Author Skype

Today we had a great time interviewing Kristin Levine in Virginia.  She wrote the book we are currently reading aloud (and hoping to finish before we leave for vacation!).  It was a very interesting interview and one of the most shocking things we learned is that it took her 4 years to write 'Lions of Little Rock.'  I was also surprised to learn that she didn't like writing at all when she was in school.  In fact, she said she wasn't a very good writer but she was really good at rewriting and making her writing better. Hmmmm maybe this is something all of us need to think about!!  What really made an impression on you during the interview??

Announcing New Quad Blog!

We are connecting with some new classes around the world this spring.  We have just connected with a new class in New Zealand.  Want to know a little bit more about New Zealand?  Check out these sites.... http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/new-zealand/

http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/new-zealand

Swim Day

One of the greatest things about gym at our school is the pool.  Everybody got to swim today.  It may be freezing cold outside with temperatures below zero, but our class was in the pool having fun today!!

Vocabulary

We are beginning a new study of important vocabulary words.  I am really pretty excited about it because there are so many fun things we can do with words.  Here is a game I found using some of the words we are studying this week, can you solve it??  Words are grouped in fours.  Find 4 words that all have the same meaning...have fun and good luck!

Happy Holidays from the White House!

As part of our Holiday Card exchange with 32 other classrooms, we sent holiday cards to the White House as well as Governor Walker and the local police department in December.  President Obama and his wife sent us back a holiday card today, and we were all very excited that they returned our greeting.  Here it is....

Sharks are Important!

Today we had a virtual field trip with a marine biologist living in the Bahamas.  She has been studying sharks for most of her life.  She gave us a lot of great information about sharks.

What was something that you learned from this field trip today that you didn't know before????  Leave a comment below...

Order of Operations! PEMDAS

This is not our class singing, but maybe we should consider our own movie sometime.  This class does a great job of teaching PEMDAS.