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Guest post from one of my former students, Nolan. He is a fabulous fourth grader who serves as a blogging mentor for my third graders. Enjoy his informational text and narrative!  Photo by Nolan's mom  This is a photo of my brother, Troy, and I playing in the snow in Wisconsin in December. My family goes to Wisconsin almost every summer to see my grandma. We sometimes go in winter, too, as you see in this scenario . My grandma is famous in Mrs. Yollis' class. She has been a great virtual volunteer for all bloggers, and she even has visited the classroom! It snowed a good amount in Sheboygan (the city where my grandma lives) when we were on this trip. But where my great-grandma lives, in Door County, there was maybe almost two times the amount of snow. You can see all the snow in this photo. You realize that we are bundled up, so you can tell that it is freezing. But what you don't notice is that the temperature is 3 degrees! The wind chill temperature range was -8 to -25 d...

Guest post from  Mallory, Mrs. Yollis' former student This Monday, May 28, is Memorial Day in the United States.  It is a national holiday! LAST YEAR, I celebrated  Memorial Day  with my mom and my Girl Scout troop in a special way.  We went to the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood to place American flags on the headstones of soldiers who have served our country in the military.   There were so many other troops to help, including Daisies, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Eagle Scouts. Photo by Mallory's Mom There was very specific way to place the flags.  They had to be put 1 foot away from the headstone and 2 inches into the ground.  Then we were told to stand and have a moment of silence to recognize and honor the soldier for their dedication to our country. Photo by Mallory's Mom I was very interested to read each soldier's headstone.  Some fought in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.  T...

A tip of the hat to retired teacher, Mrs. Ranney for this repost! Mrs. Yollis' students have been reading about a Chumash boy named Badger Claws. It's been a great way to learn about the Chumash culture! We've also started learning how to improve our writing using dependent   clauses .  What are dependent clauses? Dependent clauses start with special words: After, Before, Since, While, When, If, During. A dependent clause ends with a comma and cannot stand alone as a sentence. It must be followed by an independent clause , which is a sentence that can stand alone! Here are some excellent examples of sentences with dependent clauses from our story about Badger Claws.  1. If mischievous Badger Claws had not gone into the hot sweathouse, he would not have been caught by the Shaman! 2. After the Shaman left the brave Badger Claws in the high mountains, Badger Claws took a nap. 3. If Badger Claws shoots the fluffy, furry rabbit, he will have to skin it, clean it,...