Tuesday, October 20, 2015

This Means War!

We are in the middle of a war at school. A lemonade war! Students were encouraged to form teams and work together on a lemonade stand. Today they set up in the hallways and were judged by their peers on the lemonade stand and the taste and appearance of their lemonade.
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Finalist will compete on Friday to determine which teams gets to run the lemonade stand at Trunk-or-Treat next week.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Become a Lemonade Tycoon!

Are you a good business person? Play Lemonade Stand and test your business skills. Watch the weather, make a recipe, and see how much profit you can make from selling your lemonade.
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand 

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Read Aloud

Sometimes life gets hectic. We know! Here a YouTube playlist of all the chapters of The Lemonade War, just in case you can't squeeze in time for the whole family to sit down and read the book. Most of the chapters are read in English and in Spanish (missing chapter 6 and 14 in Spanish).

  YouTube Playlist

Monday, September 21, 2015

New Book!!!

We hope that you will join us in our new One School, One Book family reading experience. The new book is The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies and we think it will be fun for the whole family. Check back here soon for some exciting activities that you can participate in while your family enjoys reading.


Monday, July 6, 2015

Week 7 July 6-10 Chapters 19-21


  • Everyone tell about a time you were really scared.
  • Write a school song or chant about the Intermediate Campus.
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Monday, June 29, 2015

Week 6 June 29-July 3 Chapters 16-18



  • Write a skit about Humphrey. You can do something from the story or make up your won. Get your friends and family to act out the skit. Upload it to YouTube, Vimeo, or UStream and share the URL here.
  • Have everyone in your family tell a time they helped a friend.
  • What do you think Og would have said about his adventure?
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Monday, June 15, 2015

Week 4: June 15-19 Chapters 10-12



  • Design your own motivational stickers.


    • Design a sticker online at VistaPrint or draw your own and take a picture of it.

    • Click “Get More Customization Options”

    • Make your sticker

    • Click Next

    • Right click on image and save

  • Post at: http://linoit.com/users/statsh/canvases/Motivational%20Stickers 

  • What activities do you and your family think
    sound the most fun or interesting?



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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Week 3: June 8-12 Chapters 7-9


Monday, June 1, 2015

Week 2: June 1-5 Chapters 4—6


  • Take a nature walk and make notes of the things you see.
  • Who will you miss the most at school? Why will you miss them?
  • Make a list of all the animals you think could be making the sounds at night. Visit Scholastic.com to learn more about nocturnal animals.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Week 1: May 27-29 Chapters 1-3


  • Ask family members what they did during their summer break when they were kids.
  • Make a list of things you will do this summer. If you do them write about it in your journal.
  • Humphrey and Og didn’t know where they were going and Humphrey used the noises to try to figure it out. See if family member will take you on a mystery trip. Try to figure out where you are by using your senses. No peeking. Write about your adventure.


Add your summer plans to the comments below.

Week 5: June 22-26 Chapters 13-15


  • Make a list of pros and cons of Og and Humphrey living in the wild.
  • What kind of performances has your family been in? What were they and what was it like?
  •  Do you think the animals should be set free? Vote below.

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