A Postcard From Merton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.!

By Jaden and Tucker

We got a wonderful postcard from the 4K Team in  Merton, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the 30th state in the U.S.A. and became a state in 1848. Merton has 2,650 people living in it. That is a small population compared to our suburban population. We have 24,000 people in our city. It is approximately a 17,500 person difference.



Jaden has a connection to Wisconsin. His parents went to college in Madison, the capitol of Wisconsin. The school mascot is the badger. In fact, the state nickname is the Badger State! We'd love to know, are there a lot of badgers in Wisconsin?

On the postcard there is a flag of Wisconsin, a flag of the U.S, a map of the U.S, and a map of Wisconsin. We would like to give a big thanks to Wisconsin for the post card.

Good luck to Wisconsin in the NCAAM tournament.

Has any reader ever been to Wisconsin?

Have any Wisconsinites  ever visited California?

 

What is the square area of Merton? 

 

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?

 

Three Students Earn Their Own Blog!

In Mrs. Yollis' class, students can earn their own blogs by writing quality comments and demonstrating responsible classroom habits.  Although it was very difficult for Mrs. Yollis to choose because everyone has been writing quality comments, she chose Grace, Jaden, and Ryan to start their own blogs!

Click on the link below each blog to visit and hopefully leave a quality comment!

Grace on the Go!

Jaden's Awesome Blog

Brothers' Blog

What do you think of the idea of earning a blog?

Do you have any post ideas to recommend to the new bloggers?

What kinds of posts interest you?