Mrs. Perry's Blog 2006-7

Where Does The Time Go?

2007-05-31T07:05:00.000-04:00

My goodness! It's nearly the end of the school year. Students have been doing many in school projects, but haven't had a lot of time to upload their work or thoughts to our class blog.

Here is one last BIG installment of student work to showcase for the end of the year. Check out everyone's spectactular Endangered Species PowerPoint Presentations!

Enjoy!

Meghan's Moved to Colorado!

2007-02-03T11:48:00.000-05:00

Meghan's last day in our classroom was this past Friday. We miss her already.

Let's be sure to keep in touch! Access Meghan's page through the link on the sidebar.

Possessive Noun Creature Feature!

2007-01-27T15:36:00.000-05:00

What would happen if you could create your own animal by combining the features of other animals? Maybe you'd be in the tropics and you'd look down in the water and see this:

Why, it has the head of a flamingo and a body of a fish! We could describe it using possessives by saying it has a flamingo's head and a fish's body!! Or...

What if you were traveling to Africa and came across the fierce Elephanopus, an animal with an elephant's body and an octopus's head?

Well, here's your chance to create the creature of your fantasy and practice those tricky possessive singular and plural nouns! Mrs. Perry's passed out the guidelines, now it's your turn to have fun and be creative! Remember, your creature must include both singular and plural posessive features. Below is an example from a student in my class last year that you may print out and practice with. Click on the picture for a full size version. See how there is a word bank of phrases at the top that may be said a different way using possessive nouns?
So, #8 on Leah's creature would be two people's hands (a plural possessive).

Once you've created it, scan it into the computer so that we can share our creature features with the world!

We've created some of our very own creature features!! Brandon's is pictured below. To view the rest of the class's Creature Features, please visit our Student Work Page.

Love That Dog: Discussion Post #1

2007-01-26T11:41:00.000-05:00

Miss Stretchberry is able to convince Jack to write poetry and share his feelings even though he doesn't want to. Point out the most important quality Miss Stretchberry has as a person and as a teacher that allows her to reach Jack and help him express himself through writing poetry. How did you as the reader figure out this quality?

Post Guidelines:

1. Answer the question.

2. Give detailed support (paraphrase/quote with page #)

3. Extend your answer by connecting to prior knowledge, making a text connection, etc...

Be sure to check for spelling and grammar errors before you post. Make sure you have at least two-three detailed pieces of support and make sure you wrote a well developed paragraph.

Class Pictures and Work

2007-01-22T07:07:00.000-05:00

Take a moment to visit our classroom pictures page. Here you will find pictures of Mrs. Perry's class on field trips and in the classroom working collaboratively.

You may also want to visit our student work page. Here you can see how our class is using technology to post projects and assignments online.

Welcome Back!

2007-01-02T06:46:00.000-05:00

Whew! Can you believe it's time to ring in 2006?? Here's a chance to post just for fun about your winter break. Blog about any special family you visited, places you went, the holidays, gift giving, New Year resolutions, funny stories that happen to you, anything!! You guys are pros at blogging by now. Happy Blogging!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2006-11-20T06:24:00.000-05:00

It's Turkey time! I hope everyone has an absolutely fabulous Thanksgiving break. Want to see what your classmates (or your teacher) is up to over break? Check in and post what you're doing right here! This is just a fun way to keep in touch and share interesting tidbits over the Thanksgiving break. You can write about the places/family you visit, what you're thankful for this year, any good books you read, what you had for Thanksgiving dinner, or anything else that's school appropriate! See you back at school on Monday! Don't forget to visit sles.blogspot.com if you get bored and want to play some fun educational games with your family!

Student Interpretation of Poems

2006-11-20T06:10:00.000-05:00

Students read poems and created illustrations based on the author's use of imagery & figurative language. To see them, visit the student work page or click here!

Alliteration!

2006-11-03T20:33:00.000-05:00

Reading Class, We've been working on identifying and writing our own examples of alliteration. Type your most creative example of alliteration to share with the rest of the class! You may make them silly, but they must make sense! Be sure to check your grammar and spelling, since this counts as a class participation grade!

Here are a few examples from our class! Come up with your own and post by November 6th. Have fun and be creative! Click on a picture to view full size. For the rest of our class's scanned alliteration examples, click here!

Interested in Building Your Own Telescope?

2006-09-19T22:51:00.000-04:00

Many of you expressed an interest in building your own telescope (as featured in this month's Know Your Sky TV show). I've added links on the sidebar under the heading "Science" that will take you to two sites where you may purchase your very own telescope kit. The kits range in price from $9 to $13. Enjoy!

Create a Word Picture!

2006-09-19T22:32:00.000-04:00

Well, our blog is truly off to a wonderful start.

Here is a spot to post your most vivid, awe-inspiring word pictures!

Remember, a good writer uses colorful, interesting details to help the reader "see" what the writer is describing. Transform your "plain-Jane" language into a sparkling word picture by adding descriptive adjectives, adverbs, and phrases.

This is a place to practice making your writing come alive!

Posts Due: Wednesday, September 27.

Science Questions for Dr. Perry

2006-09-11T20:40:00.000-04:00

Class, here is where you can ask Dr. Perry astronomy questions you'd like answered! It's your very own spot to ask an expert! Proofread your questions carefully before you post!

Dr. Perry was one of the managing astrophysicists who worked on Hubble Space telescope. Retired, he is currently producing a local access cable TV show, "Know Your Sky," for Anne Arundel County. His show's purpose is to provide the amateur star gazer with information about celestial objects visible during each month of the year and how to find them in the night sky. His other expertises include forest and agricultural preservation.

Welcome To Our Classroom Blog!

2006-09-01T22:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our class blog! Here we will be able to discuss what we're learning about in class. Now that Mrs. Perry has discussed Internet safety with you, you may start posting to the blog by writing your goals for the school year. These may be academic or personal goals.