A Postcard From Geelong, Victoria, Australia!

Mrs. Yollis' class is part of the fun Post Card Project created by Mrs. Leaky and the Pirates of  Room 4.

By Hannah and Adia 

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

A few weeks ago, our class received a breathtaking postcard from our blogging buddies, 2KM and 2KJ  who live in Geelong, Australia. An amazing fact about Geelong is that it is the second largest city in Victoria. Geelong is the home of Victoria’s oldest newspaper, the Geelong Advertiser which started in 1840! It also became a city in 1910.



It was exciting to get a post card from them because they are special friends. In fact, we are Quad Blogging Buddies with them! 

We are wondering about the sculptures in the post card. Can anyone from 2KM and 2KJ tell us about them? They look like shark fins.

What is the population of Geelong?
Were there any other Geelong post cards available? 

Audio Poem: Smart

This week, Mrs. Yollis' class is learning about poetry! 

 

When reading a poem aloud it is important to:

1. Practice reading the poem in a clear voice.

2. Change the sound of your voice to help express the idea of the poem.

3. Pause a little at the end of each line. Pause longer at punctuation marks.

4. Look up at your listeners whenever you can.

 

 

Have a listen as we recite the humorous poem Smart by Shel Silverstein

	Smart
	My dad gave me one dollar bill 'Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause two is more than one!
	And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes -- I guess he don't know That three is more than two!
	Just then, along came old blind Bates And just 'cause he can't see He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is more than three!
	And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four!
	And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head-- Too proud of me to speak!

Reciters:  Jaden, Nicolas, Miriam, Grace, and Adia


How did you like the poem?

Which was your favorite stanza?

 

Family Blogging Month Winner ~ Adia Teaches Knitting

During  Family Blogging Month, back in November, Adia was one of the top three winners. She and her family left over 60 comments on the class blog! Great family participation!

One of the prizes she was awarded was a free post on Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog.  

I decided to post about knitting because it is a very important part in my life, and I believe everyone should learn how to knit because it is a good strategy to calm yourself down. It teaches you a lot of patience and is really fun once you acquire the necessary skills. 

My knitting basket where I keep my colorful yarn and needles. 

First, there are many different stitches in knitting. A few of them are:

• Regular Stitch
• Knit Stitch
• Pearl Stitch

I will teach the regular stitch today. The tools you need are: Needles and yarn. Needles and yarn can be located in local arts and crafts stores or fabric stores. Second, I will teach you how to cast on.

Take the bottom of the yarn. When you do that, place your pointer finger through the yarn, and your thumb looped inside out.

Take the needles and bring them between the holes.
Pull the string tightly and repeat that 20- 40 times.  Just for fun if you want,  you can do it as long as you want, but not more than 200 times.

Now I will teach you how to do an actual stitch.

Make a loop with your fingers.
After you follow that instruction, try to get your needle into the loop that you just did.

Wrap the yarn around one of the needles. Pull the needle through and there you go, your first stitch! Keep doing that until you finish the row.

Here is a picture of my finished projects: my potholder, purse, and scarf. 

Have you ever knit something?

Have you ever been given a knitted item by someone special?

If yes, what was it?

Knitting teaches me patience and it calms me down. What hobby teaches you patience and calms you down?

Three New Student Blogs!

Last month, Adia, Miriam, and Hannah were the top winners for our bi-annual Family Blogging Month extravaganza! (Extravaganza is a fancy word that means an elaborate and spectacular production.)

Each girl earned their own blog and today...they are launching their spectacular blogs!

A big thank you goes out to the parents of our student bloggers. Parents are the administrators of each student blog and have been learning right alongside their child.  Well done parents!

Behold!

 Here is a link to Miriam's Magical Moments!

 Here is a link to Hannah's Hacienda!

Here is a link to Adia's Babble Blog!

Please visit these new blogs and support them with a comment!

Family Blogging Winners Announced!

On November 1, Mrs. Yollis announced that it would be Family Blogging Month!
 The project generated lots of enthusiasm and family participation!

In fact,  

359 comments

  were published over the last four weeks!

And the winner is...

Adia with an incredible 61 comments!




 The top three winners!

Hannah composed a whopping 34 comments and Miriam a stupendous 42!

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Each girl won a free meal at either Islands or Kings, a free frozen yogurt from the Golden Spoon, and an opportunity to publish a free-choice post on our classroom blog!

Congratulations to our top bloggers! We will be running another Family Blogging Month in the spring! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends for your participation!
We hope you will continue to participate in our learning community!



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What did you like most about Family Blogging Month?


Which family members left comments and how did that make you feel?

How did your family enjoy the month?