Blogging about the classroom

Here are excerpts from last school year's blogs by two Needham teachers:

Melanie Sullivan
John Eliot School
learningandlovingit.tblog.com

Good-bye chicks!
May 12, 2006

We said good-bye to the chicks today. Mr. Chris from the Science Center came and picked them up to bring them to a farm where they will be well taken care of. Before they left, however, every child had a chance to hold one. (We all washed our hands afterwards).

Betsy Blumberg
Eliot School
thirdgradenews.tblog.com

April 27, 2006

Today we learned how to add fractions together. This was a hard concept for many to grasp. We will continue working on it though, and I'm sure everyone will be adding fractions in their sleep in no time at all.