Blog from Room 316

Pic 1: Lil Bug making himself at home.

Pic 2: Lil Bug at Cella Ree’s house.

Pic 3: STILL at Cella Ree’s house.

How many of you have ever invited a friend over to your house? You probably had a good time, right? Well, I had a friend show up unexpectedly…here’s my story!

Last night, while sleeping, I started feeling itchy. I thought it was my stem wrapping around the window. A few minutes later I started to feel something tickling me. I looked and it was what I call a “friend of a friend”. I know him, but I dont really hang out with him. His name is Lil Yellow Bug with Black Spots. (I know, long name. His parents couldnt agree on a name) He was rummaging through my “refrigerator”, a.k.a. leaves, and eating and eating and eating! How rude! I finally sent him to my friend Cella Ree’s house. She has lots of food in her “refrigerator”.

yes, friends the day has come when i must say good-bye to my beloved bean apartment. i have grown so much, that i need a larger home to accomodate my continually growing roots. i will miss my small, old, home!

 i love, and you will too, my new home. it looks sorta retro on the outside. it is cylinder and has a metallic look on the outside. i’m including two pics…one right before i moved in and the other i just took today! in the second pic you will notice my stem is twisting up the window. why do you think i am doing that? let ms. simons know and you will get some extra credit points!

 i’ve gotta run. i’m having someone install a new ceiling fan!

ttyl

hello friends! ms. simons and i were talking the other day and she told me you are studying plant and animal life cycles. gail gibbons wrote a fabulous book called from seed to plant. you should totally read it!

Pic #1: Cole showing me a magic trick!

Pic #2: Me at Ms. Simons’ house.

Pic#3: Me camping! Brrrrrr.

Pic #4: Me and the boys at Thanksgiving Dinner.

Pic #5: Me camping, again! Still Brrrrrr.

dear fab friends,

 it’s been so long since i’ve written. since my last post, i went camping with ms. simons and her fab fam! the weather was rainy and kinda cool. i didnt catch any fish, but the boat ride was exciting!

 over christmas, i stayed at school. i moved out away from my parents, so i just chilled at my bean apartment! my new years resolution is to stay in contact with my friends and family…so i created a mybeanspace! LOL. its similiar to myspace, but just for beans! i will be uploading pics soon…

ttyl, A. Bean

On Friday, November 16, we are making peanut butter! We will also choose a peanut, write ten characteristics about it, put it in a pile, and then try to identify our peanut from the entire pile! After our search, we will plant the peanut and in tweleve short weeks…we should have a peanut plant! Friday is sure to be an exciting day…make sure you come to school.

Q-TIPS is a step-by-step reading strategy we are asking all students to use on their homework, CPR’s, and Benchmarks. Hopefully they will continue to use the strategy on the Science TAKS Test in April. Q-TIPS asks students to write down a lot of the thinking they are doing inside their brain. Our hope is the students will “show” us how they choose their answer through written expression. Then we, as teachers, can clear up misunderstanding the students may have with a particular objective.

It is official…I’ve moved out. This is me (with longer roots) outside my new “bean pad”. Dont you just love my new “do”?

I know you can not really tell…but this is me in my kitchen!

I’m completely moved in. From this view I can see Mrs. Beer’s room, Mrs. Craft’s room, Ms. Eppers room, Mrs. Moore’s room and Mrs. Setzer’s room. I cant wait to see their fascinating lessons! Well, I should go…the cable man is here. A. Bean cannot live without cable. And yes, I am getting DVR!! Later!!

1. Make sure your child comes to school every day.  If they miss school, they are missing important instruction.
2. Review science terms daily and help your child practice measuring things.  They should know length, weight/mass, volume and temperature.
3. Expose your child to many science-related activities…see Blogroll for ideas.
4. Use the Q-TIPS strategy everytime.

Benchmark #1    October 18, 2007

Benchmark #2    January 15, 2008

Benchmark #3    March 6, 2008

Science TAKS Test is May 1, 2008

In just three short weeks, I have changed a lot since my baby picture!  Like any “tween”, my body is changing and I am growing roots. As soon as my plant sprouts I am moving out! I’ve got a great cup of soil picked out with a fabulous view of the 5th grade hallway. I cant wait to move in and decorate…this weekend I am picking out a new couch!