History of Baseball

History of Baseball by our Blog Winner Grant

Baseball began in the eastern United States in the mid 1800s. 

According to Wordbook Online"Baseball is a sport that is so popular in the United States that it is often called the national pastime. Every spring and summer, millions of people throughout the country play this exciting "bat and ball" game."

Photo by Grant's Dad

Vin Scully was the Dodgers announcer for 67 years. He retired in 2016. That means that he first announced for the Dodgers in 1949! 

A farewell to Mr. Scully Photo by Matt

Baseball season starts with Spring Training in March and ends in April. Opening day this year was April 16th. Six of the thirty professional baseball teams play. The Dodgers outscored the Padres 15-0 on Opening Day. 

I started baseball when I was four years old in Little League. I have been playing for five years now and it is my favorite sport. 

Photo by Matt

My dad signed me up for the Junior Dodgers Club. One of the activities we participated in was "Kids Take the Field." I went onto the field before the game and got Adrian Gonzalez's autograph. 

Photo by Matt

Photo by Matt

After the game I met Tommy Lasorda, who is the Dodgers' manager. He was born in 1927 and was a former Major League Baseball player. He has been involved in sports management with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for over six decades. That's over 60 years!

 

Photo by Carrie

What is your favorite Major League Baseball (MLB)  team?

Tell us a little about your favorite team's history.

What is your favorite sport to play and why?

Hour of Code

Computer Science Education Week

December 5-9, 2016

To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, Ms. Tulbure and her students participated in the global Hour of Code! This is the third year of participation for Ms. Tulbure's Class.

Thank you, Hadi Partovi for creating this project!

Computer Science week coincides with the birthdays of two computer science pioneers. 

A pioneer is a person who is one of the first to enter a field of study or explore a new area of thought. 

• Ada Lovelace, born in England on December 10, 1815, is considered the world's first computer programmer.

•  Grace Hopper, whose birthday is December 9, 1906, was an American computer programmer and Navy rear admiral. She 

  

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  contributed to the development of theCOBOL language and is credited with popularizing the term "computer bug" in the programming community. 

Grace Hopper said: "To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge."

For students: 

We will be accessing these Hour of Code Tutorials on our Acers or iPads. 

Students, you are free to go to these tutorials at home with your parents. Share what you've learned with the class in the comment section! On Monday, started our Hour of Code Tutorials and began to write and create with code.

Here we are enjoying coding and learning computer science

Photos by Ms. Tulbure

What are you going to create with code?

What are some coding sites or apps that you like?

Teach us some code in the comment section! 

And the Winners Are...

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Congratulations to our Family Blogging Month Winners, 

Noah, Sam and Grant!

  

Photo by Ms. Tulbure

Each blogger received a free kid's meal to a local restaurant, a fabulous crown to wear, and a free choice post on Ms. Tulbure's Classroom Blog!

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Mrs. Yollis created the idea of Family Blogging Month back on April 1, 2010. The participation, the quality of the commenting, the interaction and learning that transpired via this classroom blog makes Ms. Tulbure beam with pride.


Not only are her students and their family members becoming superior writers, but they are also honing important digital skills like how to communicate and contribute on line, how to limit personal information on the Internet, and how to develop a dynamic digital footprint. (To hone is a fancy verb that means to improve over time.) 

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Ms. Tulbure would like to personally thank all the parents and family members for their constant support.Your participation is the key to your child's educational success!

What did you think of Family Blogging Month?

Who commented from your family?

Where did your family comment from? 

What are Text Features?

Ms. Tulbure's class is learning about informational text. 

Informational text, or nonfiction writing, is based on facts, real events, and real people. There are many helpful text features found in nonfiction writing. Some common text features are:  headings, subheadings, captions, diagrams, time lines, maps, charts, and the glossary.

Below is a humdinger of a video made by Sheriff Yollis and Sheriff Salsich. They hope their video helps you greenhorns learn about about these important reading features!

Yee-haw!

Here it is on Vimeo if YouTube is blocked.

The Nonfiction Trail from Jonah Salsich on Vimeo.

 What are your favorite text features?

(Headings, subheadings, captions, diagrams, time lines, maps, charts, and the glossary.)

In class, we are writing informational text. What two text features are you using in your informational text and WHY?

What text feature is not necessary in your information text?

Happy Veteran's Day!

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On November 11, America celebrates Veterans Day. It is the day we honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces. Veterans Day is a national holiday! 

Photo by Mrs. Yollis

Veterans: Men and women who have served in the armed forces.

Soldiers: Men and women who are currently serving in the armed forces.

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Here is a link to a wonderful BrainPop video entitled
Armed Forces. 

What did you learn about the 

army, navy, air force, marines, and coast guard.

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To help us learn about Veterans Day and the men and women who serve,  I asked my students if any of their family members are in the military or were in the military. Meet our family of service members!  

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Meet our district superintendent, Dr. Stepenosky. As you can see, he served in the Navy. He served from 1990 to 1994 on the USS Chancellorsville which was guided by a missile cruiser. The Chancellorsville weighed 9,000 tons and had a crew of 330 people. 

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Here are Grant's two grandfathers. They both served in the military. Grant's "Papa Bill" served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. 

Grant's "Popi" served in the Navy and was stationed on the battleship USS Wisconsin. 

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This is Sam's dad, David.
 He served as an Air Force Pilot. He was on active duty in Oklahoma from 1990-1997. Then, he served in the Air National Guard part time, in Louisiana from 1997-2003.

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Keira's uncle, Greg, is in the Army. He is a Colonel. He is on active duty of the U.S. Army currently assigned to Westpoint, NY.


 

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This is Alberto's uncle, Alexander. He served in the Army. He also received the honor of Soldier of the Year for the Army, and then received the rank of Sergeant. He served in the 1st Infantry Division, the Charlie Company 1st Battalion 18th Infantry from 2000-2003.  He was deployed to Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia and Bulgaria during his service. 

To this day, Alexander goes to the airport once or twice a month to welcome soldiers coming back or going on tour of duty in the special zone where soldiers can rest while waiting for a flight at JFK airport in New York, NY.

His family is incredibly proud and honored by his service. 

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 Samantha's grandfather, Elzie  Jr. was in the US Army. He was in the 101st airborne branch known as the Screaming Eagles. He was based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a Chief Master Sargent (E-6). He served in Subic Bay in the Philippines, in Okanawa, Japan, and in England.

Elzie was drafted during WWll and he served bravely in multiple areas of combat during the war. He continued to be enlisted and serve after the war.

He spent most of the 20s in Europe and then came home at the age of 30.

He continued to be active with the US government  his retirement in the 70s.

He returned home to the family farm and lived the remainder of his life.

 

 

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Today, we had a fabulous Veterans Day assembly. Students wore red, white, and blue, and we had some very distinguished guests. Fiveveterans came to our school and were honoredwith a presentation and a guitar solo of the Star Spangled Banner. 

The assembly started with the pledge. Notice the veterans who saluted, while others placed their right hand over their hearts. 

 

One of the veterans was a non·a·ge·nar·i·an(nän ə jəˈnə rē ən). A nonagenarian is a person who is between 90-99 years old. He is a WW II veteran. 

Everyone wanted to thank the veterans for their service to America! 

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Are any of your relatives or friends veterans?

Please tell us about them and thank them for their service to America!

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November is Family Blogging Month

Ms. Tulbure and her students ♥ to share what they are learning and experiencing. In an effort to include more family members in our online community, we are proclaiming: 

November is Family Blogging Month!

Each student made a list of their family members. After looking through the archive, students selected specific posts tailored to the interest of a particular relative. 

We're inviting everyone to comment: moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmothers, grandfathers, uncles, aunts, and cousins. 

We welcome friends, too!

Students will be inviting their family and friends to participate in a conversation! 
Maybe we'll get some 2-point comments! 

(We frequently evaluate the comments that our blog has received. In order to earn the 2-points, a comment must be error-free and add something to the post.   Many of Ms. Tulbure's third graders have already met the challenge!)

If you don't know what to say, here is a video made by Mrs. Yollis' third graders. 

Learn FIVE tips for writing a quality comment! 

If you don't know How to leave a comment, here is a video tutorial about HOW to leave a comment on our blog.

Here is the key we will use for  Family Blogging Month.

 

What do you think of our idea?

Who are you inviting to be a part of our online community?

Please leave a comment and introduce yourself!