tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70936444021342984302024-03-19T08:16:15.342-04:00Mrs. Waldrop's Class BlogMrs. Waldrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242140745475109924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093644402134298430.post-4365003316137857192010-05-14T22:46:00.001-04:002010-06-01T03:58:37.068-04:00IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF2mJ7V-H-R2SbnZ6ewYWbxcKCE23-jLhOMGId8-O_bwQjtukSqOAYD1qs_1f3V92J6pvrjl2xK1wRhrM5UBNDubpkYYV58ClRpwWw9wHdQOd0pOIw7S2g1BBZMdnCfKJpjUdbtRuBXgj/s1600-h/lastdayleave.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 179px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331799435771874242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF2mJ7V-H-R2SbnZ6ewYWbxcKCE23-jLhOMGId8-O_bwQjtukSqOAYD1qs_1f3V92J6pvrjl2xK1wRhrM5UBNDubpkYYV58ClRpwWw9wHdQOd0pOIw7S2g1BBZMdnCfKJpjUdbtRuBXgj/s320/lastdayleave.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">Well, in less than 4 months you will be a fourth grader!!!</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">(sniff sniff... My babies are growing up!)</span><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0)">As you have come to the end of the year, you now know the "ins and outs" of third grade. What advice would you give to the the new victims... OOPS! ... I mean </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">students</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0)"> for the next school year? You must have 3 pieces of advice to share, and you must write in complete sentences. Remember your GRAMMAR and SPELLING rules! I am so excited to read what you advise!</span><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0)">Love,</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0)">Mrs. Waldrop<br /><br />(Let's see who is following this during the summer!;) ) <br /></span>Mrs. Waldrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242140745475109924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093644402134298430.post-30688935941290872782010-02-22T01:34:00.016-05:002010-02-22T02:27:01.782-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0xyte8OeaxXt0XuSvcN9K5Ee3ZXBa1bJhbMKux34eFs8YwZVNdhJ0zbTGnMAkayzj40JU5Aure_lWHFKDoRYYXF7c9n-WkgxmQAOeS-AQPUrfbRMsdTtfAfomNkZQRNPEp1v3jcsoRBr/s1600-h/South-Carolina-723171.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440964094964441202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0xyte8OeaxXt0XuSvcN9K5Ee3ZXBa1bJhbMKux34eFs8YwZVNdhJ0zbTGnMAkayzj40JU5Aure_lWHFKDoRYYXF7c9n-WkgxmQAOeS-AQPUrfbRMsdTtfAfomNkZQRNPEp1v3jcsoRBr/s200/South-Carolina-723171.png" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;">POETRY CORNER</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#003300;">Okay, guys! Here is your NEXT South Carolina History EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT: You are to choose any event/person from South Carolina History and write a CINQUAIN describing that event/person. I will have an example below, along with the cinquain's sequence to help remind you how to write it. Do not forget to put your first name only at the bottom of your entry so I know who to give points to. The poem is worth SEVEN POINTS on your next South Carolina History test. Please make sure your grammar is correct. GOOD LUCK!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;"><em>"Word Cinquains" have the following pattern:</em> </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Line 1 - 1 word (noun - your subject)</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Line 2 - 2 words (adjectives describing your noun)</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Line 3 - 3 words (verbs ending in "ing" describing your noun)</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Line 4 - 4 words (a small statement how you feel about the subject)</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#993300;">Line 5 - 1 word (another name for your noun- SYNONYM)</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Example:</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Eliza</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Creative, persistent</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Leading, guiding, envisioning </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Added color to life! </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#330099;">Pinckney</span> </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">(Mrs. Waldrop)</span>Mrs. Waldrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242140745475109924noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093644402134298430.post-62507734608914404552009-07-23T22:14:00.010-04:002009-07-23T23:13:46.244-04:00WELCOME STUDENTS, PARENTS, GUARDIANS, and VISITORS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dxOPWAOQR4V49t4YK6x7c3XhtAj5yUAUj6Wi_UdbDBSlSSx4iZlqNzhWcRD6gvtK8bX5xD77bQ7vRVGoDpoN2mvdmmvHnEcCAWKs0qleQSZmgyv9q5_voqJRN8ZqUy36LiGexK1w8ty3/s1600-h/ANIMATED_BACK_TO_SCHOOL.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dxOPWAOQR4V49t4YK6x7c3XhtAj5yUAUj6Wi_UdbDBSlSSx4iZlqNzhWcRD6gvtK8bX5xD77bQ7vRVGoDpoN2mvdmmvHnEcCAWKs0qleQSZmgyv9q5_voqJRN8ZqUy36LiGexK1w8ty3/s200/ANIMATED_BACK_TO_SCHOOL.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361859005949628738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">HELLO, FUTURE STUDENTS!</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Welcome to THIRD GRADE! I am so proud to have you in our class this year! You already have a research question before you come to class, but I also want to give you<span><span></span></span> this opportunity for extra points in Language Arts. YES! It is possible to ALREADY have an opportunity to KEEP THAT A! It is SO EASY! All you have to do is post a comment on this blog. In your comment you must write an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">ACRONYM POEM</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> about yourself using your </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">FIRST OR LAST NAM</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">E</span>. I have an example below:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">M</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">ajor Minnesota Vikings Fan</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">R</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">adiant personality </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">S</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">o PSYCHED about the new year! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">W</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">ishes Keith Urban could read to her students! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">A</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">lways hoping to give EVERYONE A's!!! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">L</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">OVES her students to no end! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">D</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">aring to try new strategies to reach EVERY STUDENT. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">R</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">eading all the time and LOVING IT! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">O</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">rganization is a MAJOR GOAL in life (Mrs. Wetmore - You are my HERO!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">P</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">ositive attitude </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Okay! See how easy it is? This is worth 7 points on a Language quiz. Now, here is how you post your comment:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">1. Click on the "comments" location on the bottom right hand corner of this blog. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">2. Type your comment in the box provided. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">3. Click on the "anonymous" circle. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">4. Click on the "Publish Your Comment" button. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I am SO EXCITED to see what you have written! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Please make sure you check your spelling and grammar in your comment. OH! ONE HUGE, GIGANTIC, MAGNIFICENT HINT: The more words you have, the more points you will receive. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Much Love, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Mrs. Waldrop </span></div>Mrs. Waldrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242140745475109924noreply@blogger.com12