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Movin' on the 3rd Grade

2011-10-07T09:28:00.004-04:00

Hello Turtle Friends! I am so excited because today I get to move on to the 3rd grade here at New Market Elementary! I am sad to leave Mrs. Cozart's class...I made some wonderful friends! But I can't wait to meet new friends in Mrs. LaRue's class, Mrs. Allred's class, Mrs. Sweatt's class and Mrs. Pratt's class! I've been told we are going to be learning about bones soon! Yay!!! Here are some pictures of my second grade activities! I made an All About Me Booklet, researched on the computer, met the principal, Mrs. Savage and assistant principal, Mr. Voncannon, and even let the kids help me update my Twitter account!

Doing My BEST at New Market!

2011-10-04T11:07:00.003-04:00

I am so excited to be at New Market Elementary in North Carolina! I am visiting a few different classes while I am here. Right now I am in Mrs. Cozart's 2nd grade. The students and I have been very busy! We have watched a story on Bookflix and we have visited reading groups! Right now we are in the middle of literacy centers where we travel around the room working on fun activities! I am so excited for the rest of the day! I will post pictures as soon as possible and keep you updated on my travels at New Market! Until next time....

Morpheus

May 9, 2011

2011-05-10T16:13:00.010-04:00

Well, another is starting. It sounds like it's going to be a busy week here in Everett. Mrs. Boyd has to go somewhere tomorrow, so we decided that it would be best for me to spend a day with Mrs. Beal in sixth grade. I wasn't sure that I was going to like that, but...

Mrs. Beal's class turned out to be awesome. I went over this afternoon to get aquainted with everyone. The first thing we did was go to recess!!!

One of the sixth graders also took me to meet all the sixth grade teachers. Mrs. Beal was hanging out with Mrs. Kalinauskas and Mrs. Miller on the playground. Mr. Smith was inside entering grades into his computer. He was showing me how the program worked.

After recess, I joined the Toxic Xpress group for reading and language arts. (I think that is a cool name for a group!) We learned about ancient Egyptian heiroglyphics. We had to decipher a message written in heiroglyphics. I had trouble with that, but the students were really helpful. After we finished that, we all got to make a cartouche. That is an oval with your name written in it. Of course, we had to use heiroglyphics! Mine turned out way cool! Mrs. Beal said that I could take it with me. She said tomorrow is going to be a REALLY special day. The school is rewarding the students. They collected LOTS of food for a local food bank. They also did their very best on the PSSA test. Sooo... tomorrow, I am going to get to go to a carnival with Mrs. Beal's class. I can't wait! I'll be sure to post pictures later!

May 6, 2011

2011-05-10T16:01:00.005-04:00

Everett Elementary
Everett, PA

I finally arrived at my next school, Everett Elementary. Everett is a really small town in south central Pennsylvania. I am here to visit Mrs. Sheila Boyd's first grade class.

The first grade students welcomed me with open arms. I got SOOOO many hugs. After I introduced myself, the first graders wisked me out the door. They couldn't wait for their reading buddies (sixth graders in Mrs. Melissa Beal's class) to meet me. I sat with a sixth grader and listened to the first graders read a story. It was really fun. Those sixth graders were really big though. I'm glad that I am visiting with the first graders!

My first day at Hongwanji Mission School

2011-04-08T02:28:00.007-04:00

Tuesday 3/28/11
Hongwanji Mission School-Honolulu, Hawaii
Today was the first day I joined Mrs.Conley's third grade class. I was more than willing to join their class in swimming. Swimming is part of P.E. The students love swimming and so did I. I enjoyed the constant 85 degree weather. I was reminded not to forget my goggles and sunscreen!

My Visit to Valley View @ Yorkshire

2011-03-22T18:52:00.002-04:00

Valley View is the place to be! So many things to see and do at Valley View!

I had a great time visiting Mrs. Moyer's first graders. Valley View is in a brand new building this year. It is a GREEN building, which means it is environmentally friendly. Watch the video below to see all the fun things I did while I was at Valley View!

Morpheus and the Creative Cougars

2010-11-07T00:49:00.003-04:00

Hi this is Morpheus and I'm here with Lexi. She introduced me to the Creative Cougars. They are so cool. They had their class election a few days ago. I like Creative Cougar. He is a stuffed cougar. He is one of my close friends, but the Creative Cougars are my friends too. They take lots of pictures of me. I like it, because I feel so famous. They did a great job for red ribbon week. We did so many cool things. They even have a website called http://www.jabernethy.com/ . You can go there and even check it out because it is really cool. It has different kinds of websites on it. They are fun and you do work at the same time. You can go to that website if you just click on it. I am going to miss them a lot when I have to leave. I hope they will miss me too. I am sure they will miss me a lot, because they did so many fun things with me.
By: Lexi

Specials

2010-11-06T01:48:00.003-04:00

Hi this is Morpheas with Brenden. We are going to talk about specials. On Monday we have Music at 1:10. Miss Burke is our music teacher. On Tuesday we have Gym at 2:30. Mr. Miller is our Gym teacher. We have gym twice a week. On Wednesday we have Art at 2:30. Miss McGranahan is our Art teacher. On Thursday we have gym again at 2:30. On Friday we have library at 1:10. Mrs. Lentz is our library teacher. This is Morpheas and Brenden. Bye!

Electoral Colleges

2010-11-06T01:35:00.003-04:00

Hi. I am Morpheus. I came to Mrs.Abernethy's class. I just learned about electoral colleges. They are based on the population of a state. California has the most electoral colleges with 55. That's a lot and Texas is next. It is odd that Texas doesn't have the most electoral college votes, because it's the biggest state. They had a class election while I was here and their votes were based on their states' electoral college votes.

That's all and this is from Morpheus .

By: Canyon

Morpheus and the Lizards

2010-11-06T01:11:00.004-04:00

Hi! My name is Morpheus. I am at Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougar Class. Mrs. Abernethy has lots of pets. She lives on a farm.o She has a lot of pets at school to. She has a ferret and three lizards. I like to play with the lizards. Their names are Lightning, Tornado, and Thunder. We like to pose for pitcures with Creative Cougar. The Creative Cougars take good care of the lizards. Some of the people that take care of them are Jonna, Sierra, Suzy, Lisbeth, Hayli, and Jayda. They take very good care and let the lizards pose for pictures. I have met three great friends in my adventure at Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars Class.

By: Suzy

Band

2010-11-06T01:09:00.004-04:00

Hi! I am Morpheus. I got to see all the fifth graders that are in band. It was amazing. They are professionals. I love it! I would play the trumpet because the trumpet only has three keys. Flute looks the hardest. When the whole band plays, it is really loud. The flute is the quietest. The saxophone and the trumpet are the loudest. Ms. Burke is the music, chorus, and band teacher. It was so fun!! I love band! If I come to your school show me the band room.

By: Ava

Morpheus and Lily

2010-11-06T00:36:00.005-04:00

Hi this is Morpheus. I am talking about Lily today. She is Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougar's class pet ferret and my new friend. She is very nice but a fast runner. She stinks too. She sleeps all day. I have a picture of me and Lily here.
By: Jonna

Study Island

2010-11-06T00:33:00.005-04:00

By: Carter
Study Island is a webstite that kids can go on and do different lessons on subjects such as reading, writing, and math. You can also play games like home run derby or mini golf and so on. The best part [in my opinion] is earning blue ribbons everytime you pass a lesson. Then you feel like a winner. It is a very cool website.I like it alot. Click this link to go to: Study Island.

Class Election

2010-11-06T00:28:00.005-04:00

By: Ashley

Hi this is Morpheus. I am going to tell you all about the Creative Cougar's class election. Josh was running against Lexi. They all voted for someone on the laptops. No one can tell who they voted for. Now Josh is our new class president. He asked Lexi to be our new vice president. They were probably nervous. Here is a picture of them.

Halloween

2010-11-06T00:25:00.003-04:00

By: Cheyanne

Hi I'm Morpheus and I'm going to talk about our Halloween party. We had a Halloween party on the 29th. It was really fun! We played mummy wrap up! We had cookies and juice and candy! There were a lot of people at the party. There were even some adults that came in to help with the party.

We all had a BLAST!

Challenge 24

2010-11-06T00:23:00.003-04:00

Hi! I`m Morpheus and I`m with Jayda. We are going to talk about Challenge 24. I think Challenge 24 is fun and it encourages people to learn their basic facts and test their knowledge to what they know so far! It`s a lot of fun and you should try it sometime! All you have to do is look at the card, and try to figure out the problem! If the card says, 7, 2, 9 and 1, here`s how you figure out the problem. 7 times 2 equals 14, 14 plus 9 equals 23, and 23 plus 1 equals 24. Always a card has a way to get 24, you just have to figure out how to get to 24. You might get 25, or even 21, but that means your getting closer to figure out the problem! Once you know it, then tap the card with 2 fingers, and then say how you got it. But be careful! You only have a certain amount of time to say it! If you look at the picture below, you`ll see what I`m talking about!

School Yard Habitat

2010-11-06T00:21:00.005-04:00

By: Paul
Hi this is Morpheus.
I would like to talk about the Greenville habitat at the school. It is so nice when it is clean and is beautiful all the time. Some kids help out with it at recess. Some people look at it and think what a good job. I'll put a picture of me with the kids in Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars in the habitat. A good amount of soil has to be put in the habitat. I learned that some people like to have a healthy garden. Well so do I. If you want to learn more about our habitat, click on the link: Schoolyard Habitat. Well, have a good time and bye.

Jabernethy.com

2010-11-06T00:19:00.005-04:00

Hi this is Morpheus and we are gonna talk about the website jabernethy.com. Jabernethy.com is the Creative Cougars website. They voted for class president on the website and picked out their animal for their Power Point. They used QuizStar for their Lit Circle Quizzes. They have a really popular website because people from around the world like Italy and China even go there! That's really cool!! You should check out jabernethy.com

By: Tyler

Morpheus on the Hot Seat!!!!!

2010-11-06T00:03:00.002-04:00

By: Rachael

Hi this is Morpheus. I am at Mrs. Abernethy's class for the week. Their class's name is the Creative Cougars. There is a hot seat. It is red and is very old. Mrs. Abernethy has had the hot seat for as long as she's been teaching. That's about 14 years. In the hot seat every Friday we share our lit. circle project from the book we are reading like Chocolate Fever or Hatchet. Anytime you are sharing something special you created, you get to sit in the hot seat. I think that's cool. Well bye!!!

Spelling City

2010-11-05T23:43:00.004-04:00

Calculating Cougars

2010-11-05T23:35:00.002-04:00

Hi I am Morpheus. When I visited East Elementary I saw the Calculating Cougars. The Calculating Cougars are Mrs. Abernethy's Math class. They showed me their website. You go to http://www.jabernethy.com/ and click on Calculating Cougars. The website has games and math tricks . Well that is all. Bye.
By: Sierra

Build It Trinity

2010-11-05T23:34:00.002-04:00

By: Lisbeth
This is Morpheus! I'm visiting East Elementary. They are doing a project on Trinity. Trinity is land that is all messed up.We are going to try to make the people who own it clean it up. They have dumped toxic waste on the land. I'm not happy about that. They say they'll clean it up. We don't know how well though. I want to see what they do with the land. In the meantime, Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars are coming up with their own ideas about what should be done with the land when it is clean. Here is a link to their wikispace for the project: Build it Trinity. The picture below shows me with the Creative Cougars at the end of the school property. Trinity is behind us.

Lit Circle Projects

2010-11-05T23:29:00.004-04:00

By: Hayli

Hi I am Morpheus. I see that Mrs. Abernethy makes the kids do a "Lit Circle Project". They do projects on their books that they are reading each week. I think they have a lot of fun doing that. They have to do a different project each week. I enjoyed seeing their projects and you might too. Click on the link to see their Lit Circle Blog.

Stocks

2010-11-05T23:27:00.002-04:00

Hi, I'm Morpheus. I love Mrs. A's class. On Tuesday and Friday mornings they do Stock Market Club before school. The team names are Gross, Nerf Rulers, Lasko's Army, Patriot Pirates, Math Magicians, Oakland Raiders, Terrific Tornadoes, Flying Lizards, Wacky Warriors, Purple Zebras, Juice Boxers, Cabbage, Money Makers, Crazy Kangaroos, 3-Ninjas. Each team has $100,000 and they buy and sell stocks. I got to put in the Stocks for the Nerf Rulers. Stock Market is so much FUN!!!!
By: Jamin

Gym

2010-11-05T23:21:00.010-04:00

Hi, I'm Morpheus. I am visiting this fifth grade class called the Creative Cougars. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons they have gym class. They do a lot of different things such as kickball, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, and baseball. Our gym teacher is Mr. Miller. It is a lot of fun.
By: Josh

States

2010-11-05T23:17:00.005-04:00

Hi I am Morpheus. In Mrs Abernethy's class everybody has two states. They have to study them and make a poster on them using Glogster. They have to know how many votes their states have, because they used the electoral votes in our class election. I think it is pretty cool. I can't wait to see the posters for the states. I bet they are cool.
By Keith and Morpheus

Book Adventure

2010-11-05T23:07:00.004-04:00

By: Sabrina
Hi this is Morpheus. I am talking about Book Adventure. That's where Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars take their book tests.You can earn book points by getting all them right and you will get 100%. I am going to post a picture of it. Book Adventure can help people read more books. You should check it out: Book Adventure.

Art

2010-11-05T22:52:00.006-04:00

By:Kristian
Hi I am Morpheus. I am going to talk about art. We do a lot of stuff in art. We are drawing birds and after we are done drawing our birds we will color them with chalk.And we poked holes in fome.We have also drawn some hearts with chalk.

My friend Kristian likes art. He made this project for a literature circle project for a book he is reading called Holes. It's pretty cool, isn't it

Music Class

2010-11-05T01:27:00.001-04:00

By: Deacon
Hi my name is Morpheus. I am visiting Mrs.Abernethy's 5th grade class. On Monday afternoon we have music. It is fun. We have a battle of the Trojans where whoever is the best behaved class will get a good treat. We have a nice music teacher. Her name is Miss Burke. She even gives you your own music book.

Meet Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars

2010-10-25T23:44:00.002-04:00

I arrived here at East Elementary in Greenville, Pennsylvania. This is my third year visiting this school, so I know I will have fun! I will be spending time with Mrs. Abernethy's Creative Cougars, a fifth grade class. I am really excited to begin my adventures with them.

Morpheus Arrives in Virginia Beach, VA

2010-10-05T14:26:00.004-04:00

I arrived at College Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach at 12:32 p.m. I can't wait to visit the Kindergarten classes this week. Look for my posts and pictures throughout the week!

Today I graduated from Pre-K at St. Patrick School

2010-05-28T20:45:00.003-04:00

Today was the last day of school for the Pre-K students at St. Patrick. Many of them will be heading off to Kindergarten in the fall. To celebrate we had a luau party. Check out the photo of me and my buddy Jacob (cool tie dye shirt that he made in school).

Best of luck to all my friends and have a great summer. Hope to see you again this fall.

Wiki's with Bob the Bear!

2010-05-25T17:28:00.004-04:00

Hey Guys! It's Morpheus! I am so excited to tell you guys where I am today! I am here at Mechanicsburg Middle School with Wilkes University graduate teacher education students. Today I learned how to make a brand new wiki website. It's so easy, all you need to remember is three easy steps: edit, link, and save and then it's done!!!!!! Now my friend Bob the Bear can plan our camping trip for Memorial Day on Monday!!!!!!!! What a great day!

Googling Blog Turtles!!!!!!

2010-05-25T17:17:00.008-04:00

At Mechanicsburg Middle School, I got to venture into a computer lab and joined a graduate class! It was so exciting, and I learned so much about technology. Now when someone tells me to 'google' something, I am an expert on it! I learned that when you put a '~' sign in front of a topic, it will being up similar words that relate to that topic when you search! I wanted to try out this awesome tip, so I goggled ~Bog Turtle. I came up with 74,900 hits all about my turtle family and friends! I couldn't believe how much information was on there! I feel like Bog Turtles are famous! I can't wait to get home and start googling! :)

Smartboards at Mechanicsburg

2010-05-25T17:11:00.003-04:00

Today I visited a Wilkes University graduate class that meets at Mechanicsburg Middle School. The course is full of current teachers who are learning new ways to integrate technology into the classroom. I had a lot of fun!
I got the chance to practice using a smartboard today! The smartboard shows everything that is happening on a computer screen, just like a projector would. Smartboards are special because you can interact with them just like you would on the computer. If I wanted to scroll down on the screen, all I had to do was push the sidebar on the smartboard- I didn't need to use the computer at all! I also learned that I could use special pens on the smartboard, just like you would on a blackoard. These pens come in four different colors and are a lot of fun to use! I drew lots of pictures! I can't wait to use one again!

Sunday May 16, 2010 -- Baseball

2010-05-16T20:40:00.003-04:00

After a great morning of learning about our history, I was off to watch the Harrisburg Senators play some baseball with my friends from St. Patrick School. Students from the school got to sing the National Anthem and they led the crowd in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch.

Check out these photos from the game:

After this busy weekend of learning, I'm ready for a nap. Back at St. Patrick's tomorrow.

Sunday May 16, 2010 -- AHEC

2010-05-16T20:27:00.005-04:00

After a great night's rest, we were "up and at 'em" for another great day of learning and fun. Of course, it started off with a good breakfast of homemade waffles. Yummy.

After breakfast I went with the Beeghley family to the Army Heritage Education Center (AHEC) for Army Heritage Days. This annual event allows visitors to see exhibits about soldiers from colonial times to today. I got to visit a World War I trench, Vietnam War bunkers, visit with Civil War soldiers and see lots of items related to our military history.

Here I am resting on a cot in a tent that was similar to the ones used by nurses during the Vietnam War.

This is my cousin Patriot Pete learning about World War I foxholes with a soldier.

These gentlemen are portraying soldiers from the 101st Airborne.

Here I am with a British Grenadier.

And the day wasn't over yet!! Stay tuned for my next stop...

Saturday May 15, 2010

2010-05-15T20:08:00.000-04:00

Hi,

Well today I had another great adventure. I started off my day by going to watch my friends from St. Patrick School run in a track meet. The Celtics from St. Pats won the meet and now the JV girls are 9-0, the JV boys are 8-0-1 and the varsity teams are both 8-1 this season.

Here are a few photos from the track meet:

From there we went to Armed Forces Day in Harrisburg. WOW!! There was so much to see and learn about our military. I saw helicopters, tanks, soldiers, veterans and so much more. We should all be very proud of these brave men and women who serve our country.

Here I am with my cousin Patriot Pete checking out one of the armored vehicles.

Getting a tour of a "Stryker" vehicle. Did you know that this thing weighs 39,569lbs!!

My friend Jacob and I sitting in the cockpit of a Blackhawk helicopter.

Until tomorrow...

Hanging Out with my Cousins

2010-05-14T16:55:00.003-04:00

After a great day with my new friends at St. Patrick School in Carlisle, I'm now hanging out with my cousins Patriot Pete and Civil War Sallie.

I wonder what plans they have for the weekend. For now, we are enjoying the nice weather and catching up on our travels.

2010-02-03T11:54:00.007-05:00

Morpheus is having so much fun in kindergarten!

Social Studies test

2010-01-28T19:35:00.003-05:00

Here is my new friend and me taking the Social Studies test.

First Grade is Fun!

2010-01-27T16:42:00.003-05:00

I am having a lot of fun at Dunbar Township. I spent the day in Mrs. Grimm’s first grade classroom and the students read to me. Storytime is so much fun! In Math class we played “Shake it Up” to practice our addition and subtraction facts. I even helped one of the students take a Social Studies test. I can’t wait to see what we do tomorrow.

Dunbar Township

2010-01-25T13:44:00.004-05:00

Morpheus has arrived at Dunbar Township Elementary. He started his day with Mrs. McLuckey's K-kids saying the pledge.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2009-12-31T17:46:00.002-05:00

Techno Tiger and Morpheus sing Christmas Carols and bid you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Some Morpheus Videos

2009-12-09T18:57:00.001-05:00

Morpheus Goes Geocaching

2009-12-08T22:28:00.005-05:00

Today Mrs. Abernethy's Techno Tigers made and hid their first geocache. They put a travel bug in the geocache, too. If you don't know about geocaching, go to this site to learn more: http://www.geocaching.com/

Morpheus and the Math Monsters Love Pi

2009-12-08T10:20:00.007-05:00

Morpheus meets Techno

2009-12-07T19:35:00.003-05:00

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Morpheus at East Elementary

2009-12-05T00:35:00.001-05:00

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Morpheus vs. Techno Tiger

2009-12-04T23:40:00.004-05:00

Welcome to East Elementary

2009-12-04T20:50:00.002-05:00

2009-10-28T11:33:00.000-04:00

Mrs. Floyd's 6th Grade (2nd Period)

2009-10-28T11:22:00.001-04:00

Mrs. Stahl (Middle School Principal)

Here I am with the school sign!

2009-10-28T11:13:00.002-04:00

Well, my time here at Meyersdale has come to a close. Unfortunately, we ran into a slight situation this past week, and things didn't quite work out as expected. Mrs. Floyd's daughter ended up with the flu last Tuesday. She was hospitalized for two nights with complications relating to her asthma, and Mrs. Floyd, of course, stayed with her. Then, she ended up with the flu too, along with her husband and other daughter. It was a long, miserable week for her family, and as a result, she couldn't come to school and spend time with me.

Her classes were covered by several different substitutes. We tried to do some neat things without her, though. We spent some time working on subjects and verbs....I think I finally got that stuff figured out! Then, we worked on a short story project that involved visually representing the elements of fiction found in a story they read in class. The kids also had to write paragraphs about how they compare to one of the characters from a story in the unit. It was a lot of work, but some of them turned out really neat!!! We also worked on spelling and vocabulary a lot with the substitutes. The hard work must have paid off, though, because most of the kids passed the quiz with flying colors!!

On my last day here, I got my picture taken with the whole group. They're a fun bunch...that's for sure. I also took a picture with the middle school principal, Mrs. Stahl; the secretary, Ms. Hetrick; and the curriculum coordinator, Mr. Kretchman. I loved getting a tour of the whole school, and the kids really liked seeing me in the hallway. Everyone was so nice!

Today, I packed my things for my next adventure. I'm heading to Everett! I can't wait to see what great lessons the kids are learning there! Thanks, Meyersdale! I had a great time!

2009-10-16T12:41:00.002-04:00

Well, today I arrived in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, and it sure is cold outside. We even had snowflakes falling earlier today. I think we're expecting several inches of snow overnight tonight. Wish I would have brought my winter jacket with me!

I'm visiting Mrs. Floyd's sixth grade classes here at Meyersdale Middle School. They seem excited to have me in their classroom. The school is organized into three buildings, even though all three are connected by hallways. There's an elementary building, a middle school building, and a high school building. The middle school is for grades 6-8. Mrs. Floyd teaches English in the middle school. There are about 240 kids in the middle school, and 9 regular education middle school teachers. It seems like a great place to work and to learn! The kids and staff members are so friendly.

Today, in Mrs. Floyd's classes, the students are taking quizzes on their vocabulary words. They are also practicing answering PSSA questions. Next week will be more exciting. The students will get to spend more time with me, taking pictures, posting to the blog, and reading about my past travels. They will also be starting their next unit...Treasure Island. I can't wait to read about all the pirate adventures that take place in that book.

Well, I guess I should go for now. The students are almost finished with their quizzes and I want to see how well they did. Check back next week for pictures of me hanging out at Meyersdale.

2009-09-23T10:39:00.000-04:00

2009-09-18T13:34:00.002-04:00

September 17, 2009

Morpheus watched us do morning stretch today. We lifted our arms up and down and did bridges. Did you know that active kids do better in school? It's true! We also had an assembly about the Constitution. We learned about people who wrote the Constitution and we talked about who the first person to sign the Constitution was...George Washington!

This weekend Morpheus is going to go home with Mrs. Musone to take a bath. It is obvious he has been busy in school and needs to freshen-up!

My visit to Second Grade

2009-04-17T13:36:00.007-04:00

In the afternoon, I visited the Second Grade Class. They taught me about the different phrases of the moon. I also went to religion class. They told me about what the readings were at church. I'm really learning a lot.

After I visited Second Grade, I went to the Middle School Talent Show. Wow, what a show? All the acts were wonderful. I got to sit in the stands with the children. It was really a lot of fun.

Picasso and me!

2009-04-17T10:40:00.017-04:00

Today I , Morpheus, learned abut Modern Art. My, my, my, I never knew it could be so interesting!? We were learning about making a style of art called Picassoism. That is putting the profile view and the front view of a person into one face. Picasso drew some very weird funny pictures.

I also learned how to compare different art styles. We looked at pictures by Leonardo da Vinci, Cezanne, Klee, Braque, and Pablo Picasso. Those artists have very different styles and use a variety of shades of colors.

Paul Klee wanted to draw shapes and bright colors. Leonardo da Vinci painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". Leonardo used dark colors in his paintings.

Cubism is a style of art that looks pointy, with blocks, squares, and triangles.

Morpheus loved art class with 5th. Grade

2009-04-17T10:22:00.005-04:00

Mrs. Murren is our art teacher. She showed us how to use watercolor paints to paint underwater scenes. Mrs. Keeley is our network administrator. She was given the task of bringing me to the classrooms to learn about Saint Joseph School and take photographs. Today she brought me to Mrs. Murren's room to learn about wax resist watercolor painting.

Some of the students finished their paintings and they had time to paint pictures of me and make things for my backpack.

Computer Class at Saint Joseph School

2009-04-15T13:40:00.002-04:00

In computer class, First Grade and Morpheus learned about the planets. We saw our school from Google Earth. We learned there is no air in space. When you say something on the moon we can not hear it. Earth is the only planet that has life on it. One of the planets is sideways. We learned all the names of the planets. There were nine planets and now there are eight. We learned a song about the man on the moon. The farther the planets are from the sun the cooler they are. Some of the children and Morpheus would like to visit the planets.

First Day at Saint Joseph School

2009-04-15T13:01:00.003-04:00

Today in First Grade, we learned about the planets and the solar system. We learned that Pluto is not really a planet. Also, Juniper is the largest gas planet. The sun is a star that is made out of hot gases. The moon has lots of craters. Without the sun, everything would be cold and icy. The moon helps us to stay in place. We even went on Google Earth and saw some of the planets. We also saw our School from Google Earth. We had a lot of fun learning about the solar system.

My Visit to Wayne Highlands

2009-04-13T18:02:00.004-04:00

I arrived in Honesdale, PA, ready to spend time with Mrs. Sheldon's third grade, but I found out that she is not teaching third grade this year. She is working with teachers this year, showing them different ways to use technology in their classrooms. So, I got to spend time in the technology department. Here is a look at my day.

Morpheus' Last Day At Roundtown

2009-02-13T10:04:00.001-05:00

We're sad to see Morpheus go today, but we know we can check him out on line. Check out the pictures we took of him this week on Flickr.com.

2009-02-12T10:22:00.003-05:00

It's almost time for us to send Morpheus to the next school, but we're still going to be doing things with him and enjoying him until he goes. He went to all of our specials except for physical education. He made a textured Chinese dragon in art, looked all around our library and saw all kinds of things we do in there, and in music he played games and sang. He watched us write podcasts, which we'll be filming today. He's going to be one of the stars of our show! Tomorrow he's going to participate in the Friendship Day Activity. THANK YOU, Mr. Lutz for sharing Morpheus with us this week. We had a blast with him. We look forward to seeing and learning about the other places he goes this year.

Character Education

2009-02-04T15:03:00.002-05:00

Morpheus went to character education and learned why East York Elementary school is the best place on earth. He learned that at recess it was cool at East York because we have cool equipment. He also met a lot of nice kids. We have good manners at lunch too! Morpheus can't wait to see what he'll be doing next!

February 2, 2009

2009-02-02T15:05:00.004-05:00

Today Morpheus and I went to music. We sat down. Mrs.Wolschleger told us the recorders were in and we were very exited. She told us all the rules about the recorders. Then she told us the first 3 notes. Morpheus and I can't wait to learn more!

East Elementary Goodbye Slide Show

2008-12-22T19:50:00.002-05:00

Morpheus and the Habitat

2008-12-22T18:59:00.004-05:00

The Morpheus Song

2008-12-22T18:14:00.001-05:00

Get a Voki now!

About Morpheus

2008-12-22T18:08:00.003-05:00

Morpheus and Sports Ed

2008-12-22T12:56:00.008-05:00

By: Aaron
Do you want to know about a new cool thing? Four students named Aaron, Josh, Jeffery, and Sawyer do a thing called Sports ed. It is a weekly podcast. I think it is super cool podcast. Check out this episode!

2008-12-22T12:26:00.003-05:00

Today Mrs. Abernethy's Global Gorillas showed me their website at www.jabernethy.com.
On the home page they have a moving picture of a gorilla beating it's chest. the home page has links to every page on the website. The site has a lot of stuff on it

Spelling Class

2008-12-22T11:50:00.006-05:00

By: Spencer

First, at the beginning of the week we have to do our spelling five times each which is due on Tuesday. Then we have to do our spelling book work which is due on Thursday. After those are done we go on to our spelling puzzle. Some of us are on 6th grade spelling and some of us are 5th grade spellers. On Friday we do our spelling tests.

Math Class

2008-12-22T11:47:00.004-05:00

By Abigail

First thing in the morning, the fifth graders switch for math. They have either Mr. Lasko, Mrs. Giardina, Mrs. Ohr or Mrs. Abernethy. Today I went to Mrs. Giardina's math class. They had a math test, and when the kids were done they could read quietly. Some of them got on a computer. There is a website called FirstinMath.com. You can work on your facts and play games at the same time. It's really fun.

Lizard the Tornado

2008-12-18T13:11:00.009-05:00

Hey! Guess what? I got to meet Mrs. A's lizard, Tornado. At first I was scared. Then i got to meet him.{HE WAS SO COOOOOOL!} All he did was stick to my shirt. They have other animals, too, but [you'll hear about that later.] Some of Mrs. A's students take care of him. Tornado is very calm and so interesting. He has no teeth and he's also very friendly. He has two other friends named Lightning and Thunder. I'll write about them later. Mrs. A's classroom is sooo interesting with all the animals and cool stuff like that. Well, I'll talk to you later. Bye Bye!

Abe's Ode to Morpheus

2008-12-18T09:55:00.002-05:00

Morpheus's Flute Lesson

2008-12-18T09:46:00.007-05:00

By: Nicolette
Hi,I'm Morpheus. I'm visiting Mrs. Abernethy's fifth grade classroom. I learned something exciting today. Three girls (Nicolette, Stacie, and Shayla) all play the flute. Mrs. Abernethy let them play a song for me and then they told me how to play the song. The song, (you should recognize it) is called "Twinke, Twinkle, Little star." Mrs. Abernethy recorded the song while I was playing it. The song is also known as a Mozart Melody. The flute is the hardest instrument to play in band, Nicolette tells me. I think that they are all doing a fabulous job with the flute. The notes in the song are B,F,G,E,D and C. Listen to me playing the flute with the girls. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks!!!!!

What I Did Today

2008-12-18T09:37:00.006-05:00

By: Jessica
Hi, im Morpheus Fortuna. Today I met Mrs. Abernethy's class bunny. His name is Bugs. I helped take care of him. Bugs is so cute. He has a little mohawk kinda. I also met the other animals: Lightning the Lizard, Tornado the Lizard, Thunder the Lizard, Hershey the Guinea Pig, and Lily the Ferret. They are so cute. It was fun. I watched Mrs. Abernethy's math class take a math test. Kaylee and Matt were done first. I sat with Logan while she was taking her test. Well I'll talk to you guys more later and tell you about the rest of the day. Bye!

Morpheaus On Mondays

2008-12-15T14:30:00.006-05:00

By: Cassia
Hey I'm going to tell you how cool Mondays are in Mrs. A's room. First everyone switches and goes to math. Math is one of my favorite subjects. What everybody did after that was catch up on their 13 colonies project. They are looking great! After that we had lunch. (yummy) Then we got to go to music. I love to sing. Mrs. A even recorded us. Lastly we got on laptops and went on Study Island. At the end of the day we got to make vokis for our food chain projects.

Listen to our song!

A Bit About Morpheus

2008-12-12T23:07:00.008-05:00

Some sixth graders I met last year came to visit this morning before school. They made this video!

(Same video, but experiment to see which is easier to view.)

Morpheus at East Elementary - Day 2

2008-12-12T13:38:00.012-05:00

Do you want to hear what I did today, because it's fun and exciting? I am at East Elementary with Mrs. Abernethy's Global Gorillas. They are a busy, working, exciting class during Creativity Friday time. Ryuji, Sawyer, and Joseph made a Garage Band song that they are going to use for the class theme song. Josh, Jeffrey and Aaron were working on their script for a first ever episode of Sports Ed. Kayla S., Kylee and Kaylee were editing the class' Food Chain podcasts using Audacity. Cassia, Skyleigh, Heather and Kortni were writing their script for a Morpheus podcast (You'll hear that later.) Spencer was making a Power Point for literature circle. Nathan was working on his rough draft of a children's book. Abby was working on a Christmas poster. Kayla G. started a Morpheus Power Point (18 slides already!) Nathan and Jesse were working on a Voki for their Food Chain. Stacie, Shayla, Jessica and Taylor were writing a script for a Morpheus movie. Abram was using Windows Movie Maker to make a Morpheus movie. Last, but not least, Megan was working on a scrap book project for their study of the 13 Colonies.

Later in the day I watched their Roanoke plays. They performed four different skits. Wow! They are creative! Here's one of them.

East Elementary Day 1 Part 1

2008-12-11T13:15:00.007-05:00

By: Abram

Hello, I just arrived today at East Elementary School. I was greatly welcomed by the class who I am staying with. They are Mrs. Abernethy's Global Gorillas. I took one look at the classroom and knew I was going to have a great time!!

We went to Santa's Workshop today. I bought a pair of Steeler Socks. (GO STEELERS!) I am going to bring those with me! I tried on a hat and made a new friend.

Bye!

Bye, Bye for Now East Vincent Friends

2008-12-09T10:06:00.006-05:00

Today I am leaving East Vincent Elementary School. I’m going to miss all the East Vincent children. I am very sad to leave my friends. It is so great. I love it here. I want to stay. I tried hiding in the office among all of the other animals there, so I wouldn't have to leave. But the secretary found me! I guess I am not as good at hiding as I thought I was. Maybe one day next year I can come back here and I will be able to see my friends again.

Today I need to go to a new school. So today, I am packing up my things. I am But I will still miss them. It is boring in a box, but I still have some stuff to play with on my trip to my next school.

Making Friends in Second Grade

2008-12-08T13:05:00.010-05:00

This week I also visited second grade classes. I had soooo much fun. I was talking to all of the children about the things they like to do at home. I really wish I could go home with all of my new friends and play with them. Read about all of the fun things we could do!

If I could take Morpheus home with me...

First we would go home and when we got home we would do my homework. Next we would play with some toys. Then we would go on my laptop. Last we would go outside if it is raining.

I would take him home on the bus. Next we would go to the airport. At the airport I would go on and airplane.. Then we would go home. At home we would go to the pool and swim. Last we would go home, put on our pajamas and have a pillow fight and dance to music on my dance mat. We would read a book until we fell asleep. In the morning
I would return him.

I would first eat a snack and then play a game. Then we would wash our hands and sit down for dinner. We would have pasta and when we are done, we would go see my stuffed Webkinz, a dog.

First I would take him to wrestling practice. Then read a book. Then play my games. Then take him for a bike ride around the
neighborhood. Then take him to the bookstore and get a book. Then sleep with him and read my new book. Then pay man hunt with all of my friends.

First, I would read him a book. I would invite him to meet my
parents. Then we would eat dinner. Then I would show him my room and show him where he would sleep. He would sleep and then in the middle of the night, we would go to the Great Wall of China and then go to New York.

I would show him the Philadelphia Zoo and the first thing I would show him would be the turtle. Why? Because he is a turtle. After that we would go up in the balloon ride all by ourselves and see lots of things and when we came down I would ask him if he liked the ride.

I would take Morpheus for a ride on my bike and put him in my bike rack. I would ride around my development and show him my friend's house.

I would take Morpheus to the Philadelphia Zoo because Morpheus could see the animals and he could walk around the zoo with me.

I would take Morpheus Fortuna to a big park. I wil show him the swings, slide and the sandbox. I will push him on the swings. I will push him down the slide. We will have so much fun together. I wil take him to lots of paces so at the parek if there is a little shop, I will buy him something healthy. After that I will give him a tiny treat. After we have a little snack, we are going to hang out in the sun and he will put on his sunglasses and look at the clouds and see if we can try to decide what they look like. Maybe a bunny and a TURTLE! Yea!

I would like to bring Morpheus Fortuna to Dutch Wonderland.

I would ike to take Morpheus Fortuna to the Owen J. Roberts High School football game to show him my favorite team and the quarterback's number is 10.

Wow! I Found Me!

2008-12-08T13:04:00.005-05:00

Today I went to the computer lab. It was so much fun. I got to get my own password and I also got to play lots of games. I got tired and so I rested a little while. After a few minutes I felt better and then something wonderful happened…The computer went to my own page!

The only things I pressed were favorites and M.F.P! I was so excited. I clicked on a square that said Morpheus’s’ book and I saw all the things I did at other schools. I got to print out a blank piece of paper. Then I drew a picture of the East Vincent Elementary School. I colored the school reddish brownish. I colored the door silver. Then I colored the things on the roof silver too. I colored the roof gray. Then I got tired so I slept a little while. I had the most wonderful dream ever!

Learning in First Grade

2008-12-08T13:03:00.009-05:00

This week went to all different classes. I had fun. I visited Mrs. Sack’s first grade classroom. I sat in the Author's Chair and read a book about frogs to the class.

I also visited Miss Boyk’s first grade classroom. She took a picture of me on the rocking chair. I learned how to do word sorts and in math I learned about adding with the number zero.

Her class shared one of their favorite Magic Treehouse books with me!

I had a great time in music class. I even played the drum while the class sang.

My Next School: East Vincent Elementary

2008-12-08T12:57:00.006-05:00

I am Morpheus Fortuna. I like going all around the USA to see the schools. It is fun to see them and I like it. This week I’m going to East Vincen t.

I want to go to the courtyard, the playground and to lots of different classes to meet new friends!
I arrived in my box. I was so happy and excited to climb out of my box. The kids in Mrs. Nitsche’s class looked at all of my stuff. They said it was cool! They told me that I was going to visit the first and second grade classrooms during my visit.

They wrote about all of the things that I am going to do while I am here. After reading their letters last night, I could tell that am going to be very busy this week. There will not be much time for me to rest. I can hardly wait to visit and meet new friends.

Giving Thanks

2008-11-27T20:58:00.000-05:00

Today is Thanksgiving day and I wanted to take a moment to say that I am thankful for all my friends. I'm thankful for all the educators who have welcomed me into their classroom to teach students about the benefits of Web 2.0. Did you know that the last Thursday in November was officially proclaimed Thanksgiving Day by none other than President Lincoln?

As I start to pack my bags for my next journey I thought I would also share a few more photos:

Here we are celebrating a great Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes and corn:

After that we had to have dessert. I just love Apple Pie and vanilla ice cream:

After all that eating, I was sleepy so we decided to take a nice afternoon nap.

Learning on a weekend

2008-11-22T10:22:00.003-05:00

Since we couldn't go to Gettysburg today for the Remembrance Day parade, we decided to do some other things here around my friends' house.

First, I started to learn to play the fife. According to Wikipedia, "a fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore." I learned that during the Civil War, fifes and drums were used to regulate a soldier's day from the time he got up until it was time for bed. Musicians would also entertain the soldiers with various songs just for entertainment and to keep their spirits high. You can read more about Civil War music over at the Teaching the Civil War with Technology Blog.

This is a photo of me practicing the fife.

Also today, one of my friends and I took some time to tear apart an old computer. We learned about how the inside of a computer works and got to see all of the different parts and pieces that make up a computer. This was a lot of fun.

Here is a photo of me and CJ playing with what is left of the computer:

Wizard Of Oz play

2008-11-21T15:58:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone,

On Thursday night I went to see a presentation by the SJS drama club. They presented their version of The Wizard of Oz.

They have been practicing their lines and working on the acting. The play was funny especially the part when the wizard used the umbrella as the ball of fire. My favorite part was when Belinda, the Wicked Witch of the West, came out with her cats and the Winkies. One of my friends was a Winkie and was a good witch assistant.

I think that they did a great job. Today they had to do the play again for the school. If I was there I would have been nervous to go on the stage. But they were very professional and did a very good job even though some of them had to ask the prompters for their lines.

Here are some pictures from the play:

Hanging out backstage

good I got my seat to see the play

I got a progam on who is in the play

I was lucky to get on stage before the show starts

I had so much fun going to see the play. I can't wait to go to Gettysburg and after make cookies or go to a hockey game.

Safely Arrived in Mechanicsburg, Pa

2008-11-18T18:07:00.003-05:00

Greetings from chilly central Pennsylvania. I wanted to let everyone know that I safely arrived at the Beeghley Family home.

I spent the afternoon with some of my friends at St. Joseph School and then stopped by basketball practice and picked up pizza for dinner. Tonight we plan to celebrate Jacob's 4th birthday.

Plans for my week include going to a preschool classroom, teaching a graduate class, watching a class play and going to Gettysburg for the annual Remembrance Day parade. I may even sneak in a Hershey Bear's game while I'm in town.

Until next time...stay warm.

Morpheus...We will miss you.

2008-11-17T20:53:00.005-05:00

I had soooo much fun at Dunbar Township with the K-Kids. Today I helped some students form the letter F, did some exercises with the power up ladies, and helped introduce the number 3. We sang a turtle song in music class and I had fun posing for a picture. I got to wear their Connellsville Area baseball cap and hold a football that they gave me to take on my travels. I hope I can return next year.
K-Kids...thanks for teaching me soooo much and...I'll miss you.

Morpheus Plays the Drums

2008-11-12T19:59:00.002-05:00

Today I learned to play the drums with my new band friends. Mrs. Dugger is the band teacher and when she said I could play...I was so excited! It was so much fun.

Morpheus in First Grade

2008-11-09T18:57:00.003-05:00

I spent the day in first grade today. I showed the students my website and talked a little about my travels so far. The students took turns reading a story to me during story time. I really enjoyed listening to the first graders read, “The Mystery of the Missing Muffins.” They took me outside for gym class and we jumped rope together. On the way back to our room one of the girls lifted me up so I could get a drink at the fountain. I went to lunch with them and got to meet some other students from other classes. In the afternoon we went to an assembly to see who won the prizes for the fundraiser. One of the first grade students was selected to go in the money machine and a few of the students got to spin the wheel and win money. Our class was even in the pig race, but the 4th graders won this year.
It was a GREAT day in first grade!

Morpheus and the K-Kids

2008-11-06T20:16:00.004-05:00

Kindergarten is soooo much fun so far. I helped the K-Kids with their calendar activity and weather chart first thing after the bell rang. I found out that today is suppose to be really warm so I hope we get to go outside later. I saw a really nice playground when I was geocaching yesterday. They made me my own stick for their behavior chart and took my picture for lunch count and attendance. I enjoyed helping with their math and reading worksheets. This week their new letter is Ff so we glued feathers to make the lowercase and uppercase letters. We just ate snack and now we are getting ready for playtime.

Morpheus Arrives at Dunbar Township

2008-11-05T22:20:00.007-05:00

Wow, I finally arrived at Dunbar Township Elementary School. It is the largest of the eight elementary schools in Connellsville. Today was Parent Conference Day and there were no students. I went home with Mrs. Michael who is the computer lab teacher. It was Election Day so we stopped to vote on the way to her house. It was very exciting because I had never voted for a President before. Everyone at the polls was nice to us, but they wouldn’t let us take any pictures. When we got to Mrs. Michael’s house her golden retriever, Annie, met us at the door. She was really excited to see me and kept sniffing and licking me. I thought she was cute too.

The next day I met Mrs. Michael’s fourth grade computer lab students. They took me geocaching for their lab activity. It was a lot of fun finding the hidden container called a geocache. In the container was a writing assignment and treats for everyone. We used a hand held GPS unit and typed in longitude and latitude coordinates to find exactly where Mrs. Michael hid the cache. Then we followed the compass on the unit to find exactly where the cache was hidden. The students had to write where they would take me if I got to go home with them tonight. You’ll get to read some of them later. Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that is sooooo much FUN!

At the end of the day I got to meet the K-Kids. They are one of the Kindergarten classes at Dunbar Township. I can’t wait until tomorrow to see what fun things the K-Kids and I will be doing.

2008-10-17T12:30:00.007-04:00

We got to take Murphius owtside and we poosht him on the swing and we went on the slide and went on top of the monkeybars.

Skylar

2008-10-17T12:20:00.007-04:00

i saw morphus at alf and i rod the rolrckostr with morphus i rod dise dragins to with him. i had fun.

2008-10-10T08:28:00.005-04:00

At my house morpheus and i jumped on the trampulen and gatherd eggs we saw a deer and fownd a turky fether`We looked at the leavs wotched the chikons and ducks and
sat on a log and rode the 4 wheeler and picked flowers and played on the swing set and ate supper. We had a lot of fun to day. before we went to bed we read a book.Im glad morpheus came home with me.

** Student writing is unedited

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