Team 8′s Joke Contest
This is room 8′s first joke contest! It is coming right around the corner! Enter your favorite jokes including: yo’ mama jokes, knock – knock jokes, regular jokes and weirdest/craziest joke. There will be 4 semi-finalists. The grand prize winner will get a secret bag.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (32)Welcome to Fourth Grade
Welcome to Room 8′s blog! One of the things I like to do is to hike; this is a picture from my summer vacation near Lake Tahoe. I am a little afraid of heights, so after my daughter took my picture, I moved away from the cliff’s edge! Tell us something you like to do!
Team 28 Alumni check in
Hi everyone that was in Team 28 last year! There have been some interesting comments lately from Mackenzie and Jake and many others. I think we need a post for alumni! This year’s sixth graders are about to head to science camp… any advice for them? I miss all of you!
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See Jake’s comment under “Bjorn checks in.” PS. 
Whose shoes are these?
Bjorn Checks In
Bjorn sent in this picture from his vacation in Southern California.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (27)Open house plus summer blogging comments… check out what everyone is doing!
This post starts out on open house then goes on to summer because I haven’t gotten around to any new posts! It is fun to read the occasional summer comment!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (55)My Favorite Greek
Use your stellar internet research skills to find a famous Greek from ancient times that is intriguing to you. Print out a picture (of a statue or painting), information about their achievements, and at least one famous quote and bring to school by Tuesday, May 13th. I began with a search for “ancient Greeks” and found the people site I showed you in class. I will try and give you a list of possible Greeks on Monday.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (12)Master those foreign words and phrases
Here is the link to the quiz/game site for foreign words and phrases. Let me know that you tried it out by leaving a message on the blog.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (9)Writing site for Team 28
If you want to work on your writing assignments from home, go to My Access and log in using your user name (same as for AR) plus the initials “pv”. Your password is the same as for AR.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (12)Choose your cause!
Your next writing assignment is to write a persuasive essay convincing the public to “JOIN, GIVE, or DO” something. You will need to choose a cause important to you, research the issue, and write a convincing essay. Your essay should be between 500-750 words and should include a clear call to action! Here is a site called “do something . org” to help you get started. You can also choose to do something more locally focused. Post any other good research sites or ideas or questions you have here so others can help. Try Caroline’s site “good search” instead of mine. It’s better.
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