Dr. Johnson's Reading Blog

I have included a few pictures from our day at the zoo. I had more pictures but I had a new camera which was temperamental at times. We all had a great time exploring the zoo, eating lunch, then off to a class taught by the zoo. Justin and his Kindergarten Buddy Shubhanjali and her Kindergarten Buddy Zoo Class Petting the hedgehog Hedgehog looking for food Everyone looking good!

This is the link so you can take your Reconstruction Quiz. Please click HERE . The link has now been removed.

Richland Two Teachers in Oregon Here is a post to the WLTX news report about our (Mr. O'Keefe, Ms. Breland, Mrs. Vice, and Mr. Johnson) trip to Oregon and the things we learned from our trip. Enjoy

This past week we have started our study into Reconstruction. I will be the first to admit my knowledge of this time is limited but what I have learned so far has been fascinating and troubling at the same time. Students have also been fascinated with this time period because they are already making cause and effect type connections between Reconstruction, Civil Rights, and current news they here on TV. This is one of the directions I hope to move towards as we continue studying US History from Reconstruction to current times - helping students make connections between the past and current history. For instance, we just read an article about Cherokees who once owned slaves during the Civil War, sided with the Confederates, and are now denying the descendents of those slaves the right to vote in Cherokee elections (read article here ). We are also continuing to look at probability and dice. We should be winding down by the end of the week. Today we watched a video from Jim Gandy on WL

Just in case anyone is having difficulties with viewing the blog calendar, I have made a few discoveries. Viewing the calendar under Internet Explorer never seems to work for me so I'm assuming IE does not display the calendar correctly. I have had success using Safari , Firefox , and Google Chrome . If you are having difficulty viewing the calendar, try using on of those internet browsers.

You may be asking why this video is posted on our blog. Mrs. Edwards showed this video in class and everyone in class wanted to see this video again . . . so I'm posting it here so they can access it. I'll admit, the video is quite cute. Enjoy!

Safety Patrol : Your child should have brought home a schedule for safety patrol. But in case you did not receive one or need another copy, here is a link  to download a copy for yourself. School Planner / Calendar: Today, your child received a planner / calendar. The planner should remain in your child's backpack so they can bring it back and forth from school. Each week we will add important dates including the due dates for various assignments. These same dates will be included in the calendar posted on our blog. Scholastic Book Order: Online Ordering Information Due Date: 9/16/11 Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs Class Activation Code: GPY4P I am sending out Scholastic Book orders. You will be able to order books online using the web address and class activation code OR you can return the book order slips Remember, any book orders you make online we earn a coupon for a free book. Thanks! Inquiry into Dice: It has been a busy and intense couple of weeks. As you