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Mrs. Yollis' class just completed a unit on  biographies. A biography is the story of a person's life. Each informational text report introduce the class to an individual who made a significant contribution  to our world! Artists, inventors, founding fathers, civil rights leaders, entrepreneurs , inventors, aviators, astronauts, and pioneers in many fields  were among the amazing  historical figures  about whom we studied! Here are some photos of the  dioramas  and artifacts.  Historical figures, by next Wednesday, please leave a comment for one of the historical figures you met .   ;-)   1. Share TWO or more facts about the contributions you've made.   Be sure to write using your  voice  and not the voice of a third grader in Mrs. Yollis' class.  2.  Historical figures, directly address another person you'd like to converse with.  Watch the comments to see if you get a reply from anyone.  3. OPTI...

♥  This project is dedicated to the memory of  Mr. David Eldridge  of  Hawes Primary School in Yorkshire Dales, England.  David was a pioneer in the area of meaningful technology integration through educational blogging, a passionate innovator, and a generous learning partner. David recognized the importance of a global education and the power of collaborative learning.  You are missed, David.  ♥ We just completed our SIXTH week of the Twitter Time ::  Color/Colour Poem Project.   What is PURPLE? Here are a few examples.  Please let me know if I have missed any! Los Angeles Middleham, England  New York City Hawaii  We have been having so much fun, let's keep going! This week, rainbow!

Guest post from Mallory, Mrs. Yollis' former student This Monday is Memorial Day in the United States.  It is a national holiday! TWO YEARS AGO, 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 a 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.  There were many soldiers w...

The Digital Voice Awards (DVA) are sponsored by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and honor exemplary classroom technology projects in Los Angeles county.  In the past ten years, Mrs. Yollis and her students have won two "Best Overall Elementary Project" DVA awards and several of her students have won individual DVAs. This year is the tenth anniversary of the awards. Mrs. Yollis is thrilled to be selected for the 10th anniversary Crystal Apple award. The Crystal Apple award is bestowed upon ten Los Angeles County Teachers to honor their innovative technology projects and creative teaching practices.   Mrs. Drake, from LACOE, came to the classroom to present Mrs. Yollis with the Crystal Apple.   Here is some information from the DVA website:  The 10 th  Anniversary Digital Voice Awards Celebration webcast it tomorrow, May 21, 2015! The 2015 Digital Voice Awards (DVA) honors exemplary classroom instructional technology projects from educators from...

♥  This project is dedicated to the memory of  Mr. David Eldridge  of  Hawes Primary School in Yorkshire Dales, England.  David was a pioneer in the area of meaningful technology integration through educational blogging, a passionate innovator, and a generous learning partner. David recognized the importance of a global education and the power of collaborative learning.  You are missed, David.  ♥ We just completed our FIFTH week of the Twitter Time :: Color/Colour Poem Project. What is BLUE? Mrs. Yollis apologizes for skipping "What is Green?" Wrap Up.  She has been sick. :-( The object of this collaborative project is to create digital images, share original poems, and publish through our classroom Twitter account using the hashtag #clrpoem! Each week a color of the visible spectrum will be showcased! Everyone is invited to participate! R O Y    G    B I V   One way to remember the visible spectrum is the ROY G BIV acron...