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I went to the Carl Anderson "Assessing Writers" conference today. Mr. Anderson is an excellent presenter. Both times I have heard him speak, I have returned with terrific ideas on how to take our "Writer's Workshop" to a higher level. -Mr. Gall

Today we had a substitute. Her name was Mrs. Hackett. Shes really nice. She teaches piano & she gave me her phone numer, what she teaches & her address. I'm going to ask my mom if I can do piano because I have a piano at home & I can practice. But I'm not sure if my mom will say yes or no. But I hope she says yes! -Mackenzie's journal

Today Baily left at 9:30 am. So at reses I had no won to play with. At last reses I played with Carter and Lucio. -Nicole's journal

Today my brother threw up agin. I do not no why he has been throweing up. He did it yesterday to. I am going to tell my mom he can not go to school because he mite throw up. -Alexis' journal

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Today Mo Willems sent us a message to Mr. Gall. It said Rock on! I think that was cool. And it was! And he made Don't Let the Pigon Drive the Bus. He is a famos author! I think that he is cool! And I think that is OK! -from Caitlin's journal

Today my teacher sent a message to Mo Willem. Then Mo Willem send a message to Mr. Gall. It said: Rock on! When it said Rock on! there was a picture of Mo Willem on it. In the afternoon my teacher showed us a video that was Bill Nye. When he shoed it - it talke about color and light. Mss. Mackenzie students came! Mo Willem wrote these books: Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Pigeon Found a Hot Dog. -from Jeny's journal

Mr. Gall sent a message to Mo Willems. He sent back. He said, "Rock on." He is funny. It was mudy to day. It was freysing. -from Jessica's journal

Today at lunch me and Mackenzie saw my brother walking down to the nurses. At first we did not no what was wronge. Then we saw a janeder mopping up ware he sat. So we now know he threw up. -from Alexis' journal

Today Mr. Gall didint have dudy. I got 3 marcks. We have Mo Willems week. We had two Mo Willems dase. -from Andrew's journal

Today we are having Mo Willems week. Mr. Gall read us a book. But I missed it. Mo Willems is a famis book rider. But some day he's not going to be. He sent us a coment. He said You'r class rocks Go Mr. Gall class. -from Hailey's journal

I was a little ice cream outside & a little bit warm hot choclate.* My class, witch is Mr. Galls class, had libarry today. My books are called Meet Kit & Changes for Kit. Mr. Gall is reading Meet Kit so I follow along. Some people like to crowd around me because for the picters if they could't see when Mr. Gall showed them, they look at mine. (*Means a little worm & a little cold) -from Mackenzie's journal

Today Mr. Gall let us wach a video. It was called Bill Nyes Science video. It was about color and light. At the bigining of it it had a saying that said Bill Nye the science gye. It was a little funny. It shoed us things I dedent even know oh and it was long. -from Caitlin's journal

My mom always call my dad Bill. But his real name is Willeam. I said to my dad What is your real name. He said Willeam. I said I think you are lying. So I asket my Grama. She said his real name is Willeam. So I gave up. I gese his real name is Willeam. -from Nicole's journal

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My tooth is loose. It's going to come out today. This is Mo Willems week. We read Knuffle Bunny. -from Jessica's journal

Its Mo Willems week. He wrote Knuffle Bunny & today we barowed a book from Mrs. Rowe called Knuffle Bunny Too. It was a really good book. I loved it! -from Mackenzie's journal


Today Mr. Gall had some kids help him put the Christmas tree up. At first it looked like a bush. But then it looked better. Oh and it's relly a bigger tree than Mis. Dumphs. But I don't know if hers is still that small. Oh and if she still has the same one but I think she does. -from Kaitlyn's journal


Today Lucio, Andy, Mackenzie & me helped poot up the Chrismas tree. I am bringing bows for the tree towmorro because it's blanck now. -from Alexis' journal

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Book orders came. I got My Secret Unicorn and Charlotte's Web and If You Give A Pig A Pancake. Me and Lizeth got it and I got the kazoo. And I played it at resese. -from Jessica's journal

Today the book order came in. I got Miss Holly is Too Jolly!, Mayflower Treasure Hunt and If You Give a Pig a Pancake. -from Carter's journal

On Saturday me and my sister went to my moms friends house. I found out that ther oldest dogs died. It was really sad. But then I found out that they got two new puppys and the pupys grow and frow and ther all most as big as a dog that is seven years old and ther only six months old. -from Alexis' journal

Once I went to my cusins house for Thaksgiveing. We had brekfest casroll, and ice creem. -from Hailey's journal

Caitlin's Journal

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The class voted Jeny the winner of the November calendar contest.

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We have been practicing spelling rules for adding -ing and -ed. It is great to see students put what we practice to actual use. Here are some pictures from Writer's Workshop today in which students used spelling rules correctly on their own. -Mr. Gall

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Yesterday I got a flue shot. So I won't get sick in the winter. It diden't hert when they put it in & it diden't hert when they took it out. But it herts when I lift my arm up or when I put presher on it & lean on it. So any way when I went to bed I cep on rolling around & I cep on waking up so I diden't get much sleep. In class I fell asleep when Mr. Gall was reading a book. So they had to wake me up. Mrs. Knowblock is here now & I told her when I fell asleep & she said "did you snore." I said "No" -from Mackenzie's journal

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At art we got to play with the saving cream. I moved a lot to drifurint tabels becaues they needed me. -from Carter's journal

Today wen we went to art we to to use shaving cream. I got shaving cream all over my shert and pants. Dmitri got it all over his shirt and pants and wen the kis got to the whashing part it was a disaster. Dmitri slipped on the tabol. Well his hands slipped. About the disaster there was water every where. Mis. Jones was passing out paper touls quickly. -from Kaitlyn's journal

At my house I am having a lot of Thaksgiving food. Mash patatos. Trukesy. Appel pies and corn. I hope it is yummy! I like that! Mmmmmm! -from Caitlin's journal

Tomorrow we are going to have a fun swim. But last time I olmost dround. I don't like to dround. I am going to try hard not to dround. Mr. Gall is making me rite more. I don't like riting. We only have 50 munits left. Aksully we only have 7 minits. -from Hailey's journal

Tomorrow we are having fun swim. It will be outragise. I can't weleave it. It will be incredeble. It will be a tone of fun. -from Jessica's journal

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Today it is almost Thakesgiving. And the day after tomorrow it is my step dad's birthday. I am going to tell him that you can chews the dinner. I hope it's yummy! But I mite be at my dad's. -from Caitlin's journal

Squanto is a young man who is an indein. He lived in Plimith Masichousits. He got kidnaped then he came back. His family and friends were ded. He cryyed. -from Hailey's journal

I played with Braxton. We played North Amaraken. -from Zack's journal

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Today Mr. Gall read Arthur's Computer Disaster. And Mr. Gall had a computer disaster. -from Andrew's Journal

Arthur's Computer Disaster - I have the game. The name is Deep Dark Sea. -from Jessica's journal

Today we had library. Do you no what book I got? I got Wayside School is Falling Down. Todays lunch is A. was nachos B. was tenderwoin sandwich. I picked tenderwoin sandwich. -from Andrew's journal

Today we are riting. Do you nowe Mr. Gall has been teaching for 13 years? That was befor I was born. I am pritty supriseed thats a reelly long time. And it's intersting to me. You might not think that, but I do. -from Hailey's journal

Do you know who Squanto is? An indian. He is a very skilled hunter. If you want to know where he lived? Massachusetts. -from Dmitri's journal

Me & Alexis started a book called young Mark Twain so far it's a relley good book. Jennifer has not been heer for a week in a hald & a few days ago we found out that she's in Tennasee visating her mom. Trust me she has alot of work to catch up on but she's a smart kid I know she can do it! -from Mackenzie's journal

Today Mr. Gall went on his computer. He zoomed it on Bremen. He showd our old playground. Ow did I tell you he went on a map. Carter terned the lites off. It wus rely dark. But it wus cool. - from Nicole's journal

Today we read Squanto. He is a indian. Back then Pokahontas was proboli alive. She is real my mom said so. I even have a coloring book about her. She met the pilgrims and made friends with them! -from Caitlin's journal

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Mr. Gall's Central Elementary School Story Map

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I was a popsicl outside! So was Kaitlyn. She was screeming! I told her to "get under the old playset" But she said "no" I asked agan but she said "no" I asked her agan. She said "no"! I said "fine". -from Caitlin's journal

Today at reses it was freezing!!!! It was snowing!! All I did was walk with Lucio. I even wanted to go in a lot. -from Carter's journal

Today is a rely cold day. It is snowing insted of raining. I wish it wus summer. I wore two jackits and gluvs and a hat. I wus stil cold. -from Nicole's journal

Today my friend brought Arthur's Nose. Today is it was cold and freezing. -from Andrew's journal

Do you know what Mr. Gall said today? He said "You know we all reddey have a Bailey & a Hailey... hmmmmm what if we had a Kaylee"! Man . . I tell ya after he said that somthing werd happened. I thought of a song cause it popped in my head out of no where. The song went like this: We all reddey have a Bailey... we all reddey have a Hailey... but... what if we had a... K-A-Y-L-E-E! -from Mackenzie's journal

I don't want a Kaylee. I never want a Kaylee. I don't ever want to see a Kaylee. A Hailey and a Bailey is anuff of us. - from Hailey's journal

Today was fun. But thars one problem. We alrety have a Bailey, that is me. And we have a Hailey. But now we need a Kaylee. It gets confusing. Because Hailey, Bailey, Kaylee. Things would be weird. -from Bailey's journal

Hailey, Bailey and a Kaylee. I don't think so... I woudn't play with her. -from Jessica's journal

I have a imaginary friend. He is awsome. I like him. He is very very very very nice. He is a dog. He only bites my brother. I say good dog. I think that's funny. I think he is a good pup. Some times I say good pup to. My ant Jen's dog dies so I have this one. I was sad. I cride. To me it was very very very very very very very very sad. My and Jen said "we had to say good by to him." -from Dmitri's journal

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I finished my book I was publishing! Oh ya I forgot to tell you Mr. Gall said we could choose one book from Writers Workshop. I chose the Three Cs. I did about the auther. I write more than I thought. Me & nicole were reading a book & today we finally finished it & were gona find a new book to start. Oh ya it was called Horible Harry & we think were gona read another book of Horible Harry. -from Mackenzie's Journal

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