Giving something up for Lent....

The Lenten season is upon us! This is a time to think about the sacrifices that Jesus made for us. As we think about the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter the boys are brainstorming about what they would give up for Lent. Here is what we have come up with.

Mrs. Perry - Starbucks
Mrs. Thomas - Diet Coke
Kevin - video games
Noah - Legos
Carter - my special Lovey
Dudley - video games
Sohum - Lego Star Wars Attack of the Clones set
Chris - Lightening McQueen
Michael - Skittles
Reid - my tractor
Witt - Lego Movie Melting Room Set
Stephen - TV
Craig - Nerf Guns
Renat - Target
Whit - dirt bike
Jackson - my mini motorcycle
Aadil - pancakes
Will - going to the playroom
Madoc - Minecraft
Frank - Lego Storm Trooper Alarm Clock

While we don't all celebrate Lent, it is good to give up something special every once in a while. If you go without it for a bit I bet you will appreciate it even more. 

I See, I Think, I Wonder - 2014 Olympics

I See:

• fireworks
• thousands of people
• something on fire in the middle
• people shooting fireworks
• a light
• a lot of people cheering
• 100 blue lights
• Purple Lines
• the stadium
• the red sky
• sparks
• fire coming out of rocket things on the outside
• sparklers 
• black in the sky
• tv cameras
• purple on the ground

I think: 

• there are 5,000 people there
• this is in Memphis
• those things in the sky are jumbo trons
• it is Russia
• there are 10 million people watching on TV
• in the circle people are ice skating
• it just started because the fire just shot
• there are some people standing on stage
•  that this is in Moscow, Russia
• the people on the stage came out from the sides
• that this is the first game of the Olympics
• they are running laps around the hill
• that the little blue lines on the side are bleachers
• the fireworks are dynamite
• it is night time

 I wonder:

• if they celebrate Valentine's Day
• if all those people are watching guys ice skate
• if they are skiing there
• if that is a special light in the middle
• if all the people are watching the guys riding their snow boards
• if some people are cheering for the other team and some people are not
• if there is lightening in the sky
• if the fire ball in the middle is shooting the fireworks out
• if they are celebrating something
• if they dark stuff is black goo that they put in the air
• if that is steam in the sky coming from the fireworks
• how many laps they do when they are racing
• if the performance is one hour
• if the stadium is 1000 feet wide
• if everyone in the USA is watching
• if they are using real fire
• if this is in Chicago
• if they are 572 people in the stadium
• if they speak a language
• if they are doing the National Anthem
• if there are 500,000 people there

Will you be my Valentine?

We are less than a week away from Valentine's Day! 

We have been thinking a lot of those friends and family we love and how we can celebrate them.

 Who is your Valentine and what would you like to give them?

Dudley - my Mom - a heart that I saw at the store
Jackson - my sister Alana - a heart that I saw at the store that has Skittles in it
Sohum - my friend Chris - a Lego Star Wars set
Will - my friend Sohum - a Ninja Turtle mask
Chis - my friend Chip - a Ninja Turtle and a Ninja Turtle stuffy
Stephen - my girlfriend - an infinity scarf
Carter - my sister Sarah - all of my candy that I got from Halloween
Reese - my parents - a gift card to American Express
Renat - my friend Will, a dinosaur set
Kevin - my girlfriend Adaela - a box of chocolates
Madoc - my brother Matt - a box of Pokemon cards
Michael - my sister Mary Susan - a box of rings
Aadil - my brother Fawwaz - a box of caramel
Noah - my brother Samuel - a Hot Wheels car
Craig - my girlfriend Paxon - a Barbie Doll
Witt - my brother Wilson - this thing that goes with a video game
Reid - my friend Landon - a box of chocolates

Blogging Brainstorm

Today our blog will be about Blog ideas! We are having trouble finding a great blog idea so our blog idea will just be brainstorming (or spitballing as we call it in our classroom).

Here are some things the boys would like to blog about:
Dudley - Space
Jackson - Tackle Football
Sohum - Frosty the Snowman
Carter - Bugs - How do bees sting?
Stephen - Rockets - What is inside?
Will - The Military - How do they get so brave to do that?
Frank - Pizza - How do get the cheese in the crust?
Madoc - James Madison because he is a part of my dads side of the family.
Renat - Dinosaurs - What kids eat meat and what kind eat leaves?
Reese - Money - Who is on all of the dollars and coins?
Aadil - How to be a better basketball player.
Michael - Mountains - How to they get so pointy?
Kevin - How to robots work?
Reid - Hunting - How do learn about hunting?
Whit - How does a volcano erupt?
Witt - How long does it take you to pass all the levels on Reading Eggs?
Craig - Nelson Mandela
Noah - How do they make stuff where you can hear inside bodies?

What is the weather like today...

The weather changes from week to week here in the South. This time last week it was 8 degrees and we were hoping for snow. Just a week later the high for the day is almost 50 degrees warmer! With all the crazy weather on our brains the boys have decided that we should blog about our favorite kind of weather and why. 

Dudley - Fall weather because I like to play with the leaves on the ground. 

Jackson - Summer weather because I can go outside and go to the basketball court next to my house. 

Sohum - I like icy weather because when the lake is icy I can go skating on it. 

Carter - Snowy because I get to throw snow balls at my neighbors.

Stephen - Snowy because we don't have to go to school

Will - I like snowy because we don't have to go to school and also fall because it is really beautiful

Chris - I like snowy weather because I get to make a snow man. 

Frank - I like snowy weather because you get to build snow men and snow angels. 

Renat - I like rainy weather because you get to walk in the rain. 

Reese - Spring weather so we can play outside. 

Kevin - Super hot weather because we get to go swimming. 

Madoc - My favorite kind of weather is summer because you can go to the Sugar Shak at Rosemary Beach. 

Michael - Sunny weather because I can drive my 4-wheeler after school

Aadil - Warm weather because I get to go outside and practice basketball.

Noah - I like summer weather because I don't have to go to school for a long time and I get to have some cousins over.

Craig - Super sunny because I can play with my friends and play basketball.

Witt - Super snowy because then there is a lot of snow to start a snowball fight and you will be in that spot for a long time because there will be a lot of snow to pick up. 

Whit - Summer weather because I get to go to our lake house. 

Reid - Summer weather because I get to go to my land.

Kindergarten Coders

Today we participated in Computer Science Week by learning how to code. Yes, I said code! These kindergarten boys know their way around a computer. We started with the basics of coding. The boys took to it quickly and seemed to really enjoy and understand it. Who knows where the boys will be able to take this new knowledge. Here are some pictures from our "Hour of Coding". 

Christmas Gift Ideas and our Kindergarten Wish List

Christmas is a great time to think about giving as well as receiving. We all get excited about getting gifts but it is just as much fun to give them. Here are some things we would like to give as well as a wish list for ourselves. Merry Christmas! 

Here is what we would like to give:

Dudley - my Transformer toy to my friend Tyler

Sohum - a Kindle Fire HDX to my sister 

Carter - a train set to my brother

Stephen - a Christmas plate to my parents

Frank - a Lego set to my brother

Renat - a Skylander to my sister

Reese - Lulu Lemon gift card to my mom

Aadil - a bow and arrow to my mom

Michael - a Power Ranger sword to my little brother

Madoc - an iPod to someone in another country

Kevin - a Starbucks gift card to my grandmother

Reid - a cross bow for my dad

Whit - a Lego rescue ship set to my brother

Witt - an Xbox One to my big brother

Craig - a blanket to my friend Jack

Noah - a rece car track Lego set to my big brother

Chris - a remote control helicopter to someone that doesn't have one

Jackson - a remote control boat to my friend Drew

Here are a few things we have on our own wish lists just in case Santa checks our our blog! 

Reid - a cross bow

Whit - red electric scooter

Witt - the Skylander Swap Force Dark Star Pack

Craig - a Power Ranger sword

Noah - the Lego fire station

Aadil - a space heater

Michael - a Skylander Swap Force Starter Pack

Madoc - Kindel Fire HDX

Kevin - the Ultra Sonic Raider Lego Ninjago

Reant - Skylander Tree Rex

Reese - a 5-in-1 Sports Scooter

Frank - Ninjago Snack Car

Chris - Scooby Doo stuffed animal

Stephen - Motor Scooter

Carter - Catchers Glove

Sohum - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Wii game

Jackson - a cross bow

Dudley - iPhone 5s