Washing Machine Song

Level A

This week we started a unit on laundry.

Some students in the class have washing machines.
Many students like washing machines.
Other students do not like washing machines.
They prefer to hand wash their dirty clothes.

Yesterday, we started to learn a new song.
It is called "Washing Machine Song."

Click here to listen to
"The Washing Machine Song"
and see the animation.

~Be careful!~
~This song will get stuck in your head!~
(smile)

Maung Maung Tinn's Paintings

Level A

This week we looked at some watercolor paintings by the artist Maung Maung Tinn. We wrote short stories about what we saw in the paintings.

"I see a girl. She is six years old.
She goes to school. She lives in Burma.
Today she is not happy."

"I see five children, two boys and three girls.
They are all seven years old.
They are sitting at a table.
They do not write on paper.
They write on boards.
One girl likes school.
She is writing.
The other children are talking."

"I see seven girls. They are singing a song.
They are wearing Karen shirts and white scarves.
They are not in school. They are friends.
They are 19, 20, 18, 17, 15, 14, and 16 years old.
They are single. They are very beautiful."

"I see two happy boys.
They boy on the left is seven years old.
They boy on the right is eight years old."

"I see two children.
One child is eight years old.
The other child is five years old.
Today, they live in St. Paul.
They go to school.
The five year old is in kindergarten.
The eight year old is in 3rd grade."

"I see children. They are outside playing.
There are four boys and one girl.
They are 9, 10, 11, and 12 years old.
They are in Burma.
They are playing outside like monkeys.
Today, they are not in school."

Click Here to learn more about Maung Maung Tinn

*posted by substitute teacher Jennifer Miller.

Working with Clay

Our School Story

by Level A

Today, the students work with clay.

She is writing on the clay.


I see two cups with handles.
I see one woman. She is happy.



I see three women.
One woman is wearing a blue shirt.




I see two men.
One man is wearing a hat.






This is a present for teacher Andrea.
We wrote her name with clay.





I see many flowers from the garden.
First we scratch the clay.
Then we use glue to add flowers.



These students are making pencil holders.

Next week, we will paint.

Posted by substitute teacher Jennifer Miller.

Yanni.

He was born on November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece. He is a self taught pianist, keyboardist and composer. He was swimmer in Greece. At the age of 18 he attended the University of Minnesota. After receiving a B.A. in psychology he would instead seek
A life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note.
He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up in my Time, but his success came with the 1994 release of Yanni live at the Acropolis deemed to be the second best selling music video of the time.
He sold over 20 million copies around the world.
Yanni is considered to be one of the top fundraiser of all time for public television.
His compositions have been included in all Olimpic Games, television broadcast since 1988 and is extensively in sporting events.
His music is frequently described as new age.

By Marcela

barack obama

Barack obama
By daphne

Barack Obama is a happy person. Barack Obama’s mother and father died when he was young. When he was a teenager he smoked marijuana, did cocaine and drank alcohol. He was born in 1961. he was a professor of law.

Summer in Minnesota--Level B

In the Minnesota sometime cold and sometime hot. Usually the people like every hot. The people like walk in the park. Sometime the people go to see the zoo in the summer we will see the many flower and tree. We will see the beautiful. Summer in Minnesota go to outside play with friends. Summer in Minnesota also the people plant the vegetable in the garden. The people swimming in the lake and fishing. Sumer in Minnesota they eat watermelon and ice cream water fruit.

By Ser Dee, Anali and Thoo Thoo Moo Day

The Summer in Minnesota--Level B

The summer in Minnesota. We like to shopping to play the park and lake walking and exercise. We like come to school everyday because summer easy go to school learned English more. Picnic in the weekend food hamburgers hot dog beef and drink soda juice beer.

By Eduardo, Chong and Mu Gay