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We have been learning how to write creative stories with interesting elaboration , high level vocabulary , and convincing dialogue . For fun, Nolan and Elie wrote a creative story The Gingerbread Mission ,  but ended the story with a cliff hanger. They invited others to finish the story in the comment section. We called it, Write Your Own Ending: The Gingerbread Mission .  Our blogging buddies from New Zealand picked up on the idea and are writing their own endings. They even wrote a blog post about it on their blog!  Since we finished our unit, we thought we'd share our knowledge about writing dialogue with our buddies. Here are the rules we learned: 1. Every time a new person speaks, you start a new paragraph and indent. 2. Put quotation marks around what is being said. Include the punctuation.  " We love learning from our buddies ! "  exclaimed Taranaki .  Foxy Jack said ,   " Yes, I know all those students, and they are very smart .  " ...

Gingerbread Mission By Nolan and Elie Photo by Mrs. Yollis  One day, Elie was at Nolan’s house when they saw the mailman. “I’ll get the mail.” announced Nolan. Strolling to the box, he popped open the lid, and  saw a flyer for something. The flyer read: “Come to the Gingerbread baking competition! It will be a blast! It is at Marcus Hall on Peach Street at 2:00 P.M. It is on Sunday, June 18th.” It was Saturday, June 17th. There was no time to waste. Nolan rushed in the house while waving the flyer. “We should really enter this!” Elie said while reading it. “We are some of the best bakers in town!” That was true. One time Elie and Nolan entered a cookie baking competition, and the judges were blown away by their creations. They won by using a secret ingredient. The boys were going to use that ingredient for the gingerbread house. They were confident. “We should start baking right now!” Nolan exclaimed. So, they started planning. They got a ride to Buck’s Market from Nolan’s mom...

We love the challenge of a Google BreakOut EDU . The object of a  BreakOut EDU   is to solve several puzzles while working together with other members of your team. Each puzzle unlocks one of the locks on the box. You have 45 minutes to do it, and we were allowed ONE hint per team. If you unlock all the locks within 45 minutes, you win!  Last October, we were successful when we did the TEAMWORK BreakOut with Mrs. Garcia.  There are many games to choose from.  This  BreakOut EDU   was a Valentine themed BreakOut, so Carol the red bear came out to watch the progress. Carol LOVES to watch students working together to solve problems! Mrs. Minicozzi was there with her enthusiasm and positive attitude! She brought the district's BreakOut EDU box and all the puzzles.  Mrs. Minicozzi started the clock and the teams got started! Some of the puzzles involved finding hidden digits that unlocked a lock.  Other puzzles required graphing and then using th...

How To Make An iMovie Screenshot by: Dylan B. Hello! It’s Dylan B., and I’m in Mrs. Yollis’ 2016 - 2017 class. I am the 3rd place winner from Family Blogging Month . You might know me, I’m a regular commenter and I’m here to teach you how to make an iMovie on the iPad . Here is a movie I made called How to Make an iMovie ! Watch and learn! Here are some written directions for you! Read and learn!  Screenshot by: Dylan B. Search for the iMovie app on your iPad. If it's n ot on your iPad, it’s about $5. To open a new movie project, click on the little + sign in the northeast corner. Screenshot by: Dylan B. When you click on the + it will lead you to options, Trailer or Movie. Screenshot by: Dylan B.                                                          Trailers Screenshot by: Dylan B. If you choose Trailer , there will be choices for...

Today, my class participated in  Global School Play Day !  Thank you to the Bedley Brothers and Twitter for introducing me to this project! The power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) triumphs again! I was heavily influence to participate in #GSPD after listening to this eye opening presentation:  The Decline of Play TED Talk from psychologist Peter Gray.  ☼      ☼      ☼      ☼      ☼ On Monday, I emailed parents, shared "The Decline of Play" video, and asked for games to be brought in for our #GSPD event. On Wednesday, we had a full day of play! The sessions were sensational! ☼      ☼      ☼      ☼      ☼ First, we talked about the rules.  There would only be  ☝ , the Golden Rule. In the morning, we joined our young Journeys buddies for some play!  They were having a super hero party!  Check out the fabulous Ms. Regina in ...