Enya's Cake

This is Emma's little sister's birthday cake from the summer. I promised to put it on the blog and forgot! (Sorry En!) So here it is...the fabulous birthday cake for a fabulous little girl.

Happy Belated birthday, Sweetie!

Her name is "Puppy."

Tigger House
Kabul, Afghanistan

I went to an animal shelter and wanted to adopt this cute little puppy. The shelter named her "Puppy" so her new owner could give her a name. She is dusty gold in color, very friendly and whines when you put her back down. It was too expensive to ship her on an airplane, so I had to say goodbye. Sob!

However, the vet at the Tigger House is finding a way to get her back to the U.S.A. but I still think it would be too expensive....sigh.

This isn't Miss Lou.

Kabul, Afghanistan

This is a woman I saw walking out in the street after I came out of a bookstore.

Can you guess what direction she is headed?

Hi Students!

This is a picture of boy with his stubborn pet donkey. He is walking in the desert heat around the city of Kabul. Kabul is the capital of a war-torn country in Afghanistan. Where would you locate this place on the world map?

Dear Forest Park Students,

This is Miss Lou. Things are moving fast and I am safe now. Did you enjoy your first day back at Forest Park? What are the things that feel and look different? What are things that you missed about school? What are things you did not miss?

I look forward to the safety I feel everday at school. I look forward to all the happy students that give me hugs and watching them work hard to be better people. I look forward to reading with my students and having really good discussions. I look forward to seeing familiar faces and growing with a community of young hearts and minds.

What do you look forward to?

Miss Lou

Welcome Back 5th Graders!!!

This is Miss Lou talking to a woman from Afghanistan! She is wearing a blue burka. Do some research on the Internet to find out what a burka is! I will bring one back to show all of you...


Dear Parent and Students,

Welcome back to Forest Park for the Fall 2006 school year. I am looking forward to working with you (again!) and excited to get to share and explore life with all of you this year.

I will be returning from Kabul, Afghanistan as soon as possible.

Write, tag or e-mail me soon!

Your 5th grade teacher,
Miss Lou

4misslou@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Enya!

Dear Waspy Girl,

Tell me what you did for your birthday? Was it very, very hot? Did you go swimming? Who came to your party and what did you eat?

What gifts did you get??

I wish I was there!!

Love,
Miss Lou

Miss Lou Is Here Again???

Where are you now?

My Second-to-Last Day of My Entire...

2nd Grade Life at Forest Park Ever!!!

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

How do I feel today? I feel excited and sad. I'm excited to clean the classroom like yesterday and I'm sad because after today and tomorrow, I will never be a student of a wonderful teacher called Miss Lou.

I want to cry, but I don't want to. I will miss everybody a lot.

I will miss all the arts and crafts we did that no other teacher would think of. i will miss Miss Lou very very very much. I think I have the best 2nd grade class in the whole wide world! If you think you have the best 2nd grade class in the...


(OH NO! Miss Lou can't find the rest! Who can help me!!!)

:)Title: My 2nd-to-Last Day of...

Second Grade in Room 401 at Forest Park School

June 14th, 2006

Dear Scary Second to Last Day of 2nd Grade,

What will you fell if it's the second to last day of second grade? I would fee so terrible I would feel terrible because tomorrow would be the last day of second grade. I'm already crying. Did you ever feel you're going to explore becuase it's the first day of school and your so happy and later when it's going to be the last day of school, you are going to flood to tears? I have. Do you know when? Now! But I'm not really going to flood in tears. I'm just sad and looking forward to 3rd grade and summer vacation. I'll still miss Felicia, Miss Lou, Sara, Katherine and others. But the good part is I'm going back to shcool when summer vacation ends. That's great and bad. The great part is I'm going to school again and the bad part is my teacher might really really really be strict. So far, I didn't get only strict teachers and I'm not hoping to get one. I will still be happy because I get to see my classmates again and Miss Lou

Love,
Claudia

P.S. Write back :)

Title: My 2nd-to-Last Day of School

June 14th, 2006

How do I feel about today? I feel sad and happy because today we had field day and it is almost the last day of school. I have another reason is becuase I might miss Miss Lou and my friends but I still have memories. I love my friends becuase they alwyas be kind to me. Now let me tell you about field day. During field day, I played games. Let me tell you how I played. Here is my favorite on, this game is called uh...I don't know, but let me tell you how you play. There is a container in a bucket and you have to fill it with water and put it over your head and run to the other bucket and pour the water.

That's it!

Guess who this is written by? The winner will have his or her picture with the author of this journal entry!!!

Good luck!

Self-Discovery...

I hope you are still writing...
Katherine is concentrating hard on her snack, but she always concentrates carefully when she does things. She is a hard worker. I bet she is the BEST ice skater EVER!

What do you like to do best?

How's your summer going?

Hi Claudia! You are soooo cool!
Kelvin is so clever!
Andrew and Ryan playing around or working?

Miss Lou misses you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

Kids, Kiddy,...Kiddy Biddies!

Look at how much fun and laughter we had...
Is it really summer, or is it just a short break? I miss all of you sooo sooooo sooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

Hello China!!!

Hello everyone!

I miss all of you, and wish that you are here with me. Well, at least ONE of you is in this country I am visiting! Do you know who that student is and which city he or she is in?

Please continue to write me to tell me all about your summer break!

My precious 401 kids are the BEST!!!!

Hello Andrew! Write me about your adventures. I miss you comic books. Did you sell any yet? Hello Sara! Are you back from your loong trip? Hello Enya Benya! It's almost your birthday! What is your wish? Hello Arvind! Give hugs to your brother and sister. I miss them soooo much!

I miss you!!!

Remember Andrew and Sara?

Can you guess where they are now?

Silly Sentence Builders...

Using these word cards (if you can read them from where you are sitting), create a sentence and write it in the Comments below. If you can't, make one up.

Have Fun!

P.S.- Why isn't Conan holding a word card? Hmm...

Kids' Space Connection

Hello Kiddie Biddies! Miss Lou is about to take a trip and I want to take you with me. Are you too busy? How about learning how to virually take a trip? All you have to do is click here with your computer mouse! Pack your invisible bags and bring along your Internet passport! Get connected with kids from all over the world and find out what they are up to these days!

Have fun!

For teachers, try some new collaboration projects for your students! Click here to find out how to bring the world into your classroom with a click of YOUR mouse...

Bridging the Gaps

With a click of a computer mourse, students from all over the world are able to come togehter to expand their understanding of worldwide problems as well as ways to have fun.The Internet empowers students by bridging oceans, time zones and distance.

Video or webcams add can add a personal dimension to their learning and e-mails bring relationships closer together.

We can learn from other cultures and overcome prejudice and racial discriminations.

Miss Lou is curious...

...what is the other side of the world doing now?? What are they eating? How do they live and what do they do at recess and who are their best friends?

Come on!!! Aren't you?

Remember the Past!

Do you remember all these events in the beginning of the year? My how much all of you have grown in the last 200 days!