A New Book!

Today in first grade, we published a new class book, Today I Had the Blues...

First, we read Yesterday I Had the Blues by Jeron Ashford Frame. (If you click on the title, you can hear the book read aloud!) The first time we read it, it was a little confusing! But after reading it again and talking about the book, we realized that the author was actually talking about feelings! We talked about what it means to feel "blue," and what kind of things make us feel like that. We even talked about what "purple," orange," and "red" might feel like, and that different colors might feel different for different people!

We talked about how this book is like a poem almost,  that when you read it, you can really hear the author's voice. Then, we all tried it on our own! Everyone was so creative, and our book turned out awesome.

Watch the video version of our class book below, or check it out in our classroom library! Thanks for reading!

Today I Have the Blues... by Miss Kloczko's Class on PhotoPeach

Student Blogger: Aniruddh

First grader Aniruddh wants to share what he has learned about leopard seals!

Leopard Seals

Leopard Seals are also called sea leopards. They live in Antarctica. They eat penguins, fish and krill. Leopard seal's enemy is orca whales. This is because orca whales eat leopard seals.

Student Blogger: Aekas

Aekas and his friend Elliott drew a full-length blue whale in the parking lot. They even labeled its dorsal fin!

Hi, my name is Aekas and I am learning about orca whales, leopard seals, and blue whales.
A fact about the blue whale is that they are 82 feet long and weigh from 200,000 to 300,000 pounds. They have baleen. Baleen is a thick, little broom in their mouth that sucks up krill and plankton. Sometime blue whales have white spots and sometimes they don’t. They live in all oceans on the earth. Here is a picture of a blue whale.

 A fact about orca whales is that they have a white patch on the top of their eye. They live in the Arctic and Antarctic. Here is a fossil of the orca whale skull.

  A fact about the leopard seal is that they are found in the Antarctic. They are predators and eat penguins, krill, and plankton.  It can live 26 years or more. If they are not hungry then they play with penguins. Here is a picture of a leopard seal.

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Student Blogger: Kelvin

My favorite foods are:

1. yogurt
2. bananas 
3. apples
4. eggs
5. ice cream
6. blueberries
7. cake
8. noodles
9. juice
10. cherries

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Student Blogger: Emily J.

Hi, my name is Emily J. I love Miss Kloczko. She teaches me many cool things. She teaches us about Antarctica and the Polar Habitat and leopard seals and whales. We have something in common. We both love baseball. This weekend I will be trying out for a new team. I am so excited because my mom will be my coach. It will be cool for my mom to be the coach.

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Student Blogger: Anderson

Hi, my name is Anderson.

The leopard seal’s predator is the orca whale. The leopard seal’s diet is penguins, krill, and fish. It is 1,000 pounds and 11 feet long. It has sharp teeth. It can stay underwater for 15-30 minutes.


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Student Blogger: Kyler

Here are some of the "signal words" or scientific words I learned from Miss Kloczko's class.

• Spyhopping - "when a whale pokes his head out of the water to see what's going on"
• External - "anything on the outside"
• Persuade - "to make someone agree with you"
• Habitat - "food, water, shelter, and space"
• Carnivore - "animals that have sharp, pointed teeth that only eat meat"
• Woodland - "a place that has trees, shrubs, sunlight, and shade."
• Nocturnal - "animals that hunt during the night and sleep during the day"
• Diurnal - "animals that hunt during the morning and sleep at night"

I enjoy learning the quicker words so I don't have to describe it.
                                                          - Kyler

Watch this video of our class doing a signal word!

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