Browsing Archive: October, 2016
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Friday, October 28, 2016,
You need:
1. A costume
2. A flashlight
3. A blanket to make a fort
4. A snack to share or mix in to the witches brew
5. Your inner poet as we are going to write poems to describe the monsters we make
Have a great weekend and come to school ready to celebrate Halloween on Monday. Boo Boo Boo
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Halloween is Right Around the Corner
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, October 25, 2016,
It's MONDAY!! Oh my. Here's what you need to know:
1. We are walking to Cody's to see his Halloween display and you NEED to bring your permission slip or you can't go.
2. You can bring a costume for our Halloween Parade which is Monday at 2:00.
3. You can donate pretzels or fishy crackers or Cheetos or cereal to add to a witches brew of salty things we are going to eat during the movie.
4. You need to bring a flashlight on Monday for reading in the dark.
5. We will be reading c...
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Fun Fact #3
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Friday, October 21, 2016,
Istanbul is a HUGE city! Did you discover that when you were researching Turkey?
Here are a couple fun things I learned about Istanbul: the city is 3000 years old. Can you even believe that? Also, the city is on 2 different continents. What? How is that even possible? Are there any other cities that span 2 continents? Any other countries that are on two continents?
I am still loving cikolate bread every morning and spending time playing with, reading to, watching movies with, and walk...
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Interesting Fact #2
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, October 18, 2016,
Since only a few people noticed the toilet paper comment yesterday (way to go Bjorn and Precious) I will still give those tickets for one more day. Go ahead and research about the toilet paper problem as suggested in yesterday's blog and you can still have the tickets I offered for that yesterday.
Today's new ticket question has to do with fun fact #2 about Turkey: feral dogs and cats are EVERYWHERE!! Yikes. The dogs are just laying around sleeping and have big tags on their ears. The cat...
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Life in Turkey
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Monday, October 17, 2016,
As I am writing this it is 11:07 pm in Turkey and 3:07 where you are. I expect you are researching Turkey right now. Email me your questions and I'll do my best to answer them.
It has been so good to see our grandkids Jack and Lydia and our son John and his wife Pam but the trip has not been without it's interesting highs and lows.
The first leg of our trip was on a tiny tiny plane that only had 13 rows and we were in row 12!! Weird. Only 2 seats per side so we got to sit by eachother only....
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Istanbul, Turkey, Here I Come!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Thursday, October 13, 2016,
Why am I going to Turkey?
Where in the world IS Turkey?
What is the climate in Turkey?
What kind of food is there in Turkey?
How big is Istanbul, Turkey?
So many questions, so little time.
As you know, I am going to be gone next week and YOU will get a chance to learn all about Turkey in your Exploration time. You can also email me questions about what I am doing and what I am finding in Turkey.
You can also put some question on the blog. What are you currently wondering about Istanbul?
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Identification of Trees by Leaves is HARD!!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Thursday, October 6, 2016,
Wow, our heads were spinning as we tried and tried to classify leaves based on the leaves we collected on our school yard. We found some really pretty leaves. We found some interesting leaves. We had some great discussions about the characteristics of the leaves and what that means to what kind of tree it is. Thanks for all your hard work guys. It was a hard assignment. We will work on it tomorrow after ART with KYLE and try to wrap it up.
The 5th graders are having a fabulous time. I a...
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A Wonder Walk
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Wednesday, October 5, 2016,
I wonder what that is all about? Ha Ha What is a wonder walk and how does one go about accomplishing a wonder walk? Blog a comment that answers that question and you can have 4 tickets tomorrow.
We are going to gather some leaves, do some research, classify them, label them, and put together a collection of your findings.
Tomorrow is outdoor classroom day in the UK. We will honor that by going outside to gather leaves. Good times.
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Happy Deep Portage 5th Graders!!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, October 4, 2016,
Tomorrow morning the 5th graders are off to camp. I can't wait to hear all about their trip. I guess I will have to wait, however, all the way to Monday. :( We are really going to miss the excitement they add to our classroom.
Please know that the fall is upon us. It will be cooler outside and the air will be crisp and fresh. The kids at Deep Portage will spend lots of time outside and so will we. Have a sweatshirt or jacket with you as both groups will be outside a lot.
Blog a comment a...
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Oh What a Beautiful Day!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Monday, October 3, 2016,
Can you even believe how nice it has been outside? I LOVE this weather. I went on a couple long bike rides this weekend because it was just so wonderful. Blog a comment saying something you did outside this weekend and you can have 2 tickets.
Tomorrow we explore some questions in science and apply the scientific method. Some where else on this site there are tickets to be had regarding the scientific process. Will you find them? It's a LOT of tickets. Remember all the yummy treats tha...
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