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Dear Mrs Yollis and your new Grade 3 class,
ReplyDeleteI know the new Grade 3 students don't start for a few more days, but I just have to say how excited we will be to meet our new blogging buddies.
The children in B4 look forward to sharing lots of learning experiences with you now that you are in Mrs Yollis' class.
B4 has Year 1/2/3 children in it. Our youngest Year 1 has only just turned 6 and our oldest Year 3 turns 8 in December.
I guess in Grade 3 many of you are 8 and will turn 9?
I know you will have a wonderful year with Mrs Yollis.
What book did you bring with you to read on the first day?
from Mrs M♔Kenzie and the B4 students
Aloha Mrs. Yollis and new third graders,
ReplyDeleteI had such a wonderful time following your class last year I was hoping I could do it again.
It would be such a special treat to continue to learn both from you and your new class.
A hui hou,
Mrs. Jacobs
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ReplyDelete@ Mrs M♔Kenzie and the B4 students,
(New Zealand!)
Thanks so much for being our very first comment for our new school year! We look forward to making lots of connections with all of you! Yes, most of the students start the year as eight-year-olds and turn nine.
Hopefully some of my students will share about the book they brought on our first day. Our first day is tomorrow, August 24.
@ Mrs. Jacobs, (Hawaii)
Aloha to you! I want to personally thank you for all the support you give to our class blog and to the individual student blogs. Mahalo!
I'm curious, what does "A hui hou" mean in Hawaiian?
Sincerely,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis' class,
ReplyDeleteI am one of your new third graders. I am incredibly excited to be in your class. I am really looking forward to learning new skills. I also had a blog when I was in first grade and it was interesting. I am looking forward to tomorrow because it will be an amazing, interesting day.
The most amazing activity I did over summer break was when I went to the Statue of Liberty with my family. It was my first time there so I absolutely loved it!
Sincerely,
Royce
Dear Mrs Yollis and new students,
ReplyDeleteYou guys are so lucky to have Mrs Yollis as your teacher. You are going to have a wonderful year!
Our names are Mrs Morris and Miss Jordan.
We teach 43 grade two students at Leopold Primary School in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Our class is called 2KM and 2KJ, and we write the 2KM and 2KJ blog
Mrs Morris first met Mrs Yollis through blogging in 2009 so you are actually the fourth group of Mrs Yollis' students that we have been blogging buddies with!
We can't wait to get to know you all.
We hope you all had a wonderful summer. Because we are in the southern hemisphere it is winter here. We have our summer holidays in December/January.
Your new blogging buddies,
Mrs Morris and Miss Jordan.
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ReplyDelete@ Royce,
Welcome to my class! :-) I am very proud of you for being the first student to leave a comment! Not only were you the first, but it is an outstanding comment!
I like how you introduced yourself and told me that you had a blog in first grade. Based on that clue, I am going to guess that you were in Mrs. Levy's class. Am I correct? :-)
I also like that you shared something specific you did over the summer. Extra points to you, Royce, for capitalizing the Statue of Liberty. It's a proper noun, so good for you!
I'm looking forward to meeting you in person tomorrow!
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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@ Mrs Yollis,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Hi my name is Alana and I'm in 2KM in Australia. The school I'm in is Leopold Primary
School. We have an open door classroom. The open door classroom has two classroom and two grades called 2KM and 2KJ.
We are in the southern hemisphere. Right now it's winter and nearly spring. Yay!
Some things that I've been up to are:
1. I've been at school doing lots of work. Yay!
2. I've been practicing netball with my sister
3. Watching T.V and lots more.
I think 2KM and 2KJ will be pretty good role models for you. When 2KM and 2KJ have new people in the class next year you will be role models for them.
Best Wishes,
Alana (2KM Australia)
@ Mrs Yollis and class,
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
Just so you know it's me Jarrod
and my school is Leopold Primary School. I am in 2KM.
I have my own blog http://jarrodsblog.global2.vic.edu.au/ You might earn your own blog in Mrs Yollis' class.
We are learning about dinosaurs at school.
Your pal,
Jarrod
Australia
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ReplyDelete@ Mrs, Morris and Miss Jordan, (Australia)
Thank you for your kind words about me! It is a mutual feeling I can assure you!
We are all looking forward to meeting you soon. Maybe we can meet via Skype in the next week or two!
Yes, it is winter in the southern hemisphere and summer here in the northern hemisphere. Today the air temperature was around 83˚ F (23˚C) so it is definitely summertime!
We look forward to lots of fun and learning connections this year! Your students have been blogging since February, so they can be good teachers for us!
Your blogging buddy,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Hi Mrs Yollis and new grade 3 Class,
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Charlotte and I am in 2KJ at Leopold Primary School. ☺
I am a blogging buddy. I have a blog like Mrs Yollis! The address is http://charlottesblog.global2.vic.edu.au/
Hope to hear from you soon,
Charlotte ♥☺♥☺♥
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ReplyDelete@ Alana, (2KM Australia)
Wow! What an outstanding comment! You are certainly a great role model for all bloggers! I like how you told about yourself with specific details. For example, some kids might not know what an "open door" classroom is, but you gave a great explanation!
I will be sharing your fabulous comment with my students when I meet them tomorrow!
Your blogging buddy,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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ReplyDelete@ Jarrod and Charlotte, (Australia)
Thank you so much for your terrific comments! I'm glad you shared your blog links, as I'm certain that my students will want to read and leave comments for you. Remember, my new students are beginners, so it may take us a while to learn all the skills! Thanks for being our friends!
Your pal,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis' Class,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to third grade! You are so lucky to have Mrs. Yollis for a teacher. I know you are going to have lots of fun together and learn many incredible new things.
My name is Mr. Salsich and I teach third grade on the opposite side of the country in Connecticut. Mrs. Yollis and I do lots of projects together, so you will get to know me and my new students very soon!
This summer I spent a lot of time at the beach near my house. I love to go in the afternoon when the sun isn't as strong and the beach is less crowded. My favorite thing to do at the beach is ride the waves by bodysurfing. If the surf isn't big enough I go for long walks, read a good book, and listen to the waves crash.
I am so excited to get to know all of you and introduce my students to your fantastic blog.
Have a great first week of school!
From,
Mr. Salsich
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ReplyDelete@ Mr. Salsich, (Connecticutt
How great to get a comment from you, and I really appreciate your kind words about me. As you know, I think you are a humdinger of a teacher, and I look forward to many good times out there on the learning trail! :-)
It's true that you live on the Atlantic Ocean side of our country and we live on the Pacific coast, but we have a lot in common. I look forward to getting our classes together soon so we can share and compare! When do you start classes?
Your summer beach time sounds fantastic! I love being out with nature as well, especially at the ocean. There something magical about it!
Enjoy the rest of your time off, and we'll see you when you start with your third grade class.
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to be in your class! As you know, my sister Hannah was in you class last year, and she had an amazing experience. I am sure mine will be the same.
Over the summer break, I went camping at Malibu Creek Park with my family and fifty of our friends! I also went to San Diego for a short vacation with my family.
When I wasn't on vacation, I spent a lot of time at the beach, Hurricane Harbor, and our pool with my family and friends!
It sounded like you had a great time in Hawaii! What was your favorite activity?
Sincerely,
Leila♥
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ReplyDelete@ Leila♥,
I am excited to have you in my class as well! Hannah was a wonderful student and I'll miss her. Maybe I'll get a chance to see her from time to time since we'll be together!
Hannah will also be helpful to the class as a senior blogger...I hope. :-)
Did I read your comment correctly. You went camping with fifty people? Wow! Was it a Girl Scout group outing?
What is Hurricane Harbor? I'm not familiar with that?
I did have a lovely time in Hawaii. Thank you for mentioning that. My favorite activity was snorkeling with the beautiful tropical fish!
Here is a link to a video I made about that experience:
Snorkel With Mrs. Yollis!
Looking forward to a great year with you, Leila!
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI think a whole new group of students are about to find out that they have one of the best classes in the world.
I think a whole new group of parents are about to find out that they're so lucky to have had their students placed in your class.
I truly look forward to seeing all the amazing work from your students this year!
Best of luck!
Sincerely,
Mr. Avery
Dear Mrs. Yollis and new third grade class,
ReplyDeletemy name is Kelly and I am a new student.
I had lots of fun this summer and I know that I
will have fun with you too.
I went to Venice, Italy this summer and took a gondola ride with my family. I loved everything about the trip.
Love,
Kelly
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ReplyDelete@ Mr. Avery, (Massachusetts)
A million thanks for your kind words about me! You're very sweet. :-) We have assembled quite a group of educators in this blogosphere, and I think we are all lucky!
I look forward to another great year of learning with you too! I know you're going to amaze us with your green screen magic!
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Your blogging buddy,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteThank you for you quick response!
I am sure Hannah we be helpful to the class because she has already helped me with my comment!
You read correctly, I did go camping with fifty people but it was not a Girl Scout outing. It was our yearly camping trip with our friends.
Hurricane Harbor is a water park next to Six Flags Magic Mountain.
I watched your video and really enjoyed it!
Sincerely,
Leila♥
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ReplyDelete@ Kelly,
Welcome to third grade! I'm thrilled that you took the time to write a terrific comment for everyone!
What a wonderful summer you must have had flying over to Italy! I have never been there, but want to some day. I'm interested in hearing about your gondola ride. What was it like? Was there singing during the ride?
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ellie and I am one of your new third graders. I can't wait to meet you tomorrow.
It sounds like you had an amazing summer. Happy belated 50th birthday. I hope one day I will get to swim with sea turtles in Hawaii. It has been five years since my family and I went to the island of Kauai. I really enjoyed watching your snorkeling video. Two fun things that I did over the summer were, being a flower girl for my aunt's wedding on Catalina Island and camping for a week in Yosemite. Have you ever been to Catalina Island or Yosemite? It was my first time to Catalina and my third time to Yosemite. I can't wait to tell you all about it.
Your new student,
Ellie
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ReplyDelete@ Leila♥,
Thank you for your quick response too! Glad to hear that Hannah is willing to help us out! :-)
Your 50-person camp out sounds like a lot of fun! There must have been a tremendous amount of tents! How many do you think you had? I was thinking that maybe 2-4 people fit in a tent...am I correct?
I've never been to Hurricane Harbor. How many pools are there? Is it a big slide?
@ Ellie,
Welcome to third grade! I am very impressed with your comment. You included a lot of detail sentences and that made your writing more interesting. Great work!
I hope you do get back to Kauai some day. That island had more turtles that Maui. At least that's what we noticed.
Thanks for the belated birthday wishes, and I am looking forward to meeting you too!
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteYes, there was a little bit of singing on the ride :o)
We took a cruise ship from Venice and saw Croatia, Turkey and Greece. I am a big fan of cruise ships!
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and am so excited to see you in person!
Love,
Kelly
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI am a new third grader. I am 8 years old and my name is Logan. I have a big brother named Ryan.
Over the summer, I went to New York and the Poconos. Have you ever been to these places? During my trip I went to Hoboken, NJ to visit Carlos' Bake Shop from my favorite show, Cake Boss. Have you ever been to Hoboken, NJ? I caught crabs in the ocean, I went to see the Broadway show, Wicked, and I learned how to make cannolis.
I look forward to being in your class.
Sincerely,
Logan
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ReplyDelete@ Kelly,
Good for you coming back and responding to me! That shows me you are a good reader, and I see you are an excellent writer! I noticed you put a comma after the word Yes, and capitalized all of your proper nouns like Croatia, Turkey, and Greece. Well done! That sounds like a wonderful cruise! You will have to show us where these places are on the map tomorrow.
Looking forward to meeting you in person too!
@ Logan,
Welcome to my class! I enjoyed reading about you and your summer trip. I noticed that you used some nice details in your comment. For example, you said that you went to New Jersey and then you told me something interesting about New Jersey. Well done, Logan! Did you buy anything at Carlos' Bake Shop? I loved the musical Wicked! I saw it here in California and I have the CD!
Thanks for a great first comment, and I'll see you tomorrow!
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Dear Mrs Yollis,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Sarah and I am really excited to be in your class. I like to blog and I wrote about things that I did over the summer on my own blog. Some of the things I did was go to a sleep away camp, go to the beach, and attend a gymnastics camp.
From,
Sarah
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ReplyDelete@ Sarah,
Welcome to my class, and I am excited that we will be together this year! I think blogging helps students become better readers and writers. Plus, it is just plain fun!
See you tomorrow morning!
Your new teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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Mrs Yollis - You already have so many comments already and so many people from around the world have welcomed you and your classroom online, but I would like to do the same. Your students are so lucky to be in your classroom they are going to have the most wonderful time and do the most wonderful work and people, classrooms, students, will be following them from all around the world! Can't wait to see what your class and students come up with this year.
ReplyDeleteWe in New Zealand and Australia are just about to start our Spring season and are working to finishing our 2011 class year in December!
Mr Webb and Room 8, Melville Intermediate School, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to all of you to 3rd grade! I know you are in for a very special year with Mrs. Yollis! You will be amazed at all you will learn this year.
I am one of Mrs. Yollis' blogging buddies. I host the Bulldog Readers Blog in Seattle, WA. It is a library blog and we talk about books and technology and whatever else we are learning about.
I hope you will visit our blog sometime soon and make a comment. Mrs. Yollis has us listed in her blog roll.
This summer I went on a vacation to New England. I have a movie about it in the August archives. My favorite part was going out on a working lobster boat!
I saw that you each were asked to bring a book with you for silent reading! I wonder which books you brought? Be sure to let me know! I am always looking for new suggestions!
Have a great year and I look forward to hearing from you!
Mrs. Hembree & the Bulldog Readers
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeletethe first day of school was so much fun!
I really liked playing Silent Speedball!
I will tell my family in Germany all about our blog.
Maybe one of my cousins will post. :o)
Love,
Kelly
Hi Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to be in your class. I think we are going to have a good year. This summer I went on vacation to Lake Tahoe and my favorite part was stand up paddle-boarding. See you tomorrow.
Your student,
Sammy
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI had a great first day of school! It was a lot of fun going on your blog in the classroom today!
The 50 person camping trip was very fun. You are correct, there were 2-4 people per tent and I would say that there were about 12 to 15 tents.
Hurricane Harbor has one big wave pool, a lazy river and many large water slides.
Have you ever been to a water park?
Sincerely,
Leila♥
Dear Mrs. Yollis' 3rd grade class,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Miriam and I was in Mrs. Yollis' class last year. I am now a fourth grader in Mrs. Krauss' class. Last year, Mrs. Yollis taught us many things about blogging and I even earned my own blog.
This summer, I went to sleep away camp, went to the beach, played with friends, and swam in the pool. It was a very exciting summer! However, it is nice to be back at school and see everyone again.
Happy Blogging!
Your blogging buddy,
♔Miriam♔
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteFourth grade was so much fun. I have Ms. Kaplan this year. We have already taken a test! I noticed that class sizes went up because last year we had 23 students and this year I have 28 students in my class. It is probably because this is fourth grade!
I hope that you have a great year with your new class. It seems that you have amazing bloggers just like last year.
I noticed that one of your students said that they liked playing Silent Speedball. That was my favorite thing besides seeing your blog on my first day of your class. I also liked how we did it after each part of the star test.
Also, Alpha Smarts really improves typing. I've been writing this whole comment without looking at the keyboard. If I remember correctly I was the fourth person to finish Alpha Smarts.
How do you like your new class? How many student are in your class?
Your former student,
Jaden
Let's get this blogging party started!
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Yollis and Class,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to school! What a thrill to see so many of my former students in your line this morning. I can't wait to read their quality comments (way to go Royce!)
My summer flew by. I went to Kauai also, the north shore. We took a zodiac boat up the Napali Coast and saw about a dozen spinner dolphin and your friends the sea turtles. It is truly an amazing place. Do you plan on returning soon?
Your Pal,
Mrs. Levy
`Hi Mrs.Yollis
ReplyDeleteit is great to be in in your class. I have heard so many great things about you from my friends Emily and Ben. They also had you as a third grade teacher.
I had fun on the first day and I am excited about this year.
Never Eat Soggy Waffles!
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Matthew
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a happy birthday. I celebrated my birthday too and am one year from being a decade old. I am looking forward to learning how to blog and improve my computer skills with you and our class.
In the classroom today I really enjoyed playing silent speedball and the tour of the upper playground.
I think you are very nice and kid loving.
Sincerely,
Rexon
Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteDuring the summer my family went to Colorado and went zip lining, white water rafting and mountain biking. We also went to Mammoth and I rode my mountain bike from the top of Mammoth Mountain. I loved it.
Matthew
Dear Mrs. Yollis and new third graders,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ben and I was in Mrs. Yollis' class last year. I thought she was really nice and I learned alot. I am glad she introduced me to blogging. I know my good friends Matthew and Logan are in your class and they will have a great time. I am now in Mrs. Constantino's fourth grade class. This summer I went to Utah and got to go fishing, golfing and ski camp. Have fun blogging!
From,
Ben
Mrs. Yollis' former student
G'day Mrs Yollis and your new students,
ReplyDeleteWow how lucky are you having such a wonderful teacher.
Mrs Yollis is going to bring out the best in you all and take you on a wonderful learning journey which I know your never going to want to leave school.
I first meet Mrs Yollis and her other students way back in 2010 and have been with her ever since.
I am so excited! that you are all back at school and am so looking forward to your wonderful new year at school.
Here's to a super year.
From your new found friend down under in Australia,
AA. :)
Dear Mrs. Yollis
ReplyDeleteI can not wait untill I get to see your new class. We might be able to skype with you and your class. That would be cool.
from Paige♔
Dear Mrs. Yollis' class,
ReplyDeleteI had a great first day of third grade. One of the things I loved the most was when I got to play dog bone on your computer. It is an outstanding game. :) I also tried playing the game at my house and my high score was 9. Another activity that I liked was the silent ball game. I have played a different version of that game but yours is better. :)
Sincerely,
Royce
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ReplyDelete@ Mr. Webb and Room 8,New Zealand
How nice to hear from you! Yes, we are all members of an incredible online learning community and I feel very fortunate for that! Although it is very hot here today 93°F
(34°C), we are heading into our autumn soon.
The students are very excited to learn about blogging. Some of them even were with a teacher in first grade who had a blog...so that's a great start.
Looking forward to connecting this year!
@ Mrs. Hembree, (Seattle)
Thanks for dropping by and introducing yourself! We are off to a great start and my students are excited that they already have so many blogging friends! I'll be sharing your blog with my students and we'll start branching out with comments soon. I love your post with the kids reading from different places during the vacation. Love it!
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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ReplyDelete@ Mr. Webb and Room 8, (New Zealand)
How nice to hear from you! Yes, we are all members of an incredible online learning community and I feel very fortunate for that!
Although it is very hot here today 93°F (34°C), we are heading into our autumn soon. I'm sure you're ready for some warmer weather! Have you had much rain?
The students are very excited to learn about blogging. Some of them were with a teacher in first grade who had a blog...so that's a great start. We'll be learning about commenting on other blogs soon!
Looking forward to connecting this year!
@ Mrs. Hembree, (Seattle)
Thanks for dropping by and introducing yourself! We are off to a great start and my students are excited that they already have so many blogging friends! I'll be sharing your blog with my students and we'll start branching out with comments soon. I love your post with the kids reading from different places during the vacation. Love it!
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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ReplyDelete@ Kelly,
I had a terrific day with all of you! We are going to have a great year together! Yes, definitely tell your relatives in Germany about our blog. We'd love to hear from them!
@ Sammy,
Welcome to the blog! I'm glad you are joining in! I have been to Lake Tahoe before, but it was during the winter so I did not go in it. How was the paddle boarding? Do you have any tips you can share?
@ Leila♥,
You are a super-blogger! We have been having a wonderful conversation here in the comment section! Thanks for answering my question about the tents. That must have been quite a trip!
Yes, I have been to a water park before, but not Hurricane Harbor. I don't think I've been to a water park in...decades! Do you think I would like it? Why or why not?
@ ♔Miriam♔,
How nice to hear from one of my former students! I met a terrific girl today, and I'd love for you to meet her. Her name is Sarah, and she is an excellent student! :-) Maybe you already know her!
You are going to love Mrs. Krauss! I've known her for years and she knows a lot about our state. Maybe you can do some blog posts about what you are learning in class? :-)
@ Jaden,
So nice to hear from you too! What a super comment! Lots of excellent observations and great detail sentences. I will have to share this with my new bloggers tomorrow! Wow!
I'm glad to hear that you are having a good time in fourth grade. Mrs. Kaplan is a terrific teacher and you will learn a lot from her.
Yes, we did play a little Speed Ball today, and they all seem to enjoy it. A few people got knocked out because they...weren't so silent!
We have 24 students in our class this year, one more than last year. Hopefully we will be able to start AlphaSmarts this week. Glad to hear that you typed the entire thing without looking. Typing is a skill you will use all of your life.
Let me know when you publish another post...I'll Tweet it out for you!
Your pal,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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ReplyDelete@ Mr. Chamberlain, (Missouri)
YOU are correct! Let's get this blogging party started! Glad to to have you at the celebration!
@ Mrs. Levy,
Welcome back to you too! Thanks so much for introducing blogging to these kids when they were in your first grade class. As you can see, it really paid off! Looking forward to connecting with your class again this year!
Like you, I had a fantastic time in Hawaii. It is such a beautiful place, and I hope to be back many times in m life! Maybe I'm part fish...I mean, I couldn't get enough of that snorkeling! :-)
@ Matthew,
Welcome to the blog! I'm so glad that you took the time to write a comment. Yes, Ben and Emily are great friends of mine, and I hope they stop by occasionally and leave a comment!
You gave some nice detail sentences about what you did this summer. I can't believe that you rode your bike to the top of Mammoth Mountain! How long did it take you?
You mentioned, Never Eat Soggy Waffles! What did you mean by that? :-)
@ Rexon,
Welcome to the blog! I can tell by your comment that you are a very observant person. You are correct, I am kid-loving! Your vocabulary impresses me! I noticed that you compared your current age to a decade. Very clever! Thanks for wishing me a belated birthday.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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ReplyDelete@ Ben,
How nice to hear from another former student! That always makes me so happy! :-)
What a terrific introduction you gave. Yes, I know your good friends Matthew and Logan. Guess what? Both of those kids have already left comments! Maybe you can teach them some HTML tricks!
Let me know when you publish another post. I'll be sure and tweet it out for you!
@ AA, (Parent from Australia!)
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
How nice to have you stop by and introduce yourself. Can you believe we are starting with a new class? Time is sure flying!
You are an outstanding role model for all bloggers, but especially for parents. I'll be sharing about you with my class tomorrow!
Glad to have you aboard!
@ Paige♔, (student blogger from New Zealand!)
Hello! We would love to Skype with you this year! Maybe we can do some reading to one another! Remember how I like to pop in and see what you are doing? Let's do some more!
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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@ Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting back to me! I have a new post. It is about last spring break because I never had time to publish it.
In the following paragraphs I am going to tell you what I did for my summer break. I hope that you enjoy reading about them.
First, I went to a camp that has just about everything. They make the counselers have fake names. Mine were Ice and Fish. It was my fourth year at that camp. My favorite activity was the Go-Carts.
Second, I went to a sports camp. The counselers did not have fake names. Mine were Ben and Tyler. My favorite thing to do was basketball.
Third, I went to another Sports camp. On one of the days I went the had a game truck. That was one of my favorite activities, but my other one was dodgeball.
Next, I went to a basketball camp. A bunch of my friends were there! On the first day we picked teams that we would be with for the whole week. A former NBA player was there!
After that, I went to an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Camp. On my first day, a former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Fighter was there! His name was Bas Rutten. Their was also swimming!
Finnaly, My grandparents came all the way from New York! We went to Disneyland on my birthday. My favorite ride was Toy Story Mania. We saw the World of Color!
All in all, I had a great summer and I hope you and your class did too!
Your former student,
Jaden
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ReplyDelete@ Jaden,
Wow! That was one impressive paragraph. I believe, you used the Step-Up to Writing format for that gem! I love how you used transitions like next, after that, finally, and all in all. It really helped me follow your thoughts!
I think it is unusual that your camp counselors had funny names. Did they make the campers have funny names too? Of all of your adventures which was your favorite and why?
How nice to have your grandparents come out for a visit! I haven't been to Disneyland in a long time. What is World of Color?
I had a fabulous summer too. Check out my three videos in the archive! One is about Turtle Time, one is a video of some moray eels, and the last one is a movie with all kinds of tropical fish! Check them out!
Your proud former teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
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@ Mrs Yollis,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your warm welcome and kind words.
I am so excited! I do have to admit that time has gone rather fast down this end of the world too.
To think I meet you way back when BB was in grade 2 and now she is just about at the end of grade 3.
You know what they say time flys when your having fun.
Your friend down under,
AA.
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Aidan, and I am one of your new students. I am looking forward to being in your class and learning how to make a blog. Happy birthday! I am glad you had a good time in Hawaii. I had a good time on my summer vacation. I went to Yosemite for two days and saw lots of waterfalls. I also went to the zoo in Santa Barbara and to Palm Springs for three days.
Sincerely,
Aidan
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting. Matthew came to my house today and we talked about making Avatars too. He is one of my best friends so I am happy to help him. I just published a new post on my blog today about learning something new this summer. It would be great if people stop by.
Your former student,
Ben
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely compliment!
I do think that you would like Hurricane Harbor. I can tell by watching your Snorkel With Mrs. Yollis video that you love water activities. Hurricane Harbor has something to offer to everyone. If you like fast and scary, you can go on the tall and exciting rides. If you like slow and relaxing, you can go in the lazy river. I personally like the tall and scary ones.
Which one do you think you would like?
Sincerely,
Leila
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI saw your posts about snorkeling in Maui. I also went to Maui over the summer. I saw a lot of cool fish and huge turtles. I even saw a few trumpet fish. I'm looking forward to an exciting year with you in 3rd grade. :-)
Sincerely,
Brenden
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI am happy to be in your class. You are a great teacher, and my sister has told me a lot about you. I am excited be in third grade. I can't wait for you to teach us how to blog. My sister, Jollene, is helping me learn how to blog. My father is correcting my mistakes.
Sincerely,
Trey
Dear Mrs Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading and watching your video.
I am looking forward to meeting your students.
Hi my name is Bianca and I own my own blog. I meet Mrs Yollis is 2010 when I was in grade 2.
You will also get to know my former teacher Mrs Morris who also has her own blog.
My friends and classmates call me BB.
I love blogging and meeting new pals around the world.
I am from Australia Victoria and I love living around here.
I go to Leopold Primary school.
I love mucking around with my mum and dad.
From your pal,
Bianca.
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you noticed that I used Step-Up to Writing on that comment! Hopefully, some of your new students will be doing that by the end of the year.
No, they do not make students have funny names, but when you are eleven or twelve they have a program called CILT(Counseler In Leadership Training) and they do have funny names. My favorite adventure was the basketball camp because on the last day they had a game with the former NBA player, a couple of rookies, a college player and the coaches.
The World of Color is a show where water squirts up and makes images from Disney Movies. I've seen it four or five times!
I watched the videos about the turtles that Mr. Yollis took. It was amazing!
Your former student,
Jaden
Dear Jaden,
ReplyDeleteWhich former NBA player was it?
Sincerely,
Aidan
@ Aidan,
ReplyDeleteThank you for responding to me. You asked me who the former NBA player was. It was Byron Russell.
I have a blog. If you google Jaden's Awesome Blog, it will be the first thing you see. You are welcome to leave a comment.
Are you hoping that you will earn a blog?
Your Friend,
Jaden
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteI went on Jadens blog and I loved it, especially because it was about sports. I also am about to go on mrs. rannys blog.
Sincerely,
Aidan
Dear Mrs. Yollis I just watched the moray eel video.I learned a few things about them.I hope to see one on my next snorkeling trip in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeleteIt is so great to be in your class!
I really like the people bingo game, and it was a lot of fun! I hope that I win next time.
I will see you in class.
Sincerely,
Sasha
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
ReplyDeletelast night I went to a Taylor Swift concert. Taylor is a famous country singer.
It was so awesome!
She has a beautiful voice and a very sweet personality.
Taylor walked all the way around Staples Center to greet fans and when she reached our section, she gave me her guitar pick! I won't ever forget this moment.
Have you been to to a concert?
L♥ve
Kelly
Mrs. Yollis and class,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to school. We started school on August 25th. We are a group of second graders new to blogging but our teacher did it last year in March with her old class who are now in third grade. We are excited to learn about others and do some of the neat things they did. We are in Monroe, North Carolina at Rocky River Elementary School. Happy Birthday. You had a lot of summer fun. We are called the Roadrunners (school mascot).
Mrs. Todd and 2nd Graders at Going Global--- http://brendatodd.edublogs.org/
G'day Mrs Yollis and her new students,
ReplyDeleteThanks for registering for the September student blogging challenge. Make sure you visit the blog every week beginning September 12, when the first challenge will be published. If you want a reminder sent to your email each week, use the "Subscribe by email" on the right sidebar of the blog. Also make sure you visit blogs from other classes around the world.
Miss Wyatt or tasteach - challenge organizer
Welcome back! We've been checking out your blog and we are about to start learning about quality commenting. We enjoy writing our blog together and sharing our learning with our families.
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Yollis' class,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Alexandra and I am one of your new 3rd graders. I am excited to be in your class! I have heard that you are a great teacher. This year has been a big change because we just moved to the area, and I am not used to attending such a big school. You and the other students have made it easier for me. I also think blogging is a great way to make new friends. I was wondering how long it took you to make your blog?
From,
Alexandra
Dear Mrs. Morris,
ReplyDeleteI am one of Mrs. Yollis' students.
I am very, very,very excited to be blogging with you!♥
I really want to go on your blog, so if you can , can you tell me were to go?
Sincerely,
♣M♥a♣
Wishing you and your class a wonderful new school year. I look forward to following your class blog!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Julie Drake
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Downey, CA
Dear Mrs. Yollis and the new 3rd grade students,
ReplyDeleteI was asked if I might say a few words to the new classroom about dental health and how important a beautiful and healthy smile is for your body. I saw Miss Kelly the other day and I cleaned her teeth. We were talking about plaque/ bacteria and what it can do to your teeth if it's not cleaned away everyday. I hope that everyone in the classroom has had the opportunity to see their dental hygienist, to get their cleaning and check-up, at the dentist office. Smiles. Kirsten