Kari Harris at Albertville Elementary

Reading Goal
updated February 16, 2009
In October we joined the Pearson's Reading Challenge, which was to read 1000 books in four months. Students could read any book, but it had to be written down on the Reading Log and signed by an...
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Introducing our wiki on Alabama
updated November 10, 2008
In November, we worked to compile information about famous Alabamians. We shared this information on our class wiki. You can view work by clicking on the following link: wikispace You can follow...
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Meeting Jan Brett!!!
updated November 5, 2008
Today I had the most awesome experience! I was able to meet my favorite children's author in person: Jan Brett! I drove to Birmingham (1 1/2 hour drive) right after school with my two children...
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Introducing our new BLOG site!
updated November 4, 2008
We have created a brand new weblog site with edublog! Click the link: ourclassblog and check out our blog. You can post comments to our posts! We would love to hear from you. The url is...
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Creating Power Points
updated November 4, 2008
We have been working for the past week on creating power points to share. Each one of us chose an animal, found information about that animal from books and/or the internet. We then created...
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Red Ribbon Week at AES
updated October 20, 2008
AES Red Ribbon Week 2008 …mark your calendars & begin planning now! October 27-31, 2008 Monday, October 27 Walk Away From Drugs! Wear Your Favorite Pair of Fun Boots, Silly Shoes, or...
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Congratulations to AR READERS!
updated October 17, 2008
We have been working hard since school began! As each student attains 30 AR points, we want to congratulate them specifally! SO.... Congratulations to Mario from Mrs. Bouldin's class for gaining...
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Aspiring Authors
updated September 19, 2008
Students in each class have been working hard this week to write their own nonfiction book about the desert pack rat. We read a book, took notes on the main ideas and details, and used those notes...
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Connecting with Others
updated September 9, 2008
Next week each class will help in the beginning of our national postcard exchange program! Students will each write a postcard telling information about our school, city, and state. We will send a...
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Interactive Fun and Games
updated June 23, 2008
Check out these interesting websites: You can listen to famous people read their favorite books at storyline online. You can practice reading skills with fun games and stories at...
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Meet Mrs. Harris
updated June 14, 2008

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Introducing Internet Reading
updated March 21, 2008
Our new Reading Series has tons of information online. You can access your child's Reading textbook from home. This is a wonderful site with lots of Reading practice opportunities. Just click...
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