Friday, September 17, 2010

Please Join Our PTO

Helmwood Heights PTO
Membership Drive

Please consider JOINING.

Tracey Peterson will serve as PTO President for the 2010-2011 school year. Through her leadership, we will continue to strive to offer a variety of resources and activities to the students, parents and YOU! Resources raised by PTO activities will in turn go back to classroom supplies, cultural field trips, technology, library books, and teacher wish list; along with a many others items.

We welcome and encourage each of you to join us for the achievement of higher goals.

CONSIDER JOINING PTO 2010-2011 BY Sept. 24th:
1. Due are only $6.00
2. Send your money in with your child to give to the teacher.
3. Teacher’s Lounge: There is an envelope located on the white board in the teacher’s lounge that you can place your money and/or checks in.

Thanks!
Tanya Deneen
Membership

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Tigers by Will

Tigers are awesome and very cool
but watch out, they can drool.
Although they can be vicious, cruel, or mean,
they always take bathes to keep themselves clean.

Fall by Ayesha

The colorful lit leaves fly with the wind.
They gracefully lay on the ground after their journey.
The trees stay stiff and tall.
They boldly stand to protect their habitat.
The wavy tall grass hides living things.
The grass sways with the wind.
Sun reflects.
The waterfall provides water.
It crashes soothingly beneath our bodies.
Fall is a season, it may be a way of life in an animal's opinion.
Listen to the world around you.
You'll find something interesting.

Friends or Enemies by Noah and Crosse

The Dallas cowboys season came crashing down after losing to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round, 34-3. Dallasquarter back Tony Romo was harassed by Vikings defenders all afternoon and couldn’t convert when it counted most. Is Tony tough , would Butterball and Zeus stand no chance against the almighty Number 4!!! If you want to find out more go to this web site www.fanhouse.com

My Family is Big by Anna

My family is big
I’m in the middle and get bossed around
My brothers can be cruel and leave me out
My parents are awesome they buy me cool things
My sister is thrilling fun to be around
My family is big
Wish it were smaller but there are some advantages
Never have to worry about people to play with when I’m bored
Grandparents get bigger presents for us to share
My family is big but it might be great!

Days Are Passing by Julia

Days are passing by and by
But you’re still not here
I’ve been countn’ down the days until you come
The image of your face is fading
Fading quickly
I remember only half of you
Your voice is not clear to me anymore
Days Are Passing
COME HOME!!!!!

Basketball by Julia

Basketball
Players on the floor
Running, guarding, passing
Shooting, rebounding, dribbling
The basketball is a kangaroo
Bouncing down the court
Fans sitting in the stands
Cheering for there team.
Bounce bounce… shoot a goal
YES!
Basketball

Swindle by Brandi

I am reading an awesome book called Swindle by Gordon Korman! Griffin and Ben are best friends. Ben calls Griffin, "the man with the plan." Ben and Griffin stayed in a haunted house. The haunted house had a baseball card in it. Griffin found it and it was worth one million dollars but he didn't know that. Another man did and he ripped Griffin off. Griffin tries to steal the baseball card back. Will he get it back? If you want to find out, read Swindle. You won't regret it!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Summer by Tasia

At the beach having fun in the
summertime.

I see people drinking tangy
smooth orange juice.

The ocean calm and still.

I can see fish swimming at the bottom
of the ocean.

Clouds misty and shaped like cartoon characters

A beautiful island covered with sand.

Kids building sand castles.

Grown-up’s tanning their bodies.

Everybody having fun floating
and swimming in the ocean.

Sharks swimming in the deepest
part of the ocean.

Types of Fossils
By Molly, Will, Adrian, Dalton, and C.J.

Hey you fossil finders! Here are some facts about the fossils at the Falls of Ohio. Corals are mostly found in the limestone at the falls. Trilobytes are extinct creatures that look like horseshoe crabs. Three examples that can be 3-D fossils are: shells, trilobytes, and other living organisms. Corals are very common in the Falls of Ohio. Corals can be hundreds of different colors however, you can’t tell what color the coral fossils once were.
Here are some important definitions: Corals are colorful sea creatures that look like plants but they are animals. Trilobytes are small ocean creatures. 3-D fossils are copies of bones that stick out of the ground. If you’d like to learn more go to
www.fallsoftheohio.org/


Thursday, September 2, 2010

The New Star Wars Clone Wars by Will and Tyler

People, it's coming!!! All you Star Wars fans get ready. The new Star Wars, the Clone Wars is almost here. It's on CN (Cartoon Network). Star Wars is battling its' way to CN this Friday (September 3). The Clone Wars kick off with Asoka Tano. She has learned to see into the future and has strange dreams that come true. Can she handle the future? Stay tune this Friday. It's going to be awesome! New characters, new missions, new weapons! Be there to see it for the first time. It's going to be great! Click on the link below to read more about it.

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/starwars/index.html

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Australian Bearded Dragons (a/k/a beardies) are fascinating pets. They can live up to ten to twelve (10-12) years. They are very social creatures and love to be handled. They rarely nip at people but even if they did, they have very tiny, flexible, plastic-like teeth that don't hurt. Beardies eat lots of small crickets but later on will eat mostly fruits and vegetables and crickets are only an occasional treat.

Eggs in the Incubator



A special incubator was ordered to house the bearded dragon eggs. Eggs may have to incubate anywhere from approximately sixty to ninety (60-90 days.) This first clutch of eggs took approximately ninety (90) days. Once hatched, the beardie stays in the incubator a few days getting to run around as much as he likes.

Here is another fascinating fact about "beardies." Once a female has been mated with a male, she can lay a clutch of eggs every month for up to one year without another mating. Spot has laid two clutches so far and we are hopeful this will be it!

Leathery Reptile Eggs


Here is a picture of Spot as she was laying the eggs. You will note that her coloring looks quite different than the picture of her before she laid them. Some of this is due to the lighting when the picture was taken but "beardies" do change shades from time to time due to the type of "substrate" they are in and/or whether they are shedding or not.

Our Classroom Pet


Spike is a two year old australian bearded dragon. We have had him since he was six weeks old and fit in the palm of my hand. In spring of last year, Spike mated with a female "beardie" belonging to Ms. Renee Lackey, our Primary GT teacher. In June, Ms. Lackey's dragon, "Spot" laid nineteen eggs, fifteen of which survived. Look closely and see if you can see some of the eggs in Spot's stomach.

For the next few days, I will be adding pictures and video so you can see what's been going on at Ms. Lackey's house this summer. For now, here's a fascinating fact about "beardies." A clutch of twenty bearded dragon eggs, when hatched, can eat up to ONE THOUSAND (1,000) crickets in a week!

A New Year - A New Blog

Welcome to our classroom blog! Please visit often as we will soon begin sharing what is going on in our classroom with you. Our students will do most of the blogging and you will have the opportunity to comment on their entries.

I'm very excited about our upcoming Open House this Tuesday, August 3, from 5:30-8:00 p.m! This will be a chance for us to meet, possibly drop off your school supplies, listen to important news from our principal, Ms. Hart, and explore your new classroom. I can't wait to meet you!