This is our snack calendar for September.  We will have a snack with our snack milk each day. We will take turns bringing snacks for the whole class. We currently have 25 students in the class. You may send snacks early if you like. If you forget to send snack to school on your day, please send the next day. We will then have your snack on the day someone else forgets theirs.  If you cannot view the calendar below, you can follow this link.

You will find our lists of spelling words this year on the Spelling List page.  You can learn our Week 1 spelling words at

You can also play a game to practice the words.  You can even take a test.

This is Week 1 for our spelling words.  They are:

Spelling Words Week 1
1. could
2. off
3. into
4. until
5. who
6. schools
7. two (#2)
8. too (also)
9. to

Students should study their words throughout the week.

Spelling Test is Friday.

We will have a snack with our snack milk each day. We will take turns bringing snacks for the whole class. We currently have 27 students in the class. Here is a calendar of what day each person will bring snacks in August. You may send snacks early if you like. If you forget to send snack to school on your day, please send the next day. We will then have your snack on the day someone else forgets theirs.

This year we read the book Charlotte’s Web.  We summarized the chapters as we went and then picked out the most important for a summary of the whole book.  We then turned those chapters into readers theater plays that we recorded.  Due to technical difficulties we start with chapter 2 instead of chapter 1.  Now, for you enjoyment, we bring you our version of Charlotte’s Web.

 Episode 23 Charolette's Web: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

One of our field trips this year was to visit the Spiva Art Center.   Sponsors made it possible for 1,000 area students to visit the center and create a collaborative mural that will become a permanent exhibit at the gallery.

Mrs. Denton had already prepared our students for the trip by teaching them elements of the art they will see.

Our students recorded interviews with each other about the art there.  Using digital recorders, cell phones, and digital cameras, they applied what they had learned to the art they saw.  The application of their learning was powerful.

I pulled them all together into this video.  Enjoy!

Episode 18 – Spiva Art Center

The Earth is in OUR Hands

We collaborated with Mrs. Woolever’s 3rd grade class at Cecil Floyd Elementary in Joplin, MO to create Earth Day 2009 newscasts.  They created video newscasts, while we made audio newscasts.  Here are our newscasts.

 Episode 22 Earth Day Webcast [10:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Our State representative, Tom Flanigan visited our class to talk to us about his job and how our government works in the state of Missouri.

 Episode 20 Tom Flannigan: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

February is African American History Month.  We recorded this episode of our guest speaker coming in honor of this month.  Kelvin is a good friend of one of our students came in to tell us a little about his heritage.  He also answered many questions.

 Episode 19 Black History Month [33:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

You can sign up for a time for Pet Day show-and-tell May 24 on the Google Calendar below.   You will need a google or gmail account to add your name to the calendar.