Easter/Stuff

Hey,
It has been a while. I hope everyone had a great Easter. I read several books over the 3 day weekend. Let me know what you read......

Today, I re-shelved over 300 books. It was really hard. I also had to put books on the shelf that someone had thrown on the floor. :-( I know that most students put books back, but remind your friends if you notice they are leaving a mess.

Good luck to those of you taking the TAKS test tomorrow.

Mrs. Morrison

How to post

Hey, I noticed that one or two people are now following my blog, but I was unable to see their posts. I found one under the comment section from an older post. Make sure you reply to my "April" posts, so that we can all read them. :-) Thank you parents for letting you try out my blog. Yes Michael, I did get the Star Wars Books!!! Mrs. Morrison

I'm Back!!

I apologize to you guys for not posting since Spring Break. I have been working hard in the library, and even got to teach another group of students (Mrs. Duecker's kids). It was fun, but I am exhausted. I will try to post again tomorrow, and answer some of the questions that were asked. Keep Reading!! We move to weather next, and will be reading some exciting books on Thunderstorms, and Hurricanes!! Mrs. Morrison

Spring Break

Hi Everyone,
I really like the idea that some of you guys had about using my blog. We do not get Gaggle accounts until the upper grades, so we can communicate this way. Remember, ask you parents if it is alright if you join the blog.

I missed you last week at the book fair. Unfortunately, we were unable to get more copies of the Dude Diaries, and Out of My Mind. Ask your parents to order these for you. Some of the books I really enjoyed were the Star Wars Lego Dictionary, and My Tree Named Steve. Was there any books that you wanted, but couldn't get?

Mrs. Morrison

The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs!

This is the story told by the Wolf. He begins the story by saying that the original "Three Little Pigs" was incorrect. He states that the day the little pigs lost their homes, he was making a cake for his grandma. He didn't have sugar, so he went next door to borrow some from the first little pig. The first little pig wouldn't answer the door, and the Wolf was about to leave, when he sneezed. The sneeze caused the house of straw to fall down, and it killed the little pig. He couldn't leave the pig there, so he ate it. He still needed sugar, so he went to the next house, which belonged to the brother. The house was made out of sticks. He knocked on the door, and called to the pig. The pig told him, he was shaving and to go away. The wolf sneezed again, and once again the house fell down killing the pig. The wolf didn't want to leave the pig to spoil, so he ate that one too. He still needed sugar to bake his grandma a cake. He went to the next house, which also belonged to one of the brothers. He knocked at the door, but the pig told him to "Get out of here." He thought that was rude and was about to go home, when he sneezed again. This time the house did not fall down, then the little pig proceeded to insult the wolf's grandmother. The wolf gets mad, and tries to break down the door. The police then arrive with the news cameras. The wolf obviously looked guilty, and he was arrested. The rest is history.

I thought the story was really cute. I laughed outloud several times. The wolf making a cake for his grandma, and needing sugar. It reminds me of little red riding hood, but reversed. The illustrations really added to the story. Lane Smith made the wolf look innocent by adding glasses. He made the pigs look mean,, which adds to the Wolf's innocence.

Kelly Morrison

Science Verse by Jon Scieszka

When the teacher tells his class that they can see the poetry of science in everything, they are struck by a curse, and begin to see nothing but science verse that reminds you of well known poems. The poem the "Water Cycle" is to the tune of "It's Raining, It's Pouring." It is no longer Mary had a little lamb, but now Mary had a little worm. Jack is not jumping over the candlestick, but over the combustion reaction of O2 + heat+fuel to form C02 + light + heat + exhaust. And the poem "The Night Before Christmas" is now Time, Matter, and Space. In the end, it all turns out to be a dream.

I enjoyed this book more than Math Curse. I have always been a science person, so I think that might have been a factor. I thought the use of science terms in poetry was really creative. I plan to read this book to my class when I teach the water cycle, and matter.

Kelly Morrison

The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka

The Frog Prince becomes unhappy in his marriage. His princess nags him constantly, and he gets fed up. He decides to run away to find a witch to turn him back into a frog. Except, every witch he runs into, wants to either kill him or possibly eat him. He runs into the witch from Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Hansel and Gretal, and the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella. After the Fairy Godmother turns him into a carriage, he is ready to go back home. He realizes that he is happy being a prince.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a perfect story starter for my second graders. It was fun to watch the kids try to figure out which story the witches came from. I didn't think they would know about Hansel and Gretal, but they did. I thought the illustrations added to the story, and the ending was really funny.

Kelly Morrison