Penguin Slideshow

Have fun trying to identify these penguins!

PENGUINS!

    We are taking a trip to Antarctica (At least we will be pretending to anyway)! Our passports are made and we're making a list of things we should bring. Try going to a few websites and learn more about where they live, what they eat, and what their enemies look like.

    This is a fun unit and we weigh and measure things along the way. We were talking about the stars and the southern hemisphere today. It would be great to go online and get some more information about why penguins see different stars than we do.

Lawrence Hall of Science

We had an exciting assembly this afternoon. We learned all about fire and some tips about fire safety. Please add a comment about something you learned. What three things do you need to produce fire? What are the three things you need to do if you might have your clothes catch on fire? Is water a fuel? Tell me some things you learned and what you liked the best! Why did the last balloon make an explosion and the first two only a slight noise? I am looking forward to hearing your responses in the next week.

Leo Lionni

We have started an author study. Please go to the library and check out a book from the author Leo Lionni. Comment to this blog giving the title of the book, a short summary, and make a connection to yourself, to the text, or to the world.

You can go to http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/books.html

to check out some of his history.

Have fun!

Family Traditions

Every year after Thanksgiving we go up to the Santa Cruz mountains to cut down our tree. This is a ritual the Smithwick family has been doing for over thirty years!

If your family does not yet have a family ritual or tradition I would like to recommend a trip up to San Francisco's new California Academy of Arts and Science. I went today and it was a magnificent way to spend a Monday off. The new building (which is on the previous blog-I hit the wrong button), the exhibits like the rain forest, and the whole day would make a great family tradition.  Have you been there yet? Let me know by adding a comment and tell me about it.

Halloween Week

Have a great day off on Monday! Start memorizing your Halloween Poem or Song. What will you be for Halloween??? I can't wait to see you all on Friday at our annual parade and see the podcast you will make with Mrs. Montgomery!