November

It is hard to believe that since our last post so many things have happened to us.  We had a hurricane called Sandy that brought down trees and flooded many of our streets and houses and left all 20 of us, including our teacher in the dark. 

In addition, we had a snowstorm which closed our schools, made driving dangerous, and turned off power again.  Some of us are still without power and are living with friends and relatives.  Nine of us were lucky since we had generators and could keep the power and heat going in our homes. We know that we will never forget the fall of 2012!

We know and read that many schools in Long Island are still closed, and many people are still without power, heat and even food. Room 11 has been thinking of ways we can help.
We encourage those that read our blog to give us suggestions.  We consider ourselves lucky to all be safe and want to show our gratitude by helping others.
In addition, we will be posting what we did when the power went off, how we felt, and what decisions our families had to make. We also encourage you to do the same by posting comments. We also want to thank all of you that commented on our first post. :)
We are so happy that we are back to school and can again feel safe!

Our First Post

Welcome to Room #11's Ultimate Blog 


Room 11

WOW! Welcome to our first blog. We are so excited to share our class blog with our friends and family. Room 11 learned about blogging by reading other classroom blogs and by watching a "Brain Pop" video. First, we voted

on the name to call our blog, and next we brainstormed and shared ideas about what we would like to include in our blog.  Our class finally decided to create something we thought would be not only interesting,  but would require feedback and comments. We are happy to finally launch our blog and can't wait to hear your reactions! Please visit us often. 

Our class in computer lab learning to blog



So here it is. Please enjoy our first blog!

 WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Working with manipulatives



Math In Focus

Matthew G., Tarra, Sabrina, Noah 



Our first "Scientist of the Week"

We are learning many things in our classroom this year. In math, we started a new math program and are learning addition and subtraction with regrouping. Pretty challenging! In science we learned about how much sugar is in cereal and that the hidden ingredient in cereal is air.  We also weighed cheerios, wheat chex, puffed rice and corn flakes. What cereal do you think is the heaviest?  In addition, we had our first "Scientist of the Week."  What fun!  Our day is so filled up with learning that our brains are expanding at such a rapid rate.  That is a good thing. 
What have you learned so far this year in school? 

WEEKEND FALL ACTIVITIES

Jennifer, Avery, Arjun

There are many things to do in the fall with your family and friends on the weekend. Here are a few we think you might like.

Going to a baseball game, especially the world series! Who will win?

Hanging out at Cantiague Park

Jumping in the leaves with your friends

Apple picking at a nearby farm and making apple pie

Trip to Queens County Farm

Pumpkin picking at Martin Viette or Hicks Farm

Have you done something that you would like to share with our class?

Class trip to Queens County Farm

IN THE NEWS 

Abby, Andrew, Sophia, Kyle

Presidential Election - Who will win?

Presidential Debates, Romney versus Obama -  Who saw the debates, and what did you think?

NHL strike - Hope it ends soon, do you?

New X box - New video game released! Have you played it, is it good? 

REVIEWS 

Ria, Joshua, Matthew N., Emma

Syosset Bowling Alley, a fabulous place for a birthday bowling party? Have you ever been there for a party?

Mirror, Mirror, Mirror - A great family movie. Let us know if you saw it and what you thought of the movie?

WII - A fun video game that can be played with up to 4 people. Loads of fun!  What is your favorite WII game?

Dogs Rule -  They are amazing animals. So lovable and cute, smart, funny, and the best! If you don't own one, try and convince your mom or dad to get one.

Anything you want to review? Please let us know.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CANTIAGUE 

Neha, Olivia, Humza, Danush

Bue Ribbon Award for Excellence- TOTALLY AWESOME

Scholastic Book Fair - Any book recommendations?

Fire Safety Assembly - Do you know what to do if there is a fire?

Check out this link http://www.firesafetyforkids.org/  to find out.

Bucket Filling, and the SUPER SIX -  How many of you have been bucket fillers? What would you do to help a student who is upset?

Hope you have enjoyed our first blog. Feedback is greatly appreciated! We promise to respond.