Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Today this person came to fix our sink. He used a power snake. The power snake unclogged our sink. It went all the way down to the sewer. The power snake pushed all the mud, dirt and grease and plaster and icky stuff into the sewer. Some of the stuff in the pipes got stuck to the snake, because when he pulled it back out it had brown, black, and white squishy stuff stuck to it. The power snake was noisy. It sounded like someone screaming. It sounded like a motorcycle going past your car. It sounded like an air compressor. The snake was on a square frame with a wheel inside. The wheel looked like General Grievous' ship from Star Wars, except for no legs. When the man was using the snake, the wheel spun like a hamster’s wheel. He controlled the whole thing using his knee, pressing a pad on the floor. Now our sink isn’t clogged.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Week of Monday, May 1
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Kevin brought his frogs today. Taylor brought his hamster last Friday. Kevin brought three green frogs and two brown toads; Taylor brought one brown and white hamster. The frogs were jumping around all over the classroom, like on the carpet, on Jeffrey’s shirt, in and out of people’s hands, and one even jumped up and hit Abby in the eye. The hamster escaped from Taylor’s hand and ran across the carpet, but Taylor got him back. All five of the frogs were in a little plastic rectangular prism with a triangular hole and a crack poked in the lid so they could breathe. Inside there was grass, flowers, a blue wooden block, and a Tinkertoy block. The hamster was in a cage with wood shavings, a block to chew on so his teeth wouldn’t get really long because their teeth never stop growing, food pellets to eat, and a blue water bottle with a metal part at the bottom for the hamster to get a drink. And he was running in his wheel a lot. He crawled out down the blue slide and when people started to talk really loud, he went back up.
Friday, May 05, 2006
We had a field trip to the Seattle Children’s Theater. It was a long drive on the school bus there and back. When we got into the play, the girl told us to turn off cell phones, cameras, pagers, and alarms. When she got off stage, the show started. Shelby’s favorite part was when Junie B. Jones said, “P. U. What a stink bomb!” about Grace’s baby. Donna liked the beginning when everyone said their name in the first song and then Junie B. jumped out through the blue paper in the doorway upstairs in her room. Lukas’s favorite part was when Jim was in his karate costume and he whacked his chair with his hand and said, “OW!” and he started crying. Brandon never laughed so hard in his life. Savannah liked how it was like the book, but not too much like the book. Justyn’s favorite part was when the toilet was flooding, and also when the walls were going places. There were so many good parts, it’s impossible to tell them all. After the play we were so exhausted. We ate our lunches on the grass by the fountain. Then we came back. We were so lucky to have so many chaperones come with. It made the trip wonderful. THANK YOU, CHAPERONES!
Kevin brought his frogs today. Taylor brought his hamster last Friday. Kevin brought three green frogs and two brown toads; Taylor brought one brown and white hamster. The frogs were jumping around all over the classroom, like on the carpet, on Jeffrey’s shirt, in and out of people’s hands, and one even jumped up and hit Abby in the eye. The hamster escaped from Taylor’s hand and ran across the carpet, but Taylor got him back. All five of the frogs were in a little plastic rectangular prism with a triangular hole and a crack poked in the lid so they could breathe. Inside there was grass, flowers, a blue wooden block, and a Tinkertoy block. The hamster was in a cage with wood shavings, a block to chew on so his teeth wouldn’t get really long because their teeth never stop growing, food pellets to eat, and a blue water bottle with a metal part at the bottom for the hamster to get a drink. And he was running in his wheel a lot. He crawled out down the blue slide and when people started to talk really loud, he went back up.
Friday, May 05, 2006
We had a field trip to the Seattle Children’s Theater. It was a long drive on the school bus there and back. When we got into the play, the girl told us to turn off cell phones, cameras, pagers, and alarms. When she got off stage, the show started. Shelby’s favorite part was when Junie B. Jones said, “P. U. What a stink bomb!” about Grace’s baby. Donna liked the beginning when everyone said their name in the first song and then Junie B. jumped out through the blue paper in the doorway upstairs in her room. Lukas’s favorite part was when Jim was in his karate costume and he whacked his chair with his hand and said, “OW!” and he started crying. Brandon never laughed so hard in his life. Savannah liked how it was like the book, but not too much like the book. Justyn’s favorite part was when the toilet was flooding, and also when the walls were going places. There were so many good parts, it’s impossible to tell them all. After the play we were so exhausted. We ate our lunches on the grass by the fountain. Then we came back. We were so lucky to have so many chaperones come with. It made the trip wonderful. THANK YOU, CHAPERONES!
Newsletter 21
2005-2006 Room 302—Newsletter 21 http://room302.blogspot.com
April 19, 2006
Dear Families,
I hope everyone had some pleasant time off. I have to say that as much as I enjoy the time away, I still looked forward to coming back to school. You have such a nice group of kids—it really is a treat to spend my days with them. It seems to be a long time since I have written one of these. I guess I’m about due…
New Student…
That’s right: we have another new student. Her name is Amber, and it’s been our pleasure to start to get to know her and acquaint her with our culture and customs. It was Amber’s birthday on April 9, so she also got here is time for us to make her birthday cards. It was a nice way for us to welcome her to our group.
Field Trip…
We’re seeing Junie B. Jones on May 5 at 10:45. Thanks to all for sending back the money and permission slips so quickly. For those of you who didn’t get signed up to chaperone way back in September but would still like to attend, we’re still trying to figure out how many (if any) extra spots we have. I do have a list started of people who would like to come if there’s room, and if you’d like to be on it, just let me know.
In reading….
Have you had a chance to check out (no pun intended) the library here in town lately? Just this week I was looking for a certain book down there, and I ended up picking about ten others, too. I like the atmosphere, and I like the people that work there. They’re always so nice and helpful. I encourage you to make it a regular stop now and then. And remember that you can have books from other libraries sent there, if you go online to the KCLS web site. There is a link to it on the blog. And since April is poetry month, this might be a great time to try a new poem book.
In writing….
A recent special project was writing a piece called “About the Author.” We created these as short autobiographies to add to the end of our published pieces. I also plan to put them together in a class book called About the Authors. This won’t be one that shows up on the blog, though, as I try to restrict any sort of personal information from showing up in such a public spot.
In math….
Our newest math book is called Quilt Squares and Block Towns. It’s one of my favorites because it’s got so much hands on stuff in it, dealing with geometry, two and three dimensional shapes, sorting, and lots of patterns. It’s a great reminder that math is so much more that just crunching numbers.
Book Order…
I have here a Hello Kitty Valentine’s Pack that was back ordered and finally arrived. Nobody has claimed it, and I may have ordered it by accident. I have not heard back from anyone, so it’s going back.
Chapter Book Read Aloud…
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Class Pictures
You may be aware that kids in other classes were bringing home the class pictures they ordered and wondered why you haven’t seen ours. That’s because the company sent us the wrong ones. Our wonderful office manager has contacted them and we expect the new pictures shortly.
Calendar…
Friday, May 5—Field Trip: Seattle Children’s Theater Wednesday, May 24—Justyn’s Birthday
Thursday, May 25—Early Release Day Friday, May 26—No School
Monday, May 29—No School (Memorial Day)
Sincerely,
Jeff
April 19, 2006
Dear Families,
I hope everyone had some pleasant time off. I have to say that as much as I enjoy the time away, I still looked forward to coming back to school. You have such a nice group of kids—it really is a treat to spend my days with them. It seems to be a long time since I have written one of these. I guess I’m about due…
New Student…
That’s right: we have another new student. Her name is Amber, and it’s been our pleasure to start to get to know her and acquaint her with our culture and customs. It was Amber’s birthday on April 9, so she also got here is time for us to make her birthday cards. It was a nice way for us to welcome her to our group.
Field Trip…
We’re seeing Junie B. Jones on May 5 at 10:45. Thanks to all for sending back the money and permission slips so quickly. For those of you who didn’t get signed up to chaperone way back in September but would still like to attend, we’re still trying to figure out how many (if any) extra spots we have. I do have a list started of people who would like to come if there’s room, and if you’d like to be on it, just let me know.
In reading….
Have you had a chance to check out (no pun intended) the library here in town lately? Just this week I was looking for a certain book down there, and I ended up picking about ten others, too. I like the atmosphere, and I like the people that work there. They’re always so nice and helpful. I encourage you to make it a regular stop now and then. And remember that you can have books from other libraries sent there, if you go online to the KCLS web site. There is a link to it on the blog. And since April is poetry month, this might be a great time to try a new poem book.
In writing….
A recent special project was writing a piece called “About the Author.” We created these as short autobiographies to add to the end of our published pieces. I also plan to put them together in a class book called About the Authors. This won’t be one that shows up on the blog, though, as I try to restrict any sort of personal information from showing up in such a public spot.
In math….
Our newest math book is called Quilt Squares and Block Towns. It’s one of my favorites because it’s got so much hands on stuff in it, dealing with geometry, two and three dimensional shapes, sorting, and lots of patterns. It’s a great reminder that math is so much more that just crunching numbers.
Book Order…
I have here a Hello Kitty Valentine’s Pack that was back ordered and finally arrived. Nobody has claimed it, and I may have ordered it by accident. I have not heard back from anyone, so it’s going back.
Chapter Book Read Aloud…
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Class Pictures
You may be aware that kids in other classes were bringing home the class pictures they ordered and wondered why you haven’t seen ours. That’s because the company sent us the wrong ones. Our wonderful office manager has contacted them and we expect the new pictures shortly.
Calendar…
Friday, May 5—Field Trip: Seattle Children’s Theater Wednesday, May 24—Justyn’s Birthday
Thursday, May 25—Early Release Day Friday, May 26—No School
Monday, May 29—No School (Memorial Day)
Sincerely,
Jeff
Week of Monday, April 24
Monday, April 24, 2006
Mileage Club is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during lunch recess for anyone in the school that wants to do it. At Mileage Club you walk around cones outside on the field, and you can’t cut inside them. You have a card with 20 numbers on it, and you go around these cones, and there are four cones. Every time someone does a lap, Mrs. Smith marks a number on that person’s card. And if you do all 20 numbers, which is 20 laps, that’s five miles. So for every five miles, you get one small solid-colored toe token. If you get two cards done, you get a see-through toe-token. When you get three cards you get a big toe token. On your fourth card you get a Mileage Club pencil. If you get 5 cards done, you get a 25 toe-token. It’s fun because you get lots of exercise and you earn toe tokens.
Mileage Club is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during lunch recess for anyone in the school that wants to do it. At Mileage Club you walk around cones outside on the field, and you can’t cut inside them. You have a card with 20 numbers on it, and you go around these cones, and there are four cones. Every time someone does a lap, Mrs. Smith marks a number on that person’s card. And if you do all 20 numbers, which is 20 laps, that’s five miles. So for every five miles, you get one small solid-colored toe token. If you get two cards done, you get a see-through toe-token. When you get three cards you get a big toe token. On your fourth card you get a Mileage Club pencil. If you get 5 cards done, you get a 25 toe-token. It’s fun because you get lots of exercise and you earn toe tokens.
Week of Monday, April 3
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 We have a new student. Her name is Amber. She likes horses. Today was her second day with us. She is nice.
Yesterday was our last day with Mrs. Roessler. She gave us two pieces of red licorice. She read Seven Blind Mice to us. She showed us little puppets of the mice on an elephant. She’s the best. She is one of the nicest teachers. We will miss her.
We had a substitute teacher in P.E. It was a man. We played a game. We ran around the gym and Mr. Leach played music while we ran around. When the music stopped, we had to be in a hoop. The people not in a hoop had to sit out for awhile, until the next game. The last four or five people left were the winners!
Yesterday was our last day with Mrs. Roessler. She gave us two pieces of red licorice. She read Seven Blind Mice to us. She showed us little puppets of the mice on an elephant. She’s the best. She is one of the nicest teachers. We will miss her.
We had a substitute teacher in P.E. It was a man. We played a game. We ran around the gym and Mr. Leach played music while we ran around. When the music stopped, we had to be in a hoop. The people not in a hoop had to sit out for awhile, until the next game. The last four or five people left were the winners!