Invention Projects

The boys and girls were responsible for picking an invention that has changed our lives. They had to research the invention and present it to the class.

Not Pictured: Zoie Jones (coming soon), Ethan Wallace, and Abbey Sharp (not sure where her picture is????)

William did a video on the REMOTE CONTROL. It was very entertaining!!!
Timothy did the LIGHTBULB.
Jonah did the RADIO! He cut a real radio in half!!

Daveon researched the TELEPHONE!

Kaitlin did DISPOSABLE DIAPERS (Thank goodness for those!)

Madeline did a powerpoint on the MICROWAVE.

Eli did the invention of COKE! He even let us sample some.

Ashley did the BARCODE and SCANNER. Wrigley's gum was the first item scanned, so she gave us a pack of gum to go along with a brochure.

Reese Anne did the invention of BUBBLE GUM!

Garrett did the ZAMBONI.

Can you tell he is a hockey player?

Madeline completed a poster on the DISHWASHER.

Gracie did my favorite invention of all times, THE SNOOZE BUTTON!!! She made an adorable mobile.

Brayden made a model of a MICROWAVE. It even had a bag of popcorn in it.

Jairus did the invention of the ROCKET! His poster lit up!!

Adrien did the invention of the LIGHTBULB. He even lit a lightbulb with battery!!!

I was very WOWED by the projects!! Good job, COON DOGS!!!

Cedar Ridge Middle School

We had a wonderful afternoon being entertained by music created by Cedar Ridge Middle School's band. They did such a wonderful job!
It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!!!

Here is Lauren Tucker, daughter of Sandra Tucker. She was in my class the first year I was at Julian Harris doing a maternity leave!! WOW!!!!

A Birthday Surprise!

Today at snack time, Mary Laney showed up with this..... and this.....
I also got a gift certificate to VENUS NAILS from my the whole class! Thank you all so much!!!

I have had 3 parties with number 36!!! Wow!!!

Mrs. Sikes, Mrs. Hardison, and Mr. Thomas heard there was Corner Bakery cake nearby, so they came to celebrate with me again!!!

Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations, Gracie and Adrien, for winning our class spelling bee! Way to go!!! The school-wide spelling bee will be in January!

Good Job, Smitty!

On Tuesday, my sweet boy, was awarded Student of the Month. He won for his class and then overall for third grade at Leon Sheffield. This month's category was INDEPENDENCE!

Korean Money

Since we are studying money in reading and social studies, William brought some money from Korea to share with the class! He really got the kiddos' attention!

THANKS, WILLIAM!! That was interesting!!!

Lemons and Lemonade

We are reading "Lemons and Lemonade" this week. It is a story on supply and demand. It is a story full of information!

The students got to describe a business he/she would like to have. They had to explain to me how they would get this business started. I told them I expected them to use some of their vocabulary words when they were writing about it.
They used "Lemons and Lemonade" as a resource.

THIS TEST IS FRIDAY! HINT: There are a lot of open-ended questions to this test. Through our reading unit on money and our social studies lessons, the students should have a pretty good understanding on how a business works.

Student of the Month: Initiative

Zoie is our STUDENT OF THE MONTH! She got it for her initiative in class. Zoie is always willing to jump right in there no matter what we are doing at school!
WAY TO GO!!!

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Look what sweet Ethan brought to school on Monday to share with us! Yes, they are replicas from Sarah, Plain and Tall . What a treat!!!
This is the house where Caleb, Anna, Papa, and Sarah live.

This is the train station where Papa picked up Sarah when she came from Maine.

This is Sarah's house in Maine.

The boys and girls were so interested! Thanks, ETHAN (and grandmother)! We are glad you had these to share with us.

We have been reading Skylark this week! We will be watching the movie in class on Friday.

BLACK FRIDAY!

The day after Thanksgiving, Mrs. Coon got up at 3:00 to be at Target at 4:00 with my sister-in-law, Cheryl, niece, Jordan, and my buddy, Barbara! It was pouring down rain and freezing! We were not out to get any BIG items! We just wanted to be part of the craziness! It was fun! We HIT Starbucks not just once, but TWICE! After shopping, we loaded up and went to my sister's house to watch the BIG GAME!!!
My brother, Shawn, and Cheryl smiling when Alabama was ahead! They were not smiling like this later that evening.

Penny and I getting some Mitsy love during halftime!

Stephen, my sister's husband, apparently had an issue with a call! Poor daddy, he just sat in the recliner quietly.

Penny hanging out with Molly and Mitsy by the fire outside.

We had a television outside, too! You can tell my brother's mood has totally changed!

Smitty eating some yummy "game day" food!

Penny and Callie warming up by the fire!

Patton loved getting to watch the game outside!

It was a long day!!! Oh yeah, we even squeezed in Christmas pictures between shopping in Decatur, shopping in Huntsville, and watching the game!!!!

Tree Decorating

It is a tradition in the Coon house to decorate our tree on Thanksgiving night!I usually just sit on the couch and watch the boys decorate the tree. I love just taking it all in!

They always do such a wonderful job!

Merry CHRISTmas!

Our Thanksgiving FEAST!

We had a wonderful lunch at my parents' house on Thanksgiving Day! We had Peanut Butter Pie (Big Bob Gibsons) and homemade Pecan Pie!
Yum!

.... and more Yum!!!

David cutting our fried turkey!

Patton's tradition! He loves to eat the turkey leg!

Sweet cousing

Papa throwing the football with Sam and Smith!

Papa and Patton chilling out with full tummies!

Thanksgiving Morning

Shelley Webster's husband, Mr. Web, came over early Thursday morning to help us fry some turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner! We did one for an appetizer, courtesy of Web, and then 3 others!
When I walked downstairs, I saw Mr. Web doing all this! I thought he was perfoming surgery or something?

It was a gorgeous day for turkey frying!

They tasted so, so good!

Thank you, Mr. Web, for your expertise!

A Surprise!

It is an ongoing joke with my grade level that the "rocket" thing gets on my nerves. Yes, I know we are the Challengers at JHES, but does everything have to have a rocket it on it! Well, my co-workers, especially Mr. Thomas, want to put a rocket on everything (notes to parents, t-shirts, etc.) just to get on my nerves. Therefore, they threw me a ROCKET party for my birthday! I had a Toy Story plates and a rocket cake made by Mrs. Sikes!
I have to admit it was pretty cute! It was also pretty yummy!

I laughed at the comments those crazy co-workers made in my birthday card!

I work with an awesome bunch of people!! Thank you, TEAM! You guys are the best!!!