Posted on November 29th, 2007 by koolteecha
I am thrilled to finally present to your our class discussion forum. Many of you have posted/participated in a discussion board before, but many of you have not, so here are some quick instructions.
First, click the link to the discussion board: Our Shiny, Happy Discussion Board
(It should open in a new window so that you [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by koolteecha
Katie inspired me to create a new page here on my mucho-fabulous website. Check it out. Comment as needed:
Random Stuff
P.S. to Olivia and Kaitlin – my first post is pretty much for you guys.
Mrs. S
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by koolteecha
Identifying Character Traits Worksheet
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Posted on November 26th, 2007 by koolteecha
Hey guys – here’s the link to the Hobbit Name Generator. I can’t wait to learn what everyone’s names are!
http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/
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Posted on November 26th, 2007 by koolteecha
I just LOVE this story, mostly because of Squeaky. You can really hear her “voice” in this story – she is a GREAT character.
If you didn’t finish reading in class today, click the links below to download a copy of the story.
Raymond’s Run – Full text
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by koolteecha
It will be SO nice to get back into a vocabulary routine…yes, it’s true – Word Maps have returned with a vengeance!
Here’s a little sneak peak at this week’s vocabulary, with a little help from some special little helpers…
Vocabulary Sneak Peek!
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by koolteecha
(sigh)…I hope that you all had an amazing, restful week with your families. I know that the next several weeks are going to FLY by!
Pre-APeeps:
I am so excited to be reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit! Most of what we will be doing with this novel will be completed independently – I hope that you guys [...]
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Posted on November 11th, 2007 by koolteecha
…unless you’re online during the wee hours, you don’t stand a chance! Kyle grabbed the first guess and was correct - that was
MALINGER – VERB - TO PRETEND OR FEIGN ILLNESS TO AVOID WORK OR DUTY.
Here’s my second installment of SRDAWKCAB YRALUBACOV!
Backwards Vocabulary Volume 2
This is just more fun than one should be allowed to have over the weekend.
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Posted on November 10th, 2007 by koolteecha
Ok so I’m pretty impressed by my ingenuity. Here’s how this works. Click the link below to hear one of our vocabulary words. Go ahead…do it now.
Backwards Vocabulary Volume 1
Whoa – yeah, in case you didn’t notice, that sounds all crazy-nuts!! It IS one of our vocabulary words – can you tell what it is?
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Posted on November 7th, 2007 by koolteecha
Got it? It’s , not !!
Sorry – I digress…
Today we’ll be exploring Poe’s works through a totally awesome website.
Here it is:
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
Put yer headphones on and get ready for a really cool Poe experience!
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