Choose Your Report Country

Our shoebox report is due next Thursday. Make sure you have your country by tomorrow so you can research it in the computer lab. You'll enjoy this assignment. Have fun!

Oil spill clean up

I found this article I thought was interesting.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100508/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_248
Miles for Mason was AWESOME. GO HUNTER!!!

Welcome back from camp!

This was the best camp I've ever attended! You guys were great! I hope you all enjoyed yourself and learned a lot about nature and the outdoors. Happy Earth Day! I'll see you Monday, ready to tackle Europe and writing your paper!

Sunday, April 18th

Mrs. Stone had her BABY! I don't know the details yet, but I'm going to visit her today. More to come!
PACK FOR CAMP!

Monday, April 12th

Welcome Back! You're in for a big week before camp. Get your thinking caps on and be ready to work. Days to remember are:
Wednesday-Library
Thursday-Spelling Test
Friday-Social Studies Test
Great to see you back!

Friday, April 2nd

A GREAT reason to pay attention during your Geography class!


Can an island tip?

Thursday, April 1st

BIG NEWS! The gradebook crashed and all of your grades are "E" until it's repaired. No worries...it will be fixed before you know it!


April Fools!

I forgot to play a joke today so I tried to slip one in on you!

I will be gone for 10 days so I won't be able to blog (unless I go to a library, but I haven't seen on on the beach!). Have a great break! I'll miss you! Leave me a note if you have time. Have fun! Don't forget, start packing for camp! Love YOU!

Monday, March 29th

Today we read about cultures of Middle America and the Caribbean. How are they similar to our? How are they different? That reminds me, we also reviewed compare/contrast paragraphs!

Don't forget to vote about Spring Break!

Sunday, March 28th

Well, the polls are closed and the official AllStars opinion is:
46% of you do your homework/practice because you feel it's important,
33% dislike homework/practice, but do it anyway, and
the rest are split evenly between loving homework/practice and hating it!

Thank you for your opinion!
Please take the time to vote in our new poll.

http://tweentribune.com/teachers

http://tweentribune.com/teachers

Saturday, March 20th

When I'm looking at topics to write about, I read the newspaper, watch the news, or read a magazine. Today, I read the internet. Please post your opinion about this story.
National news
SUSPENDED OVER HAIR...IS THIS FAIR?
A Texas school board has agreed to adjust its grooming policy for a 4-year-old boy whose long, flowing hair got him suspended. But his mother says it isn't enough.
Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh has been under in-school suspension since November at Floyd Elementary School in Balch Springs near Dallas. He sits alone with a teacher's aid in the school library.

After a closed-door meeting Monday, the Mesquite school board decided Taylor could wear his hair braided but keep it no longer than his ears.

Taylor's mother, Elizabeth, plans to keep fighting. She says her son likes his hair long and braiding it would make his scalp bleed. She says she'll take Taylor to school in a ponytail Tuesday, acknowledging it will keep him suspended.

- Posted on January 12, 2010

Wednesday, 3/17

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope you had a good day with Mrs. O' Vine! She left a wonderful note about you. Don't forget, tomorrow is the play and more Maya, Inca, Aztecs. Friday is your spelling test. STUDY!
May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Tuesday, 3/16/10

At 6:30 tonight, Lance Mackey is out of Safety! I think he's the winner! Congratulations to those of you who chose Mr. Mackey! A Jolly Rancher will be waiting for you. Remember to wear GREEN tomorrow for St. Patrick's Day.

Monday, March 15th

We're nearing the end of the Iditarod. The leaders are about 300 miles out! Remember to update your mushers!

Sunday, March 14th

A clip from the race...

Saturday, March 13th

Try my wiki for fun! I'm looking forward to your creativity!

http://grammarfunwithmrsjohn.wikispaces.com/

Thursday, March 11th

Just a reminder to finish up the Iditarod projects and packets! They are due Monday. March 15th. The entire packet needs to be completed, along with your projects. I can't wait to see all of your hard work! If you want to track your mushers over the weekend, just click on this link www.iditarod.com Go to the middle of the page and click on current musher standings.

Enjoy your three day weekend!

Tuesday, 3/9/10

Ceremonial start of the 2010 Iditarod:

Tuesday, 3/9/10

Mrs.Vine said she had a great day! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Woodsong and that your Mushers are doing well.
I will be back bright and shiney tomorrow with bells on!(metaphor)

"Happy Dance"! Thanks for visiting!

This is how happy I am you visited my blog! I'm doing the coach's "happy-walk-it-out-dance". Thank you for visiting!

Iditarod Project

Have a great weekend, AllStars. It's going to be sunny (Vitamin D), warm (for Michigan in March), and restful (at least for me). I get to go to Mrs. Stone's Baby Shower! For you, besides having fun, please at leastplan for your projects. Don't forget, the Iditarod starts TOMORROW! Please don't forget to vote on the homework/practice vote!

Iditarod Link

If you'd like to track your musher via the internet, you can go to www.iditarod.com . This site is updated every five mintues! Have fun and GO MUSHERS!

March 5, 2010

Welcome to Mrs. John's AllStar Blog!
I'm hoping that we can all use this blog to communicate and make learning more interesting and fun. I hope, in the future, to post new links and information to motivate learning and aid in our communication.

PLEASE KNOW THIS BLOG IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I'd love your input on the effectiveness of the blog and how it can be improved. You can comment as a post on the blog or email me at castec01@wsdmi.org .

Thank you for visiting and look on the blog Monday for the homework/practice!