Today we are having our report cards. When I get home I am going to show my mom and dad my report card. If I get a good report card I get to get money or go where ever I want to go. I will choose to go where ever I want. -Lizeth's journal

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Yesterday was early realse. I went to Kylies house. We roller bladed in her basement. It was fun. We also move desks yesterday. I sit in the green group. Here's a map of our table. -Mackenzie's journal

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Today I was going to kick the ball and then it went in the basketball hoop. It was pritty weaird. I was at my house once and I was throwing the basketball and it mist and it bownst in to the little basketball houp. That was pritty wearde too. I think that I am pritte good at doing wearde things. I think that this is going to keep on hapning for the rest of my life. I think that I mite go do that again in my barn. I gess my upword basketball is relly relly lukey. I think that my barn is relly relly lukey too. -Nicole's journal

Today we got to make a poster about not to do drugs and smoke. Mr. Gall showed us some pichers of some posters that are done. They were awsome. -Kaitlyn's journal

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Today Lucio toock werd picers. We made calendars for March!!!!! -Andrew's journal

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We finished Where the Red Fern Grows. I'm not 110% awake today. Today Mr. Gall read allot. We had outside recess. I love school. It's February!!!! Mr. Gall rooks!!! - Andrew's journal

Today we finished Where the Red Fern Grows. It was awsum! -Zack's journal

We finished Where the Red Fern Grows. Billy's dogs die. That storie was sad. We had a two hour delay and no school yesterday. -Jessica's journal

Today we got a new student. She is cool. Jessica talked to her. She said my name is Jessica. And the new student is named Quintessa. She is pretty nice. We call her Tiffanie. -Dmitri's journal

Yesterday we did'it have school. I played the Wii in the morning. I watched Nolan the rest of the day. He was playing fishing turnmont. He has one more turnmot to go until the Bass Masters! -Carter's journal

Yesterday we went to the hospital. Because my little bother was sick. He was shaking. But when I higged my little bother the

Today we had a two hour delay. It was fun because it was snowing. Yesterday the roads where bad. I played my Playstashin 2. The game was called Smack Down vs Raw 2008. Then my brother came in my room and he started a fite with me. -Lucio's journal

On Friday my mom & my little sister surpris me. She brung me a Build-A-Bear Workshop. It's even a dog. It has a nose and he nose songs like this. But I forgot how the song gos. My Build-A-Bear Workshop even had underware. She is pritty and her name is Elie's and Cand. Happy Build-A-Bear Workshop. -Leslie's journal

Yesterday we had no school so me, my sister Mikayla and my brother Logan made a snowman. I made the bottom. Mikayla made the mittle and I made the top. I don't know what Logan did. Oh when we where done Mikayla poot her scarf and hat on the snowman. We used wood for the arms. We used a baked potato for the nose and cherrys for the eyes. We did not get to the mouth because my little brother reked it. But we still have the mitle and bottom. We decited to bild them bigger. - Alexis' journal

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Yesterday I had Mackenzie over to play. We where playing on my moms tredmill. We had it on slow and my little brother was sitting on it and.... I poot it on full speed. He went flying off. He got hurt and I started laughing. Oh and when my big sister took me and Mackenzie down to the lake we where sliding and falling. We even slid on our stumick. We took our shoes off and where sliding in our socks. It was fun! Oh and when me and Mackenzie where bord well I have a frig where you poosh a butten and water or ice will come out. Me and Mackenzie where messing with the water and made it come out my nose. It was funny. -Alexis' journal

Today Mr. box came to our class. We are going to hav a new student tomorrow. We rote the word wall words 48 times. It is Dr. Seuss month. -Andrew's journal

Tomorrow we are having a new studint and she will be a good and nice girl. She will even be with me and Lizeth cus I don't have any frins. Well I do I just want 3 best frinds. I no she will be nice. I dont now her name but still she is pretty. But Mr. Gall how will you pick? Will she like Bratz and Littelest Pet Shop? -Lesley's journal

Today we read a book called Where the Red Fern Grows. We are almost to the end of the book. It is a very good book. I like the book. It looks like it is my favorite. I can't wait until tomorrow to here more. -Lizeth's journal

Today we have a game at Penn. I'm exided! But theres one problem. We had a girl who was on the Bremen team & she moved to Penn & she goes to Penn school. I wonder if she's going to be there? I hope that we win & she cheers for us. -Mackenzie's journal

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I added 32 pictures from the third nine weeks to the Pictures page.

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Second grade teachers get bombarded with questions. I wonder how many questions I answer in an average day. I decided to keep a list of questions I was asked in a half an hour today. So, here is a list of questions students asked me today from 2:30 - 3:00. -Mr. Gall

Can I put a card in this?
Are all Arthur books by Marc Brown?
What is that?
Is that his daughter's name?
Can we read it together?
Is that his daughter's name?
How many do you have of these?
Can I put a card in here?
Do I move the white paper down to the next one?
Are rivers living?
Are you going to write ideas up here?
Can I go to the bathroom?
Is there a real fire?
Can we go in yet?
Can we play that game that I forgot what it is called?
Can I go to the bathroom?

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My family helped me get a few things done in the classroom today. A new student named Cassandra will be joining us when class resumes next week. -Mr. Gall

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Here is 35 seconds in the life of our class. Students were working on various Christmas week activities, including finishing up the Top Secret Project (2008 calendar gifts for parents.) The scene is busy, yet calm - just the way I have found students (and teachers) enjoy a class the most. -Mr. Gall

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I found it. My necles. My fish neclic. I found it in my backpack. Now I don't have to pay my mom. I alredy ow my dad 2 dollers. But its at home so I don't to to wory about it now. -Bailey's journal

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Today we had music. And tomorro is the Crismas party. And 5 more days until Crismas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today's lunch was Pizza Dippers. -Andy's journal

Today our whole class watched the Polar Express. Man I can't even tell you how much I love that movie. After we got done with our phones & Handwriting we went strate to watching the movie. It ended at the perfect time. Because then we had to go to lunch. -Mackenzie's journal

Tomrrow I have two partys because our class christmas party and my friends birthday party. My friends name is Audrey. She is inviting me, my sister and her other friend Hanna. I will trie to get her cat Sueken from my mom friend Brenda. -Alexis' journal

Tomorrow is our Christmas prarty. I am going to wear my new shirt and pants. Today I brought a pessent for Mr. Gall because he is the best teacher in the whole world. Thats why I brought him a pressent. I brought a pressent for the gift exchange. I brought a pressent for a girl. I can't wait until tomorrow. -Lizeth's journal

Today was horibul. I lost my neclace. It was a fish my mom bout for me. I am sad I lost it. It might hert her feelings. I hate wen that hapens. I will just pay her back. I rely rely feel sarry when that hapens. But I think it had yellow stripes on it. It was a luky charm some times. I use to ware it at night. I will never find it. -Bailey's journal

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Yesterday I went to the dentist. It is fun! There is a hook thing and it cleens your theeth. And a toob brushes your teeth and wrinses your teeth. I had shuger bugs. -Caitlin's journal

I am going to drive arond to look at Chismis lites tonight. -Zack's journal

Today we had fun swim. It was fun. I did the back strocke. I played shark. I played with my frenids Jenny and Jeny and I swerted them. Jenny swerted me too. -Jessica's journal

In 3 Days it wil be Chistmus brake for 2 weeks. We wil have anof time to play with are toy's from Santa Clows. Last year I got a DS. I am not triiyying to brag about it. But I cant whait intel Christmes! -Bailey's journal

Today we had a fun swim. The water was cold when you first got it but then it got warmer. I got out a little bit early from the pool because I had a bad headake. When I get head akes it hurts bad. Lucio & Andrew had noodles & they'ed blow threw the hole & water would come out & they woulden't stop doing it. I cep't swimming away. Yesterday we had a band consert to go to & Mr. Gall said "Hey Mackenzie isen't that Belle?" (Belle is one of my friends.) "Yes" I said. Well why don't you sit by her." So I sat by her. She amost fell fast asleep. So I said "Belle." Then she wock up. It was over then. -Mackenzie's journal

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Bailey brought in pictures and a few short videos of her recent trip to Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier in Chicago. I showed the pictures on the movie screen via our projector, while Bailey told everyone about each picture. The class sure enjoyed seeing what Bailey got to do in Chicago. -Mr. Gall

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Today at the bake sale I got popcorn, candy, and nachos. But I ate the nachos and half my candy. And I will eat the rest of my popcorn on the bus. -Caitlin's journal

Today we went to a bake sale. The line was relly long. I got nochos and a bag of candy. I had a Twix bar & Joley Ranch and a blue barry candy cane. It was good. -Kaitlyn's journal

Today we went to the bake sale. Me, Jenny, Lesly and Andrew had no money. So we got a doler to share. Mr. Gall gave us the doler. We each got something for $.25. I got a candy cane. Someone els gave me another candy cane. I'm gonna save it for my brother because he did not get anything. After the bake sale I took picers of Lucio, Caitlin and Carter. -Alexis' journal

On Dec. 19, 2007 I am going to swimm two times in a rowe. First I am swimming at my school. Then I am going to swimm a at my church. I think it is going to be fun. -Nicole's journal

My mom said we could get the cat, Pablo you know. But the only bad thing is she said it's going to be half of my Chirstmas presents. But then we got a email from Pablo's onwer & she said we can have him. So then my mom said it's going to be every bodys presents. But there going to get othor presents too. -Mackenzie's journal

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Mr. Gall is reading Miss Holly Is Too Jolly. A lot of the kids in the class have their own copy of the book because it was in a book order for $.95. So kids are following along while Mr. Gall reads. When he shows the picture, everyone holds up their book and shows the picture too. -The Class

Today when I was getting a drink a kindergartin girls said "hi" to me and I said "hi" back. Then she went out the door and told a teenager that I was a littel girl! -Caitlin's journal

Today at second recece I was running and I was heded for the miney ladder. But I diden't really make it. I sliped and fell insted. I went sliding rite into the metle. My nee went rite inbetwin the polls. Then I fell back. It relly hert. -Kaitlyn's journal

Today I have a dentist appuntment at 3:30 A.M. I will get a tooth filled. It dose't hurt at all. I know because I all redy got one filled. I like the dentist. Espeshelly when I get to play the little game. -Dmitri's journal

Today at my church we are having a Christmist partey. I think it is going to be relly fun. We are going to have the Christmist partey at the old gym. We have to be thar at 6:45. We are going to be in are room for a little bit. -Nicole's journal

Today when I was walking down the hall Brise was grabing my swetshirt. A teacher was walking in the hall and I got in truble. At last recesse I had to stay inside. It was not fun. -Lucio's journal

Today me, Wendy and Jesica were making a snowman. We made a big ball. They were rolling the snowball. It fell on me. I fell down. I said ouch!!!! -Lizeth's journal

My Mom said "Tonight were having a family meeting about Pablo" & the good news is I saw a smile on my moms face. Theres 13 days until Chirtsmas. I'm so so so so so so so so so so exsitied! -Mackenzie's journal

Labels: Christmas, church, pets, reading, recess, second grade, teeth, weather

On Wednesday Dec 5, 2007 I had a fun time at church. Next Wednesday we are having a Christmas partey. We have to be thar at 6:45. I don't think im going to make it. Then two more weeks we are going swimming. We have to bring money. -Nicole's journal

At recess I was playing on the ice. I slipped. I fell on my back. The ice cract. I jumped off the ice. I saw the ice shater! And ice hit my face! -Zack's journal

Today me and Lizeth are reading a book cald Fun with Zip and Zap. We are on chapter 11. That is the last chapter. The chapter is cald The Pet Show. The next book is cald Let's Go on a Museum Hunt. I got to go. -Jessica's journal

My dad has open gym agen. We had open gym on Tuesday. He teaches seventh grade girls basketball. But open gym is where seventh grade girls can come to the gym if they wan't to be on the team. Then my dad has to pick who can be good enough. I'm the maneger. I give them like... towles & stuff like that. -Mackenzie's journal

Today we had music. Today we had outside recese. And the ground was covard with snow. It was asuam. It wasent that coled out today. -Andy's journal

Today when I went outside the road was ice. My brother sed "we shood get roler skats and skat on the road." -Alexis' journal

Today we had a snowy reses. I didn't get to play in it. But I got to play with it. Me and Jessica and Kaitlin played in the snow. -Hailey's journal

Today we had outside recess. I had to goto the ners to get a hat. I piked one up that fit me. It was a blue leperd print one. Then I ran over to my friends Jessica and Hailey. They were over by the window. Then we herd a voice. It was Mr. Gall. He said "hay look" Then he took a picher. -Kaitlyn's journal

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Yesterday I made a gift for my teacher. I made it with cheerio's. The sign said "Mr. Gall!" You know that on December 21 is our Christmas partty. One day my class decorate the tree. Today is early release day. Yes! -Jeny's journal

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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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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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