Nathan
Justin and Owen:
Nathan sledding:
Justin:
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Snowed In
We finally had our first real snow fall of the year...which is pretty late seeing that we usually start getting snow in early December. It is only about 8 inches at the most, but of course the school district feels the need to close down school for 3 days (probably will be closed down tomorrow too). I mean, I lived my first 11 years of life in Ann Arbor/Dearborn, Michigan and THAT place received a lot of snow....we are talking FEET and not inches and I don't remember school being cancelled as much as it is here...crazy. The boys have been loving it though: spending hours upon hours outside. Even Owen always wants to spend all day outside (now, as a result, he has a head cold.) Here are some pics of them having fun:
Nathan
Nathan
Saturday, January 10, 2009
My Reading Fanatic
This was in the Waynesville Daily Guide Newspaper yesterday. You can also read it on the following link:
http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/news/education/x1060501744/Words-spell-achievement-for-Wood-students
Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented students medals for reading.
Wood students received reading medals during a special awards ceremony. Clockwise from top left, Brandon White, Katherine Kellogg, Catie Pollman, Ryan Harne, Justin Abresch and Anna Thomson.
http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/news/education/x1060501744/Words-spell-achievement-for-Wood-students
Words spell achievement for Wood students
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By Chad Abernathy
Waynesville Daily Guide
Thu Jan 08, 2009, 11:29 AM CST
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The students at Wood Elementary are counting up their words and finding they can achieve much through reading books.
A recent tally in December revealed that those involved with the Reading Counts program have read over 12 million words.
During a special awards ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented fifteen students with reading medals for reading over one million words through the program.
Matthew Burris was given a Coin of Excellence for reading 7 million words, the most read for the year.
Ryan Harne also received a Coin for being the youngest to achieve the goal of one million words.
Students are eligible to participate in the program at the start of first grade.
The Reading Counts program keeps track of the amount of words read by quizzes kept on a computer. The quizzes keep track of how many words are in each book. Once a student reads the particular book for the quiz, the amount of words read can be recorded.
“The kids get real excited,” School Librarian Marilyn Odle said, describing the students’ reaction to the program.
Students can start in first grade, but the program can last as long as it is desired, Odle explained. For Wood Elementary, the program can even last into the sixth grade.
One of the things Odle found most interesting is when other teachers have learned about it, they take the idea back to their schools and use it to help students want to read.
Odle also explained that at Wood Elementary, a student’s first goal is to get their name posted on the “Hall of Readers.”
A student can accomplish this by reading 1,000 words. The ultimate goal is one million words, but students are finding they can go further than that.
It is a focus to make the desire to read internal, Odle said. She also pointed out that the program helps establish self discipline.
“It’s a team effort down here,” Odle said, referring to the collaboration between the teachers.
In reference to the students she said, “We just want to keep them reading.”
Waynesville Daily Guide
Thu Jan 08, 2009, 11:29 AM CST
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The students at Wood Elementary are counting up their words and finding they can achieve much through reading books.
A recent tally in December revealed that those involved with the Reading Counts program have read over 12 million words.
During a special awards ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented fifteen students with reading medals for reading over one million words through the program.
Matthew Burris was given a Coin of Excellence for reading 7 million words, the most read for the year.
Ryan Harne also received a Coin for being the youngest to achieve the goal of one million words.
Students are eligible to participate in the program at the start of first grade.
The Reading Counts program keeps track of the amount of words read by quizzes kept on a computer. The quizzes keep track of how many words are in each book. Once a student reads the particular book for the quiz, the amount of words read can be recorded.
“The kids get real excited,” School Librarian Marilyn Odle said, describing the students’ reaction to the program.
Students can start in first grade, but the program can last as long as it is desired, Odle explained. For Wood Elementary, the program can even last into the sixth grade.
One of the things Odle found most interesting is when other teachers have learned about it, they take the idea back to their schools and use it to help students want to read.
Odle also explained that at Wood Elementary, a student’s first goal is to get their name posted on the “Hall of Readers.”
A student can accomplish this by reading 1,000 words. The ultimate goal is one million words, but students are finding they can go further than that.
It is a focus to make the desire to read internal, Odle said. She also pointed out that the program helps establish self discipline.
“It’s a team effort down here,” Odle said, referring to the collaboration between the teachers.
In reference to the students she said, “We just want to keep them reading.”
Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented students medals for reading.Wood students received reading medals during a special awards ceremony. Clockwise from top left, Brandon White, Katherine Kellogg, Catie Pollman, Ryan Harne, Justin Abresch and Anna Thomson.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
UPDATED!!
I am officially updated!! I added 8 posts to December and 1 to this month! Happy reading (for those who care) haha!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!!
Happy 2009 everybody! I hope it will be a happy and healthy one! We decided to head out to Saint Louis yesterday and spend the night to celebrate New Years! It was another freezing few days again....only in the 20's...but we had a fun 2 days:
Here we are at First Night...a New Years Eve celebration right in downtown St. Louis. They had live bands and lots of activities plus fireworks.....unfortunately, like I said, we were all frozen so we didn't stay too late!
Then we went to The Mills which is basically like Mall of America...I mean ...it has everything. Along with shopping we....
played glo-in-the-dark mini golf!!
Here we are at Botanical Gardens enjoying all of the beautiful flowers and mazes!
Here we are at First Night...a New Years Eve celebration right in downtown St. Louis. They had live bands and lots of activities plus fireworks.....unfortunately, like I said, we were all frozen so we didn't stay too late!Then we went to The Mills which is basically like Mall of America...I mean ...it has everything. Along with shopping we....watched the boys ice skate in the same arena where the Saint Louis Blues practice and
played glo-in-the-dark mini golf!!
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