GAME DAY!

On January 29, we had our January "End-of Month Activity." We had a "Game Day." Everyone brought their favorite board game. (No electronic games allowed!) We played Twister, Phase Ten, Apple Jr., Guesstures, Sorry, Pictionary, Battleship, and others! It was so fun! Thanks to Spencer and McKay for supplying the treats!

Congratulations to our top 5 qualifiers:
1. Savannah
2. Carissa
3. Heather
4. Thomas
5. Avery

Twister


Phase Ten


Apple Jr.


Twister





Sorry!


Pictionary


Twister


Guesstures


Guesstures


Guesstures


Thomas carefully pulls out the sticks.

OUR FAVORITE SNOW ACTIVITIES

Our favorite snow activity is:

SLEDDING




Second place was : BUILDING A SNOWMAN




In third place was: WATCHING THE SNOW FALL FROM INSIDE MY WARM HOUSE!

CORAL TURNS 11!

On Sunday, January 24, Coral will be 11 years old! Coral is a very kind girl, and a good friend to all! Drawing and reading are her favorite things to do. Her favorite colors are aqua, green, and black. Candy is her favorite treat! Coral used to live in Las Vegas, and enjoys visiting. Traveling has been a highlight in her life. She has been to Arizona, Virginia, Washington D.C., a Disney Cruise, Disney World, the Bahamas, and Singapore! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CORAL!

IT'S SEP TIME!

WOW!!! Where does the time go?! It's SEP sign up time again! SEPs will be held Tuesday, February 2 and Wednesday, February 3. You can begin scheduling your time on January 16. Go the the school website, and click on the Online Scheduler icon. The first 10 students who are signed up will receive two stickers. All others will receive one sticker. I have added four morning and one evening slot to Tuesday, February 2. The school Science Fair is Wednesday, February 3. Students can begin to register for the Science Fair that day at 8:15 a.m. That should be a fun day for me! I'm in charge of the Science Fair, it's SEPs, then an 8:30 p.m. Jazz game! The scheduling time ends Wednesday, January 27. If you are not scheduled by then, I will schedule a time for you.

WE'RE LEARNING THE DECLARATION!

We are memorizing excerpts from the Declaration of Independence! This is one of the most important documents in U.S. history! We work every other day on passing it off! The following have completed their memorization:

1. Thomas
2. Josh
3. Justin
4. Heather
5. Avery
6. Dylan
7. Savannah
8. Carissa
9. Mandy
10. Spencer
11. Rainey
12. Dakota
13. Mitch
14. Sofy

(Those who pass it off by the end of January will also receive 20 bonus points!~~~keep checking back to see who will be next!)

OUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Our first poll question of the new year was about resolutions.

Our New Year's Resolutions for 2010 are:

1. Be More Organized


We had a two way tie for second.
2. No "Back Work" (No missing assignments from the previous week.)


2. Watch the Jazz Win More!

(Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat...1-11-10)

3. Study for Tests!

WE FINISHED OUR COLONIAL AMERICA UNIT!

With all of the fun Christmas projects, and practicing for our "Christmas Sing", we finished our Colonial America Unit! We learned about how our country was colonized...from Massachusetts Bay Colony (Maine) on the north to Georgia on the south.


The crow's nest of the Mayflower II.

Congratulations to the following students for the great test scores:
Justin & Avery 107%
Savannah & Heather 103%
Josh & Thomas 101%
Eric 96%

(The test was worth 100 points. Up to 7 bonus points were given if a false statement could be corrected to a true statement.)



Walking to Plymouth Rock.


The Mayflower II is a replica of the original Mayflower.

Congratulations to the following students for their top unit scores:
Heather 110%
Avery 109%
Carissa & Thomas 107%
Josh & Eric 105%
Savannah 104%
McKay 102%
Justin 100%
Coral, Spencer, & Elizabeth 96%
Mandy 95%
Rachel 94%
Dakota 92%
Logan & Hayden 91%
Rainey 90%



The Plimoth Plantation is a replica of the original settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts.


A Wompanoag Indian at the Plimoth Plantation.
(My pictures from Jamestown were wiped off my computer by the district media man :( )