.....left to enjoy your summer vacation! School starts back bright and early on August 25th.
Have you done your back-to-school shopping? Click here for a supply list.
Have you practiced your multiplication facts? Click here for an interactive game.
Have you read any good books? Click here for the summer reading list.
Have you done any playing outside? Click the X in the upper right corner and go OUTSIDE!
Have you done something really fun this summer? Click the word comment below and tell me all about it. Don't forget to leave your name!
See you in 17 days!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Update on "Our Eagles"
Looks like our baby eagles are ready for life in the real world! They will be released on at 11 AM on July 27th, next Wednesday. And it sounds like there will be live video of this event.
The website for the Eagle Cam is found at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, or just click here.
Can't wait to watch our eagles take flight!
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The website for the Eagle Cam is found at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, or just click here.
Can't wait to watch our eagles take flight!
Posts on Mrs. Staton's SuperStars may include links to external websites. Links to external sites are not under the editing control of the author of Mrs. Staton's SuperStars. Please ask that children use adult supervision when visiting websites outside of this blog, especially YouTube. While there are many great videos, please considering the ability for the public to post and comment on videos on YouTube.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Have you taken the "Five Finger Test" yet?
So you've decided you want read some good books this summer.
You are at the library or a bookstore and you can't decide on a good book. It's easy when we are at school and you know your AR "comfort level" that I put on the back of your library card. But the library and book stores don't put AR levels on their books like our school library does.
So what should you do?
Take the Five Finger Test.
1. First, choose the book you think you would like to read.
2. Open the book to the middle, choosing a page with a lot of text (words) and very few pictures.
3. Begin to read the page to yourself. Don't just "read in your head". Actually whisper read to yourself, so you can hear if you begin to have difficulty.
4. As you are reading, hold up one finger each time you read a word you don't know or have difficulty pronouncing.
5. If none or one of your fingers are up before you get to the end of the page, this book might be too easy for you.
If you have 2-4 fingers are up before you get to the end of the page, this book may be just right.
If all five of your fingers are in the air before you get to the end of the page, then this book is probably too difficult for you right now. It's best to put this book back and try it again in a few months.
Hopefully this "test" is one that will help you find that book that is on your "comfort level".
You are at the library or a bookstore and you can't decide on a good book. It's easy when we are at school and you know your AR "comfort level" that I put on the back of your library card. But the library and book stores don't put AR levels on their books like our school library does.
So what should you do?
Take the Five Finger Test.
1. First, choose the book you think you would like to read.
2. Open the book to the middle, choosing a page with a lot of text (words) and very few pictures.
3. Begin to read the page to yourself. Don't just "read in your head". Actually whisper read to yourself, so you can hear if you begin to have difficulty.
4. As you are reading, hold up one finger each time you read a word you don't know or have difficulty pronouncing.
5. If none or one of your fingers are up before you get to the end of the page, this book might be too easy for you.
If you have 2-4 fingers are up before you get to the end of the page, this book may be just right.
If all five of your fingers are in the air before you get to the end of the page, then this book is probably too difficult for you right now. It's best to put this book back and try it again in a few months.
Hopefully this "test" is one that will help you find that book that is on your "comfort level".
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Summer Reading
Are you reading books this summer? If not, you should be! Reading is the key to your success in school. Children who read for fun outside of the school day are better students when they are in school.
Are you going on a long trip? Take a book to read in the car.
Hanging out by the pool or on the beach? Take a rest and read a chapter or two.
Is it a super hot day or a summer rainy day? Spend it curled up with a good book.
Did Mom or Dad put you in charge of the little brothers and sisters? Take a few minutes and read a picture book to them.
Need some motivation to read? I've got the answer to that question too! What about a FREE BOOK?!?
Click here to go to Barnes and Noble bookstore's website. In the green box in the middle of the page, you will see a yellow 1. Underneath that, you will see a link to print off a reading journal. When you've read 8 books, you can take the completed journal to the book store and get a free book. You are limited to the the titles they have chosen for your grade level.
Click here to go to Borders bookstore's website. You will see a skinny yellow box where you can download their summer reading form. Borders requires 10 books to be read. Borders lets you get any book for free.
Also stop by any of the public libraries here in our town. Any child who completes the summer reading program through the library gets a gift bag full of goodies from local companies. I couldn't find their reading log online, so you may have to go by the library to get one.
Let me know what books you are reading this summer. Perhaps that will make a good read-out-loud for us this coming school year!
Posts on Mrs. Staton's SuperStars may include links to external websites. Links to external sites are not under the editing control of the author of Mrs. Staton's SuperStars. Please ask that children use adult supervision when visiting websites outside of this blog, especially YouTube. While there are many great videos, please considering the ability for the public to post and comment on videos on YouTube.
Are you going on a long trip? Take a book to read in the car.
Hanging out by the pool or on the beach? Take a rest and read a chapter or two.
Is it a super hot day or a summer rainy day? Spend it curled up with a good book.
Did Mom or Dad put you in charge of the little brothers and sisters? Take a few minutes and read a picture book to them.
Need some motivation to read? I've got the answer to that question too! What about a FREE BOOK?!?
Click here to go to Barnes and Noble bookstore's website. In the green box in the middle of the page, you will see a yellow 1. Underneath that, you will see a link to print off a reading journal. When you've read 8 books, you can take the completed journal to the book store and get a free book. You are limited to the the titles they have chosen for your grade level.
Click here to go to Borders bookstore's website. You will see a skinny yellow box where you can download their summer reading form. Borders requires 10 books to be read. Borders lets you get any book for free.
Also stop by any of the public libraries here in our town. Any child who completes the summer reading program through the library gets a gift bag full of goodies from local companies. I couldn't find their reading log online, so you may have to go by the library to get one.
Let me know what books you are reading this summer. Perhaps that will make a good read-out-loud for us this coming school year!
Posts on Mrs. Staton's SuperStars may include links to external websites. Links to external sites are not under the editing control of the author of Mrs. Staton's SuperStars. Please ask that children use adult supervision when visiting websites outside of this blog, especially YouTube. While there are many great videos, please considering the ability for the public to post and comment on videos on YouTube.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy 4th of July!
Today is an amazing day...if you are an American! Our country celebrates its Independence today.
Here are some interesting facts about today.
July 4, 2011....we have been a country for 235 years. This may seem like a long time, but its pretty short considering some countries have been around for thousands of years!
Three Presidents have died on the 4th of July.
John Adams...President #2
Thomas Jefferson...President #3
James Monroe....President #5
Calvin Coolidge, our 30th President, was the only President who was born on the 4th of July!
What will you do to celebrate our Nation's Birthday?
Here are some interesting facts about today.
July 4, 2011....we have been a country for 235 years. This may seem like a long time, but its pretty short considering some countries have been around for thousands of years!
Three Presidents have died on the 4th of July.
John Adams...President #2
Thomas Jefferson...President #3
James Monroe....President #5
Calvin Coolidge, our 30th President, was the only President who was born on the 4th of July!
What will you do to celebrate our Nation's Birthday?
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Stay Active in Summer
I used to love summer time when I was your age. While I loved school, the time off gave me lots of time to do things outdoors. I grew up on a street where every neighbor but one was a relative! Pretty cool, huh? With no brothers and sisters to play with, I looked forward to when my cousins would come to visit their grandparents....lots of people to play with.
One relative on my street had an in-ground swimming pool, so many days were spent in the water! All of the yards were big, so we had lots of places to ride bikes, run, and play. Every Thursday I went to my daycare because that was roller skating day. The workers would take all the school-age kids to the skating rink for the day. When I was in high school, I joined the color guard, which is the group of girls who twirl flags behind the marching band, so many an afternoon was spent outside practicing for the upcoming season.
Do you realize that when you are active, you are actually exercising? I can remember coming inside from a long afternoon at the pool and being so hungry. That's because swimming is.....EXERCISE! So is riding your bike or playing outside!
What are you doing to stay active this summer?
Whatever you decide to do outside this summer....don't forget your sunscreen or water!!
One relative on my street had an in-ground swimming pool, so many days were spent in the water! All of the yards were big, so we had lots of places to ride bikes, run, and play. Every Thursday I went to my daycare because that was roller skating day. The workers would take all the school-age kids to the skating rink for the day. When I was in high school, I joined the color guard, which is the group of girls who twirl flags behind the marching band, so many an afternoon was spent outside practicing for the upcoming season.
Do you realize that when you are active, you are actually exercising? I can remember coming inside from a long afternoon at the pool and being so hungry. That's because swimming is.....EXERCISE! So is riding your bike or playing outside!
What are you doing to stay active this summer?
Whatever you decide to do outside this summer....don't forget your sunscreen or water!!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Our Eagles
Back in March, I got an email about a pair of adult Bald Eagles who had nested in a tree in the Botanical Gardens of Norfolk, Virginia. Our class eagerly watched and waited for the 3 eggs to hatch....and hatch they did, with the last egg hatching on St. Patrick's Day. We tuned in almost daily (and sometimes a couple of times in one day) to watch our eagles! Sometimes we even participated in conversations with Eagle experts thanks to a Live Chat.
On April 27th we learned some terrible news. The mother eagle was killed. The Botanical Gardens are located near an airport, and somehow the mother got in the flight path of an airplane and was hit. After determining that the eagles would not survive without intervention, the Eagle experts decided the babies would be have a better chance at survival if they were relocated. So the next day the eagles were moved to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The eagles live in a special habitat made to resemble their home in the tree.
If you are interested in keeping up with "OUR" eagles, click here.
The eagles are scheduled to be released into the wild sometime in August. Maybe we will be back in school and can watch the release together!
Posts on Mrs. Staton's SuperStars may include links to external websites. Links to external sites are not under the editing control of the author of Mrs. Staton's SuperStars. Please ask that children use adult supervision when visiting websites outside of this blog, especially YouTube. While there are many great videos, please considering the ability for the public to post and comment on videos on YouTube.
On April 27th we learned some terrible news. The mother eagle was killed. The Botanical Gardens are located near an airport, and somehow the mother got in the flight path of an airplane and was hit. After determining that the eagles would not survive without intervention, the Eagle experts decided the babies would be have a better chance at survival if they were relocated. So the next day the eagles were moved to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The eagles live in a special habitat made to resemble their home in the tree.
If you are interested in keeping up with "OUR" eagles, click here.
The eagles are scheduled to be released into the wild sometime in August. Maybe we will be back in school and can watch the release together!
Posts on Mrs. Staton's SuperStars may include links to external websites. Links to external sites are not under the editing control of the author of Mrs. Staton's SuperStars. Please ask that children use adult supervision when visiting websites outside of this blog, especially YouTube. While there are many great videos, please considering the ability for the public to post and comment on videos on YouTube.
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