It's a mystery!

Starfish,

This week we are reading about the world's most famous detective - Sherlock Holmes! As we read "The Hound of the Baskervilles", I'm curious to know:

1. Who do you think was behind Sir Charles' death? Why?

2. Do you really think there is a hound on the moor? Why or why not?

3. Who is out to get Sir Henry?

If you're as cool a detective as Sherlock, you are bound to crack the case!

Read more Sherlock Holmes stories here and learn more about the 2009 movie here!

Elementary, my dear Starfish!

Ms. L : )

back from break

Hi Starfish,

We're back from Spring Break! We are going to start our Drama Unit. Don't worry, you won't have to save this drama for your mamas. We're going to be studying and performing plays; we'll even write some of our own!

Did you enjoy your week off from school? I did! I took advantage of the time to scan some of my old childhood pictures into my computer. They didn't have digital cameras when I was a kid (in the day of dinosaurs) so it took awhile. Here are just a few I thought you'd like to see! I was a child of the 80s...

Here's a picture of my sisters and I .... I'm the bald one!

This is me on my third birthday with my sisters. The stuffed animal I'm holding is called "Piggy" and I still have him!

I'm about five or six years old in this picture. I was dressed up for a church fashion show:

Here's me on the first day of third grade:

This is me with my sister Janine (that's right! the real Janine!) on my 14th birthday. It used to be a very popular thing to make fabric cards like this one to hang on your bedroom wall. It was the first time I ever got one and I was so excited! I still have it, but now it's in the closet.

Here I am at age seventeen with Janine and my dad. This was Janine's graduation from Army boot camp. I am so proud of her for that accomplishment!

Finally, this is my best friend, Hilary, and I when we worked together at Target. I'm nineteen in this picture. Hilary and I met in the 7th grade and have been best friends ever since! "Wumpkin" is our nickname for each other.

Well, there's your glimpse back at my life as a kid! My sisters and Hilary are some of my favorite childhood memories. Do you have a favorite memory?

I'm so glad we're back from break!

See ya in class,

Ms. L