Origami Frogs

"Go! Go! Go!" The class cheers as three students in the class race their frogs across the finish line! On Monday, Mrs. Braymer showed us how to fold a note card into an origami frog. Origami is the Japanese art form of folding paper into shapes and figures. Next, we decorated our frogs and gave them names. After that, Mrs. Braymer made a start and a finish line on the carpet in our room. Three students at a time raced their origami frogs by pushing down on the back of it to make them jump. The winners in our class were Adrian and Arely. 

Thanksgiving Lunch

Mmmm! We can smell the turkey coming from the oven as we walk down the hall. Today is Thanksgiving lunch at school. On this day, parents and other family members can come and eat lunch with Tisinger students. Because there are always a lot of people that come, we have to wait a long time before we can eat. As we sit in the classroom, we can imagine the taste of the juicy turkey with gravy, dressing, and the buttery mashed potatoes. Most of us really don't like the cranberry sauce. Our stomachs are growling and our mouths are watering as we wait for the principal, Mrs. Carpenter, to call for us. While we wait, Mrs. Braymer is making us do lots of work. We wish we were already in the cafeteria enjoying our Thanksgiving lunch!

African Dwarf Frogs

Have you ever seen an African dwarf frog? This week our class got some frogs. First we had to build a habitat by adding gravel, water treated with aqua-safe, and elodea which is a type of plant into a clear container. Next, Mrs. Braymer put the dwarf frogs into their new habitats. Some groups had two frogs and some had three. So far two of our amphibians have passed away. We had a small funeral before flushing them in the toilet. This makes us feel sorrowful and disappointed. Finally, we fed our frogs brine shrimp flakes. We are thrilled to have these new animals in our classroom! 

Number the Stars

Over the last three weeks, our class has read a book called Number the Stars. The main character of our book was AnneMarie. She wanted to help her friend Ellen and other Jews escape from the Nazi soldiers during World War II. We think you should read this book to find out what happens to Ellen and some of the Jews. 

You may also want to read this book because it is filled with emotions. You will read about a war, a funeral, escape plans, and secret meetings.