Mrs. Yollis' class has met many wonderful teachers and students through their educational blog.
Last year, they became good friends with Miss McGeady and her students from the 2KM blog in Australia.
Mrs. Yollis and her class were so excited when they made their new international friendship,
they sent a song to their new blogging buddies.
The two classes regularly read each other's blogs and have met via Skype.
Read about that experience here.
Recently, Miss McGeady and Mrs. Yollis have been collaborating on ways to
get the two classes to work together. They have created a new blog for their joint projects called
Collaboration Corner!
(Collaboration is a fancy word that means working together)
The Collaboration Corner blog will be a place for the two classes to collaborate on projects.
The first project is called What's For Lunch?
This fantastic project was first discovered on our new friend's blog, The Smarties, from Western Australia!
Read about that experience here.
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Recently, Miss McGeady and Mrs. Yollis have been collaborating on ways to
get the two classes to work together. They have created a new blog for their joint projects called
Collaboration Corner!
(Collaboration is a fancy word that means working together)
The Collaboration Corner blog will be a place for the two classes to collaborate on projects.
The first project is called What's For Lunch?
This fantastic project was first discovered on our new friend's blog, The Smarties, from Western Australia!
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The What's for Lunch? project will begin soon!
Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! We wish you every success and look forward to your fantastic projects on the Collaboration Corner blog :=)
Best wishes,
Lyudmila and class
Dear Mrs Yollis' Class,
ReplyDelete2KM cannot wait to Skype with you tomorrow!
A couple of kids in 2KM have used Skype before to chat to friends and relatives who live far away however most students haven't seen or used Skype before.
We will see you at 2pm Tuesday your time and 9am Wednesday our time!
From your friend,
Miss McGeady
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI love the idea to keep all lunches healthy. If it wasn't for the Smarties, we wouldn't have such a great idea! Today, I had breakfast for lunch! Can you believe they served breakfast for lunch at school? I had waffle sticks and hash brown patty.
Sincerely,
Ethan
@ Lyudmila,
ReplyDeleteThank for your good wishes for our success. It's fun how all of us have met and we're learning and sharing together. I love it!
@ Miss McGeady,
We really loved our Skype conversation today. Even thought we ran into audio problems, it was a great example to everyone about how to problem solve. Others may have given up...but not the Yollis/2KM team!
Thanks for all your support! :-)
@ Jahnard and Stafford,
Thanks for visiting our blog. I really enjoyed your gardening movie on Melville Intermediate Room 8. Are you the ones who tend the garden? We look forward to a visit from you again!
@ Ethan,
I, too, think the idea of eating healthy foods is a great! You're right, without the Smarties, we wouldn't have known about it.
What kinds of healthy foods do you enjoy?
From,
Mrs. Yollis
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI am really excited to start Collaboration Corner with Miss McGeady.
Today when we had a Skype call with Miss McGeady and her class it was so fun because we got to meet her new class, but the bad part about that our sound went out.
Your student,
Nick
@ Nick,
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to start our project on Collaboration Corner with Miss McGeady, too! Are you ready with your lunch story?
Even though things didn't go as planned with the Skype call audio, it was a success none the less. 2KM Skypes with Mrs. Yollis!
We showed that when something goes wrong...try to solve it. Miss McGeady used the word improvise to describe the experience. When you improvise you make something work with what you have. I'd say we did just that!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Yollis
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed going outside and checking the weather because there were different temperatures in opposite locations.
That day there were cirrus clouds which are flat and are found in high in the sky. They're made out of crystal. Cirrus clouds sometimes mean that it is going to rain or snow the next day.
When we went on the school website, it said the wind was going 0 mph per hour even though there was a breeze.
Sincerely,
Sam
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteWe think that Collaborating Corner is a great idea. It really helps bring kids from around the world together. Learning about different foods from other places is very fun and interesting. What do you like best about Collaborating Corner?
From,
Gal and Shiraz (Gal's cousin from Israel)
@ Sam,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the Internet Weather Project as well. We observed the clouds in the sky and determined that they were cirrus clouds. We learned that cirrus clouds can bring rain within a day, and today...it rained! It is fun to use clouds and current weather conditions to predict the weather!
@ Gal and her Shiraz (Gal's cousin from Israel),
Like the two of you, I love the idea of bringing children together for collaboration. I'm wondering if there are any Israeli foods that you would like to tell us about.
If you do, leave us a comment on Collaboration Corner. We love to hear about new healthy foods!
From,
Mrs. Yollis
Dear Mrs Yollis and your students I just love the project you are doing on lunch boxes. It will be very interesting to see if you eat and like the same food as us here in Australia. What has been your favorite lunch box so far? When I went to school I used to have a hundreds and thousand dollar sandwhich which was filled with tiny bits of different coloured sweets as well as a frozen sunny boy which was a frozen block of coloured ice in a shape of a triangle and not to forget a packet of lollies. Cannot wait to hear and see what your got in your lunch boxes kind regards AA.
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteYou asked us to tell about some Israeli foods. People in Israel come from many different countries and cultures. There are many kinds of foods and it is hard to pick out one specific food as Israeli. However there is one healthy snack invented in Israel, it is called Bamba and it is made of peanuts. The flavor is salty, the texture is soft and crunchy and we can bring some to class if you would like.
From,
Gal and Shiraz
(Gal's cousin)
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteYou asked us to tell about some Israeli foods. People in Israel come from many different countries and cultures. There are many kinds of foods and it is hard to pick out one specific food as Israeli. However there is one healthy snack invented in Israel, it is called Bamba and it is made of peanuts. The flavor is salty, the texture is soft and crunchy and we can bring some to class if you would like.
From,
Gal and Shiraz
(Gal's cousin)
Dear Mrs Yollis and students I noticed on your blog that one of your wonderful students bought a packet of weetbix and it was great that your students enjoyed eating them as for me I really would rather a vegemite and cheese sandwhich maybe your students would like to taste it mind you do not put to much vegemite on your bread ha ha take care from AA.
ReplyDeleteDear Ben and Jake,
ReplyDeletethankyou for the commnet on my lunch box. The flavour of my lolly pop was cola and it tastes just like cola. I really do enjoy eating them as they are my favorite lollies of all time yours sincerely Bianca.
Dear Kayla,
ReplyDeletethank you for your comment on my lunch box. I recken your lunch sounds delicious too. I love cheese pizza too. What kind of cheeses did you have with your pizza? I hope you did`nt have to wait to long for your lunch
best wishes Bianca [ from Miss McGeady student.]
Dear Mrs. Yollis' Class,
ReplyDeleteI'd like to share a popular and healthy lunch item from our motherland country of South Korea. It is called "kim-bop." Rice is a staple food item in Korea. It is common to serve rice at breakfast, lunch and dinner in that country. Kim-bop is essentially rice, any kind of meats and vegetables wrapped in dried seaweed. It is then rolled up and cut into cylinder shapes. It is similar to California Rolls. Kim-bop is very nutritious and filling. It is also easy to make and easily transportable. Therefore, families like to take kim-bop to picnics, parks, sports games, school or to work. In America, kim-bop is also popular among Korean-American families. They can be home-made or you can buy them at almost any Korean supermarket or restaurant.
Thank you for letting me participate and share in eating healthy.
Sincerely,
Ethan's mom