A Sticky Situation

Imagine that a piece of gum gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe. Imagine all the places you might walk. Just think, the gum would go along with you to those places too. Tell the story of the piece of gum and all the different places it travels.

* We had a potential computer virus on our computer network, so we were unable to get on our laptops today. Instead we wrote our stories on paper, and Mrs. Foster typed them for us. She tried to keep our spelling the same, but did fix some of our punctuation and spacing!

Famous African Americans

This month we have been learning about famous African Americans that made a difference in the world. If you could meet one of these people, who would you like to meet and why? What would you talk to them about?

Snow Day!

We had our second snow day of the year on Wednesday. Describe what it looked like at your house when it was snowing. Use as many describing words and details as you can.

Transition Words

This week we have been learning about how to use transition words in our writing. Write about how you get ready for school in the morning. Use as many transition words as you can.

Barack Obama

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American President. Today we read about Barack Obama's life, and watched his inaugural address at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm . What did you learn about Barack Obama? If you had the chance to meet Obama, what would you say to him?

New Year's Resolutions

At the beginning of each new year, many people make New Year's resolutions. These are goals that people work toward to improve something in their life. What is your New Year's resolution?

Rudolph is Missing!

This week in centers we had to finish a story about Rudolph. We hope you enjoy reading our different endings! Here is how the story begins:

It was Christmas Eve and Santa had just finished loading up his sleigh. He called all of his reindeer by name to get them ready to leave. "Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph! Let's go!" Santa yelled. All the reindeer came running, except for Rudolph. Rudolph was missing!