We Are So Thankful!

We have so many things to be thankful for. Here are a few things our class is thankful for!

James - God because keeps us safe

Wilkes - my dog Rosey because she lives with me

Charlie - God because he made us

Chrishton - families because they protect us

Palmer - P.D.S. because they teach us

Houston - my dog Boswell because he was nice

Matthew - my mom because she is nice

Marcus - mom, dad and my brother Kevin because they are all nice

Cabell - my mom because she took me to school today

Thomas - my two dogs Sam and Sadie because they are nice and they mess around a lot 

Jackson - My two brothers because they are nice.

Jude - Everything because being thankful for things is nice.

Tucker - My sister Carrington because she likes Star Wars and I do too.

Wills - My good friend Coleman because his dad knew my dad and I have known him since I was zero years old.

Hyde - My mom because she is nice.

West - My family because they are nice. 

George - My friends because they nice to play with. 

Alex - My sister because we like to play together and sometimes my mommy goes out with us and 

 we play. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all! 
We would like to know what you are thankful for. E-mail our class at cperry@pdsmemphis.org.

Our Thanksgiving KWL Blog

Happy November! It is a great month in SK. We have started talking about the first Thanksgiving, what we are thankful for and what we love about Thanksgiving. Yesterday we made our first KWL chart about leaves with Mrs. Ripper. Today we are going to make a Thanksgiving KWL with Mrs. Perry and share it with you on our blog. We hope you enjoy and happy Thanksgiving to all!

K - What We Know About Thanksgiving

Matthew - We eat turkey.
Wilkes - There were more Native Americans than Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving. 

Thomas - We also go hunting for turkey. Native American's danced at the first Thanksgiving.
Marcus - We eat cornbread stuffing.

Palmer - We give people things.

Jude - Friends or grown-up  serve turkey and chicken.

James - We give thanks to everybody.

Wills - On the first Thanksgiving they did not have pumpkin pie they had boiled pumpkin. Also, Squanto was kidnapped by Thomas Hunt.

W - What We Want To Know About Thanksgiving

West - Why do we have turkey on Thanksgiving?

Charlie - Why do some people hunt for turkeys?

Houston - Why do we have vegetables for Thanksgiving?

Wilkes - Why did the Pilgrims discover America.?

Jude - Why did the Pilgrims share their food with the Native American's?

Chrishton - Why do we give thanks?

L -What We Have Learned About Thanksgiving

Cabell - They had cornucopias.

Alex - I learned about Native American symbols.

Tucker - The Native American's had bow and arrows. 

Marcus - The Native American's how to hunt turkeys and grow corn. 

Election Week! Thoughts from SK.

It is a busy week in the U.S.A!  We have elections coming up and  we have enjoyed learning about it in SK. Here are some thoughts from our week.

This is what we want to know about the President.

Palmer - Why isn't the government in charge over the President?

Charlie - Why is there a President in the world?

Alex - Why does the President have to be from America? 

James - Why do we vote for the President? 

Wills -  Why does the President always live in Washington D.C.?

Wilkes - Why do you have to be 35 to be President?

If I were President...

Thomas - Buy lots of toys

West - Give toys to other people when they don't have them

Jackson - Make schools better

Jude - Make friendly robots that try to block the bad guys when they get out of jail

George - Help the poor

Today we read Duck for President in class.  We would like you to read it to your class and your friends! Here are some great thoughts from the story.

Houston - Duck liked to grind coffee beans. I would like to do that!

Marcus - I liked when Duck was President because he didn't really know how to do it. 

Cabell - I liked when he was riding in the parade.

Hyde - I liked it because it was funny.

Why do YOU go to school?

We are brainstorming again today in SK. Our new idea is to ask you why you go to school. Here is why we go to school!
Houston - To learn number and states
Wills - So we can get jobs when we grow up
Jude - I want to learn everything about presidents and all jobs
Palmer - To learn math and to read
Charlie - To exercise and eat healthy foods
Matthew - So we can learn sight words
George - To read chapter books
James - To have our teacher read Willy Wonka
Tucker - to learn the Pledge of Allegiance
Chrishton - to learn about what they have in different states
Jackson - So we can learn

To our readers - Tell us why you go to school at cperry@pdsmemphis.org

Wills wants to know how to say school in many languages. Please share with us if you speak a language other than English.

Brainstorming!

We are learning about our class blog today in SK. The boys have come up with some great blog ideas that we will share with you!

Favorite Colors - Marcus
Spanish Video - Wilkes
Rading Eggs - Houston
States & State Book - Jackson
Space - George
Animal Noises - Wills
Out of this Universe - Palmer
Families - West
Playing - Alex
Writing About Science - Matthew
Singing the ABCs in Mandarin - Charlie
Wind Blowing Through Trees - Cabell
Having fun with Art - Tucker
Bones - Jude
Month of the Year - James
Why do we read? - Chrishton

If you have any great blog ideas you want to share with us e-mail our class at cperry@pdsmemphis.org. We would love to hear from classes all over the world!

Presidential Debates at Presbyterian Day School

The boys at my school are learning about the presidential election process. Check out the debates!

Back to the Blogging World!

After a year break from my SK blog and a wonderful maternity leave I am back to blog! One of the main things I will be sharing this school year are my class "webisodes". We will be posting videos on this sight throughout the year that share what we are doing and ask questions for our viewers. We are looking forward to sharing with the world and hearing from SK classes from around the globe. 

Glad to be back!