Beaming with pride!

I am so proud of Katie for being selected as our school's student volunteer of the year. Way to go Miss Katie!




By the way, what's really special is that her Papa (Mr. Armstrong) was selected as our school's senior volunteer of the year! (I don't have a picture of him, but you can catch him at the Killearn Publix being the friendliest bag "boy" around!).

So what is lake effect snow?

I don't know about you but every time I turn on the television some meteorologist seems to be talking about lake effect snow. Maybe my cluelessness is due to the fact that I am a Floridian who had a short stint leaving in the north until Old Man Winter blew me back south. My curiosity got the best of me and I had to do a little research on this wintertime phenomenon. The fifth grade version goes like this:

Lake effect snows occur when a mass (a front) of really cold air moves over a body of warmer water (the lake), creating an unstable (just not right) temperature in the atmosphere. As a result, clouds build over the lake and eventually develop into snow showers and squalls (storms) as they move downwind.

The technical version comes from weather.com. Check it out for more info!

My scientific theory is that when you have freezing temps outside, you should stay inside. Preferably at a mall or store shopping! Miss Mallory, our shopper extraordinaire, did a little of just that last night. She took the liberty to arrange her own display in honor of the newest elf!

And first place goes to...

Hannah Wong brings home top prize in school Tropicana Speech Contest! Listen to her prize winning speech about all the different types of parents. Congrats Hannah!

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Our class performing "The Atoms Family"

A farming they will go!

My kiddies are off to Agrirama in Tifton, Georgia tomorrow to experience farm life in the 1880s. Believe it or not, this is a fifth grade favorite! Bundle up and enjoy your time. This is a picture of Mr. Whitaker doing his one of favorite things in the world...planting cotton!

The making of our nation

Today was my first day back in our classroom since mid September. A lot has happened since then. Our substitute extraordinaire, Mrs. Wallenfelsz, did and continues to do a FABULOUS job. It was great to see my students today. I received lots of hugs and smiles too. That helped me not miss this little guy so much...





In reading and in social studies we will be traveling back to a pivotal time in our nation's history, the American Revolution. This week students will begin to research some topics dealing with early colonization. Click here to read last year's post and to find a link to great resources.