It's me again.......oops I must have hopped the wrong way!

Knock, knock!! Who's there? It's me frog.......

Q. How many frogs would fit in your glass of water?A. Toadily too many.
Q. Why did the frog make so many mistakes?A. It jumped to the wrong conclusions.
Q. What do frogs play at recess?A. Jumping jacks and leapfrog.
Q. What is a frog's favorite snack?A. Cheese and croakers.
Q. Why are frogs good at baseball?A. Because they catch a lot of fly balls.
Q. What is a frog's favorite cheer?A. Hop-hop-hooray!
Q. Why couldn't the snake talk?A. He had a frog in his throat.
Q. What do frog's say after telling a joke?A. Git-it git-it!

How much is it worth??

Can anyone tell me how much one dinar is worth in US dollars? If you were an explorer and had only one dinar left - what would you spend it on? First, you'll need to find out how much it's worth! Good luck!

If you were an explorer.....

This week we will begin a unit on explorers. These explorers traveled to various places around the world in search of land, money, and various treasures. If you were an explorer, where would you go and why? If you could only take five items what would you take on your trip? Why would you take these things?

Can you guess the place where these pictures were taken? Hint: it's somewhere in the western part of the United States. It's very, very dry there!

Another Creature...................

Hey Kids! I was telling you about the 'new' visitor at my house - well here goes!!! He's as happy as can be, but I must admit I was kind of scared to get close. As long as he stays on the outside - I'm GOOD! As you are aware, I do not like the 'whole' reptile or amphibian family!! Anyway, he's pretty peaceful and he usually comes during this season or when it rains. I haven't seen him in a couple of days, do you think he'll come back?? Maybe he's preparing himself for the presidential debate or perhaps the Atlanta/TSU game this week.........................huuuuuuuummmmmmmm???

It's Marvelous Monday.....!!!!!

Hey kids, the weekend is over! I hope that you had a good weekend, with lots of fun!! Did you watch the Titans game on Sunday? It was a little rocky for the Titans in the beginning, but they pulled it off!! Go Titans!!!! This is definitely football season!

What's your favorite sports' team? Or what's your favorite sport? Write me a note telling me what your favorite sport or team is and why it's your favorite. Use very good reasons that will persuade someone to agree with you.

Oh, have you started selling some things for the fundraiser? Get on it!!!!!

Dipping your feet into liquid rubber...?????

Did you know that the Mayan civilization had rubber? This sounds pretty 'gross' to me!!!!

Hey kids, imagine what it must have been like when the Mayan's discovered that they could make rubber shoes to play games by dipping their feet into a liquid rubber mixture.

How would you like to deep your feet into a liquid rubber mixture? How is this different from today's shoes? Would you like to wear rubber shoes like the Mayans, instead of your favorite tennis shoes? How do you think they removed this 'rubber'?

Are you interested in tutoring services for your child?

I would like to take this opportunity to invite your child to participate in New Covenant Christian Church’s after school tutoring program. This program is free of charge; it’s our way to give back to the community. The purpose of the after school program is to provide additional help with your child’s school work so that he or she is successful in school. In addition to helping your child to reach his or her goals; I ask that each child is respectful and responsible. At New Covenant we provide an environment that is safe and orderly. The program will meet every Saturday from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. held at New Covenant Christian Church (2201 Osage Street). We will begin on Saturday, September 27th. We will meet only once a week. However, this may change we will notify you in writing. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at the church (320-1590) or school (291-6382 ext. 1209) I look forward to working with you and your child.

Ms. Bell

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

On Friday, we were almost finished with our book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes". We read the last sentence and it stated that "Sadako made her last paper crane". What do you think will happen to Sadako and why?

On another note, Sadako wanted to spread a message of peace and hope. In our world today, what kind of message do you want to send? What our some things you can do to make a difference in our community? Think about some things that are going on in our world and community today like war, people who are still homeless, in hospitals, and people that are sick like Sadako. In addition, to the many other events that happen in and around us today.

The spider I found in my back yard....YIKES!!!!

Hey kids, the weekend is over, but you would not believe what I found in my back yard!!!!!Not a snake, cow, dog, cat, but a SPIDER! It wasn't a small, tiny spider, but an ENORMOUS SPIDER!!! Oh my gosh a 'HUGE' SPIDER!!!! Are you scared of spiders??? Well, I'm not, but I wouldn't want it near me! YUCK!! I tried to exam the spider wondering what kind it is. My neighbor thought it could be a 'bananna spider' WHAT? I'm not for sure..however, if you click on the link below you can search to see. Look at the picture and see if you can match it with your research. What kind of spider do you think it is? and why??? I wonder if it's poisonous???

Here's the website: http://www.termite.com/spiders/index.html

Oh, I hope your weekend was a good one!!!

If you could interview a family member........

I'm sure all of you had a little extra time to spend with your relatives during our Labor Day holiday. If you could interview a family member to learn facts about your family heritage what questions would you ask them? What are some things you would be interested in knowing? Remember to use interrogative sentences. For example: I might ask my mother - How did I get my first name?

Just a little note to my parents - graded papers will be coming home this week. Please sign or initial each paper and return them with your child.

Thank you!!!