In science we are learning about rocks and minerals. To get us started, our friend Mr. Dewire from “Nature Scapes” visited our class to share some cool rocks with us.   Properties of Rocks Mr. Dewire told us that there are six properties that we can use to tell rocks apart. Remember, we already learned [...]

The results are in from Round 2 of our poetry tournament and the winner is… The Land of Bumbley Boo! We had 71 votes and Bumbley Boo got 27 of them, while If Only was a close second with 21 votes. Poetry Madness 2012 This week we have four new poems to listen to and [...]

We love sharing and learning with other classes around the world. We are QUAD blogging buddies with three other classes! *Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog U.S.A.* *Open the Door to B-4  in New Zealand* *4KM and 4KJ  in Australia * *Mr. Salsich’s Class Blog U.S.A* * * This is our final week of Quad Blogging, and it’s [...]

We are very lucky to be part of a “Quad Blogging” partnership with three other amazing class blogs: Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog, 4KM & 4KJ, 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 [...]

The results are in from Round 1 of our poetry tournament, and the winner is: Monster Mothers! Thank you to everyone that voted. We had a total of 50 votes and 34 of them were for Monster Mothers. During Poetry Madness we have been working on reading with fluency. Poetry is a great way to practice [...]

Mr. Avery is a great teacher from Massachusetts, and he is one of our main blogging buddies. He maintains Mr Avery’s Classroom Blog which is a model blog for classes around the world. Mr Avery is very talented at making videos with his students to help them understand math concepts. Mr Avery has been blogging [...]

Every March in the USA there is a college basketball tournament. It has the nickname “March Madness” because it is always action-packed and full of excitement. We have our own version of March Madness, but instead of basketball teams, we have a tournament of poems! We call it “Poetry Madness.” This is how it works: [...]

We love sharing and learning with other classes around the world. We are QUAD blogging buddies with three other classes! *Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog U.S.A.* *Open the Door to B-4  in New Zealand* *4KM and 4KJ  in Australia * *Mr. Salsich’s Class Blog U.S.A* * * This week, let’s meet 4KM & 4KJ from Geelong, Australia!  [...]

Every March Mr. Salsich’s class has a poetry tournament called “Poetry Madness.” The tournament is starting next week, and each week we will have four different poems that you can listen to and then vote for your favorite. * We have had a lot of fun reading poems in class! Poetry can be very entertaining, [...]

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