Recently we took a field trip to the local aquarium for a special program called “Native Americans and The Sea.” The  native people of this area lived right next to the Atlantic Ocean. They got lots of food and materials from the sea and the coast. During the summer they would move their villages to [...]

Two weeks ago we were very excited to get a surprise package in the mail from our blogging buddies from 2KM & 2KJ in Leopold, Australia. * In the package we found a beautiful book written and illustrated by our Australian blogging buddies, called “Santa’s Blogging Adventure“ * The book is fantastic! It is a [...]

One of our classmates, Maura, started a blog last month to share her trip to New Zealand. She is excited to keep it going to share some of her art, writing, ideas, and adventures. Right now she has an excellent “caption contest” post.  The blog is called Maura’s Marvelous Menagerie. Click on the link or [...]

During writing we have been learning about similes and… snowballs? * First, let’s focus on similes. These are techniques that can make our writing more descriptive. Similes are comparisons between two different things using the words like or as. Here is an example from Braedon: The creature’s enormous eyes were as bright as the sun. [...]

I am very excited to announce that our blog has officially been nominated for Best Class Blog for the Edublog Awards! Voting is open until 11:59 pm. on Tuesday December 13th. You can vote once everyday, for as many categories as you want.  You can vote from any device that connects to the internet. Click [...]

We have been focusing on adding details to our writing so the reader can visualize what is happening. We want them to feel like they are right there in the story. One way to do this is to describe how characters are feeling instead of just saying they are mad, or cold, or happy. Below [...]