Archive for February, 2011

We love sharing and learning with other classes around the world. This year, we are QUAD buddies with three other classes. *Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog U.S.A.* *Open the Door to B-4 in New Zealand* *2KM and 2KJ in Australia * * This week, we are going to learn more about our blogging buddies B4 in [...]

Feb
25
Filed Under (Collaboration, General) by on February 25, 2011

We have gotten a lot of comments this week because it is our week to be featured in our quad blogging partnerships. Because of this we reached a big milestone – over 2,000 comments since this blog was started last year! Commenting is what turns a blog into a conversation. When you comment, you are [...]

Feb
23
Filed Under (Arts, Social Studies) by on February 23, 2011 and tagged , ,

last week we finished up our social studies projects about the Native Americans of Connecticut. One of the projects was making the frame of a miniature wigwam, which was their type of housing. We tried to follow the steps that the Pequots, Narragansetts, and Niantics might have used. Here is a sped-up video of some [...]

Feb
20
Filed Under (Collaboration, General) by on February 20, 2011

We are very lucky to be part of a “Quad Blogging” partnership with three other amazing class blogs: Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog, 2KM and 2KJ, and Open the Door to B4. This is our week to be the featured blog! Welcome blog buddies! Please explore our recent posts and leave a comment on one that [...]

Feb
15
Filed Under (Collaboration, Math) by on February 15, 2011

Next month on March 1st students from all over the world will solve math problems online to try to set a new world record. Last year 2,403,526 students participated from 236 countries, correctly answering 479,732,613 questions. Due to the amazing work of students around the world, a new Guinness World Record was set, what an [...]

Feb
14
Filed Under (Arts) by on February 14, 2011

This afternoon we had a small Valentine’s Day party. We passed out some cards and candy. We also had delicious brownies, cupcakes, and Rice Crispy treats. Yum! In art last week Ms. May helped us make creative bags to collect all our Valentine’s goodies. Here is a slideshow showing all our unique bags: Happy Valentine’s [...]

We love sharing and learning with other classes around the world. This year, we are QUAD buddies with three other classes! *Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog U.S.A.* *Open the Door to B-4 in New Zealand* *2KM and 2KJ in Australia * The idea of Quad Blogging is that four blogging classes come together and learn about [...]

Feb
12

We have been learning a lot about the Native American tribes of our area. Here is a voicethread by Margot and Taylor about some of the jewelry and decorations that they wore. (This voicethread was written and recorded all by Margot and Taylor!) To learn more about the Native tribes of this area, visit our [...]

Feb
09
Filed Under (Arts, Science) by on February 9, 2011 and tagged

A few weeks ago we posted a sneak peak at a project that we have been working on in class. We received a lot of comments with great guesses about what the project might be. In fact, several people guessed correctly because we were indeed making a… This is part of a project that we [...]