MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Feel free to leave comments over the holiday break. Have a nice relaxing vacation, but get ready to work super hard in 2008!

Google Calendar & Homework

Hello,
I think I have come up with a better way for everyone to know what assignments and homework are due. I will also post tests and upcoming events. I created a Google Calendar which lists all homework and assignments for the week and more. I tried to put homework on the blog, but it became lost in the other information there. First, you need to create a free Google account (email/password) to view the calendar. You can click this link to do that...https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=cl&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Frender%3Ftab%3Dwc&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Frender%3Ftab%3Dwc Once you have done that you have to click on all 3 of my Google Calendars (at the top of the blog) and add them to your calendar. You can customize your calendar in many ways. Let me know if you need any help with this. Thanks!

Second Grade Revisited...ENJOY!
Just hit the "Play" button

PENN STATE

This Nittany Lion Was A Gift From The Class Of 1940

Will It Explode?...NO

Huge sunspot 978 is showing signs that it will explode. The sunspot is about the size of the planet Jupiter. If it does explode it might mean solar winds heading in our direction and auroras might be possible!...UPDATE 12/15/07: sunspot 978 is breaking apart and will not explode. It's hard to believe that this sunspot was about the size of 1,320 earths!!

http://www.spaceweather.com/

I hope everyone is enjoying the day off. The State College field trip is still planned for tomorrow. Be sure to bring a disposable lunch. See you all tomorrow!

Weekend

Here is a picture of us with our awesome Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It looks even better now as several students brought in ornaments to decorate it. Don't forget to get your permission slip signed to be able to go on our State College field trip next Friday. Have a great weekend!

H.W. Read "Tops and Bottoms" / Study Lesson 14 spelling words

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!

Eating Healthy

Mr. Hart and I are on a quest to get students thinking about making healthy food choices. So many of the preservatives that are in prepackaged food can lead to health problems later in life. I am allowing students to bring in and snack on ONLY healthy foods during class. Foods like nuts, fruit, vegetables, etc, will be allowed. My hope is that students will become more aware of the foods they eat and what is in them. Understanding the facts will lead to smarter decisions when it comes to eating and snacking on food.

Mushrooms are a healthy choice

H.W. Math Sheet 9.1

2 Bald Eagles & 1 Angry Crow!

At the end of first recess Darin Love spotted a bald eagle soaring southeast around the Tuscarora Creek. Just before we went inside Grant Parson spotted another eagle coming up from the creek and it flew behind Mr. Berry's house. The white of the head and tail was so brilliant against the brown ridge behind it. Amazingly an angry crow started diving at the second eagle! Finally, the eagles flew off toward the north. Since the migration of bald eagles has passed, I would say these eagles are here to stay for the winter. We should continue to have sightings throughout the winter months....Awesome!

Adding Comments

Thanks for all who have commented on the blog site. I really enjoy reading and communicating through it. It keeps us connected at home and even during the weekend. For those of you who have commented but it has not shown up, follow these steps....Choose anonymous as an identity (be sure to leave your name so I know who it was), leave your comment, and then fill in the word verification exactly as is appears. Finally, click "Publish Your Comment." If you follow those steps your comment will be posted. You can comment on or about anything...

THE SOURCE

Homework...Complete math worksheet 8.4. The spelling test for lesson 13 will be on December 6th & 7th.

Publishers Josie Rice and Megan Beasom came to me with an idea about creating a class news source. I liked the idea and gave them the side board to use however they wanted. Josie and Megan brought Gaige Kachel and Loutrail Campbell on board to design the pictures and photographs. Anyone in the class can contribute to The Source. You can read anything from the outcome of the lastest kickball game, to poems written by us. Great idea and excellent work!!

Full Moon

I took advantage of the full moon Friday night and took this picture. You can easily see some craters and plains. The November full moon is called the Hunter's Moon. Check out this web site for more info... http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/moons_and_rings.html&edu=elem

How To Cook A Thanksgiving Turkey

How To Cook A Thanksgiving Turkey
by Karrie Boone

First, you buy a turkey, or your husband can shoot one.

Second, you wash it or pluck it and then you put A1 sauce on it or BBQ.

Third, you cook it.

Fourth, you let it cool down.

Fifth, you put it in the microwave for 33 seconds if it is too cold for you.

Sixth, wait until Thanksgiving.

Seventh, you invite people,

Last, you eat it!

While we are busy with wreath making this week, there will be no homework. Just look over your review spelling words. Thanks to everyone in 3rd grade for helping out with the wreaths, you all are wonderful workers!

Weekend & Space

Answer to the poll question...Earth could fit inside Jupiter 1,320 times!!

Have a great weekend! Look over the lesson 12 spelling review. Since it is a spelling review list I am going to have the test on Wednesday before Thanksgiving break.

The largest object in our solar system was the sun. Comet 17P/Holmes just passed it with its
expanding debris cloud. It's 1.4 million kilometers wide and getting bigger!



Also up this weekend, the Leonid meteor shower is to peak before dawn on Sunday, Nov. 18th. This year looks to be about 12 meteors/hour, which is not as spectacular as the past few years.

http://www.spaceweather.com/

Awesome Fall Rainbow

Phys. Ed. became so much more exciting when this rainbow showed up!

With the wreath making scheduled for next Monday(19th) and Tuesday(20th) after school(4-7 p.m.). I wanted to remind everyone about the prices.

Wreaths: $12/wreath or 2/$20

Pine Roping: $10=20 feet

Swags: $5/swag

H.W. Do the math sheet on number sentences/word problems and read Night of the Pufflings.

H.W. math sheet 7.5 Adding and Subtracting Money. Make sure you include your dollar sign and decimal point in the answer. Library tomorrow, don't forget your book.

Deep In Thought: Poems...

Click the link below to hear these students reading their poems

http://sandersonthird.podbean.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/podpress_backend.php?podPressPlayerAutoPlay=yes&standalone=yes&action=showplayer&pbid=0&b=28781&id=116307&filename=http://sandersonthird.podbean.com/medias/play/aHR0cDovL21lZGlhMS5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9wb2RjYXN0LWJsb2ctYXVkaW8tdmlkZW8tbWVkaWEtZmlsZXMvYmxvZ3MvMjg3ODEvdXBsb2Fkcy9iZXN0cG9kY2FzdC5tcDM/bestpodcast.mp3

Or go to...

http://sandersonthird.podbean.com/2007/11/13/deep-in-thoughtpoems-by-3rd-grade/

Birds
by Nikki Renninger

Birds, birds everywhere
Flying left, flying right
Chirping, gliding, soaring, through the air
When the feeder is full
Birds look, birds hunt, birds scatter
To race, to eat, to go to flight
When babies grow big and strong
They go and fly and play every day

Riding
by Josie Rice

I ride my bike
Left and right
Up and down
I’m out of sight

Bears
by Gaige Kachel

Bears can be black
Bears can be brown
Don’t get too close
Or, they’ll make a frown

Birds in the Sky
by Connor Henry

Cats are low, birds are high
Does that bird like the sky
Or, does he just swoop by to say hi


So High
by Logan Mellott

I wish I could fly
Ever so high
Like a bald eagle
In the sky

Birds All Colors
by Sarah Renninger

Birds are red
Birds are brown
All you have to do
Is look around

Trees
by Sierra Nailor

Trees, trees, trees
Everywhere, every color
On the ground
Down down
On the ground

Jackalopes
by Shane Kint

Jackalopes are big
Jackalopes are small
They all look funny
As they fall

My Brother a Wrestler
by Hunter Laird

My brother is a wrestler
So am I
We both win
We both lose
We just do our best

Thanksgiving
by Megan Beasom

My family loves Thanksgiving
When we go to my grams
We eat turkey
And Thanksgiving ham

Study spelling words for the test tomorrow if you didn't get a 100% today.