Holiday Party!

The parents in Mrs. Yollis' room spent a lot of time and effort putting together a fabulous party!

Thank you parents!

Holiday Party ~ 2011 on PhotoPeach

What was your favorite part about the party?

Where did you hang you snowflake?

Skyping With Australia!

Mrs. Yollis' class is great friends with 2KM and 2KJ in Victoria, Australia. Today they met to learn about each other and about the countries they each hail from. 

2KM and 2KJ came to school 20 minutes early, and Mrs. Yollis' class stayed 20 minutes after school so the blogging buddies could meet. It was Tuesday afternoon in California, and it was Wednesday morning in Victoria, Australia. 

Sarah and Ellie were our greeters and they lead the Skype exchange.

 When 2KM and 2KJ learned that it was Sarah's birthday, they sang a lovely round of Happy Birthday!

Miss Jordan and Mrs. Morris are two terrific teachers and the classes enjoyed meeting for the first time! Because of the time zones, the classes can only meet when Daylight Saving is over in the United States, but starting in Australia.

 The classes started with a Share & Compare session about America and Australia. 

Australia is 2,941,299 square miles and America is 3,794,101 square miles. About how much larger is America?

Australia's population is 22,756,782. 
About 23 million.

America's population is 312,577,000.
About 313 million.

About how many more Americans are there than Australians? 

Next students shared about some famous places in their countries.

Ayers Rock is one of the oldest and biggest rocks in the world. The Aboriginal people think it is a symbol of creation.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco opened in 1937.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and stands in New York.

 It was interesting to look at the Australian bills, or notes as they like to call them. We noticed they were very colorful and pretty. Then Mrs. Morris tried to rip it in half! We were surprised, but then we learned that Australian money is plastic! Clever! What is American money made of?

Speaking of money, Sammy impressed everyone with his green million dollar bill!  Ha Ha!

Ellie shared her beautiful purple amethyst.

Royce and Jarrod got a chance to see each other again. They had Skyped together on their own a few weeks ago!

Ryley from 2KM and Rexon from Mrs. Yollis' class both brought in boomerangs. It was noted that throwing a boomerang is difficult. Well, it's not difficult to throw...it's difficult to get it to return! 

Kelly brought in a cute giraffe that her mother got on a trip to Africa.

Even though Trey and Alyssa are new typists, they did a fantastic job taking notes on TodaysMeet! Here is the transcript!

Thank you, Sammy, for the fabulous photos! 

Please visit 2KM and 2KJ's post about the call. Here is a link!

What did you learn about Australia? 

How did you like the Skype call with our blogging buddies? 

How many miles apart are the two classes?

Quality Commenting: Family Blogging Month - Week 1

Family Blogging Month has been going strong for one week.  The participation and quality of the comments is simply extraordinary!

(Click to enlarge any comment.)

Royce has a conversation going with his grandparents in Long Island, New York! 

 

Lots of wonderful comments from family members. Many offering terrific tips!

Ellie and her father are having an exchange!

 

Not only have the students, former students, parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends been leaving quality comments, but so have the family pets! It all started when Maya's dog Jasper left a comment. Soon other dogs, cats, and even fish were joining in!

Alyssa's cat left a wonderful comment! We were able to use it to teach a mini lesson about apostrophes! Thanks, Bolt! 

Mrs. Yollis was thrilled to get a comment from one of her original group of bloggers. Taylor S. is now in middle school, but popped back in with a comment! Miriam, who is now in fourth grade, has been a regular commenter as well!

Lots and lots of great contributions to the online community! Wow!

The Our World, Our Stories blog has been popular all week.

What has been the best part about Family Blogging Month so far? 

Have you commented back to anyone?

Try to get a conversation going!  

November is Family Blogging Month!

Mrs. Yollis and her students ♥ to share what they are
learning and experiencing.


In an effort to include more family members in our online community, we are proclaiming:


November is Family Blogging Month!

Each student made a list of their family members. After looking through the archive, students selected specific posts tailored to the interest of a particular relative. 

We're inviting everyone to comment: moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmothers, grandfathers, uncles, aunts, and cousins. We welcome friends, too!

Students will be inviting their family and friends to participate in a conversation! 
Maybe we'll get some 2-point comments!

Just in case you don't know what to say, here is a video made by Mrs. Yollis' third graders. They have FIVE tips for writing a quality comment! 

 

Here is the key we will use for  Family Blogging Month~

What do you think of our idea?

Who are you inviting to be a part of our online community?

Please leave a comment and introduce yourself! 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween ~ 2011 on PhotoPeach

What was your favorite part of Halloween? 

What costume did you wear? 

What is your favorite kind of candy? Least favorite?

Welcome Back 2011

Please leave a comment! 

If you are not sure how to comment on this blog, watch this video tutorial!

If you are a new student, please leave a comment telling me about yourself. What did you do over your summer break? What adventures and experiences did you enjoyed?

If you are one of our blogging buddies, please introduce yourself to my new class. Where are you from? What have you been up to?


Remember to proofread your comment with a parent before you publish! 


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Video Valentine: Let Me Call You Sweetheart!

♥   ♥   ♥  Happy Valentine's Day! ♥   ♥   ♥ 

Sing-a-long With Us!

Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.

♥   ♥   ♥ 

Hope you enjoyed our Valentine to you!



♥  Here are some fun interactive ♥ activities from Mrs. Ogen.


♥  Here is a Valentine's Day joke from Tucker: 

Knock! Knock
Who's there?
Olive.
Olive who?
Olive you!


♥  Do you know any good Valentine's Day jokes?