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Field Trip!
Article posted May 29, 2012 at 12:53 AM GMT0 •
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On May 15, we took a field trip to the International District, often called Chinatown, in Seattle. If you'd like to read about our adventures, click on the picture of the dragon, below:
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Article posted May 29, 2012 at 12:53 AM GMT0 •
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MSP Reflections
Article posted May 11, 2012 at 04:33 AM GMT0 •
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We just finished the MSP, Washington State's "Measurements of Student Progress". There were two tests, reading and math, taken two days apart. The picture below shows the sign we put outside our classroom door - and the results of a vote for the part of the test they liked best. Click on the picture to read what the students at roomtwelve.com thought about their first experience with the test.
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Article posted May 11, 2012 at 04:33 AM GMT0 •
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New Computer Lab!
Article posted May 10, 2012 at 08:50 PM GMT0 •
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Our school just got a new computer lab, and it's pretty exciting up there. Not only is it all cleaned up with new wiring, but it's full of shiny new iMacs! Click on the picture of our class below (during their first visit) to read what they thought about it all.
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Article posted May 10, 2012 at 08:50 PM GMT0 •
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Roomtwelve.com in the media
Article posted April 24, 2012 at 04:47 AM GMT0 •
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I'm very proud of the work my students have posted here this year, and over the past 6 years. They have pushed the envelope, and many have worked on their writing well beyond the school day.
A few weeks ago I was invited to go down to a local TV/Radio station complex in Seattle, to help promote a grant opportunity for teachers - and classrooms interested in doing some cutting edge work with technology. So I went.
Since then, I've been broadcast on the radio, and I have been seen on TV ads for this website: centurylinkteachers.com. Here's the video:
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Article posted April 24, 2012 at 04:47 AM GMT0 •
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Earth Day, 2012
Article posted April 15, 2012 at 07:03 AM GMT0 •
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The students at roomtwelve.com have worked very hard coordinating the Earth Day Groceries Project at our school over the last three weeks.
We just delivered the school's decorated bags to Safeway. You can read about the story and see a picture of us on the West Seattle Blog here!.
They wrote down their thoughts about the experience and about Earth Day, and put them on their blogs. Click on the picture of all 369 of our school's Earth Day Grocery bags below to read what they had to say:
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Article posted April 15, 2012 at 07:03 AM GMT0 •
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Public Speaking about Earth Day
Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:50 AM GMT0 •
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The third graders in roomtwelve.com just finished one of the most difficult tasks they will have to do this year - speak in front of another classroom. They were distributing paper grocery bags and information to all the classrooms in our school, which is participating in The Earth Day Groceries Project for the 20th year!
Click on the image from our chalkboard of the complicated delivery schedule we had for two very intense days, and read what they had to say about the experience.
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Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:50 AM GMT0 •
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Best of My Blog, 2012
Article posted March 24, 2012 at 06:26 AM GMT0 •
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The mighty third grade writers at roomtwelve.com have spent the last couple of weeks creating books - yes, ink and paper, hold in your hands, actual books! Those books were their contributions to our school's annual Young Author's Conference.
To read what they had to say about that - and to actually read their books - click on the picture of some of them below. They have included links to pdf versions of their books in their writing!
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Article posted March 24, 2012 at 06:26 AM GMT0 •
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Snow Days!
Article posted January 21, 2012 at 12:11 AM GMT0 •
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I told the kids at roomtwelve.com that if they were able to make enough six sided snowflakes to cover the 3 window shades in our classroom, we would get a snow day. So several took home snowflake paper when they left early (see the clock) because of a snow warning. At that time there were not enough snowflakes to cover the shades. They must have made a ton when they got home, because we just had 3 snow days, one for each shade, I guess!
If you click on the picture below, you can read some of their thoughts on snow, sent in from home, during their unexpected vacation. - Mr. A.
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Article posted January 21, 2012 at 12:11 AM GMT0 •
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Holiday Lights Dilemma
Article posted January 12, 2012 at 05:21 AM GMT0 •
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Most people have taken their holiday lights down by now (January 11). And there are a few who keep them up. We've been talking about it in class this week. We took a few minutes yesterday for the kids to send out their thoughts on their blogs. Click on the picture below to read what they had to say. 
Then we took a vote on whether or not our classroom holiday lights should stay up or come down. The kids decided they should stay up until the end of January! Yay, Season of Lights! - Mr. A.
ps - the picture above is from my back deck. The tree is from our living room, and my wife and I took it down on January 8th, but we couldn't bear to throw it away. So we put it on our deck, wrapped a string of lights around it, and we get to enjoy it for a while longer!
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Article posted January 12, 2012 at 05:21 AM GMT0 •
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2012 Resolutions and Wishes
Article posted January 6, 2012 at 04:18 AM GMT0 •
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As the sun rises on a New Year, the 3rd graders at roomtwelve.com have been thinking about how 2012 can be a better year - for themselves, and for the rest of the world. Their visions range from extremely personal resolutions, to all encompassing wishes for a better world. Click on the sunrise below, and enjoy!
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Article posted January 6, 2012 at 04:18 AM GMT0 •
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I am Mark Ahlness, the teacher in Room Twelve.
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