Friday, December 11, 2009

Gingerbread Houses All Done and More

From Amy:

I learned a poem. This is the poem:

North, South, East, and West
Home's the place I like best.

This poem helps you know North, South, East, and West. I know the oceans on a map: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic.

I went skating at Ice World today. There was a contest for the best Gingerbread House. Mine was a Hansel and Gretel House!!! And I got a candy cane even though I didn't win.




For Independent Reading, I'm reading Isabelle the Ice Dance Fairy. It's one of the Rainbow Magic books. My friend is reading one of the flower fairy books.

From Karissa:


Hi Guys, Today I learned about right angles from my daddy.

Early Morning talk with Daddy about the angles they used in the construction of their Gingerbread Houses:



I learned about the equator. And I learned a poem:

North, South, East, and West
Home's the place I like best.

(Note from Mommy: You can see that this poem made a big impression today) : )

I did a very cool Gingerbread House, only it didn't win a prize. I got a candy cane prize, though. But everyone who didn't win a "real" prize got one.


I had fun making my doghouse Gingerbread House. It was the best ever. (Only it didn't win a prize!!!!!!!!!!!!) But there's always next year! : )

Fables are something Aesop created to tell people what do because people don't like to be told what to do. So he wrote stories instead. I read The Dog and His Shadow and The Goose and the Golden Eggs.

6 comments:

  1. LOVE the Gingerbread houses! Great job girls!

    Dawnita~

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  2. I always learned the poem for North East South West as "Never Eat Soggy Worms". I love your gingerbread houses! I think the "real" prize is the fun you had making them and how proud you are of them, that is what really matters! Way to go girls!! Love Auntie Mia

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  3. PS. We should be pen pals, I have been in need of a pen pal lately!!

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  4. I'm so glad I got to see your gingerbread houses. If I had been the judge you would have tied for 1st place!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, if I was the judge I wouldn't be able to keep from EATING THEM ALL UP! That is probably why they didn't let me be a judge, boo hoo. It made my day to come home at 10:00 and still get to see what my kids learned today. I love you, Grandma

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  5. they are beautiful girls. congrats on getting the candy canes.

    Maggie

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  6. What creative gingerbread houses! Nice job!

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