Inside scoop in Mrs.Smits' 4th grade class by Kyra http://kyra15.edublogs.org Holmes Elementary Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Sheepshank Sam http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/04/17/sheepshank-sam/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/04/17/sheepshank-sam/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:40:20 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=20 Yesterday we had a real lumberjack come to our school. His name is Sheepshank Sam. He taught us about the lumberjack life and what happened in the life back then. He showed us the different jobs they did. We even got to TRY to cut wood. When we ate lunch ,we ate it like the lumberjacks did. In SILENCE! It was tough for some of us ,but we handled it. Did you know the lumberjacks called tea ” swamp water “? And eggs were called ” cackleberries “?

]]> http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/04/17/sheepshank-sam/feed/ 0 Mackinac Island Trip http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/mackinac-island-trip/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/mackinac-island-trip/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:49:43 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=18 Coming soon is our Mackinac Trip on May 26th – 27th. We are going to get there on a bus. There are many parent volunteers. One of them is my mom. We are staying there for one night. My mom will have 3 girls in her group to look after, including me. We only get to bring $20 to spend. We will visit many places on Mackinac Island we learned about in Social Studies. Like different forts and more! I just can’t wait until the Mackinac Island trip!

]]> http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/mackinac-island-trip/feed/ 1 Fun on the Internet http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/12/fun-on-the-internet/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/12/fun-on-the-internet/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:04:11 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=17 We have been exploring websites for kids. There are many websites out on the Internet that kids learn, explore, connect with other kids, and play!

My choice is a website that has activities, games, facts about animals, stories, videos, and more.

I like it because it is very interesting and fun while you are learning.
Click on the link below to see the website-

Discovery for kids

]]> http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/03/12/fun-on-the-internet/feed/ 0 Breaking Dawn ( Twilight Series ) http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/02/23/breaking-dawn-twilight-series/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/02/23/breaking-dawn-twilight-series/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:49:03 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=13 I have a Book Baggie Book that I can read independently. I want to share some information with you.

The title of my book is Breaking Dawn.
It is written by Stephenie Meyer.

This story is about a vampire named Edward and a human named Bella get married and they have a honeymoon on Isle Esme.

It takes place in Forks, Washington.

One of my favorite characters is Edward Cullen because he makes up his so quickly.

I would recommend this book because it gives different emotions in each chapter.

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kyra

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Get a Voki now!

]]> http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/29/check-out-the-voki-i-made/feed/ 2 Bring World Peace With You http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/23/bring-world-peace-with-you/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/23/bring-world-peace-with-you/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:23:58 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=6 Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. When he was a boy, black children and white children went to different schools,drank from different water faucets and ate at different restaurants. This was called ” segregation ” . When Martin Luther King gave his ” I have a Dream” speech on April 14, 1968 he was shot and killed. We now celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the 3rd Monday of January. This year we celebrated it on Monday January 19.
In class I made my own ” I have a Dream ” speech.

Click on the line below to listen to my speech.

kyra

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A ventriliquist named Dave and his ” dummy ” named Skippy came to our school on January 15 , 2009 . When Dave came he tought us about rock n’ roll in a funny way with his puppets without being long and boring. He sang us songs with help from his puppets . Dave played guitar and the harmonica . Even if someone got a old record and we tried to play a game with his bat named ” Batman ” but when one kid didn’t got the ball and didn’t give the ball back. 4th graders had a great time ! :)

]]> http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/16/the-ventriliquist-and-dummy/feed/ 0 Journey to the Writing Past http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/15/journey-to-the-writing-past/ http://kyra15.edublogs.org/2009/01/15/journey-to-the-writing-past/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:51:53 +0000 mrssmits http://kyra15.edublogs.org/?p=3 Everyone has their heads down. Pencils swishing back and forth writing different sentences than others. Our personal narratives were either when we were either sad ,worried ,or embarassed. My personal narative is about sadness. Not wanting my 3 cats to die.
Strong Emotion
Black and White,Brown and Black Stripes,Cuddly and Furry
DON’T GO
So Lazy and Calm,Likes so much attention,Crazy and Weird
DON’T GO
Pink noses,Greenish,Yellowish eyes,combing pink tounge
PLEASE DON’T GO
I can’t live without you,you guys are better than any other pet in the world,I will always love you forever more
Peter, Parker,Dale
DON’T GO
Thank you for reading my personal narrative. You might think ‘ So what they are three cats that might die. Just buy new ones.’ But if you were me you would know how special they are to me and you wouldn’t want them to go either.

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