April 11, 2011: Back From Break!

Room 10 News: We are working on Partial-Products in math. We will have Science Alive on Wednesday in our classroom. Today we began our poetry unit. Peyton is able to sit in Mrs. Bond's chair the whole week because he bid on it during Family Fun Night. Mrs. Bond won a grant for MOBI's (Mobile Interactive Whiteboards!) Glengary News: Mulan Jr. will be performed at the end of the month! We haven't been the Hall Star class yet, but we are striving for it. Mrs. Steele's class got it the week before break. We just got back from Spring Break. World News: The iPad2 came out! Some schools will be getting them! On Sunday (yesterday) it was 80 degrees. Another after shock hit Japan. It was a 6.1. A lot of tornados hit the US yesterday, as well as flooding in North Dakota.

February 7, 2011

Room 10 News: Today in computer lab we looked up encyclopedia facts. Today, new learning stations were introduced. They include: writing, math stations, the Sunshine club, a rock station, and word study.


Glengary News: We won the volleyball game Friday night. This is the third time we won! Brian Chick is coming to Glengary on Wednesday.


World News: The Superbowl was yesterday and the Green Bay Packers won. The iPhone is coming to Verizon next week. Last week, the groundhog didn't see his shadow so spring is coming early this year!

January 24, 2011...A Half-of-Year Ahead!

Room 10: On February 2, Bryan Chick is coming to Room 10. Our class has a new Michigan Kid of the Week, Christina. We are learning about 3-D shapes in math. We are doing well on the flowers that we are making in art.

Glengary News: The Variety Show is coming up. New Glengary shirts are coming out. Glengary is going to be versing Mary Helen Guest in a volleyball game.

World News: Green Bay will be versing Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl. On the 29th, there is going to be a bull riding event. Our new governor, gave his State of the State address last week and told all about the goals he has for Michigan.

January 10, 2011

Room 10: Blake, Matthew, Dominic, Deven, Jacob, Peyton, Kaycee, and Kevin are all working in a writing group creating a book about animals. Payton, Jordan, and Taylor are also in a writing club creating a book about Michigan. We are learning about matter in science. Today we sorted 12 different items into the categories, Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Unsure.

Glengary: The Daddy-Daughter Dance will be next Friday. The 4th and 5th graders are going to doing the musical, Mulan Jr. The auditions are this week!

World News: In Arizona, a young man killed six people and injured 14 others. A nine-year old girl was killed. The Red Wings are playing Philidelphia this week.

Room 10 News: January 3, 2011

Room 10 News: We just viewed the blog about the Madagascar Cockroach. We saw the cockroach grow out of its shell. In 2 days it will be Jacob's birthday. In math we learned more about decimals. In February, Bryan Chick, the author of The Secret Zoo series, is coming to our class.

Glengary News: The Variety Show will be coming in March. It is close to the middle of the school year. The teachers will be playing volleyball against Mary Helen Guest Elementary School in February.

World News: The Lions won 4 straight games! The Red Wings are playing tonight. Michigan State got creamed by Alabama. Michigan has a new governor named Rick Snyder.

Team Bond News

Each year I have always had a time spent in class called "Room 10 News." We would use this as our shared writing time to go over what's happening in Room 10, Glengary Elementary, and the World. During this time kids would create sentences and it would allow me to teach grammar, spelling, sentence variety, and many other writing skills. It also gave us an opportunity to create a historical document. I have kept these and referred to them as the years have gone on. It is especially powerful when I get to see the viewpoints of these third graders when major things happen in our world. It is simply a great way to integrate current events with writing instruction.

This year I thought I would change it up a bit and create a blog. Well... we are a bit off pace, as I intended on doing this much earlier...but it is the new year...with goals to accomplish. It is my hope that the family and friends of Team Bond keep up with the happenings of Room 10, Glengary Elementary, and the world. Because the kids will be posting things that are quite particular to Glengary Elementary and Room 10, I will keep this blog private. This post will be made public, but the actual posts of the kids that we will be completing in class on Monday will be published as private on Tuesday or Wednesday. I will send an email invitation to the families of Team Bond on Monday. Please try and read this each week, and I even encourage you to comment on the blog. It will be nice to see the interaction between families and students. It is my hope that we will also use this blog to publish other forms of writing and have kids comment on the pieces. Blogging has been a wonderful way for students to publish their writing and be able to receive constructive criticism for the revising portion of the writing process. Happy New Year! I hope you enjoy this added piece of 21st Century communication!