Thursday, October 30, 2014

Check out our Halloween Door Design "Even Zombies Know Drugs R Bad!"

Each student has their name on a brain.  Let's see if they can find theirs tomorrow!
Also, each student can decorate a Zombie picture in class and we will put them up in the windows across from class (so our little hallway will be our Zombie Graveyard!!).

I'm excited for tomorrow, I hope that you are too!
-Mr. Linnet


Halloween Parade Tomorrow (10/31):






Here is the plan for tomorrow's Halloween Parade (as directed by Principal Kubiak):
Rain or Shine, we will begin promptly at 8:40am.

If raining, we will be outside of our classrooms, lined up at 8:40am.  We will begin the parade line with Mrs. Laurie's Class, then Mr. Linnet's, then Ms. Baker's and continue along the upper hallway.  After all of the upper classes have passed by the stairwell, then the 2nd/3rd grade classes that are downstairs will come up the stairwell and join the parade line.  We will make a lap around the upper corridor of the school, then return to our classrooms.

If it is NOT raining, we will all meet outside on our lines at 8:40am.  Mr. Kubiak will call classes to join the parade line on the track.  Upper grade students will watch from the inside of the track, parents will have a designated viewing area.

Under both scenarios, parents CANNOT parade with the students.

Don't forget your cameras and plan to stay the first hour of school if you would like to capture some great memories of your child's first Halloween at school!!
-Mr. Linnet


Friday, October 24, 2014

The Homemade Vehicles have started arriving...and they are AWESOME!!

Alyson's Milk Carton School Bus (Cordelia).


Camila's Kitty Cat Car!

Another Yellow School Bus, this one from Gianna.

Jaden A. made a fast Race Car!!

Jaeden B. also made a milk carton bus.

Jasmyn turned this cardboard box into a big bus (with a steering wheel).

Here is Julian's Helicopter.  He used t.p. rolls, craft sticks, and straws.
Briella got creative with her plastic bottle and wooden dowels aquatic transport car.
Bryan made a cardboard Big-Rig Truck.
Natalie got some help turning an old milk carton into this cool jet!

Sydney's shoebox truck used wooden sticks, tape, glue, stickers, and soda caps.
Corbyn made his airplane with cardboard, a water bottle, paint & glue.





Devin's Milk Carton Fire Engine
Ethan's Cardboard Monster Truck
Check out Ava's Cardboard & Tape Trolley!
Nytasha's Egg Carton & Toilet Paper Roll Steam Roller.




Tuesday, October 14, 2014

This Month's At-Home Project: Homemade Vehicles!!

Hello Everyone,

Our new Unit Theme at school is Transportation.  I thought what better way to build excitement over this theme, than to let the kids create their own transportation vehicle from items found around the house.  Maybe they will build a race car, maybe a spaceship, maybe a school bus...whatever it is, it should have moving parts, and be able to transport someone (themselves, their hamster, a doll/figure, whatever) from one place to another.  Parents can help with the design and material collection phases, but the creation should be 100% student-made!!

Here are three examples that I found online to help get those creative juices flowing.
Students have until Halloween to finish the project, and they can bring them in to show to the class whenever they have finished it.  Happy Building!!

Milk Carton School Bus

Cardboard Motor Scooter

Cardboard Bulldozer

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Trunk or Treat is Coming (10/24)

Please see the Trunk or Treat flyers in next week's Homework Folders for information regarding this fun annual event at Cordelia Hills.  If you are interested in getting involved, the signup link below will take you to the webpage to sign up.  This is truly one of the biggest events of the school year, so don't miss out!!

-Mr. Linnet

Trunk or Treat Signups