Join Us!

Article posted March 13, 2005 at 01:58 PM GMT0 • Reads 6080

We're a 4th grade classroom in Mamaroneck, NY (USA). Join us as we read, think & write about the news!



Go to our NewsBlogs to the right and read and comment on our thoughts about the news!



We are reading, thinking and writing about the news but that doesn't mean you have to. Comment on our postings and let us know what you're blogging about and we will provide an audience for you.



Let us know about a blog you are working on by using the "comment" link below (and then scroll down). We will add a link to you on our "Other Classroom Blogs" link and read and comment on your work!



Learn more about setting up your own blog using David Warlick's BlogMeister tool at [LINK]

Welcome!

Article posted September 11, 2005 at 02:40 PM GMT0 • Reads 169

It's the first day of school -- what's something that has happened to you that will let us get to know you even better?



Read about our memories by clicking on a student's name on the right hand side of this page! Or go to the most recently published pieces on the left hand side of this page.



Leave a comment for the author using the "comments" link at the bottom of each piece of writing. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page to leave the comment.)



All comments will be submitted to Mr. Brune's email for approval before appearing on the page.



Thanks for visiting! And leave a message for the whole class by using the "comments" link right below this message.

Romare Bearden!

Article posted September 23, 2005 at 03:29 AM GMT0 • Reads 156

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Thanks to Ms. Nigro's help with emulating Romare Bearden's work [LINK] !



Go into each of our pages on the right to see our Bearden inspired self-portraits!



Enjoy!



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America Is. . .

Article posted September 26, 2005 at 01:54 AM GMT0 • Reads 115

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What is America to you? We read "America Is..."

by Louise Borden & Stacey Schuett (Illustrator) and were inspired to compose our own thoughts. Please let us know what you think by clicking on a student's name on the right hand side of this page, reading the piece and then clicking the "comments" link at the bottom of the piece.



Leave a comment for the whole class by clicking the "comment" link at the end of this article.



Thanks and we'd love to read your comments!



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Name Boards!

Article posted September 27, 2005 at 09:20 PM GMT0 • Reads 531

With Ms. Diianni in Art we've been considering techniques for making block letters, going from stick letters to thick letters, transforming letters into objects and using the principle of design that repetition of line and shape creates the illusion of movement.



Check out our "Art Boards" by clicking on one of the images on our web page banner! This will bring you to Flikr, a site where we save images of our work. Leave a comment by clicking the comment link below or create your own Flikr account and you can leave a comment right with the image!



Thanks and we'd love to read your comments!



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MAS Wins Award!

Article posted September 30, 2005 at 02:47 AM GMT0 • Reads 146

Our school, M.A.S., is a finalist of a major award for the best school in the area! Do you think we deserve it? (We wrote this piece for a school test, but why not let everyone know our thoughts?!)



Read what we think by going to one of our names to the right. Then send the student a comment by clicking the "comment" link at the bottom of the student's article!



Or send us all a comment with the “comment” link at the bottom of this article!



We look forward to reading your comments! We REALLY, REALLY do!



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audio test

Article posted October 1, 2005 at 03:53 AM GMT0 • Reads 138

I'm thinking of having studetns record their writings so we can have an audio version! Oh, but when can I show them all how to do it. . . ?!

Writing Projects

Article posted October 7, 2005 at 01:39 PM GMT0 • Reads 165

Check out our first published Writing Projects!





We have been collecting entries in our Writing Notebooks. We chose one of the entries and then drafted, revised, and edited it.





Click on a student's name on the right (or the most recently published pieces on the left). Read the piece and leave a comment by clicking the "comment" link at the bottom of the piece.





Or leave us all a comment by clicking the "comment" link at the bottom of this article.





We LOVE your comments!





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Ice Skating!

Article posted October 14, 2005 at 09:20 PM GMT0 • Reads 156

We go ice skating with the P.E. teachers four times a year. Today was our first day (in 5th grade)!



Below is Mrs. D. staying VERY close to the wall with Chloe's mom backing her up! Good thing no one took a picture of Mr. Brune skating -- that would have been FUNNY!



Click on Mrs. D. and Chloe's mom to go to Flikr and see the whole set!

New Zealand!

Article posted October 17, 2005 at 02:55 AM GMT0 • Reads 153

Mr. Sheehan's class in New Zealand commented to our webpages and we commented back.



Now there are comments coming in so fast I can't keep up with them!



Thanks SO much for reading and commenting! It's all about the comments!

What's in the news?!

Article posted October 18, 2005 at 04:04 AM GMT0 • Reads 139

We have been reading and thinking about the news on CBBC since the first week of school.



Today we started reading, thinking and WRITING about the news!



Check it all out by clicking on one of our names on the right of this page, reading our thoughts, and then telling us what you think by clicking the "comment" link at the bottom of our article.



We LOVE your comments!! It's all about those comments!

Audio!

Article posted October 20, 2005 at 03:28 AM GMT0 • Reads 129

We have audio! Check out Erick's, Brenda's and Chloe's work -- so far!

Felt Squares!

Article posted October 25, 2005 at 03:05 AM GMT0 • Reads 180

Everyone in the school is decorating a felt square in a way that represents our nationality or heritage. We will display the squares down our school's main hallway in preparation for our annual International Dinner!



Click on the one below to see all of them!

Kindergarten Partnership!

Article posted October 25, 2005 at 09:17 PM GMT0 • Reads 161

We are working with Mrs. Gross' kindergarten this year!



We are taking this work very seriously! We are 5th graders, the oldest students in our school, and this is a great opportunity for us to help younger students grow as writers!



See "oil paint" versions of us working with our partners by clicking the image below! (The images were altered using Paint Shop Pro's "brush stroke" effect.)

Beats & Rhythm

Article posted October 27, 2005 at 02:59 AM GMT0 • Reads 132

Hear the beats and rhythms we have been working on with Mr. Chinn, our music teacher!



Each one of us chose an instrument and worked on a beat. We then played each of our beats together.



It was hard remembering the beat and playing it for so long! And playing it while listening to everyone else's!

Conyers, Georgia!

Article posted November 3, 2005 at 11:29 PM GMT0 • Reads 148

We got comments! From Ms. Meeler's class in Conyers, Georgia! Thank you! Thank you!

Blogging 101--Web logs go to school

Article posted November 9, 2005 at 02:54 AM GMT0 • Reads 161

An article was posted about blogs in schools on the MSN website the other day and Ms. Meeler's class in Conyers, Georgia! was refrenced. It just so happened her class mentioned our class on her homepage and, lo and behold, we got many comments from fellow MSN bloggers out there!



Wow! We really do have an audience out there!

Class Picture!

Article posted November 10, 2005 at 06:50 PM GMT0 • Reads 159

Here we are. . .on a good day!





Click on the image below for a larger version. Go to the "all sizes" button once you get to Flikr to see the fun amination -- normal, funny, normal, funny, normal, funny. . . .

Masks!

Article posted November 11, 2005 at 02:43 AM GMT0 • Reads 142

We're making paper maiche masks with Ms. Diianni (a.k.a. Ms. Bono, a.k.a. Ms. Justine) in Art! Check back each week to see pictures of each step along the process!





Click on the image below or the banner at the top of this page for a larger version of the image and the other images in the set.

What's RSS?

Article posted November 17, 2005 at 11:12 PM GMT0 • Reads 137

See the RSS button on our webpages? With that button you can get automatic updates whenever new information is posted to the webpage.





If you're a parent, for example, you can "subscribe" to your child's webpage by clicking on the RSS button for that page and get an automatic notification whenever shehe posts a new article!





Lots of people are using RSS for lots of other things. Check out some ideas by clicking HERE.





If you're interested, you'll need to install an RSS reader on your homework computer to get the updates.





Bloglines is the RSS reader I use. Click HERE to go to Bloglines and find out more about it.

Masks II

Article posted November 18, 2005 at 03:44 AM GMT0 • Reads 114

Check out a movie of the next step in the creation of our masks!



The video is approx. 3:00.

Wacky Web Tales

Article posted November 23, 2005 at 05:19 PM GMT0 • Reads 282

What are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and exclamations?! Well, try a Wacky Web Tale by clicking HERE and you'll remember what they are! Look at one of our wacky tales below!





A New Winter Sport





Here is a great way to spend a winter day. First, put on a nice warm shirt. You want to be sure you stay warm and purple. Next, fill a thermos full of hot steamy water. Now you are ready to go snow flying!



Some people say only experts should go snow flying, but I think anyone can do it if you use a little common sense. I have heard a rumor that Mr. Brune will be offering special snow flying classes after school at Macoroni & Cheese Academy, but I don't know if that's true.



The best place to go snow flying is on a hill that is covered with snow. First you will want to clear away any leaves and penguins. Stand at the top of the hill and shout, “Hey, everybody, passing gas out below!” Then step onto a New York, point yourself downhill, and off you go.



Snow flying is fun, healthy, and mad. And here is one more tip: everyone will be especially impressed if you can balance a sister on your head or play a piano as you sail by.

Baby Photos!

Article posted November 30, 2005 at 07:41 PM GMT0 • Reads 136

The Yearbook Committee is collecting baby photos of all the 5th graders for graduation.





Oh, how we have changed!





Click the photo below (the one with the REALLY big head -- he hasn't changed too much!) and it will take you to the rest of our set on Flikr. Or click one of the images on the header above.

Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson!

Article posted December 6, 2005 at 03:25 AM GMT0 • Reads 179

WOW, I was reading one of the newsletters I get in my email (MiddleWeb's Resources "Of Particular Interest") and,lo and behold, our class webpage is mentioned as an example of "Elementary Blogging in Action"!





It feels good when someone notices the work we're doing! Maybe we'll get some comments out of it. . . .It's all about the comments!





Go HERE to read the article!

"It's all about the details!"

Article posted December 7, 2005 at 03:22 AM GMT0 • Reads 179

Beresford Bennett, a performing artist from Lincoln Center in New York City left us with that thought after working with our class around C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe."





He helped us understand how artists adapt the story for the stage using expression, movement, and props.





We also learned how important details are -- details when telling a story, details when moving, details when expressing an emotion. . .details of life!





"It's all about the details," he told us as he left after our final session with us.





The previous day I was at a professional development meeting with fellow teachers and we discussed and questioned the value of the Lincoln Center program in our schools. After Mr. Bennett left I asked my students that same question.





Roisin, the Wicked Witch in our school's production of "The Wizard of Oz," submitted this reflection. I think she puts it quite well.





"I thought Lincoln Center was very useful because not a lot of people do acting and they never get to experience it and it is a lot of fun. Acting also brings out your imagination and some of the best inventors had a huge imagination. Acting also helps me describe something in a story. First I picture it in my head. Then I act it out and it helps me give more description and use better vocabulary. It's also fun. I hate to say it but most subjects aren't that fun and this is. So as you can see, I enjoyed Lincoln Center, and I think more classes should do it."





Thank you, Mr. Bennett! And thank you Mamaroneck Schools for giving us the opportunity to work with Lincoln Center! And, yes, we're also very excited to see how artists adapt the story for the screen -- we're all going to the movie this coming Monday!





Click the "play in browser" link below to enjoy the movie of our last session with Mr. Bennett. (The movie is approx. three minutes. If it doesn't play you probably need the QuickTime plug-in because it works on my computers!)

First Articles Submitted From Home!

Article posted December 9, 2005 at 03:38 AM GMT0 • Reads 176

5th grade students, Lijah the Baseball Fan and Olivia the Writer, submit articles for publication to their webpages FROM HOME (without Mr. Brune saying anything about it)!





Read all about it by going to their pages.

Over there, on the right hand side.

That's right, look right over on the right side of this page where the list of names are and click on their names: LIJAH and OLIVIA!

mrbrune.org

Article posted December 15, 2005 at 09:10 PM GMT0 • Reads 94

Thanks to our friend, Mr. Ahlness, I have set up my own domain name: mrbrune.org





A domain name is like an address on the Internet. Right now the address just leads us right back here but isn't "mrbrune.org" a lot easier to remember and to get to than "go to our district homepage, then our school page, then classrooms, then 5th grade, then click on Mr. Brune"??





So, just type in mrbrune.org and you'll find us!

Sugar Anyone?

Article posted December 23, 2005 at 04:07 AM GMT0 • Reads 144

We're getting into the holiday mood with our Kindergarten partners!





Click the picture below (or, for a limited time, any of the pictures at the head of our webpage) to see a larger version and the whole set!







The White House

Owl Pellets!

Article posted December 29, 2005 at 01:27 AM GMT0 • Reads 126

Here are some pictures from our work with our Kindergarten Partners dissecting owl pellets.





I used BubbeShare to put the album together. Make sure the audio icon is clicked ON to hear the riveting audio captions.





Too bad there's not an easy way to have everyone in the class logon to the BubbleShare album and add their own captions. . . .





And sorry, Olivia, but I never took your picture!! Did you go home early that day? Right in the middle of dissecting before I could take your picture??

Sing Along 2005!

Article posted December 29, 2005 at 04:40 PM GMT0 • Reads 183

Click the "play in browser" icon below to enjoy the 3 minute and 30 second version of our annual Holiday Sing Along!

Masks!

Article posted January 5, 2006 at 06:30 PM GMT0 • Reads 238

Check out our masks through our "BubbleShare" slideshow below or, for a limited time, by clicking on any of the images at the top of this page.





Now to find the time for each student to be able to add an audio caption for their mask. . . .

The Dream Continues?

Article posted January 13, 2006 at 12:52 PM GMT0 • Reads 161

We have been studying the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King SINCE KINDERGARTEN! But what have each of us done to "continue the dream"?





Even our community recently questioned whether we "are keeping his message alive." (See King's Message Sung & Spoken By Dionne Warwick by going HERE.)





How can YOU continue the dream? We welcome your comments by clicking the "comment" link below. (Click on the "comment" link and then scroll WAY down.)





Read more about Dr. King's life and work by going HERE. Or watch & listen to his own words and Robert F. Kennedy's tribute by clicking the "videocast" (podcast) links below.

What's RSS again?

Article posted January 20, 2006 at 02:40 PM GMT0 • Reads 154

See the RSS button on our webpages? With that button (an "RSS feed") you can get automatic updates whenever new information is posted to the webpage.





If you're a parent, for example, you can "subscribe" to your child's webpage by clicking on the RSS button for his or her page and get an automatic notification whenever shehe posts a new article! You can also click on the RSS button on this "home page" and get an automatic notification when I post something here.





Lots of people are using RSS for lots of other things. Check out some ideas by clicking HERE.





If you're interested, you'll need to install an RSS reader on your homework computer to get the updates from our website or anyother website you want to subscribe to (sections of the NY Times, your favorite columnist, etc.)





Bloglines is the RSS reader (aggregator) I use. Click HERE to go to Bloglines and find out more about it.





By the way, when you use the RSS button on our webpage you get an error message. Not sure why that comes up because it does indeed work when I add it to my Bloglines account. We're working on it. . . !

Grade Expectations

Article posted January 27, 2006 at 02:34 PM GMT0 • Reads 214

"Faced with high-pressure testing, U.S. kids turn to tutors for help.





Thirteen-year-old Devanté Sanford hops a subway train at 7 a.m. to his school in downtown Manhattan. After a six-hour day, he's back on the train. He is not going home, but to the Sylvan Learning Center uptown. It's 4:30 p.m. by the time he climbs the stairs to the tutoring center, where he gets extra help in reading and math."





Read more about it HERE.





Read our reactions by clicking the "comment" link below. And we welcome and LOVE your comments, too. Just click the "comment" link (scroll WAY down) and let us know you're out there.

Commenting From Home!

Article posted January 29, 2006 at 04:45 PM GMT0 • Reads 161

[LINK]" target="_blank">[LINK]" target="other_window">MR. AHLNESS emailed me Saturday.





"Wanted to let you know one of your students commented to the blog of one of my kids - today - which I assume means from home, unless you're having Saturday School back there. Go ahead and guess who it was for a minute - a very nice comment. Posted to [LINK]" target="_blank">[LINK]" target="other_window">'HANNAH'S POEM'"





We have been talking about how it's respectful to comment back (at least once) to someone who comments to you, but, wow, to do it from home?!





Thanks for taking the time to do that, Olivia!

Return to the Moon!

Article posted February 4, 2006 at 09:29 PM GMT0 • Reads 244

CURRENT MOON lunar phases

The year is 2015. For the first time since 1972, a crew of astronauts is returning to the Moon... this time to stay. Leaving Earth's orbit, then entering lunar orbit, they will launch a probe to the Moon's surface to gather data which will help them determine the best lunar landing site. Their goal is to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface for observation and exploration and as a stepping stone for future, manned explorations.





Are you ready for the challenge at the BUELER CHALLENGER & SCIENCE CENTER?! It's coming up in March!





Begin to get ready for the challenge by observing the moon's phases for the next 30 days (or so). What do you notice?





If you can't observe the moon for whatever reason use the "sticker" above or go HERE TO SEE PAST & FUTURE PHASES. (Is the moon's phase different if it's "central time zone"? Do people in the Rocky Monutains see a different moon phase than us??





The "sticker" below only shows the phase every 2 weeks or so but I sure do like it. Be careful of those sneaky ads!

Wikiville!

Article posted March 4, 2006 at 01:34 PM GMT0 • Reads 210

How would we describe Mamaroneck to the world? Check out the space on WikiVille I set up for us HERE and give it a try by clicking the "edit" button! That's right, just clcik the edit button, write what you think people should know about Mamaroneck and then click "save"! Remember, though, the world (and me!) is watching so make it appropriate and think about "C.O.P.S."!





I hope to have us really work on this. . .but, gee, when can we when we have the Pioneers project, Buehler, "American Family," persuasive essay, Spelling Writing Project, and, of course, Writing Projects.





Hey, maybe that's a way -- is there someone willing to tell the world about Mamaroneck as their Writing Project??





Anyway, start thinking about it by looking at how a student from Mrs. Davis' Middle School and High School Computer Class in Camilla, Georgia described the place they live HERE.





Notice how she made it sound different than what you would expect?! Wikiville is supposed to be about what KIDS think about where they live! It shouldn't sound like something we would read from the usual encyclopedia or travel brochure. It should have VOICE! Kids' voices!





So, check it all out HERE and let the world know about Mamaroneck!

Love in a box update

Article posted March 8, 2006 at 12:49 PM GMT0 • Reads 184

Ms. Kelly, our Student Council coordinator, sent the teachers an email about the Love in a Box Project we sent to the folks in Lousiana that were displaced by the hurricanes in the fall. Read the whole letter HERE. Read more about the Love in a Box program at their website HERE.





See more pictures by clicking the picture to the left. (This site (Shutterfly.com) seems to be blocked by the school's filter. When I get some time I'll transfer the photos to our Flikr account so we can see them. Until then, try it from home!)





I think we made a difference, don't you think? We'd love to know your thoughts and feelings. Send it to use by clicking the "comment" link below and then scroll down.

Commenting!

Article posted March 13, 2006 at 03:50 AM GMT0 • Reads 158

Isn't it great when we get a comment from someone?! It's like a little present, isn't it?! OK, it is for me!





Anyway, I've learned a lot from Anne Davis, a teacher in Georgia. (You'll notice several of her classes in our "collaborations" folder!)





She writes a lot about commenting and how to write comments even better.





Let's try to BUMP UP our commenting!





Start with the PRAISE (What do you like?) QUESTIONS (What questions do you have?) and POLISH (What would make the writing even better?) we use when we revise writing in the classroom.





Then think about CONNECTIONS you think of. (Like when you do when you read.)





But also try some of these comment starters from Ms. Davis:





This made me think about. . . .

I wonder why. . . .

Your writing made me form an opinion about. . . .

This post is relevant because. . . .

Your writing made me think that we should. . . .

I wish I understood why. . . .

This is important because. . . .

Another thing to consider is. . . .

If I could interview someone about this topic I would pose this question

After reflecting on your post, I decided. . . .

I wish you had. . . .

I predict that. . . .

I can relate to this. . . .

This makes me think of. . . .

I discovered. . . .

I don’t understand. . . .

I was reminded that. . . .

I found myself wondering. . . .





If we send good comments we'll probably get good comments!

Our webpage story

Article posted March 14, 2006 at 03:44 AM GMT0 • Reads 144

I told the class how I am going to talk to teachers in Alabama about our webpage (yikes!) and Brenda, Patrea, Roisin, Chloe, Alexa, and Ceydy were kind enough to take some of their lunch time to sit down with me and tell me what they think about the work we're doing.





Click the "podcast" (vodcast?) icon below to play the movie. It's about 3 minutes and 45 seconds.





Thanks so much ladies! (Why DIDN'T any boys want to talk about it?! What's so good about lunch anyway?!)

Return to the Moon??

Article posted March 17, 2006 at 04:29 AM GMT0 • Reads 161

The year is 2015. For the first time since 1972, our crew of astronauts returned to the Moon... this time to stay. Leaving Earth's orbit, then entering lunar orbit, we launched a probe to the Moon's surface to gather data that helped us determine the best lunar landing site. Our goal is to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface for observation and exploration and as a stepping stone for future, manned explorations.





What do you think of the challenge we took at the BUELER CHALLENGER & SCIENCE CENTER?!





Reflect on the experiences you had in pre-flight astronaut training and at the Buehler Science Center.

1. What team were you a part of and what were your responsibilities?



2. What was the most significant (important) information you collected during the mission?



3. What was the most difficult part of your job?



4. If you had the chance to fly again, what things would you do differently?



5. Should the United States return to the moon? Is it an exciting goal or a waste of money? Support your answer with details & examples.





Look for our reflections here over the next few days.





Click on the image below to see more pictures! I should have given Mr. Karliner a camera -- I only have half the class! :(

Wagon Train Break!

Article posted March 22, 2006 at 03:35 AM GMT0 • Reads 148

Click on this image to see more pixs!





We all pulled our wagon trains together last week, gathered 'round the campfire and had a good ol' square dance!





Mynor cut in on my dance partner around 7:45 so I left to check the oxen. Sorry if I didn't get your picture!

Total Solar Eclipse Live from Turkey!

Article posted March 30, 2006 at 02:42 AM GMT0 • Reads 295

Total Solar Eclipse Live from Turkey!





This is about an hour long newscast from Turkey by folks from the San Francisco Exploritorium Museum. They explain what a solar eclipse is pretty well, but drag the video slider about half way through to jump right to the action!





Nothing like being there, though. . . .

Earth Day Grocery Project

Article posted April 22, 2006 at 03:47 PM GMT0 • Reads 413

(Click on this picture to see more of the paper bags we decorated.)





We decorated paper shopping bags with our Kindergarten partners in Ms. Gross' class and brought them over to the A & P on Earth Day. We sure hope people are inspired to reuse the bags when they shop!





Thanks, Mr. Ahlness, for setting this project up! Go HERE to visit his class!





Go HERE to read more about the Earth Day Grocery Project.!

Problems, Problems

Article posted May 30, 2006 at 03:23 AM GMT0 • Reads 350

David Warlick, the Wizard of Oz behind our website, has been working on things.





Hopefully the lastings postings about our American Familes, the news, and "Charlie's Martix" will be up soon.



Hopefuly. . . .

Fingers Crossed!

Article posted June 7, 2006 at 04:00 AM GMT0 • Reads 237

I think Mr. Warlick, the Wizard of OZ behind our website, has things figured out and I can now approve all the work that has been piling up!





I just approved the "Charlie's Matrix." (Hey, girls, I think there's trouble on the playground!) Now onto the last two week's of news articles, other Writing Projects, the American Family Postcards. . . .Lots of work!

The American Family!

Article posted June 15, 2006 at 10:10 PM GMT0 • Reads 255

After studying the regions of the United States, our class got together in "families" and competed in the "American Family Contest" against the other 5th grades classes!





We had to convince the judges that one region in the USA was the best for our "family." We also visited the region on a "virtual field trip" and sent home postcards to friends or family about the region.





Check out the postcards wnd some things we learned about the regions by clicking on any of the "American Family Postcard" links!

What do you know about Canada?!

Article posted June 18, 2006 at 03:26 PM GMT0 • Reads 234

We studied Canada and then made multiple choice quizzes on some of the information we learned.





See how how much you know by clicking on any of the "Canada Quizzes."

Half Way There!

Article posted June 19, 2006 at 03:40 AM GMT0 • Reads 259

You are now in 5th grade. You have been in school for six years. In another six years you will be a senior in high school. Believe it or not, you are half way through your public schooling life.





What kind or person are you right now in 5th grade? What kind of person do you hope to be in 12th grade?





What are you good at right now in 5th grade? What do you hope to be good at when you graduate 12th grade?





What else would your 12th grade self want to remember about your 5th grade self?

Olivia Wins The Prize!

Article posted July 10, 2006 at 04:23 PM GMT0 • Reads 229

Olivia posts the first article for the summer!





Check it out by clicking her name to the right.





Besides missing me dearly, what else are people thinking about out there??

Comments Coming In!

Article posted July 13, 2006 at 03:53 AM GMT0 • Reads 308

Here are the comments that have come in since the last week of school so you know where to look. It's kind of like the whiteboard we had in class where I would list comments everyone would get.



Schuyler: Action Movie

5B: So Long, Farewell! (2)

5B: Olivia Wins the Prize (1)

Olivia: Camel Beach

Olivia: Summer (2)

Interactive Educator!

Article posted August 31, 2006 at 03:31 AM GMT0 • Reads 303

I am VERY flattered to be mentioned in the same breath as other big dog bloggers in this edition of the Interactive Educator magazine's article, "Building Online Learning Communities!





Of course, this would all be nothing without the student work, so leave a comment and let a student know you have been here!

Welcome! But. . .

Article posted August 31, 2006 at 03:48 AM GMT0 • Reads 13756

Welcome! But this webpage (blog) is closed! The students here have moved on.



Go HERE to see Mr. Brune's new class! Comment to the students here and the students will comment back to you. Remember to remember to include the url to your webpage (blog) in your comment so we can find you.