Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

As we look forward to the holiday season, we are especially grateful to be able to celebrate with our friends and family. We heard about a special project for Sandy Hook Elementary. They are going to decorate their new school with snowflakes, creating a Winter Wonderland. We were very excited to help with this project. We will be sending our snowflakes along with our messages of hope!
Have a very Happy Holiday, see you next year!

Who will be our Class President?

The time has come to vote for our Class President! We have two great candidates: Katherine and Noah. Either one would be a great choice!! Your vote counts!! Remember, you can only vote once, so make sure you choose the one that you think will do the best job for our class! EVERY VOTE COUNTS!! VOTE TODAY!!

Your Vote Counts!

This is such an exciting time to be a part of. Electing a President for our country is a freedom that we are lucky to have. It is good to be an American!!! There are some really great websites that can help you better understand what is means to cast your vote. It is important to know why you are voting for a candidate so that you make the right choice! Of course, you have to be 18 to really vote, but you can still be part of the fun! Visit http://pbskids.org/democracy/to learn more about our candidates. Our choices for President are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Read about each one and then make your choice. You vote counts!

Busy, busy, busy!!

We have been so busy! I can't believe we have already made it through the 1st six weeks. I have been having such a great time with all of you. I really love to see your reactions when we are reading the Junie B. Jones books. It is so funny to watch you laughing SO hard!! It makes me glad that you are enjoying the books! Let's keep working hard so that we can continue to have fun! xo Ms. Wolff

We Are HANES!!

I was so excited when Ms. Sommers shared this video with me. It is a video of our Pep Rally from the first week of school. I just had to post it so you can enjoy it too!! Remember...We Are HANES!!

One down, many more to go!!

The first week of school is now "in the books!" It was a great week. I loved getting to meet all of my new students and of course, see all of my previous ones. Going back to school is always a fun time. It makes me wish for Fall though! Part of me expects to see the leaves changing and the weather cooling down. Not in Texas, that's for sure!! :) I'm looking forward to a great year with my fantastic students!! Enjoy the long weekend, we've earned it!!

Are YOU ready?!

It has been such a busy couple of weeks getting ready for this year. I am so excited to meet all of my new students! That being said, I will miss all of my sweet friends from last year! I can't believe you are all 3rd graders! This year is going to bring lots of fun and new friendships. Our room is almost finished and the only thing that is really missing is YOU! See you soon! Ms. Wolff xoxo

Summer Fun!

How has your summer been? Mine has been busy! It has been so fun watching the Olympics. Team USA is doing amazing!! I love Michael Phelps, he is from Baltimore just like I am! What has been your favorite thing to watch? Those gymnasts blow my mind! I can not even imagine doing the things they do! Well, enjoy the rest of your summer and try to stay cool. See you soon!

What a Wonderful Year!

Wow! Can you believe that this is our last week of school?! Time has really flown by! This has been such an amazing year, we have learned so much from each other and made such great friends! I am really going to miss all of you! I can't believe you are only 4 days away from being 3rd graders! You have made me so proud! Love you all!! Ms. Wolff xo

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Celebrating Earth Day

The weather was beautiful for our Earth Day walk to the park! There were so many things to see. How adorable were the baby ducklings? It is truly a treat to see different animals in their natural habitats. It was also a lot of fun to release our butterflies. I'm pretty sure that they were ready to get out into nature! I'm sure next time you visit the park, you will see everything just a little bit differently...

Hard Work Pays Off!

All of you worked SO hard on your biographies! They were really amazing! I was so proud of the incredible projects that you completed! It really goes to show that hard work pays off!! The GT Showcase was great! Kathrinne, Taitum and Valerie represented our class and made us all proud. Congratulations girls on your excellent work!!

Who's who?

I am so excited that we are finally getting some of our products finished for our Biography project! Since the showcase is on April 17th, we should be seeing some great products soon! In the mean time, Valerie has finished her poster about Amelia Earhart. She has worked SO hard on this and it turned out awesome! Keep up the great work!

Reading Marathon

I know, two posts in one day! I just have so much to share and I didn't wanted to leave out any of the fun! Thursday's Reading Marathon was a blast!! I loved getting to wear my pj's to school, I know you did too! You all looked so cute! Congratulations to Paul and Valerie for winning the marathon!! You both did A LOT of reading!! Way to go!! I also loved how great your bookmarks turned out! You really had some funny poses and they really make you look like you are "Falling Up!"

I have to admit, I was trying to be a bit sneaky with you, and I took some pictures while you were reading! I couldn't help myself! Here are a few...

 So tell me, what was your favorite part of the Reading Marathon? Wallwisher

Spring is in the Air!

The sun is shining, the weather is warm and flowers are blooming. Spring is in the air! It is a perfect time for planting in Science! We started with different types of grass. We planted alfalfa grass and rye grass. Were you surprised how quickly the grass grew? Next week, we will create our terrariums with our snails, isopods and worms! Can't wait... :)

February Flew By!!

Wow! I can't believe how quickly February flew past us! It's already March and almost time for Spring Break! I know I'm ready!! Anyway, we had a busy month. First, we WON the door contest! So exciting!! Our door was awesome and I know you all worked so hard on it. Here is a picture of your hard work...

We have also been so busy working on our Biography project. Your research is coming along great, and I can't wait to see the finished products. Stay tuned....

Until then, go and visit Wallwisher, tell me all about what you will be doing during our time off next week. And of course, don't forget to have fun! HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!

Flat Stanley!

Most of our "Flat Friends" have already been sent out. Many of our letters have already been recieved!! This is so exciting!! Hopefully, our "friends" are busy visiting all of the different cities that we've sent them to. Before we know it, they will be on their way back to us. Of course, that is the best part!! I will keep updated our blog, that way we can keep track of who's coming back. Until then, HAPPY TRAVELS!!!
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Here is the picture of our class with "Flat Ms. Wolff's Class" before it gets sent off to Mark Cuban!! I hope he sends it back!!

Happy 2012!

I hope you had a restful break and you are ready to face this new year head on! I know that last week it was hard for me to get back into the swing of things, but I know we are now all ready to go! Can you believe that we are already half way through this school year?! You will be 3rd graders before you know it! Let's keep up the great work and you know we will have a great time doing it! TEAMWORK!!