Earth Hour is finally here 8:30 tonight!

Remember to turn off your lights, television and video games for ONLY ONE HOUR to support OUR FAVORITE PLANET! Record TV programs to view later and go outside, play flashlight games, or just tell stories and jokes. Pass around the flashlight to each person as they tell a story. They will be the "star" of the show! Also, check out that magnificent evening sky! :) You can always sit back and daydream the hour away. It's your choice. Lights out 8:30-9:30 and enjoy the fun! :)
Earth Hour YouTube video

Video

March is great for space exploration!

• We should be able to see the comet by Tuesday, March 12. 
• Sun-earth Days begin 3/22. 
• March also celebrates women in space. 
• Remember to click on the other links to the right.

Comet pics and info-Our light pollution will alter its brightness.

Asteroid and Comet watch

Nasa.gov

Sun-Earth Days

Women @ NASA

Earth Hour (3/23) - Turn off your lights one hour!

Esio Trot

Biography

Roald Dahl

Born: Llandaff, South Wales, GB

Roald Dahl was one of the greatest story-tellers of all time. He was born in Llanduff, South Wales, of Norwegian parents, in 1916, and educated in English boarding-schools. Then, in search of adventure, the young Dahl took a job with Shell Oil in Africa. When World War II broke out he joined the RAF as a fighter pilot, receiving terrible injuries and almost dying in a plane crash in 1942.

It was following this “monumental bash on the head” and a meeting with C. S. Forester (author of the famous Captain Horatio Hornblower stories) that Roald Dahl's writing career began, with articles for magazines such as The New Yorker. He wrote successful novellas and short stories for adults, such as Tales of the Unexpected, before concentrating on his marvelous children's stories. The first of these, James and the Giant Peach, in 1960, was followed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and an unbroken string of hugely successful, best-selling titles.

Roald Dahl worked from a tiny hut in the pale orchard of the Georgian house in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire which he shared with his wife, Liccy. He was always brimming with new ideas and his many books continue to bring enormous enjoyment to millions of children and their parents throughout the world.

Roald Dahl died on November 23, 1990.

Severe weather week

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/edures.shtml#student

Happy Dr. MLk,Jr Day AND Inauguration Day!

Today is a day we commemorate a man's fight for civil rights. Because of him, people were reminded  to love and respect each other.  Today, President Barack Obama uses a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bible while being sworn into office for another term. Today, marks another event for the history books of the future, and you are alive during this time! :) Can you think of a great journal topic for your writing tomorrow? I can. See you in the morning.

Get Ready for a Full Week!

Thanks for bringing items for the Oreo Pie activity. We still need 2 mixing bowls and 2 spoons. Remember, if you want anything extra, you need to bring it. Wednesday's Field Day, Thursday's pajama, Polar Express, and party day. Getting Ready! :)

BRUNCH was great! :)

Thank you for sharing your culture! We had a wonderful time learning and "traveling" around the world. "[We] grew an inch inside." -Aunt Phoebe from The Talking Cloth

Want to grow even more? Check out these pictures of earth's lights at night as seen from space. So cool.
NASA just posted them today! Earth Lights - The Black Marble

Pearl Harbor Day

 

Pearl Harbor eyewitness interviews and more

Pearl Harbor- SS For Kids

Interactive map

Navy history

President FDR's Day of Infamy speech

NPS

History.com interactive

Happy December; Happy Learning!

We have learned much about a great deal of cultures. You have taught me many new things. Imagine how much more we can learn! Thank you everyone for sharing newly-found information from your family tree. Thank you to those who've already shared snacks or treats with us. Thank you to those who want to share Wednesday! It is very interesting to see how our families came from many places all over the world for us to meet here in our very own classroom! How exciting! :)

See you next month!

Veteran's Day

Here's some history about veteran's and the day we celebrate them. Remember, if you happen to see a veteran, shake his or her hand and say, "Thank you." Enjoy your holiday and think of your freedom and that America is free because of these men and women. Awesome, isn't it? :)  I'm working on having a guest speaker for you. See you Tuesday.

The history of Veteran's Day Video
History.com videos
Print a free Word search
Veteran's Day vocabulary - print for free
Printable crossword puzzle

Challenge-printable
Abc order
Southern Command
Miami

Veteran's Day and other American holidays
Military.com -Veteran's Day history

Vetrean's Day worksheet
Veteran's for kids
Veteran facts

Election Day coming soon!

Voting is a right we have as a result of our U.S. Constitution. You, too, can have a voice in the President Polls. You can also post your vote anonymously here in the blog (see survey). Enjoy the experience-you are alive during an exciting time in history. :)

Before you vote, educate yourself on the issues and each candidate's plans. Click on the links:
Here's the answer to our Electoral College question. Color the poster.


I Might Be President song - lyrics
I Might Be President song - audio - Listen
Understand the issues for each candidate.
Time for Kids video
What you need to know about the election...
Meet Barack Obama
Meet Mitt Romney
Meet Joe Biden
Meet Paul Ryan

This was written by a woman in 1913:
I Don't Believe In Suffrage, 19 Ammendment - Can you believe it?

Electoral College Video Do you like the Electoral College or not? Why?
Electoral College facts

VOTE now - Time For Kids 

KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT