Hello, I just got back from the King Tut exhibit! It was really cool! I saw lots of fascinating statues of kings and queens of Egypt. I saw Tut's chair and jewelry. I learned that he died at the age of nineteen. The most interesting things to me were the ancient, stone toilet seat,(it looked quite big for a toilet seat) and the solid gold sandals. I had a great time at the King Tut exhibit today,GA

Weekend Summaries

Third and fourth grade students have been discussing summarizing. We don't only summarize in reading, but we summarize often in our everyday lives. We summarize when describing our days, telling about movies or books, and talking about our lives with other people. No one wants to hear every detail.

Write a summary about your weekend. Make sure to tell the readers the important events.

Poseidon the Turtle!

We have a new addition to Mr. Lewis' classroom... a box turtle named Poseidon.  She is 15 years old, loves to eat mealworms and hang out under a warm lamp.  Poseidon comes courtesy of a teacher who was going overseas for a while and needed a home for the reptile.  A third grade parent emailed me a couple of weeks ago, and I thought she would be a great addition to our classroom, especially since we are currently studying life cycles.  My supply managers in third and fourth grade will be responsible for feeding her and cleaning her tank.  If you are interested in helping us by providing food for Poseidon, you can visit our class wiki.  In addition to mealworms, she likes berries and lettuce.