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Your Book Fair Dollars At Work!!!

Thanks to everyone who purchased books at our Scholastic Book Fair!  Without your help we would not be able to support our Accelerated Reader program or add much needed books and equipment to our inventory.                                                  

                      

 

We were able to purchase a display case for the "Everybody" section with the Scholastic Dollars that we earned along with replacement books for our 500 section!

Almanac Lesson 4th Grade

Hey kids,

Here are the Almanac sites we discussed in class.  Check them out and see what you think.  Remember the username and password for World Book Kids Online was given to you during class.

Enjoy looking for the those fun facts!

 

Fact Monster:  http://www.factmonster.com

Kid's Farmer's Almanac; http://www.almanac4kids.com

World Almanac for Kids Online: http://www.fofweb.com/Demo

Learning About the Cobb Virtual Library

Students in grades 2-5 have been learning about the Cobb Virtual Library.  Mrs. Harp taught students to access CVL from home.  2nd graders are working on a report about the Creek and Cherokee Indians.  During the lesson, students learned the difference between a database and an online encylopedia by searching both World Book Kids and Kids Info Bits.  Both of these sites offer audio for the articles that may be slightly above some students' reading level.  After the lesson students had the opportunity to practice accessing the site and exploring the information on World Book and Kids Info Bits.   

 

5th and 4th grade students learned how to create a workspace on Britannica Online Elementary.  This is a great tool for saving articles, images and timelines.  During the lesson, students 1st created their own workspaces, then created a timeline using the new timeline feature.  4th Graders created a practice timeline using explorers as the topic while 5th graders created ones about American inventors. 

We hope that all of you will  use this valuable tool.  Students were provided with the login information and passwords for home use.  The site can be accessed from the Ford Homepage http://www.cobbk12.org/ford    or directly using the URL http://cvl.cobbk12.org .   There are many resources available on CVL including access to Destiny, our online card catalog.  If you haven't before, please check it out. 

More Book Reviews By the Mustang Reviewers

Jacob's Review of Spirits in the Park by Scott Remus  (Book 2 of the Gods of Manhattan series)

     

Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon!

 "Our Super Heroes" is the theme for this years book fair.  We are celebrating all of our "real" super heroes from firefighters to special people who make our lives better.  Students can submit a one page essay on someone they consider a super hero.  A committee will select the best essays from each grade level.  Winners will receive a free book ($5 or less) off the fair.  Proceeds from the Scholastic Book Fair go to support our Accelerated Reader program and replacement books.

Student Book Reviews from Mrs. Goodall's Class

Students from Mrs. Goodall's class selected new books to read and review. Look for these reviews on our media page as well as Mrs. Goodall's blog. These students will also present their reviews on the FMN Ford Mustang News Show.

Leah's Review of Diamond Willowby Helen Frost

 

 
 Olivia's Review of Phillipa Fisher's Fairy Godsister by Liz Kessler

 

 

 

 

 

Eunice's Review of Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop  by Jennifer Allison

 

Addisen's Review of The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

 

  

Jacob's Review of Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus 

 

Brian's Review of The Storyteller by Edward Myers

     Hope's Review of Hummingbird by Kimberly Angle

 

 

 

Grayson Paul Webb was born on July 30th at 1:39 pm.  He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grayson's parents are Rachael and Michael Webb of Greer, SC.  Our family is so excited about our new little grandson.  Grayson is our 5th grandson!  Thanks to Mrs. Bales and everyone at Ford for keeping the boat afloat while I was enjoying midnight duty with the little man!

 

  Our Book Munchers Club is about to begin another year. Ms. Taylor-Wong and Mrs. Harp are looking forward to working with  4th and 5th grade students interested in reading all of the Georgia Book Award nominated books in preparation for the Helen Ruffin Bowl in January.  For more information on the HRB go to http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/hrrb/ .

The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley M. M. Blume is a fun story about the town of Rusty Nail, MN and its quirky inhabitants.  The heroine of the story is ten-year-old Franny Hansen who has dreams of becoming a famous concert pianist.   The story begins with Franny and her best friend Sandy throwing water balloons at unsuspecting town folks.  Because of the trouble that follows, Franny comes to know the "commie" wife of the town's only lawyer.

Set in the early 1950's during the Cold War, The people of Rusty Nail are in a tizzy about the new Russian woman in town. Fearful that she is a Communist spy, the women of the town set out to get rid of the threat. Franny sees an opportunity in befriending the woman. She comes to learn that hard work pays off in more ways than she could have imagined and that people are not always what they seem.

New Books in the Ford Library

 

 

Mrs. Harp Welcomes 5th Grandson as School Begins

 

Grayson Paul Webb was born on July 30th at 1:39 pm.  He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grayson's parents are Rachael and Michael Webb of Greer, SC.  Our family is so excited about our new little grandson.  Grayson is our 5th grandson!  Thanks to Mrs. Bales and everyone at Ford for keeping the boat afloat while I was enjoying midnight duty with the little man!

 

Rising Star of Rusty Nail: One of the Great Books for Book Munchers

  Our Book Munchers Club is about to begin another year. Ms. Taylor-Wong and Mrs. Harp are looking forward to working with  4th and 5th grade students interested in reading all of the Georgia Book Award nominated books in preparation for the Helen Ruffin Bowl in January.  For more information on the HRB go to http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/hrrb/ .

The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley M. M. Blume is a fun story about the town of Rusty Nail, MN and its quirky inhabitants.  The heroine of the story is ten-year-old Franny Hansen who has dreams of becoming a famous concert pianist.   The story begins with Franny and her best friend Sandy throwing water balloons at unsuspecting town folks.  Because of the trouble that follows, Franny comes to know the "commie" wife of the town's only lawyer.

Set in the early 1950's during the Cold War, The people of Rusty Nail are in a tizzy about the new Russian woman in town. Fearful that she is a Communist spy, the women of the town set out to get rid of the threat. Franny sees an opportunity in befriending the woman. She comes to learn that hard work pays off in more ways than she could have imagined and that people are not always what they seem.