Mrs. Douglas's Winter Break

Welcome back everyone from Winter Break!

We are now into our second week back from break and it has ALREADY been pretty eventful! As you know we had a late start today due to the snowy weather. This is not my first experience with a snow delay this winter. Mr. Douglas and I went to New York City over the break to do a quick 4 day trip with his parents and experience some of what New York has to offer. We got A LOT more than what we expected. Due to the blizzard hitting the day we were due to leave, we got to spend an extra THREE days in the city. I have included some pictures from our trip. This was something amazing to witness and it was such an exciting adventure! Hope you enjoy!

Mr. Douglas and I in Rockefeller Center

Times Square

We saw Mary Poppins on Broadway. I LOVE Mary Poppins!

This is only 2 hours into the blizzard.

A snow pile up to my waist from the blizzard.

These cars were buried for days.

A butterfly at the Natural Museum of History

A MASSIVE sandwhich at a famous deli. Yum!

I hope you had a wonderful break too! I am so glad to be back!

More From Camp!

After being back from Camp Pine Cove for 2 weeks now, I am FINALLY getting up some more pictures. We had a ton of fun. I think the students really got the opportunity to explore new ideas, explore the wildnerness, bond with their classmates and make some great memories. Here are a few of the 200 (WOW!) pictures I took:

Regulator (the counselor) holding a falcon.

Caleb and Taylor collected samples from the lake.

Boys around the campfire roasting their marshmallows.

Gia collecting her twigs in style.

Building a mud structure to demonstrate the effects of weathering.

More mud structures.

The "Not So Grand" Canyon. And Josh.

Megan playing in the mud!

Shelbie holding the falcon!

Tanner collecting samples in the lake, looking like a pro!

Tiara was not loving the mud so much!

Zach, after he ziplined!

We had so much fun at camp this year! Thank you to all those who played a part in making it possible for all these 5th graders to come! It will be something they remember forever.

Baskin Robbins Night!

Thanks intuitive.com and Baskin Robbins for the pic!

Baskin Robbins Night is TONIGHT! Show up at the Baskin Robbins on Eldorado Drive  from 4:00 to 9:00 pm!

YUMMY YUMMY!

My Life as a Pumpkin Seed

This week we are doing a crative writing piece on our lives as a pumpkin seed. The students have been working very hard to come up with creative stories about what would happen to them if they were pumpkin seeds and went along the journey pumpkin seeds go on. Here are our kids hard at work writing their stories!

These will come home just in time to share with family over the holidays!

Campin!

We are well into day two at camp! Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to. Enjoy!

More pictures and videos to come! Thank you to Mr. Gameson for the AWESOME pictures of the trees!

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Blogging a Headline

For Mrs. Douglas's students:


Thanks to http://www.suzannesutton.com/newspaper.gif


Newspaper editors work under intense pressure and must write up news headlines very quickly. Occasionally, the headlines turn out to mean something very different than what they were intended to mean.

Each one of the following headlines actually appeared in a newspaper at some point.
Choose one, write out two sentences, the first infer what you REALLY think the story was about. For the second sentence, make an inference about what an alternate story might have been for the headline.

Post your answer in the comments!

Headlines (Choose ONE!):

EYE DROPS OFF SHELF

SQUAD HELPS DOG BITE VICTIM

STOLEN PAINTING FOUND BY TREE

KIDS MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS

INCLUDE YOUR CHILDREN WHEN BAKING

Thank you to Dr-mikes-math.com and to Daily Spark Warm up Activities for the headlines! :) 

Monday, October 11



Thank you microsoft clipart!



Monday, October 11 is Parent/Teacher Conference Day! There is NO SCHOOL for students this day. Make you sure you have confirmed with me your time! I sent home emails and letters so hopefully you aware of when you need to come in.

Please do not bring your students with you unless you have to.

THANK YOU!