While we may not be having a book fair at the school for a few months, you are still welcome to order books online from the Scholastic Book Fairs website. Just click on the link below and it will take you to the website.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Book Fair
While we may not be having a book fair at the school for a few months, you are still welcome to order books online from the Scholastic Book Fairs website. Just click on the link below and it will take you to the website.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
The First Week of School
This is the first full week of school, but unfortunately, I have had to call in sick. On Sunday night, I found out that I had appendicitis, and had to have surgery. Everything went well, and I am now home recovering.
This experience has gotten me thinking about all of the interesting research questions that I would like to study:
I have always enjoyed science, and when I was a kid, I used to like to do experiments and study different subjects. My first research project was about the gila monster, a large lizard that lives in very hot, dry places, but not Kansas. My teacher taught me how to take notes on my topic, make an outline, and then use my notes and outline to write my paper. Years later, I learned that I enjoy studying other topics, as well, like history, and music, and current events. I also learned about writing research questions.
Today, when I teach my students how to do research, I usually help them find research questions that they are the most interested in studying. Life experiences, like the one that I have just had, often influence people's interests in research topics. Whatever you like to learn about, any topic that you want to study, feel free to let me know how I can help you as you pick out library books and do research in your classes.
See you in a few days.
Mrs. Nowlin
This experience has gotten me thinking about all of the interesting research questions that I would like to study:
- What is appendicitis?
- Why do humans have appendixes?
- Why do some people get appendicitis while others do not?
- How do you know that you have appendicitis?
I have always enjoyed science, and when I was a kid, I used to like to do experiments and study different subjects. My first research project was about the gila monster, a large lizard that lives in very hot, dry places, but not Kansas. My teacher taught me how to take notes on my topic, make an outline, and then use my notes and outline to write my paper. Years later, I learned that I enjoy studying other topics, as well, like history, and music, and current events. I also learned about writing research questions.
Today, when I teach my students how to do research, I usually help them find research questions that they are the most interested in studying. Life experiences, like the one that I have just had, often influence people's interests in research topics. Whatever you like to learn about, any topic that you want to study, feel free to let me know how I can help you as you pick out library books and do research in your classes.
See you in a few days.
Mrs. Nowlin
Friday, July 7, 2017
Summer Time!
This has been a quiet summer in Nowlinville. Mr. Nowlin and I have both been working a lot in our garden, as well as at a community garden in the Northeast. We both enjoy getting out in the dirt and watching our plants grow. In a few days, we are going to have a HUGE crop of tomatoes, and I am looking forward to canning them so that we have tomatoes during the winter.
Even though I am an adult, I know that I still need to keep up on my reading. Adults need to read too?!?! Well, yes, it helps me to keep my mind active, it builds my vocabulary, it gives me an opportunity to get books for the library that I think my students might like, and...well...it is FUN! I enjoy getting caught up in a great book! Before I know it, I am so involved in the story that I am reading, and imagining that I am one of the characters. It almost feels like going on vacation.
I just finished a really good book that I bought for the library last year. It is called The Secret of Goldenrod, by Jane O'Reilly.
I have been reading this for quite a while, actually. I started reading it on my Ipad in the Axis 360 app where you can read all of the library's ebooks. When school got out and all of the books got returned to the library, I decided to finish the story by reading the paper book.
This is kind of a long book, which is probably why it took me so long to read it. I am not a super fast reader, and I did not have time to sit down and read it all at one time, so it took me several weeks to finish it. The story is about an old house named Goldenrod and a girl named Trina that goes to live in Goldenrod. Everyone in the town thinks that Goldenrod is haunted, but Trina discovers that Goldenrod is just very lonely and wants a family to live in it again. Trina finds a beautiful doll that helps her to learn more about the house, as well as more about herself.
Some people would probably consider this a girl book because the main character is a girl, and their are dolls in it. I imagine that the girls would probably enjoy it the most, but if you like books that have mystery and intrigue, and suspicious haunted houses, even boys might like reading this book. It would probably be most interesting to 4th and 5th graders because it talks about growing up and learning about yourself as you grow up.
If you would like to check it out before school starts, stop by one of the local public libraries for a copy. Don't forget to keep reading what YOU like to read. Even though it is summer, you can still keep learning just by picking up a book.
See you in a few weeks!
Mrs. Nowlin
Even though I am an adult, I know that I still need to keep up on my reading. Adults need to read too?!?! Well, yes, it helps me to keep my mind active, it builds my vocabulary, it gives me an opportunity to get books for the library that I think my students might like, and...well...it is FUN! I enjoy getting caught up in a great book! Before I know it, I am so involved in the story that I am reading, and imagining that I am one of the characters. It almost feels like going on vacation.
I just finished a really good book that I bought for the library last year. It is called The Secret of Goldenrod, by Jane O'Reilly.
I have been reading this for quite a while, actually. I started reading it on my Ipad in the Axis 360 app where you can read all of the library's ebooks. When school got out and all of the books got returned to the library, I decided to finish the story by reading the paper book.
This is kind of a long book, which is probably why it took me so long to read it. I am not a super fast reader, and I did not have time to sit down and read it all at one time, so it took me several weeks to finish it. The story is about an old house named Goldenrod and a girl named Trina that goes to live in Goldenrod. Everyone in the town thinks that Goldenrod is haunted, but Trina discovers that Goldenrod is just very lonely and wants a family to live in it again. Trina finds a beautiful doll that helps her to learn more about the house, as well as more about herself.
Some people would probably consider this a girl book because the main character is a girl, and their are dolls in it. I imagine that the girls would probably enjoy it the most, but if you like books that have mystery and intrigue, and suspicious haunted houses, even boys might like reading this book. It would probably be most interesting to 4th and 5th graders because it talks about growing up and learning about yourself as you grow up.
If you would like to check it out before school starts, stop by one of the local public libraries for a copy. Don't forget to keep reading what YOU like to read. Even though it is summer, you can still keep learning just by picking up a book.
See you in a few weeks!
Mrs. Nowlin
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