Introducing: Popology

Introducing the very first comic in Henry and Gavin's new series, Popology. Please leave compliments and suggestions for future adventures in the comments. Enjoy!

Book Release: Our Golden Words

Yesterday was a big day for writers in Room 241! For the last few weeks we've been working hard on our realistic fiction stories. We took our stories and turned them into a class book, and yesterday we had our book release party!



We invited the writers from Ms. DeTolla's class to come, and gave each of them their own copy of our book too.



While we read our stories aloud, our audience could read along!



Afterwards, authors autographed books for lucky guests!

Helen Keller

Helen with her teacher, Annie Sullivan


Helen with her dog


Helen as a young woman


Helen later in her life

Last week we read the biography of Helen Keller. Helen had lots of amazing moments in her lifetime. The most famous was the moment when she first understood the word, "water" at the pump with Annie. If you were going to write a small moment (seed) story from Helen's life, which moment would you pick to write about? Why?

Room 241 Movie Premiere!

Check out our class blog HERE for all the latest details on our Poetry Movie Premiere!

Powerful Poetry!

Writers, this blog is a great place to share the poetry you have been writing in class - kind of like when we do our Author's Chair!

Please share a poem in the comments. Remember to think about your line breaks, and don't forget to sign your first name!

Just for Fun: Percy Jackson

During mid-winter break a new movie came out: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Many third graders in room 241 have been reading this exciting series. Readers, have you seen the movie yet? How did you think it compared to the book? Leave your opinion in the comments!

Native American Legends

Writers, last week you wrote legends inspired by the book, Storm Boy, by Paul Owen Lewis. In the comments, please tell us about the main character and plot of your legend. Don't forget to include your first name!