Back to School Night!

Normally Mrs. Yollis' class looks like this.

Tonight, Mrs. Yollis' class looked like this!

It was Back to School Night!

Parents came to hear about third grade!

Mrs. Yollis shared her website, where 

homework, spelling words, parent information, and learning games 

can be found.

Blogging Buddies from Miss Jordan's class in Australia Skyped in to the meeting. The Australians gave a fabulous overview of the benefits of blogging. 

Thank you, Miss Jordan and 4KJ!

The parents were so impressed with your presentation! 

Parents left thoughtful notes for their child. With Dry Erase pens you can write right on the desk! Everyone loved it!

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What are you excited to learn about this year?

What did your parents think of your organized desk?

Parents, how is third grade different from when you were in school?

Collaboration: A-Z Technology Tips!

Mrs. Yollis' class ♥ to collaborate and learn with others. 
 Recently, the class worked with 4KM and 4KJ from Victoria, Australia. 

Together they  completed a Google Presentation slide show called the A-Z Technology Tips! 
Enjoy and hopefully learn some new technology tips!

Did you learn anything new?

 
Can you share a technology tip of your own?

Back to School Night ~ 2012

Normally Mrs. Yollis' class looks like this.

Tonight, Mrs. Yollis' class looked like this!

It was Back to School Night!

Parents came to hear about the grade 2/3 combination!

Mrs. Yollis shared her website, where 

homework,  spelling words, parent information, and learning games 

can be found.

Parents viewed a reading video about how to choose the right book. They also learned how to  search for a Reading Counts book.

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Parents discovered the benefits of educational blogging from class blogging buddies in Australia! Mrs. Yollis Skyped in Mrs. Morris and Miss Jordan who outlined the rewards of blogging.  Since it was Friday morning in Victoria, Australia, Mrs. Morris and Miss Jordan were teaching.

 Here is a link to our Australian buddies classroom blog,  4KM and 4KJ! Feel free to visit and leave a quality comment on their class blog! Be sure to mention you are from Mrs. Yollis' class.  :-)

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What are you excited to learn about this year?

What did your parents think of your organized desk?

Parents, how is elementary school different from when you were in school?

QuadBlogging Week 2 : Meet 4KM and 4KJ

Mrs. Yollis' class enjoys sharing and learning with other classes around the world. This year, they are QuadBlogging buddies again with three other classes:

 

*Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog U.S.A.*
*Mr. Salsich Class Blog U.S.A*
*4KM and 4KJ  in Australia *

*Open the Door to B4  in New Zealand*

 

 

Here is a fabulous video we made last year explaining how QuadBlogging works! 

 

QuadBlogging was invented by @deputymitchell. Learn more about Quadblogging here.

This week we're going to visit 4KM and 4KJ. 
The 52 4th graders work in two joined classrooms 
and their teachers 
Mrs. Morris and Miss Jordan team-teach.
Head on over and read the posts they've chosen 
for you to enjoy.


Leave a comment to introduce yourself.
Remember to say where you are from!

Guest Post: Skyping with 4KM and 4KJ

 Guest Post by Mia, Ellie, and Maya

Today, we Skyped with our Australian friends! We learned a lot through asking questions and getting answers. It was Thursday afternoon in America, and it was Friday morning in Australia!

Here are both of our flags from our countries,  United States of America (U.S.A) and Australia.

 This is a picture of Mia typing the notes in a Word document. It is a little blurry, but it shows a lot of action. Mia, Ellie, and Maya were the typists.

Here is a Google Doc with the transcript.

 We prepared one question, but then we realized that we were supposed to ask multiple questions.  We adapted quickly, and we came up with new questions.   It was easy to come up with questions because we wanted to know a lot about 4KM and 4KJ. It was very hard to type because some people talked so fast.

Below is a chart of the interviewees. (An interviewee is a person being interviewed.) Sarah was the first Yollis student to be asked questions. We called it the hot seat and the names are shown below in green.  The names in brown are the interviewers. (An interviewer is a person who asks questions.)  Kelly asked the first series of questions.

After all the questions were asked, we had some free time. 4KM and 4KJ sang the Australian National Anthem. Here is a video!

Sarah played the Star Spangled Banner on her violin. (She sounded very good). 



Here is a video of Sarah practicing the Star Spangled Banner before the call. Beverly really enjoyed it!

Here are Mrs. Morris, Miss Jordan, and the 4KM/4KJ class mascot,  Leo!   We have Beverly and Panda as mascots, and they have Leo. 

 (We have a puppet that looks exactly like Leo, but a girl.  Her name is Lia!)

The bell rang and most of the class had to go. However, a few students stayed and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 

4KM and 4KJ recited their school oath.

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Thank you, Sasha, for the fabulous photos!

Have you ever Skyped with someone from a different country?

What was your favorite question?

QuadBlogging Begins! Week 1

Mrs. Yollis' class enjoys sharing and learning with other classes. This year, they are QuadBlogging buddies with three other classes! For the next four weeks, these classes will connect and learn about each other.

 *Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog U.S.A.*

*Open the Door to B-4  in New Zealand*

*Mr. Salsich Class Blog U.S.A*

*4KM and 4KJ  in Australia *

Here is a fabulous video we made last year explaining how QuadBlogging works! QuadBlogging was invented by @deputymitchell. Learn more about Quadblogging here.

Mrs. Yollis' class will start the process!


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Mrs. Yollis' class is an enthusiastic group of third graders. There are twenty-five students in the class, and they live in a suburb of Los Angeles, California.  Students enjoy learning and meeting other classroom bloggers. The class maintains two blogs, Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog and the Yollis' 366 Project.  The 366 project is a daily digital documentation. Anyone, including YOU, can submit a photo of the day. Just email Mrs. Yollis an interesting photo with some text to accompany the shot!

We have two blog mascots, Panda and Beverly. Panda is a polite, punctual, panda who enjoys pole-vaulting. Beverly is big and un-bear-ably cute. Although bears only hibernate in the winter, she seems to go into a deep sleep quite often! 

 

Mrs. Yollis' students have been in school since August 2011, so they have numerous posts in the blog archive. 
(An archive is a list of past posts published. Hey, that's alliteration!
The archive is located in the sidebar.)



Here are some class recommendations to help you 
get to know Mrs. Yollis' bloggers!

Madison recommends that you check out Poly-gone from our 366 Project. Here you will see Mrs. Yollis' new puppy, Buck, helping her grade the geometry tests!

Parsa and Brenden recommend Orange You From California?  They like this post from our class 366 project because it has a pun in the title. Plus, the fabulous photo was taken by guest photographer, Mrs. Morris! 

✺  Sarah and Kelly recommend another 366 post called Seed Pod or Mr. Green. It features Buck, Mrs. Yollis' new puppy, making a judgement about what to eat.

  ♥ Ellie recommends a post that features her dad. It is called Fire Safety With Ellie's Dad. This an important post for all to read!

☝  Alyssa and Leila recommend our 100,000 Visitors post! We created a movie to welcome in a new place value position...the hundred thousands place!

Parsa and Brenden are back with one more recommendation. Check out Skyping With 4KM and 4KJ. Learn about Australia and the United States. We look forward to meeting B4 and Skyping with Mr. Salsich's class again!

Sasha thinks that you should check out Google Earth Geometry. See how we investigated our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., while identifying 2 and 3-D features!

⚔  Beverly recommends you check out her post called Beverly's a Pirate! (Do so at your own risk!)

♥  Mrs. Yollis' recommends you take a look our student blogs. So far, six students have earned their own blogs by demonstrating responsible work habits and regularly participating in our class blog.

★  Panda recommends that you watch this video.  He says you will learn FIVE tips to help you compose a quality comment! Remember it is important to make a good impression when leaving a comment.

Tips for writing a quality comment:

1. Compliment the writer in a specific way.
2. Make a connection. 
3. Add relevant information.
4. End with a question if you'd like to start a conversation.
5. Proofread! (Anything underlined in red is probably misspelled.)

We look forward to meeting everyone and getting some conversations going!


Please leave us a comment telling us about yourself! 

Feel free to ask questions!

Skyping With Australia!

Today we Skyped with our blogging buddies in Australia, 4KM and 4KJ. It was Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. for us, but for the Australians, it was Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. 

It was about 77˚ F (25˚C) in both of our suburbs!

Skyping With 4KM and 4KJ on PhotoPeach

Here are some interesting comparisons: 

 Area 

Australia     7, 682, 300 sq. km   (≈ 8 million sq. km)
U.S.A.          9, 826, 675 sq. km (≈ 10 million sq. km)

Australia     2, 967, 892 sq. miles (≈ 3 million sq. miles)
U.S.A.      3,794,101 sq. mi (≈ 4 million sq. mi.)

Population 

   

Australians    22, 837, 351 
Americans  312,000,000 million  (2011 estimate)

National Flags

National Seal or Coat of Arms

 

National Facts

Australia became a federation on January 1, 1901, and Canberra became the capital in 1927. 

The United States became a country on July 4, 1776, and Washington, D.C. became the capital city on July 16, 1790.

 

National Birds

Emu photo by Kathleen Morris

Photo by Todd Yollis

What are some Australian or American facts that are not mentioned in this post?

What questions would you like to discover when we Skype again?

What was your favorite part about the Skype call?