Earlier today, we received a package from a Sacred Heart Reading club in England containing stickers, book marks, book reports, book advice, and a letter to or class about the books we sent them. Some of the book marks they sent us had some funny things on them. For example, one of them said dive into a good book. We enjoyed looking up the books they might send us and noticed that some of the books that they have there are more popular then here. We also noticed that in the letter that they sent us that some of there words were spelled differently then we spell them here. We look forward to reading all of the books they send us.                 

By: Jocelyn and Krista

Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Reed bring us great, hands-on lessons each Wednesday during ET.  These lessons push the students to expand their thinking.  I quickly put together this video to showcase a lesson that had each student considering cubes and their nets!

This video was made with music over the talking.
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This video was made with no music so you can hear some of the discussions.

My wife and I went to see a movie this weekend.  I was surprised to see kids at the movie (with their parents.)  So my question to you, “Do you think kids should be able to see PG-13 rated movies?”    How do the rating effect the movies you watch?  Is there a better way of rating movies?

-Mr. Lund

Here is the website we used in class when talking about the Stroop Effect. 

 Feel free to test your family at home and post your results!

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“Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Be the change you want to see in the world. 

How can one person make a difference? What small action or change in attitude can provide positive results? As you think about the problems in the world today, how can you be a living example of positive change?

You are invited to share your perspectives and feel free to add a story if you wish.

-Mr. Lund

Mr. Lund’s Classroom Blog is looking for a few guest bloggers.  These individuals will be invited to post to our blog.  For this unique occasion, I am looking for at least three people – one from each part of our community that has connections to our class. (school, family, & global)  The individuals that receive the most votes will win our personal invitation!  

To cast your vote in this survey, click on this link.

I look forward to seeing who our next guest blogger will be!

-Mr. Lund

On September 1, 2008, we had 127 visitors to our blog that had looked at 814 pages of material that related to our classroom learning.  Just over six months later, 1,962 people have visited our blog, examining over 11, 000 pages of content! Amazing!

Even more amazing to me is the number of comments that have been left on our blog – we’ve had over 600 comments added to our blog.  These comments are mainly from the students in my class that have responded to math challenges, poetry stretches, current events, making positive choices, and much much more! 

Simply put, in six months time, our class has extended their learning outside of the classroom, shared with the world, and have started to take more ownership in their learning.  Amazing!

-Mr. Lund

 What would you like to see on our blog?  Who should we invite to be a guest blogger?

In art class with Mrs. Gillis, we’re Doodling for Google! The theme for this year’s U.S. Doodle 4 Google K-12 competition is “What I Wish for the World.” The grand prize winner’s redesign of the Google logo will appear on the Google page for 24 hours. How cool is that?! Click here for more information.  

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Drawing for Google!

Today, I’d like to welcome a guest blogger from our classroom – Angie.

Mr. Lund is always talking about the importance of spelling.  We complete mini lessons on the ActivBoard and he reminds us to proofread our work constantly!  However, the human mind is able to “see” words as a group and not as individual letters.  This means that our mind can read misspelled words without having to stop and figure them out.  Try to read this paragraph below.  What do you notice?  Can you read it?