Reading+and+Social+Studies

= = = = =Reading and Social Studies= feel free to look around

My most Recent Projects:
The book we've been reading in class is very exciting! Check it out! It's called: Dear Mr. Henshawl,

Things I would ask Mr. Henshawl is:

1. How many books have you published? 2. What is your favourite book that you wrote? 3. Are you going to come out with another book in your last series? 4. How old were you when you wrote your first book? 5. How long does it take to publish?

=//Letter Writing and Reviseing//= letters..letters...and more letters


 * January 28, 2008**


 * Dear Ms. Johnson,**


 * Our class is doing a project where we will be learning to be better writers. We have heard that you like to write. So we have decided to write to you in hopes that you will respond.**
 * We have been inspired by the book, __Dear Mr. Henshaw__, by Beverly Cleary. The book is about a boy who writes to his favorite author. In the story, the author writes back to the boy and encourages him to write. We are hoping that you would be able to write back to us with suggestions on how to become better writers.**
 * You can find our letters by visiting our classroom wiki at www.mendellstudentwikis.wikispaces.com and click on the reading page or our individual student wikis.**
 * We know you are very busy,** so **we will understand if you can't write to us, but we sure hope that you can!**


 * Fondly,**
 * Mr. M's 4th Grade Class**

//** Who Are You? **// // January 28, 2008 //

Dear Ms. Johnson, My name is Bridget. I am in the 4th grade. I live with my Mom and my Dad. I have a guinea pig named “Bob” and three fish. I like to make crafts and draw. My friends say I am really good at it. I also collect miniatures. I make miniature food and decorations out of clay for my house. I enjoy rearranging and dressing up my miniature house for each holiday. My Dad and I are building a bigger house with nine rooms. I like to play basketball and I am on a basketball team.

Sincerely, Bridget

// January 29, 2008 //
 * // What Do You Look Like? //**

Dear Mrs. Johnson, I have curly, dirty blond hair and hazel eyes. I usually wear my hair down but some times I wear it in a pig tail. I don't really like the color pink, but I wear it any way because my mom says I look good in it. I'm 4' 7 and my dad is 6' 7. Mom says I'll grow up, big and tall, like my dad. I am always worried about the answer to the question. Like many (all of my teachers) say "You're too worried about the answer. Cool it!" I am frequently asking questions to make sure I am right. My mom and my teacher (Mr. M) say I talk to fast. I wish I could believe them but I don't ever know when I do it.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** What Is Your Family Like? **// // February 5, 2008 //

Dear Mrs. Johnson, I have a Guinea Pig named Bob (Yes its name is actually is Bob, I'm not kidding.) A fish named Rainbow (He’s a boy. No, I'm not kidding) my dad is //** very **// tall and my mom is a bit shorter than him. Both my mom and my dad work as an engineer. But they don't work in the same company. My mom works for **// DuPont //** and my dad works for // Clapp Associates Inc. // My dad sells pipes and my mom fixes things, like those big tall smoke towers and meters. But you have probably been wondering do you have any relatives? Yes, I do, on my Dad's side I have a little over 50 so probably in the 50-60 range. On my mom’s side I have around 20.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** Where Do You Live? **// // February 12, 2008 //

I live in a house near a school. It is practically in my back-yard. The only things’ separating us is my back-yard and a bunch of trees. We just got an addition on our house. We hired someone to work for us but he didn't work at all and the roof fell through so my dad had to do it himself. It looks great so far! We just have to shop for furniture.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** Do You Have Any Pets? **// // February 19, 2008 //

Yes, I have six pets. One is a guinea pig and the others are fishes, but they don't // really // count as pets because fish are boring and you can't teach those kinds of pets’ tricks like guinea pigs and dogs and cats, but I'll get to that later on in the story. My guinea pig is named Bob (like I mentioned above.) He is very playful. I taught him // NO //, and // COME TO ME //. (Well I'm sill working on // COME TO ME. // But he is only five months old and he has many more tricks to learn. He is small and all black. He has a stripe from his ears to his nose. He also has a stripe on his hip.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** Do You Like School? **// // February 26, 2008 //

that is a very tough question. There's no // positive // answer. I like it because I // have // to learn something to get through life because the answer is not // always // going to be right in front of me. But then again you have to do all of this math.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** Who Are Your Friends? **// // March 5, 2008 //

Dear Mrs. Johnson, I have tons of friends. They are not "best, best" because they are equal to me. These are friends I can play games with and chat with. I have one very special friend. I tell her all my secrets and we have a lot of fun. Our life is usually like a bumpy road because sometimes we get mad at each other but, then we always become friends again at the end. We have a lot of sleepover's and play dates.

Sincerely, Bridget

//** What Bothers You? **// // March 12, 2008 //

Dear Mrs. Johnson, What bothers me is spiders. I know we need them for catching flies, but we have venous fly traps for that. Besides their still yucky! Last night (March 11) I stepped on one. I'm not even near one and it still gives me the chills!

Sincerely, Bridget

//** What Do Wish? **// // March 13, 2008 //

Dear Mrs. Johnson, I wish a lot of things would happen. I wish global warming would stop. I wish all animals were not endangered. I wish there was no such thing as cigars. I have a // much, much // longer list than that but it's very boring.

Sincerely, Bridget