzm0YeAqaKI/AAAAAAAABRQ/lwIk_tveRRw/s1600/IMG_4966.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hnyUb6lp8n0/Uzm0Z7FR4oI/AAAAAAAABRY/w2mENPz1gME/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hnyUb6lp8n0/Uzm0Z7FR4oI/AAAAAAAABRY/w2mENPz1gME/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQdr3pH2084/Uzm0c2PMlsI/AAAAAAAABRk/z-Fjk4Jlwi8/s1600/IMG_4969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQdr3pH2084/Uzm0c2PMlsI/AAAAAAAABRk/z-Fjk4Jlwi8/s1600/IMG_4969.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7OFETFeA90I/Uzm0ei3vDGI/AAAAAAAABRw/WaD4S13sSNc/s1600/IMG_4970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7OFETFeA90I/Uzm0ei3vDGI/AAAAAAAABRw/WaD4S13sSNc/s1600/IMG_4970.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-5aqKJxsEs/Uzm0gaduj0I/AAAAAAAABR4/XT2mm4nNKis/s1600/IMG_4971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-5aqKJxsEs/Uzm0gaduj0I/AAAAAAAABR4/XT2mm4nNKis/s1600/IMG_4971.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAKvi95Bwio/Uzm0hjD4qBI/AAAAAAAABSA/eWTQTLmlnjc/s1600/IMG_4972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAKvi95Bwio/Uzm0hjD4qBI/AAAAAAAABSA/eWTQTLmlnjc/s1600/IMG_4972.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTCBZpc4SV4/Uzm0jj19M8I/AAAAAAAABSI/1vFXlKduMlg/s1600/IMG_4973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTCBZpc4SV4/Uzm0jj19M8I/AAAAAAAABSI/1vFXlKduMlg/s1600/IMG_4973.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--0Kj8NcSdw0/Uzm0lz63qvI/AAAAAAAABSQ/7ghBOIjbO64/s1600/IMG_4974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--0Kj8NcSdw0/Uzm0lz63qvI/AAAAAAAABSQ/7ghBOIjbO64/s1600/IMG_4974.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
For our next activity, our teacher showed us a presentation called <a href="http://wavemakers.cawst.org/wmresources//tikholessonplan/" target="_blank">Tikho's Story</a>. It was a young girl showing us how she gets water in her community in Zambia. It was sure interesting to see how things are very different -- not only how they get water, but also how their sewer and handwashing works.<br />
<br />
After viewing Tikho's story, we did a "3 Pile Sort" activity. We worked with a partner and were given a bunch of pictures related to water in Africa. We had to decide if each picture was "good", "bad" or "inbetween" and explain to our partner why we thought that way. Some of the pictures were hard to decide! We also did a similar activity but using pictures of water in North America instead. We quickly realized that for many of the pictures, there was no one correct answer and our conversations were very interesting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mk36-tYtbVw/Uzm0na-iAZI/AAAAAAAABSg/XnH4v2Rfxac/s1600/IMG_4975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mk36-tYtbVw/Uzm0na-iAZI/AAAAAAAABSg/XnH4v2Rfxac/s1600/IMG_4975.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G44A-p9E0W0/Uzm0o2Ai7aI/AAAAAAAABSk/8NOEpntCGjs/s1600/IMG_4976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G44A-p9E0W0/Uzm0o2Ai7aI/AAAAAAAABSk/8NOEpntCGjs/s1600/IMG_4976.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hkvBJuR1nfw/Uzm0qoAKD8I/AAAAAAAABSs/3dn76BUeWcg/s1600/IMG_4977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hkvBJuR1nfw/Uzm0qoAKD8I/AAAAAAAABSs/3dn76BUeWcg/s1600/IMG_4977.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CaJwvBk3AwY/Uzm0xbjrPdI/AAAAAAAABS0/hoTEV5oucT0/s1600/IMG_4978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CaJwvBk3AwY/Uzm0xbjrPdI/AAAAAAAABS0/hoTEV5oucT0/s1600/IMG_4978.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QEsD6jNTpeI/Uzm0yp6Jf0I/AAAAAAAABS8/bSdGDJj9ZeM/s1600/IMG_4979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QEsD6jNTpeI/Uzm0yp6Jf0I/AAAAAAAABS8/bSdGDJj9ZeM/s1600/IMG_4979.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4HIPgef-GhI/Uzm06LkRk2I/AAAAAAAABTE/LUgJ3s6nCVI/s1600/IMG_4980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4HIPgef-GhI/Uzm06LkRk2I/AAAAAAAABTE/LUgJ3s6nCVI/s1600/IMG_4980.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yPdDCibxT9Y/Uzm08P6-03I/AAAAAAAABTM/TqCJoWMD0q4/s1600/IMG_4981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yPdDCibxT9Y/Uzm08P6-03I/AAAAAAAABTM/TqCJoWMD0q4/s1600/IMG_4981.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Next, we learned about the story of Ryan and Jimmy. Our teacher showed us the book, but because it was so long, she just summarized it for us.<br />
<br />
<img alt="Ryan and Jimmy" border="0" id="ProductImage" src="http://www.kidscanpress.com/Assets/Books/w_RyanAndJimmy_1863/Covers/1863_cv2.jpg" /><br />
Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.kidscanpress.com/canada/Ryan-and-Jimmy-P5772.aspx" target="_blank">Kids Can Press</a><br />
We thought it was awesome that Ryan got to visit his well in Uganda -- what an amazing experience that would be! We also watched the video trailer for the movie that was made. You can watch it here:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/fWk2_LZ1zFM/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/fWk2_LZ1zFM&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/fWk2_LZ1zFM&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
We also got to take home an article from <a href="http://www.owlkids.com/parents-teachers/world-watch/page/2/" target="_blank">Owl Kids Magazine</a> that included some information about Ryan. <br />
<br />
For our first activity in the afternoon, we had a guest speaker. The person responsible for ensuring we have clean water in our town came and talked to us about how we get our water, how it's cleaned and how we get rid of our waste water. He brought water samples that were collected at different points in the treatment process and showed us pictures of the whole process. It was interesting to learn more about water right in our own community.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4a18mplX-0/Uzm0_BGDVsI/AAAAAAAABTU/OG8UiICORzs/s1600/IMG_4983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4a18mplX-0/Uzm0_BGDVsI/AAAAAAAABTU/OG8UiICORzs/s1600/IMG_4983.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tBgf0YrY_t4/Uzm1DalDuAI/AAAAAAAABTc/b4vK2UYPpdI/s1600/IMG_4982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tBgf0YrY_t4/Uzm1DalDuAI/AAAAAAAABTc/b4vK2UYPpdI/s1600/IMG_4982.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
To help us understand what a big job it is to collect water, we got to do a water collection activity. We were put into 4 teams or "families". On one end of the room, there was a bucket with 2 liters of water in it -- that was the well we had to collect water from. On the other end of the room, was our home, with an empty bucket. We had to take turns in our "family" collecting water from the well using a dixie cup and filling our bucket at home. Sounds easy, right? Well, not really. Eventually, the cups got soggy and didn't hold water very well. We tried to keep as much of the water in the cup by covering it with our hand. It was so hard to get all of the water from the well into our house!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fIo7EC5_DQ8/Uzm1F90R4_I/AAAAAAAABTk/2PaKV0Rr5Zw/s1600/IMG_4984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fIo7EC5_DQ8/Uzm1F90R4_I/AAAAAAAABTk/2PaKV0Rr5Zw/s1600/IMG_4984.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uXAOejX9AE/Uzm1IsBS1uI/AAAAAAAABTs/xaMVXuHi4-k/s1600/IMG_4985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uXAOejX9AE/Uzm1IsBS1uI/AAAAAAAABTs/xaMVXuHi4-k/s1600/IMG_4985.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DIg-pZSkkpQ/Uzm1KsZWqsI/AAAAAAAABT0/EndcEZU_YAE/s1600/IMG_4989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DIg-pZSkkpQ/Uzm1KsZWqsI/AAAAAAAABT0/EndcEZU_YAE/s1600/IMG_4989.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We learned that it takes lots of trips to get enough water. We also learned that you need to be careful not to spill any of the water, because then we would be wasting it and would have to make more trips to the well. It was a great way to learn this!<br />
<br />
Our last activity for the day was the "<a href="http://www.changeforchildren.org/cfca/topics-projects/water/127-water-learning-tools" target="_blank">Jelly Bean Activity</a>". We started by completing a sheet to identify our priorities for using water. Almost everyone felt that "drinking" was the most important use of water, but we had some disagreements about what the least important use was -- some thought "washing a car", "watering the lawn" or "flushing the toilet". <br />
For the next part of the activity, we were divided into groups. Four of the groups were from Nicaragua and the other four groups were from Canada. The groups from Nicaragua were given a cup with 12 jelly beans in it and the Canadian groups were given cups with 65 jelly beans in them. The jelly beans represented the water available to us for one day. Every cup from both countries had 5 black jelly beans in them -- this represented the polluted water and we were encouraged not to use them. Next, each group was given 8 cups that were labeled with the different ways to use water and the number of jelly beans (water) it required. The Nicaragua groups found it very hard to use their water (jelly beans) and do everything they needed to in a day. Some of the groups even decided to use their polluted water, for things like "washing clothes" or "flushing the toilet". The Canada groups were able to easily do all of the water activities with the jelly beans and didn't even have to use the polluted water. It was interesting to hear some of the Canada groups suggest that they could save their left over water for the next day, while others suggested donating their left over water to the Nicaragua groups.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOYXBWNxvfQ/Uzm1Md_YicI/AAAAAAAABT8/cn8P6LHQfeU/s1600/IMG_4990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOYXBWNxvfQ/Uzm1Md_YicI/AAAAAAAABT8/cn8P6LHQfeU/s1600/IMG_4990.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U6v0ntGMmgA/Uzm1OSm2xmI/AAAAAAAABUE/LtkjwWKURi8/s1600/IMG_4991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U6v0ntGMmgA/Uzm1OSm2xmI/AAAAAAAABUE/LtkjwWKURi8/s1600/IMG_4991.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q4z0vi_q_9U/Uzm1QTnaA2I/AAAAAAAABUQ/yL6Uo9fqaDM/s1600/IMG_4992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q4z0vi_q_9U/Uzm1QTnaA2I/AAAAAAAABUQ/yL6Uo9fqaDM/s1600/IMG_4992.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IksKIRMI6Xs/Uzm1Rso3RAI/AAAAAAAABUU/7BVLlZRk3IM/s1600/IMG_4993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IksKIRMI6Xs/Uzm1Rso3RAI/AAAAAAAABUU/7BVLlZRk3IM/s1600/IMG_4993.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DWGg-gZWUqw/Uzm1TmBtyyI/AAAAAAAABUc/N0kQbKdPEyQ/s1600/IMG_4994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DWGg-gZWUqw/Uzm1TmBtyyI/AAAAAAAABUc/N0kQbKdPEyQ/s1600/IMG_4994.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dTJdlEtGF4c/Uzm1VXsZaMI/AAAAAAAABUk/k28ZQ_eaV_8/s1600/IMG_4995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dTJdlEtGF4c/Uzm1VXsZaMI/AAAAAAAABUk/k28ZQ_eaV_8/s1600/IMG_4995.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xOvcuWnZMs/Uzm1bvDtMBI/AAAAAAAABUs/IuiOT-mrT50/s1600/IMG_4996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xOvcuWnZMs/Uzm1bvDtMBI/AAAAAAAABUs/IuiOT-mrT50/s1600/IMG_4996.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3Ct2xJ1vvM/Uzm1dAazDyI/AAAAAAAABU0/d7Upu4usLgo/s1600/IMG_4997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3Ct2xJ1vvM/Uzm1dAazDyI/AAAAAAAABU0/d7Upu4usLgo/s1600/IMG_4997.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
We ended our day by taking some time to think about how each one of us can do small things to take care of water. We each filled out an <a href="http://wavemakers.cawst.org/index.php/educator-resources" target="_blank">action sheet</a> to take home and share with our family.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
How did you celebrate or learn about World Water Day?<br />
What is one thing you can do to take care of our water supply?<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-82554565979001113032014-03-28T09:31:00.000-06:002014-03-28T09:31:31.861-06:00A Moose on the Loose!Our day started with some excitement this morning! There were 2 moose on the loose on our playground!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i0ZtD_lg674/UzWUp9QfLsI/AAAAAAAABQA/eAIaCuGZHME/s1600/IMG_5023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i0ZtD_lg674/UzWUp9QfLsI/AAAAAAAABQA/eAIaCuGZHME/s1600/IMG_5023.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3QCocsczD80/UzWUqqUhN7I/AAAAAAAABQI/_RLjTz1r7Sw/s1600/IMG_5024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3QCocsczD80/UzWUqqUhN7I/AAAAAAAABQI/_RLjTz1r7Sw/s1600/IMG_5024.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NzgFx3Ssvdk/UzWUwVNzpmI/AAAAAAAABQQ/rV2Gg4nW7xI/s1600/IMG_5022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NzgFx3Ssvdk/UzWUwVNzpmI/AAAAAAAABQQ/rV2Gg4nW7xI/s1600/IMG_5022.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Thankfully, we had teachers outside, making sure students safely got into the building. The moose didn't find our playground as exciting as we do, so eventually they wandered off.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
Have you ever had a wild animal on your school's playground?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-39733452996839012382014-03-25T14:52:00.001-06:002014-03-25T14:53:27.845-06:00Not a Box Genius Hour Finale!After all of our hard work with our "Not a Box" genius hour, we were so excited to share all that we had learned and accomplished. We did some reflecting and writing about our project...both on our own and as a group. <br />
<br />
One of the questions we answered as a group was -- "How does your project make the world 'awesomer'?" Here are some of our answers...<br />
-using our imaginations to help people have fun<br />
-travel to new and unknown lands<br />
-playing with it<br />
-it's cool and fun<br />
-by helping people<br />
-for the world to be funner<br />
-showing the world foster homes<br />
-by letting us play<br />
<br />
One of the other questions was about what was hard for us. Many of us agreed that "collaboration" was so hard! To fix this, we thought we could make sure we listened, shared ideas and worked together.<br />
<br />
During our student led conferences, we shared our projects with our parents. We also got the chance to share with other students. Our teacher invited kindergarten to grade 4 classes to come and see our projects last week. It was very overwhelming to have so many kids to talk to at the same time! We explained our projects and they asked us some great questions.<br />
<br />
Here are some pictures from our "not a box genius hour" showcase with the students...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f4nwFe1ecnE/UzHr3oQEt6I/AAAAAAAABOw/roQGP8Lvu0w/s1600/IMG_4948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f4nwFe1ecnE/UzHr3oQEt6I/AAAAAAAABOw/roQGP8Lvu0w/s1600/IMG_4948.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h1VsKE-UwCE/UzHr5enqxnI/AAAAAAAABO4/sMqfZwYUAhk/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h1VsKE-UwCE/UzHr5enqxnI/AAAAAAAABO4/sMqfZwYUAhk/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cFggYlY2YKA/UzHr83-UXKI/AAAAAAAABPM/ve2xSiF43yk/s1600/IMG_4951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cFggYlY2YKA/UzHr83-UXKI/AAAAAAAABPM/ve2xSiF43yk/s1600/IMG_4951.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kN5aaDnWhZI/UzHr8-KhFUI/AAAAAAAABPI/RQderIXSrfw/s1600/IMG_4952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kN5aaDnWhZI/UzHr8-KhFUI/AAAAAAAABPI/RQderIXSrfw/s1600/IMG_4952.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qjWt7colfEg/UzHr_3whMWI/AAAAAAAABPY/aTBDVcAlFek/s1600/IMG_4953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qjWt7colfEg/UzHr_3whMWI/AAAAAAAABPY/aTBDVcAlFek/s1600/IMG_4953.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7YJ1zB5JaQ/UzHsBYygF2I/AAAAAAAABPg/5Mh0FJ_VOVA/s1600/IMG_4954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7YJ1zB5JaQ/UzHsBYygF2I/AAAAAAAABPg/5Mh0FJ_VOVA/s1600/IMG_4954.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VU8Lwm3xG_M/UzHsCUhBb_I/AAAAAAAABPo/_z1uZ2wxg3c/s1600/IMG_4955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VU8Lwm3xG_M/UzHsCUhBb_I/AAAAAAAABPo/_z1uZ2wxg3c/s1600/IMG_4955.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qI9VxOPo1p0/UzHsDoXX6iI/AAAAAAAABPw/uFuWuR9s0dQ/s1600/IMG_4956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qI9VxOPo1p0/UzHsDoXX6iI/AAAAAAAABPw/uFuWuR9s0dQ/s1600/IMG_4956.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
How do you share your learning?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-25180583311466721042014-03-17T21:16:00.001-06:002014-03-17T21:17:07.487-06:00Kenyan PenpalsBack in December, our teacher told us that she had found a class in Nairobi, Kenya who wanted to be penpals with us. Our penpals go to <a href="http://bensesaschool.com/" target="_blank">Bensesa School</a> and we enjoyed looking at their website to see pictures of them and their school. <br />
<br />
Eagerly, we wrote our first letter to them. In it, we introduced ourselves, told a little bit about our school and asked some questions. Here are a couple of letters:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AKQy6QyoNEQ/Uye11taKAyI/AAAAAAAABNI/FTYlftIST2g/s1600/letter+1+altered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AKQy6QyoNEQ/Uye11taKAyI/AAAAAAAABNI/FTYlftIST2g/s1600/letter+1+altered.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGc4GjUbqBM/Uye16-_HctI/AAAAAAAABNQ/SYxsqvqsK8c/s1600/letter+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGc4GjUbqBM/Uye16-_HctI/AAAAAAAABNQ/SYxsqvqsK8c/s1600/letter+2.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
We also included some hand drawn illustrations to go with our letters -- like this:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzl_mxOMj3k/Uye1yuP9nEI/AAAAAAAABNA/9sNu7r-V-Ec/s1600/kenya+letters+pic+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzl_mxOMj3k/Uye1yuP9nEI/AAAAAAAABNA/9sNu7r-V-Ec/s1600/kenya+letters+pic+2.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfOzOWfrVFk/Uye1wvfSHjI/AAAAAAAABM4/brpA5WafUb0/s1600/kenya+letter+pic+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfOzOWfrVFk/Uye1wvfSHjI/AAAAAAAABM4/brpA5WafUb0/s1600/kenya+letter+pic+1.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
Our teacher then mailed them off and the wait began...<br />
It took a very long time for us to receive anything in return, but one day in March, an envelope from Kenya arrived...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tihyD6WiY6E/Uye2iI8YCWI/AAAAAAAABOY/pFwaPBcSrGk/s1600/IMG_4915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tihyD6WiY6E/Uye2iI8YCWI/AAAAAAAABOY/pFwaPBcSrGk/s1600/IMG_4915.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
In it, we found letters for all of us! They told us more about themselves, their school and what their life is like. Some of them also included illustrations. We loved reading their letters!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YyyVgWj6B8/Uye2U5_7G6I/AAAAAAAABNY/UpGrNjwlmWQ/s1600/IMG_4906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YyyVgWj6B8/Uye2U5_7G6I/AAAAAAAABNY/UpGrNjwlmWQ/s1600/IMG_4906.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wTbtEiW0sl8/Uye2XQYFv6I/AAAAAAAABNg/Q-Z11PRmvPk/s1600/IMG_4907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wTbtEiW0sl8/Uye2XQYFv6I/AAAAAAAABNg/Q-Z11PRmvPk/s1600/IMG_4907.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9gHDgB2810w/Uye2Xz897PI/AAAAAAAABNo/HdMJNqzb5pE/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9gHDgB2810w/Uye2Xz897PI/AAAAAAAABNo/HdMJNqzb5pE/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tj6TSYY7bh8/Uye2Zdf8F6I/AAAAAAAABNw/vmfNnQDBNMg/s1600/IMG_4909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tj6TSYY7bh8/Uye2Zdf8F6I/AAAAAAAABNw/vmfNnQDBNMg/s1600/IMG_4909.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
We were surprised by some of the things about their letters -- the paper was very thin, their printing is a little different than ours, their school is made of iron sheets and their class has 40 students.<br />
<br />
Our teacher decided that we weren't going to write a normal letter back to them. Instead, she taught us about timelines by reading "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Timelines-Kelly-Boswell/dp/1476502617/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1395111878&sr=8-8&keywords=boswell%2C+kelly" target="_blank">Timelines, Timelines, Timelines</a>" by Kelly Boswell.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/616qI1vpCRL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" id="original-main-image" /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Timelines-Kelly-Boswell/dp/1476502617" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
We created a timeline called "A Day in the Life of..." in which we shared what a school day (from the time we get up, to the time we go to bed) is like. We also didn't write it on a normal piece of paper...instead we used adding machine tape. Here you can see some of us working on them:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-offncUZW35A/Uye2a1koA2I/AAAAAAAABN4/-U6UjEVYNyw/s1600/IMG_4910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-offncUZW35A/Uye2a1koA2I/AAAAAAAABN4/-U6UjEVYNyw/s1600/IMG_4910.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LlQtZZQKr2A/Uye2c9Ht8RI/AAAAAAAABOA/UaQY8qB3pXg/s1600/IMG_4911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LlQtZZQKr2A/Uye2c9Ht8RI/AAAAAAAABOA/UaQY8qB3pXg/s1600/IMG_4911.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G7Dg4ndDWpU/Uye2ecy3vEI/AAAAAAAABOI/yqr4QBjWjlA/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G7Dg4ndDWpU/Uye2ecy3vEI/AAAAAAAABOI/yqr4QBjWjlA/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx-wRUS1kzo/Uye2gDwPoXI/AAAAAAAABOQ/CdcwyLLtHnE/s1600/IMG_4913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx-wRUS1kzo/Uye2gDwPoXI/AAAAAAAABOQ/CdcwyLLtHnE/s1600/IMG_4913.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Finally, we illustrated them and will include a photograph of ourselves. Here are some finished products:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IT2AVywX9Ss/Uye2kZD1iGI/AAAAAAAABOg/bqVtxtQ8F0g/s1600/IMG_4929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IT2AVywX9Ss/Uye2kZD1iGI/AAAAAAAABOg/bqVtxtQ8F0g/s1600/IMG_4929.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
And now, the wait begins again...hopefully it doesn't take them too long to respond!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Have you ever written to a penpal in another country?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What would you want to tell kids in another country about yourself or where you live?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-78620447555386118652014-03-05T22:11:00.000-07:002014-03-05T22:12:26.480-07:00New Learning With Our Student TeacherRight from the beginning of the year, we have had a student teacher in our classroom. She started out watching what goes on in our classroom about once a week. We quickly came to love the time that Ms. V (or Ms. Vanderzwan) spent in our room. A few weeks ago, she started full time in our classroom. Here she is introducing herself...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3fw4J1KCk4/Uxf_zSN9i5I/AAAAAAAABMU/qgyioWxv1pQ/s1600/IMG_0316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3fw4J1KCk4/Uxf_zSN9i5I/AAAAAAAABMU/qgyioWxv1pQ/s1600/IMG_0316.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><em>I am a fourth year
education student from Red Deer College's Middle Years program, which is a
collaborative program with the University of Alberta. I specialize in
grades 4 - 9, so I cannot wait to experience grade three - it is such a change
for me! I was born in this community, and I went to school here from kindergarten to grade
12! I live very close to the school and I love being able to walk there
every morning. I am very creative and imaginative, and I love to see kids using
their imaginations! I absolutely love reading, art, sports, travelling
and the outdoors. I know that as a class we will have so much fun
together, and I am already dreading leaving at the end of April. I
started coming into the classroom once a week at the beginning of September (I
was even there for the first day of school!) and I've gotten to know the kids
so well already. I can't wait for us to learn from each other! </em></span><br />
<br />
And we can't wait to learn from her either!<br />
<br />
She told us that she is going to be doing a lot of the teaching in our classroom as our regular teacher helps her to become an even better teacher. For one of her first lessons, she started by having this note taped to our lockers:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6NFUXT_di8/Uxf_11e-QgI/AAAAAAAABMg/kzc9a3zH-GI/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6NFUXT_di8/Uxf_11e-QgI/AAAAAAAABMg/kzc9a3zH-GI/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
We were so curious about what this was going to be all about. She told us that we will be building a "MonstroCity" and shared this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-rsY3Zjy5g&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">video</a> with us. There were so many cool monsters in that video -- we couldn't wait to get started!<br />
<br />
In our first activity, we had to write a letter to Ms. V. telling her why we were the right person for this job. In another activity, we had to share what we already know about building. Here is what one of the posters looked like:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NzMWAAH7QXw/Uxf_4f7shCI/AAAAAAAABMo/Vxftsh5rBwQ/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NzMWAAH7QXw/Uxf_4f7shCI/AAAAAAAABMo/Vxftsh5rBwQ/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Today, we found out that we are going to have grade 4 penpals in another community who will be able to help us, because they learned all about building in grade 3. After we read the letters they wrote to us, we wrote letters back to them telling more about ourselves and asking questions about building.<br />
<br />
It's been an exciting start with Ms. V. and we can't wait to find out what's coming!<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What do you know about building?<br />
Have you ever had a student teacher in your classroom before?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-53579678196819422752014-02-22T14:31:00.001-07:002014-02-22T14:32:13.004-07:00The Important Things About Learning in Grade ThreeWe started our special writing project by listening to the book, "The Important Book" by Margaret Wise Brown. We were amazed to learn that this book is older than our teacher!<br />
<a data-ved="0CAUQjRw" href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=pTmkc2Oo_G6fjM&tbnid=P733O7R3huj7GM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca%2FImportant-Book-Margaret-Wise-Brown%2Fdp%2F0064432270&ei=vQUJU7rGKc66oQTJgoGAAg&bvm=bv.61725948,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNER7y_6fTusITBUxZ4uuSpj5ZXMmA&ust=1393186336964434" id="irc_mil" style="border: 0px currentColor;"><img class="irc_mut" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516ZvA49dzL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" height="300" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 54px;" width="300" /></a><br />
Photo credit: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Important-Book-Margaret-Wise-Brown/dp/0064432270" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
<br />
We talked about the organizational pattern of each page -- it starts by telling the important thing about something, then tells some details and then closes by saying the important thing again.<br />
<br />
We then worked together to write a paragraph using this organizational pattern about some important learning from grade three. Here is what we came up with...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkzFSd7EjIU/UwkJYuFOicI/AAAAAAAABL8/x6nkhc_zfc8/s1600/IMG_0704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkzFSd7EjIU/UwkJYuFOicI/AAAAAAAABL8/x6nkhc_zfc8/s1600/IMG_0704.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
From there, it was our turn to write a paragraph about what we think has been important learning in grade three (so far).<br />
<br />
<span style="color: purple;"><strong>Baileigh</strong></span> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that you get energy. You get to play dodgeball. You get exercise by hopping. You can plan basketball. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that you get energy.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><strong>Trace</strong></span> -- The important thing about grade 3 writing is writing stories. We do writing on writer's workshop. We do publishing. We do special projects. But the important thing about grade 3 writing is writing stories.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: orange;"><strong>Sam</strong></span> -- The important thing about grade 3 music is that we can play with instruments. We play in the music room. When we go to music, we switch stations and play drums and the wood blocks. But the important thing about grade 3 music is that we can play with instruments.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Logan</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 handwriting is that we learn to handwrite. We now know how to do uppercase L. Now we know how to do all of the lowercase letters. Now we are on uppercase B. But the important thing about grade 3 handwriting is that we learn to handwrite.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: cyan;">Mavry</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that you learn new things every time. We know how to juggle now. I can do things I couldn't do before. I have lots of fun. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that you learn new things every time.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: orange;">Tatum</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 social studies is that you learn about things in the world. We learn about maps, people and organizations. You learn about quality of life. You learn about homes. But the important thing about grade 3 social studies is that you learn about things in the world.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #93c47d;">Tristan</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 snacks is that we get nutrition for learning. I love beef jerky and the chocolate milk. But the important thing about grade 3 snacks is that we get nutrition for learning.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Jess</strong></span> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is we learn different sports like basketball. In basketball, I now know that you have to stay behind a line if you are going to shoot. If you are going for a slam dunk, you can jump high. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is we learn different sports like basketball.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: orange;">Wyatt</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 math is that we are learning about skip counting. We now know how to skip count by 25's, 3's, 4's and 5's. But the important thing about grade 3 math is that we are learning about skip counting.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta;">Taya</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 art is that we can paint. It is relaxing. It's a fun project to do. Art makes people smile. But the important thing about grade 3 art is that we can paint.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: purple;">Makayla</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 art is that it is fun and artistic. We do many different projects. All our art is always unique. But the important thing about grade 3 art is that it is fun and artistic.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: lime;">Hayden</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that we have warm ups. It is important to get our brains going to do activities and circus acts. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that we have warm ups.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta;">Ava</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 library is that we get to have new books every week. Then we learn new things about different books and series. Then we sign them out and take them home. You have to be quiet in the library. But the important thing about grade 3 library is that we get to have new books every week.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Aidan</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that we warm up. It is important. But starting warming up can start our day and get our brains going so we can learn. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that we warm up.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: orange;">Asher</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 math is that we learn about skip counting. We now know how to skip count by 25's. Before, we learned about money. We learned counting by 2's first and it was too easy. But the important thing about grade 3 math is that we learn about skip counting.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta;">Chacie</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that we get lots of exercise. We juggle scarves, run 4 laps around the gym, play tag and sometimes play dodgeball. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that we get lots of exercise.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: purple;">Breanna</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 art is you learn to paint. We know artists use paint. Before we learned about artists, we learned about paint. Also, we learned why art was created. But the important thing about grade 3 art is you learn to paint.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: blue;">Kade</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 gym is that we have fun and exercise. Gym is fun for everyone. When everyone plays in gym, they are happy. They gym is fun because people get to play with the equipment. But the important thing about grade 3 gym is that we have fun and exercise.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: orange;">Compton</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 library is that we learn important stuff from books. People enjoy stories. The can not be noisy because the library is a quiet place. The librarian works there. But the important thing about grade 3 library is that we learn important stuff from books.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: purple;">Mieka</span></strong> -- The important thing about grade 3 reading is you read. You also learn. You have new books. But the important thing about grade 3 reading is you read.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
What is important about your learning?<br />
What do (or did, if you are older) you learn about in grade three?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-31547997526965516502014-02-04T22:25:00.000-07:002014-02-04T22:26:19.585-07:00Our Culture Day FestivitiesIn social studies, we are learning about 4 different countries -- Peru, Ukraine, India and Tunisia. Today's "Culture Day" really gave us a chance to learn more about the culture of three of these countries.<br />
<br />
To start with, we were taught a bit about Ukrainian dancing. We watched this video, to help us get the idea of the "Troika" dance:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qg-YL0X7YhA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
We learned each part of the dance and then put it all together to perform!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vyCeUTfrRvA/UvGyD8yq59I/AAAAAAAABLk/ZMchHYJLWmE/s1600/ukraine+dancing+pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vyCeUTfrRvA/UvGyD8yq59I/AAAAAAAABLk/ZMchHYJLWmE/s1600/ukraine+dancing+pic.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8YZsZAu2dU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some of our reflections...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was good exercise. -- Wyatt</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was really tiring me out but it was fun. -- Compton</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I liked it because it was crazy. -- Kade</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I liked when you got to go under another person and </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I learned that Ukrainian dancing is unique. -- Tristan</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I liked the Ukrainian dancing because it is tiring and I can teach it to my family. -- Taya</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Doing the dancing taught me a new dance move. -- Alexa</div>
<br />
In our next activity, we got to learn more about Peru. Clothing in Peru is often made from alpaca and llama wool. We got to see and touch some!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-064AJNfaq8s/UvGyCiY44mI/AAAAAAAABLg/tlXJNeg1iW4/s1600/IMG_4831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-064AJNfaq8s/UvGyCiY44mI/AAAAAAAABLg/tlXJNeg1iW4/s1600/IMG_4831.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
It was amazing how soft they were! The necklace you see in this picture was made from a rock found in Peru.<br />
<br />
Next, we learned that hand sewn pictures, called <a href="http://www.lbrummer68739.net/4th-grade/peruvian-arpillera-art/" target="_blank">arpillera</a>, are a popular form of art in Peru. The pictures often show the markets where women go to buy and sell vegetables, clothing and wool. Here are some pictures of arpilleras from the internet:<br />
<a href="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/mountain_village_harvest_arpillera_lg.jpg"><img alt="Mountain Village Harvest Scene Arpillera " border="0" src="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/mountain_village_harvest_arpillera_sm.jpg" height="267" width="270" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/market_day_arpillera_lg.jpg"><img alt="Market Day Arpillera" border="0" src="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/market_day_arpillera_sm.jpg" height="267" width="270" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/countryvillagearpilleralarge.jpg"><img alt="Country Village Arpillera" border="0" src="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/graphics/countryvillagearpillerasmall.jpg" height="246" width="270" /></a><br />
Photo credit for all 3 pictures: <a href="http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/arpilleras.htm" target="_blank">Arpilleras from Peru by The Folk Art Gallery</a><br />
<br />
Then it was our turn to try to make a similar type of picture, but using construction paper. The details were quite tricky and it got a little messy, but the results were wonderful!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FhkOIcQZ3EU/UvGweY6Q7iI/AAAAAAAABFY/3Jrhs1dBKvw/s1600/IMG_4774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FhkOIcQZ3EU/UvGweY6Q7iI/AAAAAAAABFY/3Jrhs1dBKvw/s1600/IMG_4774.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZVe4qLVRsL8/UvGwgCVC90I/AAAAAAAABFg/NT0uAlVjzpM/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZVe4qLVRsL8/UvGwgCVC90I/AAAAAAAABFg/NT0uAlVjzpM/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgtHUyNvArc/UvGwhnVC-gI/AAAAAAAABFs/qJXV4fLag00/s1600/IMG_4776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgtHUyNvArc/UvGwhnVC-gI/AAAAAAAABFs/qJXV4fLag00/s1600/IMG_4776.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bze0HeCeb0o/UvGwiAkR2gI/AAAAAAAABFw/qRq9ccO3zpE/s1600/IMG_4777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bze0HeCeb0o/UvGwiAkR2gI/AAAAAAAABFw/qRq9ccO3zpE/s1600/IMG_4777.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v-p79YUU4Ts/UvGwkaczo_I/AAAAAAAABF4/B2mbfR4MFIc/s1600/IMG_4778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v-p79YUU4Ts/UvGwkaczo_I/AAAAAAAABF4/B2mbfR4MFIc/s1600/IMG_4778.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mqdxZ8sLh4Q/UvGwmShLHlI/AAAAAAAABGE/DsSabXPG9P8/s1600/IMG_4785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mqdxZ8sLh4Q/UvGwmShLHlI/AAAAAAAABGE/DsSabXPG9P8/s1600/IMG_4785.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b9HwIhnhnPo/UvGwrpoGZjI/AAAAAAAABGo/O7--zuxwd84/s1600/IMG_4789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b9HwIhnhnPo/UvGwrpoGZjI/AAAAAAAABGo/O7--zuxwd84/s1600/IMG_4789.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zR2AX08heqg/UvGwrd6eqtI/AAAAAAAABGg/cX_P37uMhOk/s1600/IMG_4790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zR2AX08heqg/UvGwrd6eqtI/AAAAAAAABGg/cX_P37uMhOk/s1600/IMG_4790.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4S4xu_zKIl8/UvGwyWGg1hI/AAAAAAAABHA/yesGlKEoImI/s1600/IMG_4791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4S4xu_zKIl8/UvGwyWGg1hI/AAAAAAAABHA/yesGlKEoImI/s1600/IMG_4791.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some of our reflections...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I learned that the people in Peru make the craft out of yarn. -- Mavry</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was cool how they stiched the cloth into a picture. -- Hayden</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I learned that they have different animals than us. -- Aidan</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I enjoyed making the mountains. -- Trace</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I learned what kind of art they did. -- Jaxson</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was fun just to experience the Peru animals. -- Chacie</div>
<br />
Our last session focused on the culture of India. Since we had learned about the culture in the other countries, we started by talking about what culture is and some specific ideas about culture in India. This web shows our thinking...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-ubvCGs1RQ/UvGxwgdj--I/AAAAAAAABKQ/vaLU2uLxmOk/s1600/IMG_4821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-ubvCGs1RQ/UvGxwgdj--I/AAAAAAAABKQ/vaLU2uLxmOk/s1600/IMG_4821.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
When we talked about clothing, we looked at pictures from the internet of ladies from India wearing saris. Our teacher even showed us one...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fIInDPkEiL4/UvGxvlnAooI/AAAAAAAABKI/Z5vPE1yUfWk/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fIInDPkEiL4/UvGxvlnAooI/AAAAAAAABKI/Z5vPE1yUfWk/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
We couldn't believe how long it was! How do ladies even wear it? This video answered that question for us...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/dxyyplADV5o?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Next, we learned about mandalas. This is an art form that often starts with a circle in the middle and contains many bright colors and designs. Mandala means "circle" in the ancient language of Sanskrit. They can be made out of sand or drawn or painted. Some people believe that they help to keep evil spirits away. Here is one example...<br />
<img alt="" class="alignleft img-frame portfolio-big-img" src="http://mandalas.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/floweroflife-mandala.jpg" height="320" width="314" /><br />
<img height="96" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JIpAkCd9MWQ/UvGwm1QrvOI/AAAAAAAABGM/zz3_Owm6ahc/s1600/IMG_4786.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 404px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 3447px;" width="72" />Photo Credit: <a href="http://mandalas.eu/mandala-art" target="_blank">Mandalas</a><br />
<br />
Then it was our turn to try making them. We used a template of a design and placed a clear page over top. Using permanent markers, we then colored the design. While we worked, we listened to music from India.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XmtD_bmRb1E/UvGxx3dB4tI/AAAAAAAABKY/FMTo5_onXZA/s1600/IMG_4822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XmtD_bmRb1E/UvGxx3dB4tI/AAAAAAAABKY/FMTo5_onXZA/s1600/IMG_4822.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qOlvakMmO9A/UvGxz2mRYXI/AAAAAAAABKg/e9xhWq2czZM/s1600/IMG_4823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qOlvakMmO9A/UvGxz2mRYXI/AAAAAAAABKg/e9xhWq2czZM/s1600/IMG_4823.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IKUkJCHZQzk/UvGx1UEqzZI/AAAAAAAABKo/W8oq6SgzpeI/s1600/IMG_4824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IKUkJCHZQzk/UvGx1UEqzZI/AAAAAAAABKo/W8oq6SgzpeI/s1600/IMG_4824.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1u8qf8nbyps/UvGx3brEHmI/AAAAAAAABKw/0phd6zM9Aoo/s1600/IMG_4825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1u8qf8nbyps/UvGx3brEHmI/AAAAAAAABKw/0phd6zM9Aoo/s1600/IMG_4825.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zK4k_NZfE5Y/UvGx5cDvi8I/AAAAAAAABK4/7tFMVvrWW08/s1600/IMG_4826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zK4k_NZfE5Y/UvGx5cDvi8I/AAAAAAAABK4/7tFMVvrWW08/s1600/IMG_4826.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sO9GEll3eq8/UvGx68nrg_I/AAAAAAAABLA/pk6yYiqqZFI/s1600/IMG_4827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sO9GEll3eq8/UvGx68nrg_I/AAAAAAAABLA/pk6yYiqqZFI/s1600/IMG_4827.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SdVteqK1Q9c/UvGx9YPtraI/AAAAAAAABLI/s_51yfGWSx0/s1600/IMG_4828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SdVteqK1Q9c/UvGx9YPtraI/AAAAAAAABLI/s_51yfGWSx0/s1600/IMG_4828.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8CB8o9cXBmI/UvGx-o4HK2I/AAAAAAAABLQ/AbXTsbVBXr0/s1600/IMG_4829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8CB8o9cXBmI/UvGx-o4HK2I/AAAAAAAABLQ/AbXTsbVBXr0/s1600/IMG_4829.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OsYeIgggPfo/UvGyA3fDe7I/AAAAAAAABLY/sJjKgSlvMZI/s1600/IMG_4830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OsYeIgggPfo/UvGyA3fDe7I/AAAAAAAABLY/sJjKgSlvMZI/s1600/IMG_4830.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some of our reflections...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I learned that you can turn a long piece of fabric into a dress. -- Tatum</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I liked the dress. It is pretty. -- Baileigh</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The sari was really long and I don't know how to wear it too. -- Asher</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mandalas keep bad spirits away. -- Sam</div>
<br />
But the best part of the day had to be lunch--a multicultural feast! Our class was responsible for bringing food from India. The other classes brought food from Peru and Ukraine. We were lucky to have so many wonderful parent volunteers come in and get everything set up for us and served us the lunch. There was so much food to try -- from mango smoothies to butter chicken to quinoa. Many of us even found a new food that we liked!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtu_P5OqIZg/UvGw6g5L8BI/AAAAAAAABHY/hCfUa5GC7lU/s1600/IMG_4795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtu_P5OqIZg/UvGw6g5L8BI/AAAAAAAABHY/hCfUa5GC7lU/s1600/IMG_4795.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMSxsEjG7iM/UvGw4d8nPOI/AAAAAAAABHM/fSIByHaXRmc/s1600/IMG_4796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMSxsEjG7iM/UvGw4d8nPOI/AAAAAAAABHM/fSIByHaXRmc/s1600/IMG_4796.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ibZHUG1IZ9s/UvGwxjhanuI/AAAAAAAABG4/oObyvCMVwyk/s1600/IMG_4792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ibZHUG1IZ9s/UvGwxjhanuI/AAAAAAAABG4/oObyvCMVwyk/s1600/IMG_4792.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5AU3K-JmldU/UvGwwzcyx_I/AAAAAAAABG0/ntADsg7T3KY/s1600/IMG_4793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5AU3K-JmldU/UvGwwzcyx_I/AAAAAAAABG0/ntADsg7T3KY/s1600/IMG_4793.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W4r4FgVczYI/UvGw-rlrxvI/AAAAAAAABHw/Ig_4BlLbj4M/s1600/IMG_4799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W4r4FgVczYI/UvGw-rlrxvI/AAAAAAAABHw/Ig_4BlLbj4M/s1600/IMG_4799.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MBLgYvmOKsM/UvGxW9jm7TI/AAAAAAAABIY/qo_IfaYFDNY/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MBLgYvmOKsM/UvGxW9jm7TI/AAAAAAAABIY/qo_IfaYFDNY/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sTbDxrQ5AeI/UvGxeXmqnGI/AAAAAAAABI4/eedGeTXUAlk/s1600/IMG_4808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sTbDxrQ5AeI/UvGxeXmqnGI/AAAAAAAABI4/eedGeTXUAlk/s1600/IMG_4808.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bkjdEXDgTQk/UvGxsRz_2EI/AAAAAAAABJ4/-x_b802CgR8/s1600/IMG_4816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bkjdEXDgTQk/UvGxsRz_2EI/AAAAAAAABJ4/-x_b802CgR8/s1600/IMG_4816.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Even our principal jumped in and helped with the serving!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nx05M8VcQE0/UvGw9He0vwI/AAAAAAAABHg/FHvKShwjphg/s1600/IMG_4797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nx05M8VcQE0/UvGw9He0vwI/AAAAAAAABHg/FHvKShwjphg/s1600/IMG_4797.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zdDCXJjEzHM/UvGw-BuEK_I/AAAAAAAABHs/ezFlVZbrCZg/s1600/IMG_4798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zdDCXJjEzHM/UvGw-BuEK_I/AAAAAAAABHs/ezFlVZbrCZg/s1600/IMG_4798.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_luwh33bJbU/UvGxQEpn8uI/AAAAAAAABH4/QJG6KaCRa-4/s1600/IMG_4800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_luwh33bJbU/UvGxQEpn8uI/AAAAAAAABH4/QJG6KaCRa-4/s1600/IMG_4800.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wsqpq2P2VFw/UvGxR1cKBOI/AAAAAAAABIA/lCMprJBoaLE/s1600/IMG_4801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wsqpq2P2VFw/UvGxR1cKBOI/AAAAAAAABIA/lCMprJBoaLE/s1600/IMG_4801.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0RKj_M4eVQ/UvGxTnJdT7I/AAAAAAAABII/GlpXuZIGL20/s1600/IMG_4802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0RKj_M4eVQ/UvGxTnJdT7I/AAAAAAAABII/GlpXuZIGL20/s1600/IMG_4802.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g8IhahlC3M8/UvGxVYB_uwI/AAAAAAAABIQ/c4EUY6EdXeY/s1600/IMG_4803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g8IhahlC3M8/UvGxVYB_uwI/AAAAAAAABIQ/c4EUY6EdXeY/s1600/IMG_4803.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a84rAjWZIrI/UvGxY3YG-LI/AAAAAAAABIg/74kl4LhfsGE/s1600/IMG_4805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a84rAjWZIrI/UvGxY3YG-LI/AAAAAAAABIg/74kl4LhfsGE/s1600/IMG_4805.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0bL6ER6p27w/UvGxa1WhlNI/AAAAAAAABIo/dk8tWG4QRcs/s1600/IMG_4806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0bL6ER6p27w/UvGxa1WhlNI/AAAAAAAABIo/dk8tWG4QRcs/s1600/IMG_4806.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RgNeb_AJ1-s/UvGxc_v6UoI/AAAAAAAABIw/vtfwmF-ylbI/s1600/IMG_4807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RgNeb_AJ1-s/UvGxc_v6UoI/AAAAAAAABIw/vtfwmF-ylbI/s1600/IMG_4807.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqyaT57TXGA/UvGxgOxw2-I/AAAAAAAABJA/-q40gecNE-8/s1600/IMG_4809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqyaT57TXGA/UvGxgOxw2-I/AAAAAAAABJA/-q40gecNE-8/s1600/IMG_4809.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHBOpvceNRQ/UvGxhmDiBWI/AAAAAAAABJI/KWlFp3bus0Y/s1600/IMG_4810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHBOpvceNRQ/UvGxhmDiBWI/AAAAAAAABJI/KWlFp3bus0Y/s1600/IMG_4810.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RO68MPSP0IA/UvGxjYj-W0I/AAAAAAAABJQ/72UfjIldK1k/s1600/IMG_4811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RO68MPSP0IA/UvGxjYj-W0I/AAAAAAAABJQ/72UfjIldK1k/s1600/IMG_4811.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y71vZW6GXrw/UvGxlSBCIII/AAAAAAAABJY/hhnitJWqkD4/s1600/IMG_4812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y71vZW6GXrw/UvGxlSBCIII/AAAAAAAABJY/hhnitJWqkD4/s1600/IMG_4812.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X6fb0gRJRjg/UvGxmqnvXPI/AAAAAAAABJg/dtjd2DvozjY/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X6fb0gRJRjg/UvGxmqnvXPI/AAAAAAAABJg/dtjd2DvozjY/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K109QSzia7Q/UvGxoY8g0TI/AAAAAAAABJo/_e0vw1aB7fo/s1600/IMG_4814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K109QSzia7Q/UvGxoY8g0TI/AAAAAAAABJo/_e0vw1aB7fo/s1600/IMG_4814.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cGvZNAr0x3g/UvGxtttND6I/AAAAAAAABKA/eMH7ULE0tKc/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cGvZNAr0x3g/UvGxtttND6I/AAAAAAAABKA/eMH7ULE0tKc/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Some of our reflections...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I liked the Indian chicken because it was tender, juicy and very squishy. -- Ava</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I enjoyed the steak because it was yummy. -- Mieka</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I liked the donut because it was sweet and the chicken was crunchy. -- Landon</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
What I think was interesting is that before I tried some bread, I thought it was normal. But when I tried it, I realized that there was stuff inside it. Now I like to call it "surprise bread". -- Makayla</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I liked the chicken curry because </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I wanted to try something new that I might like and that I did like. -- Breanna</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I liked the pancake because it was rolled up. -- Evan</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought the donut type thing was interesting because they were filled with potatoes. -- Logan</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
That wrapped up our Culture Day -- what a fabulous way to learn about the culture of these countries!</div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Have you ever attended a cultural celebration?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What do you know about the culture of another country?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-JIpAkCd9MWQ%2FUvGwm1QrvOI%2FAAAAAAAABGM%2Fzz3_Owm6ahc%2Fs1600%2FIMG_4786.JPG&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JIpAkCd9MWQ/UvGwm1QrvOI/AAAAAAAABGM/zz3_Owm6ahc/s1600/IMG_4786.JPG" -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144098478434640622.post-73107369379526767412014-02-01T18:56:00.002-07:002014-02-01T19:02:56.392-07:00Not a Box Genius Hour -- Week 4This is the picture our teacher has shown us all week as her desktop background:<br />
<a data-ved="0CAUQjRw" href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=n0jYoFdT6RX4rM&tbnid=biFaYuJlbX66WM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.princessandtherock.com%2F2013%2F11%2Ftop-10-cardboard-crafts.html&ei=3KbtUtHbNomvrQGm9oCwDw&bvm=bv.60444564,d.b2I&psig=AFQjCNHIxnfB2VekJmtNhg6vCj99_71wmQ&ust=1391392808888241" id="irc_mil" style="border: 0px currentColor;"><img class="irc_mut" height="408" id="irc_mi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8MflCC83_8I/UoA7L062n5I/AAAAAAAACZE/JCntLnGmOxY/s1600/This%2Bis%2Bnot%2Ba%2Bbox.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="496" /></a><br />
Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.princessandtherock.com/2013/11/top-10-cardboard-crafts.html" target="_blank">Princess and the Rock</a><br />
<br />
We started out this week's genius hour by listening to the story "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Simon-his-boxes-Gilles-Tibo/dp/0887763456" target="_blank">Simon and His Boxes</a>" by Gilles Tibo.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BA8C9MF3L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" id="original-main-image" /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
In the story, Simon wants to build houses for animals. But the animals don't want to live in the homes he creates for them. So, he finds something else to do with the boxes. It was interesting to see Simon construct things as well as see the details that he added.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Reading this story helped us to think about more possibilies of what we could do with our "Not a Box" projects. We were excited to hear that today we would get to plan our projects!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The first step was for each of us to spend some time thinking, drawing and writing about what we would like to create. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snjLs7x8yEM/Uu2iN7KjvVI/AAAAAAAABCc/7hqgNSnc_Zw/s1600/IMG_4752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snjLs7x8yEM/Uu2iN7KjvVI/AAAAAAAABCc/7hqgNSnc_Zw/s1600/IMG_4752.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ohL4chWVFE/Uu2iOKEkanI/AAAAAAAABCg/IStzrxDz2eE/s1600/IMG_4753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ohL4chWVFE/Uu2iOKEkanI/AAAAAAAABCg/IStzrxDz2eE/s1600/IMG_4753.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIk_OBexCfA/Uu2iPwPVzEI/AAAAAAAABCs/qwYBRfh0sCA/s1600/IMG_4754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIk_OBexCfA/Uu2iPwPVzEI/AAAAAAAABCs/qwYBRfh0sCA/s1600/IMG_4754.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHzEhULgFZg/Uu2iR2iurTI/AAAAAAAABC0/c4xh_zbDTYA/s1600/IMG_4755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHzEhULgFZg/Uu2iR2iurTI/AAAAAAAABC0/c4xh_zbDTYA/s1600/IMG_4755.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QvYEzmDk_B4/Uu2iSjwZAGI/AAAAAAAABC4/AUmu_po8asY/s1600/IMG_4756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QvYEzmDk_B4/Uu2iSjwZAGI/AAAAAAAABC4/AUmu_po8asY/s1600/IMG_4756.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--v60YbjB8HY/Uu2iTq6SELI/AAAAAAAABDE/4ZXvIxF2v78/s1600/IMG_4757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--v60YbjB8HY/Uu2iTq6SELI/AAAAAAAABDE/4ZXvIxF2v78/s1600/IMG_4757.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9AjwcjjCdo/Uu2iVeUFeqI/AAAAAAAABDM/SR52lA4a4vs/s1600/IMG_4758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9AjwcjjCdo/Uu2iVeUFeqI/AAAAAAAABDM/SR52lA4a4vs/s1600/IMG_4758.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H1_AaXcP6xI/Uu2iWuqzSaI/AAAAAAAABDU/NVDOMuD5ODs/s1600/IMG_4759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H1_AaXcP6xI/Uu2iWuqzSaI/AAAAAAAABDU/NVDOMuD5ODs/s1600/IMG_4759.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6gb-JzfcHE/Uu2iYLQbVZI/AAAAAAAABDc/MhvF9tD5G_U/s1600/IMG_4760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6gb-JzfcHE/Uu2iYLQbVZI/AAAAAAAABDc/MhvF9tD5G_U/s1600/IMG_4760.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FpLwuE-8z50/Uu2iZTG4AmI/AAAAAAAABDk/o-wod7mWevs/s1600/IMG_4761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FpLwuE-8z50/Uu2iZTG4AmI/AAAAAAAABDk/o-wod7mWevs/s1600/IMG_4761.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FS-iYBKT6b4/Uu2iakJ1VPI/AAAAAAAABDs/FjwFtPEZsKg/s1600/IMG_4762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FS-iYBKT6b4/Uu2iakJ1VPI/AAAAAAAABDs/FjwFtPEZsKg/s1600/IMG_4762.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t2ti5wWJE4o/Uu2ic3N2FRI/AAAAAAAABD0/waLkAl5nruw/s1600/IMG_4763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t2ti5wWJE4o/Uu2ic3N2FRI/AAAAAAAABD0/waLkAl5nruw/s1600/IMG_4763.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8pL4XhwM2r0/Uu2idDqyVqI/AAAAAAAABD4/gUVaE-y_YgQ/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8pL4XhwM2r0/Uu2idDqyVqI/AAAAAAAABD4/gUVaE-y_YgQ/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-23T-komuddM/Uu2ighmvLVI/AAAAAAAABEM/Pie5g8rZwEY/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-23T-komuddM/Uu2ighmvLVI/AAAAAAAABEM/Pie5g8rZwEY/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WDM0jkv_36o/Uu2ig2UwC6I/AAAAAAAABEQ/a2hwAyv24RE/s1600/IMG_4766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WDM0jkv_36o/Uu2ig2UwC6I/AAAAAAAABEQ/a2hwAyv24RE/s1600/IMG_4766.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9otagl1DelE/Uu2ifk1Z7cI/AAAAAAAABEE/dsw-iJEikTQ/s1600/IMG_4767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9otagl1DelE/Uu2ifk1Z7cI/AAAAAAAABEE/dsw-iJEikTQ/s1600/IMG_4767.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tsJq6Iq-358/Uu2ikc0AfNI/AAAAAAAABEc/z82Kpb1ROyI/s1600/IMG_4768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tsJq6Iq-358/Uu2ikc0AfNI/AAAAAAAABEc/z82Kpb1ROyI/s1600/IMG_4768.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q_O6IFPMZWY/Uu2ikimOzSI/AAAAAAAABEg/lh6bMGwZgx4/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q_O6IFPMZWY/Uu2ikimOzSI/AAAAAAAABEg/lh6bMGwZgx4/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eMPlGjmNTd4/Uu2ilkVT5II/AAAAAAAABEs/y_zx6PL56G4/s1600/IMG_4770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eMPlGjmNTd4/Uu2ilkVT5II/AAAAAAAABEs/y_zx6PL56G4/s1600/IMG_4770.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1obm3zRW5Ac/Uu2ipghzGNI/AAAAAAAABE8/dYHBa7N2oVk/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1obm3zRW5Ac/Uu2ipghzGNI/AAAAAAAABE8/dYHBa7N2oVk/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YhDu0LUC7c0/Uu2ipuv224I/AAAAAAAABFA/weQ2tTyF0Ek/s1600/IMG_4772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YhDu0LUC7c0/Uu2ipuv224I/AAAAAAAABFA/weQ2tTyF0Ek/s1600/IMG_4772.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QWHwGPBHmQ/Uu2io1ZxGmI/AAAAAAAABE0/MEEo1yYRPBg/s1600/IMG_4773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QWHwGPBHmQ/Uu2io1ZxGmI/AAAAAAAABE0/MEEo1yYRPBg/s1600/IMG_4773.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
After spending some time planning on our own, it was time to get together with our group. Most of us are in groups of 3, but there are a couple groups of 4. We each shared our own ideas with our group and then put our heads together to come up with our group idea. This proved to be quite hard, since each of us already had an idea of what we wanted to do individually. Many of our groups talked about trying to use everyone's ideas as part of the group plan, but then we found out that we were only allowed to create one project, not 3 separate ones. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
After more discussion, we worked towards agreeing on a project and then planning it out by writing about what we will be creating, what materials we will need and what our creation's purpose or job will be. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Today was hard work (harder than we thought it would be), but we're excited to be moving forward!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Up next...construction!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;">We were wondering...</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What would you create as a "not a box" project?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What kind of materials would you use?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0