Countdown to Reading About the Apollo Mission . . .

We start reading Moonshot on Monday.We only have one more book to go-  A  Cricket In Time Square!

Links to Moon Landing Books:
Moonshot by Brian Floca | Scholastic.com Most of you have it. Bring it Monday!
First Men On The Moon
Apollo 11 The Moon Landing Logbook  - TEMPORARILY out of stock
NASA Apollo 11, An Insight Into the Hardware From the First Manned Mission to Land on the Moon

Additional Information:

Free app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-globe/id333180321?mt=8

More NASA info http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apollo-11-info.html

Moon Phases http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.php

Moonshot Notes http://brianfloca.com/MoonshotNotes.html

Merrit Island Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/

Congratulations, You've Completed the FCAT!

A job well done! Enjoy! Celebrate your hard work and effort. :)  I'm proud of you.

We are thinking of you.

Our class shares thoughts and feelings with those who miss our school friend.

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! :)