Chipmunks

Did you know chipmunks stuff their cheeks and then bring their food to their homes? Chipmunks grab their food with their claws. They hibernate just like bears or some other animals. Their homes are under the ground. Chipmunks can change their homes at any time. I like chipmunks because they are tiny animals.
Amelia

Length and Height

We learned about length and height. Length tells how long something is. Height tells how tall something is. You can use paper clips to tell how long a pencil is or anything else. Use cubes to measure how tall a paper is or anything else. Length and height are similar because you can measure them both with a ruler or yardstick.  It is important to know how to measure because you would need to know how widw or tall something is so you can fit it in a certain place.

Alex and Brandon                                         

                                                   

Porcupines

Porcupines can be playful or dangerous to other animals.  They back toward enemies.  Then they pound their tails back and forth to defend themselves.  Then suddenly, quills fly out.  They have quills all over their bodies.

These animals live in parts of North America.  They are the biggest rodents in North America.  They have more than 30,000 quills.  A porcupine's quills are made of hair.  The porcupine eats anything that can grow.  They sniff to find their food.  That is how a porcupine lives and what it is like.
Brandon and Parker

Gorillas

Gorillas are dangerous animals. Gorillas like to eat different kinds of plants. They can climb big trees very well. Gorillas live in parts of Africa. A troop is a gorilla family. Many gorilla troops have up to ten or thirty members. Adult gorillas protect their kids. Humans are gorillas' worst enemy.

Gorillas are one kind of mammal. Gorillas sometimes build nests in trees. There are three types of gorillas. A Silverback male protects the family. There are 32,00 western gorillas. There are 5,000 eastern gorillas. I studied books to find out these facts.
Brandon

Planetarium Visit

We went to the planetarium. There were movie chairs. The screen was on the ceiling. Two classes were there. First, we looked at how the sky would be in the daytime. Next, Mr. S showed us what it would look like if it was night time. We got to see all of the planets and we played connect the dots. When we connected the stars, it showed us different pictures. The planets rotate and revolve around the sun. We had a lot of fun at the planetarium.
Brandon

Jonathan Sprout

Jonathan Sprout came to our school. He told us about heroes. One hero was Amelia Earhart. She was the first person to fly over the Pacific Ocean. Another hero was Abraham Lincoln. He was the president of the United States. Sacajawea was an Indian girl. She is on a gold coin.

Jonathan is a wonderful person and singer. You can visit his website. Our favorite part of the program was when Jonathan sang Washington's Hat. It was a catchy and funny song. The program was amazing.

Amelia and Nikole

Firefighters

Firefighters are busy all the time.  One of the firefighters has to check to see if the fire hoses are screwed on tightly to the truck. When the bell rings, firefighters slide down a pole and a thick pad cushions their feet.  Somebody hooks the hose to the nearest fire hydrant so they can spray the burning house with water. Firefighters have to hold tightly to the hose.Their air tanks only hold forty minutes of air to breathe.

Firefighters have flashlights to see through the dark smoke.  Firefighters have saws and axes to break through doors, roofs, and walls.  Helmets protect the firefighters' heads from being damaged.  They have suits to protect them from big and small fires.  Always remember your fire plan because if there is a fire in your home, you would have to get out safely.
Alex and Brandon

Monkeys

Monkeys are very exciting and playful animals.  There are 150 kinds of species.  Monkeys and relatives like apes, live in social groups.  Some monkeys eat leaves while hanging from trees. Monkeys live together and sometimes sing together.  There are 181 monkey families.  Monkeys will eat things like fruit, flowers, birds, butterflies, bamboo shoots, crabs, eggs, and frogs' legs.

Monkeys have long, strong fingers and toes to get food or to swing from place to place.  Monkeys swing through treetops, but bigger monkeys stay on the ground.  Monkeys sometimes live in families.  Monkeys called baboons have males that are twice the size of females.  The males live on the edges of the troop. Monkeys make faces when they're playing, just like humans. Monkeys called patas live on the plains of Africa.  Hyenas, leopards, and elephants live with the patas.  That is how monkeys are very exciting and playful animals.
Parker

Fractions

Have you ever used fractions before?  One fourth means one is shaded out of four equal parts.  Also, 1/4 can show that one is left out of four equal parts,  too.  Make sure you always remember to check to see if all the parts are equal because fractions have equal parts.  Do you like working with fractions?  I know I do.
Alex

Bulldogs

There are all kinds of bulldogs.  I think that English bulldogs are the cutest out of all bulldogs.  Bulldogs can be big or small.  If you get a bulldog when it is a baby, it would be more pleasant.  Some bulldogs bite, but some do not bite.  they come in all colors.  If you decide that you want a bulldog, you have to pick the right bulldog.  The best way to find the right bulldog is look through a breeded.  I like bulldogs because they are cute.
Amelia

Seussical

Seussical was a wonderful play about the Cat in the Hat.  At the beginning of the play, the Cat in the Hat popped out of a big white and black hat.  He said hello then sang a song.  In the middle of the play, Horton sat on an egg becausethe bird needed a vacation.  She sat on her egg forever.  At the end of the play, the monkeys came out and pushed Horton off the egg.  If you enjoyed the play, please tell us.
Amelia and Riley

Pumpkins

Did you know that a pumpkin is a fruit? Pumpkins can be fun when you carve them. you can eat the pumpkin seeds that are in the pumpkins. Pumpkins usually come out by Halloween. There are all sizes of pumpkins. Did you know that some towns hold a festival to celebrate the fall harvest? If you learned something new, please tell me.
Amelia