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It’s back!
Sorry for the delay in getting a post up this week, but we had an interesting Monday here at LeGrande, didn’t we? First the network was down and then the water turned against us! Maybe today will be calmer…
So anyway, I’ll get right to it. This week, I want to know something about not [...]

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Guess what, LeGrande? We’re starting to get VERY close to beginning work on our Book Videos! This is our 4th week of reading and responding to one another and soon you will need to begin writing your scripts, creating your storyboards and choosing images to illustrate your thoughts! And just to remind you, I hope [...]

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Guess what, kids? We’ve got a bit of a game-changer on our hands this week!
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs. Martin’s 7th Grade Reading Class at Jessie Clark Middle School in Lexington, KY to the party! They will be joining us for the duration of the project and will be reading from [...]

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Hello again, my friends! We are now in Week #2 of our Reading Project and I have a small housekeeping issue to discuss with you.
PLEASE be careful when you are selecting the blog post to which you are planning to respond! I had some issues last week and over the weekend with students who had [...]

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Second verse, same as the first…
And by that, dear students, I am referring to the fact that there are TWO (count them!) posts for this project. One is for the 5th and 6th graders and the other is for the 7th and 8th graders. Please do not confuse the two!
Welcome to what may be your first [...]

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Hey y’all…
I just thought that I’d call your attention to something cool and give you some info…
We’ve had another author notice what you’ve been saying about their books! Pamela Lowell, author of Returnable Girl, posted a comment on the Week #4 entry. Go read it and check out her MySpace page if you’re into the social [...]

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We’re in the home stretch, my friends!
You have until Friday to read your books for this project and on Thursday we will begin talking about your assessments.
Make sure that you’ve done all the responding that you need to this week and get ready to wrap this thing up!
Mrs. N. 

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