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By: Casey, Kristen, and Marie Hell0, I'm Morpheus Fortuna and I finally made my way to East Elementary! It's amazing and awesome! When I arrived the kids were doing Study Island. I jumped right in and earned a blue ribbon. The next day was full of fun!! I couldn't believe it when 60 kids arrived a half hour before school to play this really cool game called Challenge 24. After the bell rang, Mrs. Abernethy's Cyber Chickens arrived. The first thing I did was help clean the pet cages, and it rocked! The kids took turns holding me. I got to see almost everybody. Then we posed for pictures, I was a professional model! All the kids are writing paragraphs about what they are doing in class, like Project Lemonade and Wolves projects , (you can check them out soon.) Then, there was math. I found a new seat just for me! We corrected the homework. I learned a lot! I got to see how to make a PowerPoint. They are sweet! Then we had library. I got to see some neat books. Lunch was next, and boy, it was yummy! That's all for now. I'll tell you more tomorrow, because the kids have to go home, and I want to say goodbye.

Toured the State Capitol

Hello,

Well, it is cold and snowing in central Pennsylvania. So, what better to do than to walk from PDE to the capitol building (did I mention that it was snowing). While there, I was able to see the Senate chambers and the chambers for the House of Representatives. They have a really cool website that lists all of the senators and representatives names, the different committees there are, you can look at different legislation that they are working on while they are in session and even take a virtual tour of the capital.

On our way back from the capitol, we met Dr. Zahorchak, the Secretary of Education for the State of Pennsylvania. He actually invited me to stop by and say hello to him later on today!!!

Bye for now.

I have arrived at PDE

I have successfully arrived at the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Specifically, I'm visiting the Bureau of Educational Technology on the 14th Floor. I've met some new friends and was given a new hat to wear.

While I'm here in Harrisburg I hope to meet the Director of Educational Technology for PDE and maybe even visit the State Capital.

More coming soon.

B-7's Voicethread

Morpheus' Adventures Continue...

Morpheus is really fitting in at Clarion Elementary! He is meeting so many new people each day. On Tuesday, Morpheus went to Music class to meet Mrs. Silvis. He got to sing a holiday song with the students, and ring the bells with the music!
You can hear the class playing their bells during the slideshow!
Morpheus also visited the Library on Wednesday. He met Mrs. Barch and picked a book to borrow. He enjoyed having the story read to him. Morpheus really liked seeing YODA at the Library...he liked the light saber!
On the way back to the classroom, he peeked into the Gym. Morpheus enjoyed Gym class so much on Monday, that he wanted to go back. If Morpheus goes back, he may have to run his mile for Mrs. Craig!
As we continued back to the classroom, Morpheus discovered the Guidance room. He wanted to sit on the comfy beanbags. We told Morpheus that he "Always has someone to talk to at Clarion Area Elementary".
Morpheus got to hang out with Jim, our Tech guy for awhile too. He learned how to fix problems with the server. Finally, Morpheus listened to the story Snowman At Night at a listening center. He helped the students write about what their snowman would do at night. What an exciting two days Morpheus had!

~Morpheus Writing~

The students loved writing about Morpheus!

Listen and enjoy their stories!

~Morpheus Has a Busy Day~

On Monday, Morpheus got to meet our 2 secretaries, Linda and Lisa. He also learned the routines of our classroom. He helped with "lunch bunch" and calendar, and even went on our "morning walk for fitness" with us. Morpheus was a great listener in our classroom. He had his own card for our classroom behavior plan, and he kept his card on GREEN all day!

Morpheus learned about Fact Families in Math. He helped the students create their own Fact Families and then he checked them to make sure they were correct! The students showed Morpheus how Addition facts can be used to subtract. They also told Morpheus their Doubles facts to 20.

In Reading today, Morpheus read the Decodable Readers with the students. He learned that long /o/ 'says his name'. Morpheus learned many new long /o/ words. He also learned contractions! Morpheus learned that I am = I'm, do not = don't and I will = I'll.

Morpheus really liked Mrs. B's new STEELERS laptop! He heard all about the STEELERS when he was in room B-7. Morpheus thinks his favorite players are "Big Ben" and Hines Ward.

Morpheus enjoyed our Special class today, which was gym...and he especially liked recess! It was a little chilly for him, but he had a blast sliding down the slide and hanging out with the girls! Morpheus also enjoyed the 'good-bye squeezes' he got at the end of the day.

Check out his day by scrolling to the right on his slideshow!

Welcome to Clarion Area Elementary!

Morpheus arrived at Clarion Area Elementary at the end of the day on Friday, December 7th. The students were so excited to see him! He arrived just in time to see that Sinterklaas had visited! Morpheus thought the wooden shoes the students made were really cool. He wanted a bite of the cookie that Sinterklaas left for the students too!

Morpheus really got excited when he saw all of the snow outside! He wanted to play in it, but Mrs. B had to remind him that he needed to be dressed in his 'winter gear' first! She didn't want Morpheus to get sick...so she only let him sit for a minute to get a quick picture.

Morpheus can not wait until Monday so he can enjoy a full day in room B-7!

Farewell Jacksonwald

I had a great time visiting Jacksonwald Elementary. I made so many friends and learned so much! I never knew that sound could travel through solids. I learned how to measure elapsed time and use a schedule. I also learned a lot about writing for an audience and how to make a movie. The field trips were great: Daniel Boone's homestead, the Pagoda, Tom Sturgis pretzels, a farm, and the Reading Railroad! It's been a blast at Jacksonwald, and I'll miss all of my new friends. However, it's time to move on to new adventures. Farewell, Jacksonwald! Hello, Clarion!

Morpheus Visits the Railroad

Morpheus went on the ride of his life! Morpheus visited the WK&S railroad in Kempton, PA with Sarah. They rode from Kempton to Wanamaker's Station. A special surprise visitor met Morpheus on the train ride... Santa Claus! Morpheus had a great time visiting the railroad.