I Was There: Hurricane Katrina

I Was There: Hurricane Katrina

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The Power of a Tsunami

Amazing footage of a real BIG WAVE!

News and Notes:

~Florida Writes FSA is Monday...be on time.. students who arrive after 8:40 will not be allowed into class!   No stress...seriously... WE ARE READY!

~End of Month Luncheon is Friday the 26th..... this month is students only.  We are asking that girls of Mrs. Goodman's class bring dessert!

~Please do not bring food for lunch that requires more than 90 seconds to cook..... Some days we have as many as 10 kids that need food heated up..... a Stouffer's lasagna is not a good idea!

~Happy Birthday Ava White!

~Congratulations to Ethan R. for scoring a 10 on last grade level prompt!

~Congratulations to Adam F. for running his fastest 5K EVER in the Fletcher Wave of Success 5K.... and yes he beat Mr. Gibbons!

~Congrats to Mrs. Janson and Mrs. O'DOnnell for finishing their first half marathons at the Donna Marathon Weekend!

Connection Section

 ~The house pictured above is actually the REAL house where the REAL commandant of Auschwitz and his family lived.

~The man pictured above was the REAL commandant of Auschwitz.  Bruno's father is modeled after hm.

Text Structure

 ~Today we had some fun working on TEXT STRUCTURE which is how the author chooses to present the text.  there are many ways an author can present text to the reader: Cause & Effect, Sequence/Chronological, Descriptive, Problem & Solution, and Comparing & Contrasting!   No author uses just one method!  We dove into text looking for different examples of each type of text structure.

Running Apes

To see pictures of Adam, Alex, and Mr. G rocking the 5k Saturday at the beach click links below:

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Happy Birthday!

~Happy Birthday Ava! Thanks for the treats to the White Family!

Fun wit Mrs. Janssen!

 ~We had some fun with some new technology from our reading coach Mrs. Janssen! She reviewed some worthwhile strategies in preparation four our upcoming FSA test!

Jax Giants

 ~Big thanks to the Jacksonville Giants and their mascot Mr. Biggs for coming out and emphasizing the importance of reading!

Connection Section: Hurricane Katrina

~Natural disasters often bring out the worst in human beings, and they also bring out the best as can be seen in this video

STAR Students!

~Congratulations to Tyler and Kylene!  They are this week's STAR Students!

Reading Together

~We started our new reading groups today focusing on author's craft and author's purpose!

Donna Marathon Weekend

 ~Big thanks to everyone who came out to cheer, volunteer, run, walk, and support the Beaches own Marathon, the Donna 26.2, 13.1, and 5K!

Donna Marathon

~Coach Gilbert, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Scheidler, Mrs. Janson, and Mrs. O'Donnell are all running the Donna Marathon to end Breast Cancer this Sunday starting at 7:00 A.M.....hopefully we will see you out there on the race course representing the BEACHES!

Long Weekend

~Have a safe and happy long 3 day weekend!  We have Monday off in honor of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthday!  All the students in Rooms 11 & 13 know why these men are so important to our country!  Wen we come back o Tuesday be ready to work hard and build up our already strong stamina in reading and writing!  The Writing test is on Monday February 29th... We are so ready!!!!

STAR Student

 ~Congratulations to Ava and Natalija!  They are this week's STAR Students!  Both girls worked hard and treated their classmates with respect and dignity!

Nature's Fury

Tsunami Connections

Hers's to Misha!

 ~We raised a Hazelnut Buttercream in honor of Misha!  he survived the Holocaust and came to America...and his granddaughter Wendy "Janina" helped silence the nightmares of the Jackboots!  They called him Thief, Runt, Gypsy, Filthy Son ofAbraham, Jew,  Jude, One Eared Jack...and finally... he was... he is..... Poppynoodle!

5K Registration Winners!

 ~Thanks to Cinotti's Bakery for their awesome golden and silver cookies for having the most people register for the 5K for Play 2106!  The fastest female adult or child...came from Room 11, congratulations Grace!  Big thanks to all the teachers, students and parent who came out to  volunteer, run or walk!

STAR STUDENT

~Congratulations to Charlie and Christian!  They have both been chosen for the second time!  Way to go guys!

Apes in NY!

~Look..... a Gibbon APE is in New York!

A gift from France



Times Square!

Central Park

AR Points

~Check out the new point leaders on the sidebar!  We have a few new names who are on the list!  Congratulations for stepping up your game and making the list!

San Pablo 5K - 2016

~Congratulations to Ethan and Grace!   They were the first two San Pablo students to cross the finish line!  Grace actually won the women's division!  Also, congratulations to Taylor, Riley, Aiden W., Ayden B., Gage, Ava, Kylene and Ryan!  All of your bank accounts will be a little fuller on Monday! A big congratulations to Adam F., he ran his fastest 5K ever!

Rest in Peace Janina

~We finished Milkweed.  Sadly, Janina and her family, all except Misha, perished in the Holocaust.  They were caught up in the roundups and sent to Treblinka log with almost all the Jews of Warsaw.  We said goodbye to Kuba, Shepesel, Mr. Milgrom, Uri, Enos, Olek, and many others.  Janina's spirit lives on in Misha's granddaughter Wendy Janina Milgrom.  Her voice quiets the nightmares of the Jackboots for Misha.  I found this picture online and it reminded me of the boys from the stable. 

Nini's Spagetti Dinners

All Nini's Spaghetti dinner orders must be turned in by Wednesday!  Orders are only $6.... forms went home last week.  If you need another form, they are available in the main office!  What a great deal...and a good chunk of the money goes back to our school!  Mr. Gibbons placed his order today!

Presidential Minute With Abraham Lincoln

End of Month Luncheon Fun!

 ~Thanks for coming out to find out what is going on in your child's school, and classroom! We had a busy January and we look forward to seeing you in February!