AMAZING!!!!

We are kicking guzzie and takin' names!!!!  100% correct!!!!

Word Wizard is crowned!

Our very own, Jessie Hill, has been crowned WORD WIZARD!  Incredible determination, hard work, and smarts allowed him to edge out all others to have the most words last week.  Check it out for yourself...

even at lunch....working working working!!!

hip hip hooray for Jessie!

Congratulations Jessie!  We are all so proud of you!

Some more useful links....

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/foodsmarts/article2.html

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/31-health/336-food-pyramid.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=100405

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754676

writing topic videos

Here are a few videos that you might find helpful as you gather in Formation for your non fiction topic.  Enjoy!

This video is a basic introduction to the changes to the food pyramid. 

Cookie Monster explains healthy food choices in a way that only Cookie Monster could. ;-)

 

The First Lady introduces Let's Move and her goals to help improve healthy living in kids across the country. 

A video about food in space.

A taste test of some space food - where everything is freeze dried or comes out of a pouch.

 

NASA kids explain space food.

Professor Retro explains the history of space food.

 

Living on the International Space Station (ISS).

writing research links

What is the food pyramid and how can we use it to guide our food choices?

First Paragraph: Introduction (What is the food pyramid)

Second Paragraph: Why it is important

Third Paragraph: Effects of not using it

Fourth Paragraph: How I use the food pyramid

Conclusion: Putting it all together

• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
• http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/mpk_close.pdf
• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/nutrition-pyramid.asp
• http://kidshealth.org/kids/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
• http://www.mypyramid.gov/
• http://www.mypyramid.gov/audiovideo/podcastindex.html
  

What foods do astronauts eat in space and how do they prepare it?

First Paragraph: Introduction (what, how, and why it’s important)

Second Paragraph: What they eat (vacuum sealed food)

Third Paragraph: How they prepare their food to eat in space

Fourth Paragraph: The importance of eating a balanced diet, even in space.

Fifth Paragraph: Conclusion

• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/columbia2003/foodinspace.htm
• http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html
• http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/astronauts-store-prepare-food
• http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/factsheets/pdfs/food.pdf
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-food.htm
• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Food_for_Space_Flight.html
• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/presskits/spacefood/factsheets.html
• http://dsc.discovery.com/space/top-10/space-10-space-food.html
• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10792763

Do vegetarians meet all their nutritional needs without eating any meat?

First Paragraph: What is a vegetarian and your opinion?

Second-Fourth Paragraph: Reasons to support yes or no

Conclusion: Putting it all together

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/HQ01596
• http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=158
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vegetarian.html

Where does poetry hide for us????

Poetry hides everywhere .... and I mean everywhere!  Here is where poetry hides for us.....

Book Clubs Coming to 4th Graders Near You!

It's official!  Book clubs are here!  We took a trip to the book room today to ohhhhhh and ahhhhhhh at...what else...books!  It was pretty exciting ... take a look for yourself ....

So many books to add to our "Book Club Books to Read List."  How about this one......???

and this one....???

don't forget about this one....

this one has to go on the list....

and last but not least...this Hardy Boys graphic novel as our 1st book choice. :-)

Next group checking out the massive selection!!

Smiles ALL around!

captivating!

Yup, this book is just my style! :-)

Already hooked!! (and we hadn't even left the book room yet) 

Holiday stockings....

Here are pictures from the week of our holiday stockings!

Wednesday ... 

Some stockings are getting really full!

I really loved those clear folders!   They have already found so many uses for them!

Thursday....notepads, pen and a ruler! 

I really loved those notepads too!  They have already found so many uses for them too (like...this morning some boys were taking a survey about McDonalds toys in Happy Meals with their super fancy notepads... they looked like journalists).   

Thursday... 

Friday...a placemat, activity book, and bag of colored pencils. 

Friday's goodies!

Some of the bags got to be too much for our 'clips' ... by Friday, three clips had to be hot glued back onto the cabinet.   (that's a pretty great problem to have, isn't it?)