tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56583539355588149292024-03-13T16:45:58.200-04:00Langston's Learnersexploring, learning, and growing togetherShannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-35462576066672343342013-06-27T22:11:00.003-04:002013-06-27T22:11:49.527-04:00Well, Hello!Long time, no see! I am happy to announce that I am back into blogging, after being away for a year. Wow! I switched grade levels last year and blogging was just not a priority. I am now part of a third grade team and will be featuring the happenings of third grade on my new blog, <a href="http://nowstarringinthird.blogspot.com/">Now Starring in Third</a>. I hope you will check it out.<br />
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This blog will be deleted in mid August, so I hope that you will hop over the new blog and begin following me there. Hope you are enjoying your summer and I will see you over at <a href="http://nowstarringinthird.blogspot.com/">Now Starring in Third</a>.<br />
<br />Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-86373549773603564432012-05-11T12:43:00.000-04:002012-05-11T13:07:18.176-04:00Happy Mother's Day!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
We hosted our very special Mother's Day Tea this morning. It was a very special time. We sang four songs, read <em>Love You Forever</em> and shared our gifts. Thank you to Mrs. Weiler and Mr. Holden for all their planning. Thank you to the guests who were able to attend. I know some were not able to make the event. I recorded one song to share with you. </div>
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We also shared our Mother's Day gifts.</div>
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Here are the gifts we made. They were the books from the talented <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/2012/04/mothers-day-book.html">Deanna Jump</a>.</div>
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This student wrote..."I wish I could buy my mom a Nick Lachey toy doll.!" I love her illustration!</div>
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We had a great time this week celebrating moms. I want to wish all the moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day.</div>
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Finishing up our fiction unit in Writing Workshop.</div>
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Working on our Comparing and Constructing unit in Math. Here, students had to build a wall using a rectangular prism as a starting place. The middle group decided to work together to build a wall the length of the table. Love it!</div>
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Here are our guest readers for Right to Read week. </div>
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Walk-a-thon 2012! We kicked it off today. The committee introduced the theme, shared the prizes, and got the students pumped up! We were ready to dance!</div>
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I'll end with a sneak peak at our Mother's Day gifts. I will share more photos this weekend.</div>
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<br />Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-56335962600787264192012-05-08T20:42:00.001-04:002012-05-09T09:13:21.340-04:00A MUST purchase for Primary TeachersCommon Core is now a focus across the country. In first grade, we will be diving deeper into punctuation. This is a MUST buy from <a href="http://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com/">Michelle Oakes</a>. It is the most adorable unit on punctuation and your students will flip over it. I was not looking forward to teaching commas, but now I cannot wait to use this! It is 63 pages of pure fun.<br />
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<br />Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-63191677355788787062012-05-08T14:20:00.000-04:002012-05-08T14:20:11.216-04:00In memory...<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Please don't go. We'll eat you up. We love you so." </div>
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(Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, 1963)</div>
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<br />Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-39500924537062930732012-05-03T20:31:00.001-04:002012-05-03T20:31:54.752-04:00My name is Mrs. Langston and I'm your child's teacherSo hi there! I know I kind of disappeared there for about awhile. I cringed when I saw my last post. All I can say is sorry. We have been <b>very busy</b> in room 105. Author visit, Poetry Coffeehouse, and of course reading, writing, and arithmetic. I will share just a few things.<br />
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First up...Poetry Coffeehouse. This was a HUGE success. The pictures do not do it justice. We had a "fire" going on in the background, student artwork hanging up, and some pretty amazing poets!<br />
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We also had our annual school Art Show. Mrs. Cooper always does an amazing job! This year the lead artists made stained-glass art to put above the doorways in our entrance. Isn't it beautiful?! This was done by 4-6th graders!<br />
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Speaking of Mrs. Cooper...did you hear she got us a pig?!! To my readers not from Cincinnati, businesses and organizations can purchase a pig to decorate. You can read more <a href="http://cincinnati.com/bigpiggig/">here</a>. They stay downtown all summer. This year Cincy is hosting the World Choir Games. Mrs. Cooper was able to get a pig donated!! The students and parents have been busy getting it ready for the flying pig marathon. It turned out a-mazing! I'm not sure if you can see it in the photo, but those are silhouettes singing toward the musical notes, which spell out BES. WOW!<br />
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Let's move onto another exciting event. Our author visit. We were SO lucky to have Christopher and Jeanette Canyon come to our school. I do not have words to express how fantastic they were. We learned so much about illustrating and we even sang! Here is Jeanette talking with our students about how she created some of her images in <i>Over in the Ocean</i>.<br />
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So now I will share a few things from our room. We have been working on our reading fluency. Students are using the iPad to record themselves reading, then playing it back to hear if they sound fluent. The kids LOVE it! We use the iTalk app.<br />
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In celebration of Earth Day, we made reusable bags out of old t-shirts!<br />
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Finally, we have been working with magnets this week.<br />
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The magnetism goes through the paper!<br />
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This student taped a string to our table and put a paper clip in the string. The students had SO much fun making the paper clip "hang" in the air!<br />
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Well, that is all I will share this evening. I will be back..I PROMISE! I want to share photos of our "Synonym Rolls" and next week is the Mother's Day Tea!</div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-9114055303445165692012-03-09T07:19:00.002-05:002012-03-09T07:22:37.339-05:00"I meant what I said. I said what I meant...an elephant's faithful one-hundred percent." This quote is from <i>Horton Hatches the Egg</i>. This was a favorite of the students! As I said last week, I would post photos of the rest of our Seuss activities. We finished our Dr. Seuss book study on Monday and then we went to see The Lorax Tuesday night. I do wish everyone would have been able to attend.<br />
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Here are our Horton projects. Students had to write the meaning of "faithful." I found the activity at <a href="http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com/2011/02/horton-peek-over.html">Finally in First.</a><br />
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Last Friday we worked with one of my favorite Dr. Seuss stories <i>Bartholomew and the Oobleck</i>. After reading the book we discussed the lesson that Dr. Seuss wanted to teach readers. The lesson is to apologize when we make a mistake. A student said that the lesson was to be "accountable." I was so proud! That stems from our C.A.R.E.S. work. Click <a href="http://langstonslearners.blogspot.com/2011/09/room-105-cares.html">here</a> to read more on that.<br />
Anyway, we became scientists and made our own Oobleck.<br />
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We had a blast! We discussed solids and liquids and used our senses to describe the Oobleck. And I am sure every parent was thrilled that I sent a piece home wit the kids :).<br />
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Here we are at the movies on Tuesday night. The movie was fantastic! We had read <i>The Lorax</i> over the past week.<br />
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UNLESS...Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-27802977553579525942012-03-01T21:59:00.000-05:002012-03-01T21:59:40.159-05:00Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!What a fun week! Our Stations, Reading Workshop, and Theme have all been centered around one of my most favorite authors...Dr. Seuss.<br />
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Literacy Stations have been a blast thanks to Mrs. Oakes' Dr. Seuss Lessons. I use a lot of Mrs. Oakes' units and resources in our class. They are absolutely AMAZING! If you are a primary teacher, I highly suggest you <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Michelle-Oakes">check them out</a>. She is also the author of the <a href="http://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com/">Fabulous in First </a>blog.<br />
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</div>Aren't they priceless?!!Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-70769429309233630242012-03-01T21:39:00.000-05:002012-03-01T21:39:27.253-05:00Let's Catch Up!So sorry! It has been awhile. I was debating whether or not to post these photos, but there's so much great stuff going on in Rm 105, I had to share with you. This is what we did last week. In addition to our unit on Presidents and American Symbols, we worked with the number 10, long e, and Literary Nonfiction. Schoolhouse Symphony came to visit too!<br />
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Here we are at Schoolhouse Symphony.<br />
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We worked on Nonfiction using books on Barack Obama, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln.<br />
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In Math, our focus was the number 10.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e0rA_VIx25w/T1Aq4jJkYtI/AAAAAAAABKM/E1krJOe6pHQ/s1600/March+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e0rA_VIx25w/T1Aq4jJkYtI/AAAAAAAABKM/E1krJOe6pHQ/s320/March+005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d2ZLs5YL0m0/T1Aq93sj6QI/AAAAAAAABKU/IJKnewWPVL0/s1600/March+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d2ZLs5YL0m0/T1Aq93sj6QI/AAAAAAAABKU/IJKnewWPVL0/s320/March+007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are playing How Many am I Hiding.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dHM69zbXb0U/T1ArMZ4WmaI/AAAAAAAABKs/zvLAVIKngcQ/s1600/March+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dHM69zbXb0U/T1ArMZ4WmaI/AAAAAAAABKs/zvLAVIKngcQ/s320/March+013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This game was a favorite: Tens Go Fish.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also learned about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and American Symbols. We read various books, watched biographies, and completed several activities from <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/2012/02/america-unit-part-one.html">Deanna Jump's America unit</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0V13ncWcJXM/T1ArCuC64hI/AAAAAAAABKc/EEYMxF4e2pY/s1600/March+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0V13ncWcJXM/T1ArCuC64hI/AAAAAAAABKc/EEYMxF4e2pY/s320/March+008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kvQbA5ZX4cI/T1ArInrVGNI/AAAAAAAABKk/VsmKnQb9XFY/s1600/March+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kvQbA5ZX4cI/T1ArInrVGNI/AAAAAAAABKk/VsmKnQb9XFY/s320/March+010.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check our our portraits of our 1st and 16th presidents!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5xy-4TBsXNM/T1ArXFKbLkI/AAAAAAAABK8/7R-ChWLNbpw/s1600/March+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5xy-4TBsXNM/T1ArXFKbLkI/AAAAAAAABK8/7R-ChWLNbpw/s320/March+015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vWhbtYGUJQ/T1ArkllsMLI/AAAAAAAABLU/fnsBTHvyPrY/s1600/March+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vWhbtYGUJQ/T1ArkllsMLI/AAAAAAAABLU/fnsBTHvyPrY/s320/March+018.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1-_N25ZjKkQ/T1Ar1tDPgCI/AAAAAAAABL0/KQWrAKT5Fw0/s1600/March+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1-_N25ZjKkQ/T1Ar1tDPgCI/AAAAAAAABL0/KQWrAKT5Fw0/s320/March+024.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NcS8WltbqTM/T1ArbmCg_gI/AAAAAAAABLE/LDaa4IwzKz4/s1600/March+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out these students sharing their Literary Nonfiction!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k1YWbm0vfiM/T1AsbA_qoiI/AAAAAAAABM8/UOEtdS4kh-c/s1600/March+033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k1YWbm0vfiM/T1AsbA_qoiI/AAAAAAAABM8/UOEtdS4kh-c/s320/March+033.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrNtTdEKfTI/T1Asdpn5QsI/AAAAAAAABNE/vwpkSk5_cLQ/s1600/March+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrNtTdEKfTI/T1Asdpn5QsI/AAAAAAAABNE/vwpkSk5_cLQ/s320/March+034.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We are really blossoming in First Grade!</div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-78270114518833187492012-02-20T19:04:00.000-05:002012-02-20T19:04:40.284-05:00This Little Piggy HandprintsIsn't this adorable?!!<br />
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These are made right here in Cincinnati...actually closer, Loveland! I think that they would make wonderful gifts and keepsakes. She even does pets! Here are a few more examples.<br />
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Here is the website for more information or to book an appointment.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thislittlepiggyhandprints.com/"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://www.thislittlepiggyhandprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-90951428012283201592012-02-16T16:47:00.000-05:002012-02-16T16:47:55.289-05:00Valentine's Day Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh what a day! I love Valentine's Day. We had a great time completing activities and games. Here are some highlights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the morning we made funny Valentines. This idea came from Mrs. Mullins at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_420125402">The Inspired Apple.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gxYTIB_gm1c/Tzuf7YEXH7I/AAAAAAAABHE/MbA3mpjjEWY/s1600/February+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gxYTIB_gm1c/Tzuf7YEXH7I/AAAAAAAABHE/MbA3mpjjEWY/s320/February+039.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIQVNLOS_kw/Tzuf2mNlloI/AAAAAAAABG8/1_kRwzfm0l0/s1600/February+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIQVNLOS_kw/Tzuf2mNlloI/AAAAAAAABG8/1_kRwzfm0l0/s320/February+038.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div>It says "_________________ mustache you a question. Will you be my Valentine?" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are currently displayed in the hallway and getting a TON of compliments!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also read the story <em>Love, Splat</em> and wrote about love. The responses are just precious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-Qo1VxS0R4/TzuhMOuFTyI/AAAAAAAABJU/mZiqPokJStU/s1600/February+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-Qo1VxS0R4/TzuhMOuFTyI/AAAAAAAABJU/mZiqPokJStU/s320/February+057.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love is...when my mom makes me breakfast in the morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnp0IDA8hlc/TzuhQum2JbI/AAAAAAAABJc/nuevZCPx3YE/s1600/February+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnp0IDA8hlc/TzuhQum2JbI/AAAAAAAABJc/nuevZCPx3YE/s320/February+058.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love is when my friends play video games with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few other responses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love is..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when my mom hugs me when I cry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I get hurt and my dog licks me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when my mom and dad give me kisses and hugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could just cry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also made Valentine's Day holders and passed out Valentines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dVha65KIDqo/TzugMozRFlI/AAAAAAAABHk/w67pzz57KDU/s1600/February+043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dVha65KIDqo/TzugMozRFlI/AAAAAAAABHk/w67pzz57KDU/s320/February+043.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SgcXkgLhFug/TzugHsjFhEI/AAAAAAAABHc/Wq4Ltv5JxY4/s1600/February+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SgcXkgLhFug/TzugHsjFhEI/AAAAAAAABHc/Wq4Ltv5JxY4/s320/February+042.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BfNb2JbTlCY/Tzuf_lUdNmI/AAAAAAAABHM/PGrXC5l5ZIA/s1600/February+040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BfNb2JbTlCY/Tzuf_lUdNmI/AAAAAAAABHM/PGrXC5l5ZIA/s320/February+040.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
We had a BLAST at the party. Check out us in action.<br />
We made rings!<br />
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We made Valentine's Day words.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We played <em>Pin the Heart on the Bear!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d0S5LMeV1eU/TzugsVBKK2I/AAAAAAAABIc/hT4AT33wbRk/s1600/February+050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d0S5LMeV1eU/TzugsVBKK2I/AAAAAAAABIc/hT4AT33wbRk/s320/February+050.jpg" width="239" yda="true" /></a></div>And there was corn hole!<br />
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Here we are all together. Look at those hearts! It was quite funny.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many students dressed for the occasion. Check out these shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-57026596477080082862012-01-23T18:37:00.000-05:002012-01-23T18:37:00.377-05:00Gong Hey Fat Choy<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Chinese New Year!</div>Today we celebrated Chinese New Year. Students were introduced to this holiday. Since we are studying schema, we began by activating our schema and shared what we already know about China. We used <i>Sam and the Lucky Money </i>and <i>Chinese New Year </i>to guide us in our mini-study.<br />
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Students also enjoyed a slideshow of how this holiday is celebrated in China and around the world. This is the year of the dragon. So in celebration of Chinese New Year, we created dragon puppets.<br />
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Wishing you a year of health, wealth, and happiness!Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-75533716093172783052012-01-21T17:35:00.000-05:002012-01-21T17:35:32.862-05:00Walking in a Winter WonderlandWell I wish we would have had more snow than ice, but it is still January. Who wants to bet we will have a snow day in March, when we are all ready for rainbows and warmer temps? Anyway, this Polar Bear is enjoying a winter wonderland in his home in Toledo. Check this out!<br />
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So on Thursday we hooked the iPad up to the SMARTboard and clicked on the Polar Bear. There are two zoos hooked up for the Polar Bear. The Canadian Zoo had a lot of snow, so we figured we would not see a Polar Bear. I turned on the Toledo live cam. I told the students not to get too excited because I had yet to see the Polar Bear when I was exploring the app. So I began my lesson and all of the sudden the kids begin to shout..."there he is!" I think it was the highlight of our week. We took a screenshot so all of you could see him too. Here is a photo of the lesson.<br />
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I cannot wait to use this app when teaching Penguins next week. Can you tell I'm a little excited about this app?<br />
Students are learning much about the polar bear. They were fascinated to learn that the skin of a polar bear is actually black. To help us remember this, students traced a polar bear on black construction paper and colored the polar bear with chalk. We will continue our study on Tuesday.<br />
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So earlier in the week, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. The students really enjoyed watching <i>Martin's Big Words</i> on Scholastic BookFlix. I must say, I was moved to tears myself. They played parts of MLK Jr.'s "I have a dream speech."<br />
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We began a new unit in Math. All about measurement. We learned how to correctly measure the length of an object using nonstandard units.<br />
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I'm off to get ready for the exciting week ahead. Chinese New Year, Polar Bears, and Penguins...Oh, My!Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-5386121478077895102012-01-12T19:22:00.000-05:002012-01-12T19:22:13.130-05:00Snow Dance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61369F3ZEFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61369F3ZEFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Today we read Snow Dance by Lezlie Evans for our Rounding up the Rhymes book. Each student is going home tonight and doing a snow dance for a snow day. Well, all but one who said she loved school so much she did not want a snow day. (Melt my heart!)<br />
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Here is another photo that shows why I love this career. During Reading Workshop, students are to be working independently in their book boxes. I heard some "louder than usual" reading. I turned and saw this...<br />
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Speaking Reading Workshop, this week we worked on retelling a familiar book. Students volunteered to model how good readers retell.<br />
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We <b>finally </b>finished up our short vowel work this week. We completed several activities, such as picture sorts and making words. Third quarter means long vowels!<br />
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In Math we worked on surveys and representations. Students learned how equations show the results of the survey.<br />
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Our little scientists continued their study of matter this week with a focus on snow. We had SO much fun making these Borax Crystals. Students created snowflakes out of pipe cleaner. Then we soaked the snowflakes in a mixture of hot water and borax. Students made predictions about what would happen. Some students said nothing, others said it would turn brown. Ask your student about the results. I will post photos soon...because of course I forgot to take some today :).<br />
Here is a photo of the snowflakes soaking in the mixture.<br />
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We also watched a video on Snowflake Bentley and made adorable snowmen.<br />
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It was a fun week. We will complete a short study on Martin Luther King Jr. and then move onto Polar Animals.Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-65582410571674359122012-01-08T19:50:00.000-05:002012-01-08T19:50:12.029-05:00Who Dey!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That was going to be my title when I planned on posting this yesterday. Even though the Bengals lost, we had fun on Friday, supporting out favorite team. I just LOVE this photo! Our Steelers fan was not too happy with all the Bengals fans. They are playing right now. I think he might have that face when he arrives at school tomorrow morning...Maybe they'll make a comeback. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUD7H7VQ0K0/Twosel-pIwI/AAAAAAAAA-8/h4S-4StGywg/s320/January+3+022.jpg" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't resist taking this photo. The two students who support other teams than the Bengals are Literacy Station partners. The pocket chart station is right in front of my reading table. I just laughed when I saw them working together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aP8NNyEJA1M/TwosagtQPPI/AAAAAAAAA-0/5VVH3p6D2wI/s1600/January+3+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aP8NNyEJA1M/TwosagtQPPI/AAAAAAAAA-0/5VVH3p6D2wI/s320/January+3+021.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now onto our week...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is our new behavior board. This was taken before we started on Tuesday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvhTt9M7SAE/TworndUhHOI/AAAAAAAAA9M/TazLNY3fDZA/s1600/January+3+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvhTt9M7SAE/TworndUhHOI/AAAAAAAAA9M/TazLNY3fDZA/s320/January+3+002.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Attendance board for the month of January.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-27OMgjbm78s/Twori23M_aI/AAAAAAAAA9E/iMuRk-wjo5Y/s1600/January+3+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-27OMgjbm78s/Twori23M_aI/AAAAAAAAA9E/iMuRk-wjo5Y/s320/January+3+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This week we worked on short u.<br />
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We also began our data analysis unit in Math.<br />
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We also played Guess My Rule.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our theme this week is about Matter. We examined the characteristics of ice. Through our experiment students learned about solids and liquids. We also learned that liquids will change shape, but solids will not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cU-QBFLDNc/TwosGjE8ABI/AAAAAAAAA-M/eczFOU43kYo/s1600/January+3+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cU-QBFLDNc/TwosGjE8ABI/AAAAAAAAA-M/eczFOU43kYo/s320/January+3+012.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, I will leave you with our New Year's Resolutions. This year we want to stop biting our nails, eat healthier food, and get stronger. Happy New Year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rImN1cuuUSo/Twore-WEVWI/AAAAAAAAA88/xDGR7elaHHU/s1600/January+3+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rImN1cuuUSo/Twore-WEVWI/AAAAAAAAA88/xDGR7elaHHU/s320/January+3+029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPiCqZxGyyk/Twosr4Lx1NI/AAAAAAAAA_U/E5yls1mKRzs/s1600/January+3+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPiCqZxGyyk/Twosr4Lx1NI/AAAAAAAAA_U/E5yls1mKRzs/s320/January+3+027.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mcvWY7SFtuU/TwoswpqWxzI/AAAAAAAAA_c/MTNNXRpX_8s/s1600/January+3+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mcvWY7SFtuU/TwoswpqWxzI/AAAAAAAAA_c/MTNNXRpX_8s/s320/January+3+028.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-73479457380556483492012-01-01T15:33:00.000-05:002012-01-01T15:33:58.659-05:00Happy New Year!!Welcome 2012! I hope that all of you have enjoyed the holidays, break, and celebrating the new year. I have truly enjoyed every moment of the past two weeks with family and friends. But I cannot wait to see my 23 smiling students Tuesday; I have missed them!<br />
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December was such a special month in our room and I wanted to share a few photos that I have not posted and post photos of our holiday party. It looks like we did not do any Math this past month! I will have to make an effort to take more photos of our day to day happenings.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Polar Express Day! We had so much fun wearing our PJ's. Click <a href="http://langstonslearners.blogspot.com/2011/12/most-exciting-week.html">here</a> to read more details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7XWyXCTE1w/TwCvpFMieWI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/6dyG8wgRVTQ/s1600/December+Celebration+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7XWyXCTE1w/TwCvpFMieWI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/6dyG8wgRVTQ/s320/December+Celebration+009.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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We learned about <a href="http://langstonslearners.blogspot.com/2011/12/celebrations-around-world.html">Celebrations Around the World</a>... <br />
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<a href="http://langstonslearners.blogspot.com/2011/12/youre-mean-one-mr-grinch.html">Grinch Day</a> was a HUGE hit with the kids. We made Grinches and wrote how we would make the Grinch grin...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also participated in a very special Holiday Card Exchange. We made and sent 30 holiday cards to classes around North America. In return, we received 30 cards. We had the opportunity to Skype with a few of the classes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ED5uhPykAo/TwCvUPBX0hI/AAAAAAAAA1o/MwzKVBFBMYY/s1600/December+Celebration+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ED5uhPykAo/TwCvUPBX0hI/AAAAAAAAA1o/MwzKVBFBMYY/s320/December+Celebration+004.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the cards we created. This student was very excited about the project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gKvY5JOWRtY/TwC2UTRq4HI/AAAAAAAAA4w/Ts2oqXh-Vvs/s1600/Christmas+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gKvY5JOWRtY/TwC2UTRq4HI/AAAAAAAAA4w/Ts2oqXh-Vvs/s320/Christmas+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The entire first grade participated. We displayed SOME of the cards in the hallway to show where we received cards. You can read more about the project (and see a better photo) on <a href="http://faroutfirstgraders.blogspot.com/2011/12/travels.html">Mrs. Weiler's blog</a>.<br />
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The students also LOVED making gifts for their parents! We hope the parents found them as special as we did. I took photos of the students in their PJ's on Polar Express Day. The students glued the photo onto holiday paper and we created a frame out of cinnamon sticks and ribbon.<br />
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Now for the Holiday Party. It was a HUGE success! A special thanks to the parent that organized the event and the parents that helped out at the party.<br />
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The students made a special frame out of logs. <br />
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We came dressed in green to celebrate the day. Except my two precious Cindy Lou Whos.<br />
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Our lessons on Friday were centered about one of my favorite books of all time, <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i>. The children enjoyed completing activities centered around this classic Dr. Seuss character. Check out what we did...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We made words with the letters in "Grinch." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlbguO3-B-4/TuykewcxJqI/AAAAAAAAAzU/pIDXhomh3eI/s1600/Grinch+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlbguO3-B-4/TuykewcxJqI/AAAAAAAAAzU/pIDXhomh3eI/s320/Grinch+013.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ICcqCU8t_fo/TIWLEyorLRI/AAAAAAAAADM/6a_yrpD83SY/s1600/IMG_3337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, my favorite activity of the day...Who Knew? Grinch rhyming with <a href="http://rauschsreaders.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Rausch's class</a>. We Skyped Mrs. Rausch's class from Mulberry Elementary. They were having Grinch Day too! So, we completed a rhyming activity together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This student is showing Mrs. Rausch's class the rhyming word match.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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"Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, Doesn't come from a store. Maybe...Christmas... perhaps means a little bit more!"</div>Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-7160436391717550922011-12-17T10:05:00.000-05:002011-12-17T10:05:58.399-05:00Celebrations Around the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pf6nfoDjjus/TuykC8xEjkI/AAAAAAAAAyc/6J_VuY8qpXM/s1600/Grinch+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pf6nfoDjjus/TuykC8xEjkI/AAAAAAAAAyc/6J_VuY8qpXM/s320/Grinch+006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We traveled the world this week. Last week students went to Mexico, Germany, and Australia. This week we went to Sweden, Italy, and England. It was great fun. We made these suitcases to carry all of our activities, our passport, and information. We put flags on the front to show some of the countries we were visiting.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Holden taught the students about Christmas in Italy. They learned about La Befana.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0xypZCyZVC4/TuyovvFItZI/AAAAAAAAA1U/2QwLM5a1yvM/s1600/Grinch+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0xypZCyZVC4/TuyovvFItZI/AAAAAAAAA1U/2QwLM5a1yvM/s320/Grinch+005.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Students traveled with me to Sweden.We learned about St. Lucia Day that is celebrated Dec. 13th. Here are my Star Boys.<br />
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And my St. Lucia girls...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We continued to learn about Celebrations around the World with a special presentation on Friday. Two students taught us about Celebrations in Islam. We learned about Ramadan and how it is celebrated. Students learned that during the month of Ramadan, people fast from Sunrise to Sunset. We also learned that a big celebration, Eid-ul-Fitr, marks the end of Ramadan. The children modeled how to say hello in Arabic for us too. The students received a copy of Arabic letters and were fascinated that you read Arabic right to left!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Before the Skype we checked out their classroom blog, <a href="http://k-1happytalk.blogspot.com/">Happy Talk</a>. In addition, we looked up Honolulu on Google Earth. Let's just say we were about to catch the next plane out of Cincy for Honolulu!<br />
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Our new friends asked us about what we are learning, our school, and our weather. We asked them similar questions. On their blog, we saw that they worked with the book <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i>. We will be studying this book on our Grinch Day, Friday. They also shared some of their work.<br />
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We learned that it is warm all year. They children were all dressed in shorts. They love to swim!<br />
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We also learned about Drama. Students at this school have Drama as a Special...how cool!<br />
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We cannot wait to catch up with them again soon!Shannon Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683545538372700344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658353935558814929.post-44465714617330048762011-12-10T11:37:00.000-05:002011-12-10T11:37:54.060-05:00The most exciting week...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wyHsr8mUrNc/TuN9LLg_WXI/AAAAAAAAAtM/cKfYxD5uTIU/s1600/Dec2+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We began by making predictions by listening to some of the words in the story.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few facts we learned about Alaska...</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. During summer months it can be light for 24 hours! They have special "darkening curtains" to help them sleep.</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Right now the sun sets at 3:30 in the afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Food is expensive. Many hunt their meat. Moose and reindeer sausage are popular foods. Fish is really big as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Hiking is a popular activity in Alaska, especially during summer months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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We also began receiving our holiday cards from the Holiday Card Exchange. We used Google Earth to compare our community with their community.<br />
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Hopefully we will get to talk to our Canadian friends again soon. Tomorrow we get to Skype with children in Alaska!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Our Turkeys! SO much fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Those are just a few highlights. November was such a great month and we have already started several holiday activities. I will blog about our week on Friday, but here is preview of what's happening in Room 105...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gzB32LEvDAk/Tt1izZuU5gI/AAAAAAAAAq0/svU0DcFSHaE/s1600/Nov.28+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gzB32LEvDAk/Tt1izZuU5gI/AAAAAAAAAq0/svU0DcFSHaE/s320/Nov.28+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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We started the day with the E.T. greeting.<br />
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I am creating our class quilt and will post the finished product. It already looks great! After the students created their jack-o-lantern quilt, they had to graph the pattern blocks used. The idea and worksheet came from my teacher friend <a href="http://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com/2011/10/bring-on-pumpkins-and-one-of-my.html">Michelle</a>.<br />
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We did work on the life-cycle of the pumpkin, but I forgot to take photos of their work.<br />
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After special we had our Harvest Celebration. Thank you to all the families who volunteered their time or donated an item for this special event. The kids had SO much fun!<br />
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We taste tested apples and graphed our favorite. <br />
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We labeled the parts of an apple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XunYaZkXoFc/TqvVV-yO3rI/AAAAAAAAAk8/V-sPqWCt0mM/s1600/Harvest+Celebration+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XunYaZkXoFc/TqvVV-yO3rI/AAAAAAAAAk8/V-sPqWCt0mM/s320/Harvest+Celebration+018.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qa2V7eStnGs/TqvVI7Fm4dI/AAAAAAAAAkk/QIM9dnCBTkc/s1600/Harvest+Celebration+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qa2V7eStnGs/TqvVI7Fm4dI/AAAAAAAAAkk/QIM9dnCBTkc/s320/Harvest+Celebration+015.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(We had a little helper at that station.)<img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AWw2AFJve6s/TqvVmY-TtLI/AAAAAAAAAlc/rFnw8MsAn90/s320/Harvest+Celebration+022.jpg" width="239" /></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Thanks again to all the volunteers. Next week, we will continue our Harvest unit with the study of apples.</div><br />
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