Article posted April 4, 2010 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 •
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We have done toy exchanges with Ms. Knight's Livewires in New Zealand and Mrs. Tarasevich's students in Aban, Russia. We sent a Bald Eagle to Russia and they in turn sent us Misha the SIberian Bear. Here is their video showing them opening the "Box from America". If you continue to scroll down you can see our video showing Misha's arrival in America.
Article posted April 4, 2010 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted March 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM GMT-5 •
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Mrs. Brown, of Haultain School, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada found this amazing video and posted it on her class blog. A middle school in Florida changed the words to the Black-Eyed Peas song "I Gotta Feeling" and the results are fantastic! We love the video and we love to read. We want to share this video with you.
Article posted March 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM GMT-5 •
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Article posted March 16, 2010 at 10:05 PM GMT-5 •
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We received a package from Aban, Russia today. It was part of a toy exchange. Inside was a Russia bear. It is a Siberian bear. Its name is Misha. Its full name is Mikhail. It is also called Mishka, Mishutka. Mrs. Tarasevich told us, in her letter, that "bears are often characters of Russian folktales. In Siberia bears live in taiga. It is a forest. They like honey and berries. They hunt other animals. There is taiga 100km from our school. Sometimes in spring and in summer bears come near the village and hunt cows and calves. It is dangerous to pick berries in taiga sometimes (Some people in our place go to the forest to pick berries.)"
"This teddy bear was made in the toy factory in Krasnoyarsk, the center of our territory." Mrs. Tarasevich wrote, "The meaning of the name of our town 'Aban' is 'bear's corner'. He can sing. He sings, 'I'm merry. Let's play with me, 1,2,3,4,5. I'm going to look for you' The game is hide and seek."
Article posted March 16, 2010 at 10:05 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted February 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM GMT-5 •
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A package arrived from the Livewires in New Zealand. We wondered what was in the box. We had sent a Bald Eagle to Miss Knight's class. They posted a video so that we could watch them open our package. You can see their video "What's in the Box?" by clicking the link to their class under Related Links on the left side of this page. Since we made a video for them showing us opening their package, we called our video "What's in the Box? Part 2.
Article posted February 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted February 25, 2010 at 09:33 AM GMT-5 •
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We are participating in a worldwide project called Voices of the World. Classes from all around the world complete monthly tasks and post them on their class blogs or the Voices of the World wiki page. At the end of the month, we will be able to view the task and listen to the same words spoken by children in their native languages. You can visit Voices of the World by clicking the link listed on the left under Related Links.
Article posted February 3, 2010 at 09:02 PM GMT-5 •
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Here is our contribution to the "Our School" project organized by Mrs. Tarasevich, of Abanskaya school 3, Aban, Russia in the Siberian Territory . Columbus School is located on the campus of the University of Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut in the USA. We are here for two years while our "old" school is being renovated.
Article posted February 3, 2010 at 09:02 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted January 22, 2010 at 09:51 PM GMT-5 •
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We are participating in Vancouver 2010. It is a global collaborative project. There are 50 classes from 10 countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, South Africa and the USA. The project is coordinated by Ms. Brown of Saskatchewan, Canada. You can find a link to her class blog on the left side of this page. We hope you enjoy our tribute to the XXI Olympic Winter Games. They will begin on February 12.
Article posted January 22, 2010 at 09:51 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted November 4, 2009 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 •
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On October 30, 2009 four teachers and three classes held video conferences. Because of the difference in time zones this event was not easy to arrange. It began at 10 AM when the Brainwaves held a video conference with Mrs. Tarasevich's students in Aban, Russian, the Siberian Territory where it was 9 PM and very cold. They were having a sleep over at their school, but went to their teacher's home where the internet connection was better. An hour later, Mr. Smith's fourth grade, from Eugene Field School in Hannibal, MO Skyped with Mrs. Tarasevich's class. This was followed by a video conference with Miss Knight in New Zealand. She had to get up at 4:30 in the morning in order to call Russia. After lunch Mr. Smith's class Skyped with the Brainwaves. Mr. Rapice brought some of his TAG students to join us. We traded Monster jokes and even spoke Mandarin with each other. Whew! What a day! A day to remember. Here's a video with some of the highlights.
Article posted November 4, 2009 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted October 30, 2009 at 07:26 PM GMT-5 •
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The Brainwaves are second graders from Columbus School in Bridgeport, CT. We participated in the Monster Project along with classes from all over the USA as well as Russia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Turkey, Uganda, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic. This was a collaborative project. All the classes built monsters based on the body part descriptions suggested by each class. The whole project was organized by Terry Smith of Eugene Field School, in Hannibal, MO.
Article posted October 30, 2009 at 07:26 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted October 29, 2009 at 06:12 PM GMT-5 •
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We made this stop motion animation as part of the Monster Project. We read Where the Wild Things Are. Next we made a flow chart and wrote a summary of the story. Then we made a story board. We wrote the script. We had to estimate how many pictures we would need to take at 10 frames per second to fit with our narration. Some of us worked on the project during lunch and gym. We want to thank Mr. Ferguson, of Lafayette Regional School in Franconia, NH. Mr. Ferguson came to our school last year and taught us how to make a stop motion video. Mr. Ferguson this one's for you and "wild things" everywhere.
Article posted October 29, 2009 at 06:12 PM GMT-5 •
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