Winter is Here!

The winter solstice will happen for us at 8:49 P.M. today!win·ter sol·sticenounthe solstice that marks the onset of winter, at the time of the shortest day, about December 22 in the northern hemisphere and June 21 in the southern hemisphere.In the Northern Hemisphere, winter is the...

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Multiplication! Multiplication! Multiplication!

We are learning and loving multiplication! Multiplication is repeated addition. 4 + 4 + 4 = 123 groups of 4 balloons = 12 balloons3 and 4 are factors12 is the productWe've done a plethora of activities to clarify the properties of multiplication and memorize the facts!...

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Verbs, Today and Yesterday

We have been learning about verbs. According to the dictionary:verbvərb/nounGRAMMARplural noun: verbs1.a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.Although...

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Edublog Awards :: Voting is Now Open!

We are honored to be named an Edublog Award finalist in the category of Best Class Blog! According to their website: The Edublog Awards is a community-based incentive started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions...

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Hour of Code!

Computer Science Education WeekDecember 7 - 13, 2015To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, Mrs. Yollis and her students will participate in the global Hour of Code! This is the third year of participation for Mrs. Yollis' class. Hour of Code ~ 2013 Hour of Code ~...

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Congratulations, Family Blogging Month Winners!

♕       ♕      ♕Congratulations to our Family Blogging Month Winners, Abigail, Keya, and Kate! Each blogger received a free kid's meal to a local restaurant, a fabulous crown to wear, and a free choice post on...

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Origami Stars

Each month, parents volunteer to come to class and teach a seasonal art project to the students. Today, we made a beautiful origami star! Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding. In Japanese, oru means fold and kami means paper. The two origami stars who put together...

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