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Read our Story 02/24/2010
 
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Our 4th Grade class is taking part in Write On 2010. Five schools from around the country are all writing part of a story together. We were the third of the five schools to add our contribution. You can check out the story here. Thanks to Sydney for the great illustration, and to all the students for their great story ideas.
 
 
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Go for gold with this neat collection of games that celebrate the athletes at the Winter Olympics. Try some of your favorite events and see how close you can get to winning yourself a medal. Click here to get started with your Olympic dreams!
 
Origami Crane 02/17/2010
 
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I had a request to post this on the front page, so here it is. There are instructions for how to make a paper crane. It is not easy, so you might need an adult to help, but if you want to try it you can. You must start with a square of paper, not a rectangle. Click here to make an origami crane.
 
 
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Practice your irregular verbs by playing by yourself or playing against a brother, sister or parent. What will be your high score? Will you manage to get all the past tense forms correct? Leave a comment and let us know. Click here to play.
 
 
This special announcement is exclusive to readers of www.mrwylie.com. Tomorrow there will be a new seating arrangement in class. The arrival of our new SmartBoard needs a new seating arrangement, so tomorrow you could find that your desk is moved from where it once was. I can't promise that it will stay this way, or even that you will stay next to the person you are sat next to, but for now, this is the first step towards changing our classroom layout.
 
 
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One way scientists learn about animals is by studying their poop -- also called “scat” or "dung." Let’s look at some animal poop and see if you can guess who left it behind. Click here is you want to be gross and examine the poop...
 
The Typing Chef 02/02/2010
 
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Practice your typing skills with The Typing Chef. Type as many words as you can in the short time you have, and try to be as accurate as possible.