Hey, kids, Club Geek is broken right now. I went to update the software that runs it and I am having some conflicts with the theme that it shows. I will be working on it and hope to have it working shortly after Christmas. You can still upload photos, music, or movies to your digital briefcase to embed later. No worries, I will get it up and running soon!

By the way, thanks for all of the wonderful gifts. I am humbled by the generosity you have shown me for doing what is just my job. I am sincerely grateful to be your teacher and be a part of your life. Thanks so much! More to come on this later . . .

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Well, we are on to list 10 in spelling studying words that have the /ou/ sound. We learned that /ou/ can be spelled with ~ou~ and ~ow~. Practice your words in Club Geek!
He re is the list:
List 10 /ou/:

1. crown
2. proud
3. however
4. count
5. crowded
6. around
7. south
8. loud
9. house
10. shouted
11. howl
12. growl
13. bounce
14. fountain
15. sound

Challenge Words:

• special
• trust
• companion
• trained
• behave

Just a reminder that we are collecting paperback books for our holiday party. So far we only have 3 books, only twenty more to go! Kids, please, remember to bring one in. Also, it will help if the book is not too boy-ish or girl-ish. We will be exchanging these books randomly in a game.

Club Geek has been upgraded to allow you to upload photos, movies and documents of any type to your "Briefcase". I have alloted each of you 1 gig of space, enough for more than 200 photos, 1000 documents, or 100 videos (depending on their size). You can then embed any of your media into your posts. This should allow for us to have multimedia discussions, along with just test and my movies and pictures. Go over here to read the directions on how to upload and embed your media.

Lastly, you entries into the School District writing contest are due on Thursday if you wish to compete. The topic is: "What does your teacher do to make your days special at school." With the uniqueness that our class has with technology, your writing is sure to stand out. Use the commenting on this post to brainstorm ideas with your friends. Good luck and have fun!

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