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Halloween Halloween :: Greenscreen Fun!

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Today was Halloween and our school held "Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character" Day! It was fun way to meet some new characters! In the morning, students took turns taking a photo of their book and then posing like the character. Using our iPads and the Do Ink app we were able to quickly make some outstanding images! Paid app (I am not being paid to endorse this product.)  Behold! Meet our favorite book characters!   At the end of the day,  the parents put on a fabulous Halloween party!  Templeton was there! Ha! Charades and other fun games were played! It was a spooktacular party!  What do you think of our green screen images?  Leave a comment as if you are that character still! Strike up a conversation with a book character! (Do not use real names.) What new book will you be reading? 

Learning About Lunches :: Global Project

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Mrs. Yollis' students love connecting with other classrooms. Recently, we learned about a lunch project from Wellington, New Zealand. We learned about it from Twitter.  https://t.co/pNhREo3gv0 Please add to our slides about lunches in other schools. Pls RT #globalcollaboration #comments4kids #wellyed — Nicola Stevenson (@NStevenson) October 23, 2017 Students were asked about their lunches! Here is the slideshow from Ms. Stevenson and her students from New Zealand.   In an effort to be more green, we followed the lead of our new New Zealand Buddies and took a close look at the packaging in our lunches. Some lunches are packed in reusable containers, some leave rubbish behind, and some items can be composted.  Photo by Mrs. Yollis This lunch was a great example for us all. Only one piece of trash! Photo by Mrs. Yollis   Some lunches had variety but produced a lot of trash. Wrappers, plastic packaging, and ziplock bags are all rubbish. Students are going to loo...