by Derek

by Keira

by Lindsey

by JoJo

by Mason O.

by Owen

by Mason V.

We watched a video to learn how to draw this Easter Cross 

by Chase

by Hailey

by Hailey

by  Mason O.

by Mason V.

by KayLee

by Keira

Our Divine Mercy coloring page.

by Chase

by Zac

by Jylian

A message from Miss Le Clair:

Hello kids, Hope you all are doing well. 

Here is the gym activities for the week. Let's get moving and shaking for about 10 minutes a day. 

-- Let's start by putting on your favorite music and move and dance. Get our heart rate up and dance for 2-3 songs. Maybe by the end of the week you can make up your own dance. 

-- After you get done moving with the dance please stretch and do your 8 push-ups and 16 crunches.  

Have fun, and stay active. Miss LeClair

If you have time put some pictures on your classroom blog of your cool dance moves. 

Also check out Mrs. Klemps' new blog. You can find it on our school website.

Good Morning!

The answer to the Brain Teaser from Thursday is: Your Under Arrest. 
Getting it correct is: KayLee, Chase, Zac, Hailey, JoJo, Lindsey, Mason V., Owen, Maddy, & Keira.

Today's Brain Teaser is: XQQQME       (Hint: You should say this if you burp)

Friday's Super Sleuth Clue: Mario and Luigi  are trademark characters with me.

Good Morning my favorite kiddos! This morning your parents received an email from Mrs. Cowart explaining how to access Google Classroom. I'm pleased to announce that JoJo, Derek, Owen and Keira have all signed in. Keira you are signed in because I used your account to see the site from the student's angle. Keira you do need to go in to change your password though. Boys and girls remember to write down your new password once you change it. Put it in a safe place. Take some time over the next 4 days to familiarize yourself with Google Classroom so that on Monday you are up and ready to go to school!!!! You need to sign in every morning by 9:00 AM. You will be marked absent or tardy if you do not. You can sign in under Attendance. Just click on the one that says "I am here and ready to learn".

The answer to Wednesday's Brain Teaser is: Going on a Diet   Getting that correct are Owen, JoJo, Chase, Zac, Keira, and Lindsey.

Today's, Thursday, Brain Teaser is :   REST                                               
                                                           YOUR
(HINT: Something a policeman might say to a criminal)

Thursday Super Sleuth Clue:  I revolutionized the home video game experience.

Happy Hump Day! I really enjoyed seeing all of you yesterday! I hope you all had fun too.  We will definitely be doing more Zoom or Google Hangouts in the future.

Yesterday's Brain Teaser answer is: Lazy Afternoon
People who got it right  are: Jylian, Zac, Maddy, Lindsey, Derek, JoJo, Mason V., & Owen.

 Today's Brain Teaser:   GOING   
                                         Diet
(Hint: has nothing to do with size or capital letters, is a positional puzzle)

Super Sleuth for Wednesday: My company originally sold playing cards     

Here is a web address to Audible. It is a website that has stories you can choose to listen to.  Just copy and paste the address into your address bar. If you use it let me know what you think in the comments below.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Good Morning kiddos! I am very excited to "see" you in a little over an hour from now!

The answer to yesterday's brain teaser is(drumroll please!): Piggyback Ride    Getting this correct was: Owen, Chase, Zac, Mason O., JoJo, Lindsey, and Jylian.

Today's Brain Teaser is:  noon      lazy   hint: positional puzzle and you may be having one of these later today

Tuesday Super Sleuth Clue:  My headquarters is in Kyoto, Japan

That's all for now! See you in an hour!

Good morning 4/5 graders! I sure hope you all had a nice Spring Break! I'm looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at 11:00 on Zoom. I sure hope this works!!!!! We will all need to be patient with each other as we adapt to distance learning. I have been on Zoom myself a few times but have never set up a meeting myself. My fingers are crossed that I did it correctly and that we can all be together for a little while. My plan is to read you the next chapter of our read aloud, James and the Giant Peach.  We will be using Google Classroom for our distance learning. I am learning right along with you and I'm sure I have or will make many mistakes working with this program. That being said I'm still excited, as well as apprehensive, to begin next week Monday, April 6.

The answer to the last brain teaser is: Show you his pot of gold or give you his pot of gold. Getting that correct was: Maddy, Lindsey, Zac, Hailey, Jylian, and JoJo.

The answer to the last Super Sleuth is: Oprah Winfrey Having the correct answer is: Lindsey, Zac, Jylian, Mason V., and Keira.

Today's Brain Teaser:  yggiP Ride   hint: positional puzzle like we've done before
Monday Super Sleuth Clue: I was created over 100 years ago

A couple of pictures parents or students have shared with me.

Jylian's Art. Isn't it gorgeous?

Mason making breakfast for himself and his Mom.
What a neat kid and kind thing to do!

As always be good to your parents and siblings, pray often, and God bless you and your families. 

Hello all! Thanks for sending in all your pictures of you saying the rosary.
 Brain Teaser answer from yesterday is: about 3 ft. tall. Getting that correct were: Lindsey, Zac, JoJo, Maddy, Jylian, & Hailey.
Today's Brain Teaser is: If you catch a leprechaun, what must he do?  Good luck!

Friday Super Sleuth Clue: I am considered the "Queen of All Media" and the founder of Harpo Productions. Stay tuned for Monday when I will reveal the answer.

Good Morning guys and gals!  Today is the feast day of St. Joseph. Bishop Ricken has dedicated this whole year to St. Joseph. He is the patron saint of Italy. The Pope has asked all Catholics throughout the world to join him today in saying the rosary. The intention of the rosary is for all who are suffering from the Corona virus and for the health and well being of our world. The Pope's country of Italy is very very sick with this virus so he asks us to pray the rosary with him at 3:00 this afternoon. It will be 9:00 at night where he is. It would be great if you and members of your family could do this. There are apps you can download onto your device for the rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I have both on my phone. I have set my phone alarm for 3:00 today so I will remember to stop what I'm doing and pray the rosary. You can send me a picture of your family saying it together and I will post it.

This is my favorite image of St. Joseph!

The answer to yesterday's Brain Teaser is: 1762(This is the info I have)
I gave Dojos to Zac, who went above and beyond on his answer, yeah Zac!
Also receiving Dojos for correct answers were Jylian, Keira, Hailey, Lindsey, Chase & Derek! Way to go guys and thanks for playing!

Today's Brain Teaser is:  How tall are leprechauns?
Thursday Super Sleuth Clue is: I am a self-made billionaire and philanthropist.

If you are unable to comment with your answers below then you can always email it to me. 

I recorded myself reading to you, but the file ended up being too large to upload here so I have to rethink  what I will do.

Today, being Thursday, you should have finished your spelling unit 26. Hopefully we will be able to check it someday  soon. You can even get your parents to give you a spelling test if you want to, however, you do NOT have to do this. It would be strictly for your own information that you know how to spell these words.
God Bless you and stay healthy! As always, I miss you guys bunches and bunches! Be good to your parents!

Jylian and Iley saying their rosary

Hailey & Dexter said the rosary!

JoJo and her Mom said the rosary this afternoon!

Lindsey, Lauren, & Lexie saying the rosary

Zac & Zoey saying the rosary this afternoon.

Good Morning 4/5 graders! I hope you slept well last night. I loved all the pictures you sent in! If you did the Brain Teaser I have given you your Dojo points for answering it. 
*Answer to yesterday's Brain Teaser is: NO. St. Patrick drove out all the snakes so there are no longer any snakes in Ireland. Here is today's Brain Teaser & Super Sleuth Clue:   
    In what year was the 1st St. Patrick's Day parade held in America?

Wednesday Super Sleuth Clue :
    I was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
Mon./Tues. clues see March 17 blog post.

You may leave your answers, ALONG WITH YOUR NAME in the comments below. Remember no name no points!!! Just like in school I can't tell who is answering, I can't even tell by looking at your handwriting, whose paper or answer I'm reading. 

Have you watched this week's Mystery Doug video yet?(link on March 17 post) After you watch it tell me something you learned or really liked from it in the comment section below.

Check back later today to see if I have recorded myself reading a chapter from James & the Giant Peach.(Notice how I underlined the title of the book? Yes, I'm still teaching you correct English grammar!!)

Miss you all!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you! I hope you're wearing your green today. Send me a picture of you decked out in your Irish attire and I will give you 5 extra credit points in any subject you want. Please include the subject you want the extra credit points in. Send picture through email please.

As promised yesterday here is your brain teaser for today March 17.

~ According to legend, St. Patrick is credited with driving all the snakes out of Ireland. Are there snakes in Ireland today?????    Email your answer to me or comment on the blog below. Make sure you include your name!!!!



Super Sleuth for Monday & Tuesday:

~I was born into poverty in the rural south.
~I began my career in radio


Remember to do your Spelling pgs. 170-171 today.

Here is a link to this week's Mystery Doug(Dave)!

Here's Hailey in all her green!

Way to rock the green Mason!

https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/rainbows?loc=mini-lesson-button#slide-id-8205

Jylian in her green with her homemade green hand sanitizer

LOVE those green lips & eyes Maddy!

Yeah! You're lovely in green!

Look'n good Derek!

There's my smiley girl all in green! Love the leprechaun trap! 

The luck of the Irish is with Zac!

JoJo in all her green glory!

For Valentine's Day we used candy hearts to have  some Spelling & Math fun! We even got to eat our candy hearts when we finished all the fun. Enjoy our pictures from that day.

Have you met Eddie and Frankie Yet? They are our new school pets. They live in Mrs. Cowart's office and the kids can go visit them from time to time. The "boys" were named for St. Edward and St. Francis as well as Pope Francis. Here is a short video of the piggies and Mrs. Cowart.