Hi Everyone,
Welcome back to a new school year!
Here's a video greeting from Mrs. Ranney!
I'm looking forward to a terrific year with my
new students in third grade!
I hope that all my former third graders have a wonderful fourth grade experience and come visit me soon!
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Please leave a comment here to let us know
what adventures and experiences
you had over the summer and what you're
looking forward to this year!
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Hello Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a good summer! I am looking forward to having a great school year! See you tomorrow.
Goodnight,
Noah
Hi Noah,
DeleteI am so glad to hear from you! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your summer and the great year we're going to have together!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Hi Noah,
DeleteI can't believe that we have not been in class since preschool.
See you tomorrow,
Lucas
Hi Lucas,
DeleteI'm happy to be back in class with you. I'm sure we will have a great year.
Good night,
Noah
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Leann and I'm really looking forward to meeting with you tomorrow. I am very excited about seeing who else is in my class. Thank you for posting the video.
Sincerely,
Leann
Hi Leann,
DeleteYou're welcome!
I am so happy that you found the blog and left a comment! I'm also excited to get to know you and the class!
See you tomorrow!
Best,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am super excited to be in your class this year. I am especially looking forward to learning about blogging. My older sister Ellie had a blog in 3rd grade.
Over the summer, I did many interesting things. The first fun adventure I took was a 20-mile hike up to Mount Hoffman in Yosemite with my dad and older sister. I carried a 15-pound backpack, which held my sleeping bag, clothes, food and water. It took us 4 days to complete the hike. My next adventure was visiting my Nana in Boston for a week over the 4th of July holiday. I got to meet my baby cousin for the first time and we saw two different fireworks shows. One experience I had over the summer, was completing the Junior Lifeguard program at the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center. I loved it! I learned CPR and first aid and had fun field trips to Zuma Beach and Hurricane Harbor. The summer wouldn't be complete without soccer training. I have a new team with good players and a great coach. We will have our first tournament this weekend. I cannot wait to play with my teammates.
I am looking forward to starting 3rd grade tomorrow, meeting you and seeing who will be in my class.
Sincerely, your new student,
Caiti
Hi Caiti,
DeleteWhat a wonderful comment with so many exciting details! By reading it, I discovered that you and I have something in common, a love for hiking!
I'm looking forward to meeting you tomorrow and getting to know you better!
All the best,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
DeleteI had an awesome first day of school today. It was great meeting you and seeing all my friends. I'm looking forward to lots of arts and crafts this year and I hope I will earn a blog too.
Sincerely,
Caiti
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had an awesome summer. I am really looking forward to third grade. See you tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Maya
Hi Maya,
DeleteI'm so glad to hear from you! I look forward to hearing about your awesome summer and getting to know you better!
All the best,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranny,
DeleteClass was really fun today. I can't wait until tomorrow.
From,
Maya
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to be in your class!
Sincerely,
Your New Student and Josh's Brother,
Jacob
Hi Jacob,
DeleteI'm happy you're in my class too! Say hi to Josh and let him know that we'd love to receive a comment from him too!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
DeleteI told Jacob he will love your class. I think he and your other new students will be astonished by how good a school year it will be.
Sincerely,
Josh
(Jacob's brother)
Hi Josh,
DeleteIt is so good to hear from you! Thanks for the vote of confidence! I hope you have a wonderful year in fifth grade. Please come back and visit the blog as often as you can!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a fun-filled summer and I hope you did too. I am super excited to meet you and to start 3rd Grade.
All the best,
Blythe
Hi Blythe,
DeleteI'm so glad you had a great summer. I'm looking forward to finding out about all the fun that filled it and meeting you too!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to be in your class this year. I can't wait to learn and have fun with you and new classmates. I had a great summer this year. First of all, my dad visited for 2 weeks. We went to California Adventure Park, Knott's Berry Farm, and the Santa Monica Pier. This time I could ride the Dragon Ride at the Santa Monica Pier since I am taller now. Also I went Camp Keystone. Twix and Marty Mcfly were my counselors at Camp Keystone. I did a lot of fun things at camp and got a license for Go Karts. Last, I had fun time with my friends, like sleepover, swimming, and camp out at the camp over the summer.
See you tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
DeleteI'm excited for our year together too! You certainly were busy this summer with so many fun activities! See you soon!
Best,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Colin. I had a great summer. I am excited for third grade. This year I am looking forward to learning cursive and better multiplication and division. See you tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Colin
Hi Colin,
DeleteI'm glad to hear you had a great summer and that you're looking forward to 3rd grade! I know that you'll learn cursive and better multiplication and division too!
See you soon!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Hi Colin,
DeleteI am also excited learn cursive and more about multiplication and division.
I am also excited to finally be in class with you.
All the best,
Lucas
Hello Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI went to surf camp this summer. We just got back from a trip to Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.
I am very excited to be in your class.
I can’t wait until tomorrow!
Your new student,
Lucas
Hi Lucas,
DeleteYour summer sounds like it was filled with exciting activities. I can't wait to hear more about it!
See you very soon!
All the best,
Mrs. Ranney
Hi Mrs. Ranney
DeleteIn Pennsylvania, I saw the U.S. Mint they make coins there.
I saw The Baseball Hall of Fame and the New York Yankee’s play the Detroit Tigers, during my trip through New York.
In Connecticut I saw the Pez factory and my Uncle and Aunt.
Cheers,
Lucas
@Lucas,
DeleteI'm so glad to hear more details about your summer. I have been to the mint in Pennsylvania as well, and I loved seeing how our coins are made!
Pez has been a longtime favorite of mine, so I'd love to visit that factory some day!
I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Hi Mrs.Raney,
DeleteThe Pez the compony used to make breath mints.
After they sopped making mints they made gum,gum balls,and Pez candy and now they only make Pez candy.
Cheers,
Lucas
@ Mrs. Ranney,
DeleteI can't wait for school next week.
I have my first soccer game this weekend with my new team. We are playing a team from Santa Monica.
On Sunday we are having a block party in my neighborhood.
What is everyone else doing this weekend?
Cheers,
Lucas
Hi Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am very happy for Lucas to be in your class. As he said, Lucas is also very excited to be in your class and can't wait for today.
I hope to see you soon.
Cheers,
A.C. Stelle Eagle Aidan
(Lucas' brother)
@Aidan,
DeleteIt is wonderful to hear from you, one of my former students and star bloggers! Thanks for leaving us a comment and being a great role model for the class!
Keep visiting the blog, and come by and see me in class when you can!
Best,
Mrs. Ranney
Hello Mrs. Ranney.
ReplyDeleteI was very pleased to meet you today. During the summer I went to summer camp, Palm Springs and Puerto Vallarta, had grate time and lots of fun. I am looking forward to a grate year in your class.
Sincerely Nickolas.
@Nickolas,
DeleteI was pleased to meet you too! It sounds like you had a very interesting summer. I'd love to hear more details about the places you visited.
I know we'll have a great year together!
See you tomorrow.
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a great day today, and I know that we will have a great time all year. This summer I did a lot of fun things. First, I went to summer camp. It was really fun, and I did things like swimming in the swimming pool, bouncing in the inflatables, and going riding on the zip-lines. Also, I went to my first overnight campout. It was really fun. Second, my cousins from New York came to visit. We did fun things like going to Disneyland, Venice Beach, and I went to a place to learn how to make video games. Also, I went to Palm Springs to visit my grandparents. We had a great time. We took a tram up the mountain to a restaurant. When we were eating, they evacuated us because the mountain was on fire. Finally, when I got back from Palm Springs I got braces. The colors I got were pink and blue.
Sincerely,
Lexi
@Lexi,
DeleteWhat a wonderful detailed comment! Nice job!
It's wonderful that your were able to be a host to your cousins. I visited Palm Springs myself and even rode the tram and ate in the restaurant at the top. Later I'll share with you about the hike I took from the top of the tram to the peak of a nearby mountain! It was spectacular!
Looking forward to another great day with you tomorrow,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI'm Lexi's brother, Jaden. I'm not sure if you remember me, but I was in Mrs. Yollis' class 3 years ago, and earned my own blog. I've been excited for Lexi to begin her 3rd grade year, so she can start blogging too. Will she have an opportunity to earn a blog?
This summer, I did many fun things. The most fun thing that I did this summer was going to sleepaway camp. We played many sports like basketball, rugby, and a ropes course.
All in all, I hope that you and Lexi have a great school year together, and I look forward to helping her blog.
Sincerely,
Jaden (Lexi's brother)
@Jaden,
DeleteThanks so much for leaving a comment and being a great role model for our class! Please visit the blog as often as you can!
I do remember you and all the great work you did in Mrs. Yollis' class. I know that Lexi will have a great year with blogging and all the other wonderful projects we will do together!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ranney
@ Mrs. Ranney,
DeleteI will try to visit the blog as much as I can, but it will be hard with all of the work I have in middle school. I am a very fast typer right now, and it all started with alpha-smarts in 3rd grade. Will you be using them this year? If so, when will you start using them?
Sincerely,
Jaden
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that Lexi is in your class this year. My son, Jaden, learned so much through his blogging when he was in 3rd grade. I am so happy that Lexi will get to experience learning the same way. We are looking forward to a great year!
Best,
Marcie (Lexi's Mom)
@Marcie,
DeleteThanks for leaving a comment. It really keeps the excitement high when family members get involved.
I'm excited about the wonderful year we have ahead of us as well!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in my summer break I went to summer school where I learned Spanish and some 3rd grade math. I spent a lot of time with my mom and little sister. I also went to Magic Mountain and was tall enough to ride X2 the roller coaster!
I'm really glad that you are my teacher and had fun meeting you today. Can't wait to learn new things like how to blog.
Sincerely,
Anthony
@Anthony,
DeleteThank you so much for your positive comment! I had fun meeting you today too!
I'm looking forward to each new day we'll have together and all the great things we will do!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to be in your class! I am looking forward to learning my multiplication tables and science. I spent two weeks of my summer in Greece competing in a World Fitness competition. The cool thing was that I got to see a giant sea turtle while I was there and I won a third place and a first place medal. I also took a trip to Boston and my mom took me to see the house that she grew up in and I went to the farm where she got milk and ice cream. It was a mind blowing summer. It is exciting to blog for the first time.
Sincerely,
Payton Bella
@ Bella,
DeleteThanks for sharing so many interesting details about your summer! You were really did some amazing things! How wonderful it must have been to see a giant sea turtle and to see where your mom grew up!
Congratulations on your first place medal!
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am ecstatic that Lucas is in your class.
He is so excited about the blog and about learning to type.
We are looking forward to an amazing year!
All the best,
Sybil (Lucas' Mom)
@Sybil,
DeleteI'll bet I'm just as ecstatic as you are! We are going to have a terrific year together!
Thanks so much for your comment. It really motivates the class when family members get involved!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had fun in class today. I especially enjoyed the word search. I am looking forward to blogging in 3rd grade.
I'd like to share that I have 3 siblings, 1 sister and 2 brothers.
This summer I traveled to New York. I enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, and gymnastics.
Many thanks,
Annsley
@Annsley,
DeleteI'm so glad you had fun today and that you left a comment!
I love hearing about your siblings and about your summer activities. I love visiting New York myself, especially since my daughter Sarah lives there!
Looking forward to our second day together,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that you already have your class blogging. Lexi is very excited to be in your class and cannot stop talking about your blog. Thank you for making her first day exciting!
Regards,
Gregg (Lexi's Dad)
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a great second day of school today. I made some new friends in the class and I think it will be a good year. Are we getting our own blogs this year? I hope so.
Best wishes,
Lexi
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI have a experience to blog about. This summer I was in Mr. Larkins class.
Guess who else was there? Blythe! I am happy that she is in my class
see you soon,
Annsley
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI saw some of the older blogs and I am looking forward to having an animal experience in our 3rd grade class.
Your new student,
Bella
@Bella,
DeleteI am so glad that you had a look at the blog archive! Let's show the class about that this week, so they can look back at older posts too!
Cheers,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney
ReplyDeleteThis is my second year at Chaparral and I am happy to be here.
- your student, Kenan
@ Kenan
DeleteI'm happy that we're in class together again.
I like that you came to Chaparral.
Cheers,
Lucas
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a great day yesterday! I have a question for you. Do you like dogs? I do, but I have a cat. Her name is Aja and my sisters and I love her to pieces!
Fondly,
Blythe
@Blythe,
DeleteI love animals and am especially fond of dogs. How about sending in a photo of your cat for our photo of the day blog?
See you soon!
Best,
Mrs. Ranney
Good Morning Mrs.Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am going to the Doctor's office to check my head.
I hope everyone has a great day!
Sincerely,
Noah
@ Noah,
DeleteToo bad you couldn't come to school today.
I hope you feel better so you can come to school next week.
Cheers,
Lucas
@Noah,
DeleteI hope you're feeling better! I look forward to seeing you back in class this week!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI missed being in your class today when I was not felling well because my stomach was upset. I hope everybody had a good day.
See you on Monday!
Sincerely,
Anthony
@Anthony,
DeleteWe definitely miss you too! Hope you're feeling better and that we'll see you back in class tomorrow!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteThe first three days of school were great.
I would like to tell you a little bit about me.
I have two sisters that go to Chaparral.
I have two pet birds. Their names are
M&M and Skittles. M&M and Skittles are
very noisy.
Sincerely,
Elinor
@Elinor,
DeleteThanks for sharing more information about yourself! I love the names of your birds! What kind are they?
Maybe you'd like to send in a photo of the for the blog!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to tell you about my summer vacation. First, I went to sleepaway camp for 12 days. It was awesome! I enjoyed doing archery and making a video. When I got home, I did lots of other fun activities like going to day camp, going to the beach and bike riding in Santa Barbara. I really love to ride my bike.
I love being in your class.
Sincerely,
Colin
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteWe are so excited to be able to learn all about your students and your class activities on your blog! We loved it when Colin was in Mrs. Levy's class in first grade because we got to hear all the exciting classroom news on her blog.
I think we finally worked out our technical difficulties by downloading the Firefox browser (in case anyone has the same problem with their comments disappearing).
We hope this next week is a great one, and we look forward to learning more at Back to School Night on Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Erin & Marc (Colin's parents)
Dear Mrs. Ranney and Blythe,
ReplyDeleteI love animals too. In fact, I have two dogs. Their names are Teddy and Sandy.
I am look forward to seeing a picture of Blythe's cat.
From,
Annsley
@Annsley,
DeleteThanks for sharing about your dogs! I'd love to hear more about them. Maybe you'd like to send in a photo for the photo-of-the-day blog!
See you soon!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteWhat I meant to say was see you THURSDAY at back to school night (not Tuesday). I hope I didn't confuse anyone!!
Have a great night!
Erin
Hi Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI'm testing this blog out for Ayden from my computer. He had sent 2 blogs through my ipad and I do not see it posted. I wanted to make sure that this goes through.
Thanks,
Ayden's mom
Dear Mrs.Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to the Dodger Game today and tomorrow.
I like baseball a lot.
Jacob
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteJacob is so fortunate to have you as his 3rd grade teacher. I have no doubt that this school year will be an awesome learning experience for him.
Connie,
Jacob's Grandmother
Dear Mrs.Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI love the links to the games. I played them today and I enjoyed it very much.
thank you,
Leann
@Mrs.Ranney,
ReplyDeleteDo you make post on subjects? I am hoping you do a math post. Math is my favorite subject.
I can't wait to figure out how to use HTML code. I looked at HTML code section and it looks fun.
@ Our Class,
What is your favorite subject?
Cheers,
Lucas
@Lucas,
DeleteYou certainly are an active blogger!
Yes, I have done posts about many different subjects, including math. Take a look at the blog archive and you can have a look at posts from the past. Let me know what you find that interests you.
I'm glad to hear that you love math. I will be looking for some special ways to challenge you!
Best,
Mrs. Ranney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
DeleteI am looking forward to the challenge.
My favorite post I found was when my brother Aidan won for best blogger. I hope to also win that award this year.
Happy Rosh Hashanah to those that celebrate it.
Cheers,
Luc♠s
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI had a tough workout at swim and am heading home to finish my homework. I hope you are relaxing. Have a nice night.
Best,
Kim
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI was so happy when I found out I was in your class!
Today after my homework I went to the park with my mom to ride my bike. I am learning how to ride it without training wheels. It is very difficult but I wont give up!
See you in the morning,
Molly
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI want to tell you about my weekend. I had a great time swimming in my pool on Sunday. My little brother, Preston and I swam and blast each other with water. We had so much fun and kept cool.
Later,
Ayden
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Peter and I'm from Mrs. Yollis class. I love your post on The First Day of School. Frogger seems like a superior friend. Maybe Frogger would like to meet Panda over in Mrs. Yollis's room.
I look forward to meeting your class.
Fondly,
Pe♔er
@Peter,
DeleteThanks for visiting our blog! Frogger says thank you too, and I know he'd be very happy to meet Panda.
I look forward to doing some activities with your class!
Regards,
Mrs. Ranney
Hi Mrs.Ranney,
ReplyDeleteWe are looking forward to hearing about all the exciting adventures that Kim will be having this year as a member of your class. See you Thursday night.
Always,
Kim's mom, Michelle
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI have a new American Girl violin. My sister gave it to me for my birthday. I love it and
so does Jayne!!!
Regards
Annsley
Dear Mrs.Ranney, I really enjoyed helping out with the pencils today. I can not wait to do it agian.
ReplyDeleteYour Friend
Leann
Dear Mrs.Ranney
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun with you today. I'm looking
forward to Who Am I project. Next week, I have gifts for
you. Have you climbed Half Dome at Yosemite? My sister
did.
Your New Friend,
C★iti
@ C★iti,
DeleteI had fun with you today too! I'm looking forward to reading everyone's sentences for the Who Am I? project. It will be interesting to hear all the facts our classmates share about themselves!
I have never climbed Half Dome, although I've always be interested in it! I'd like to hear more about your sisters experience!
I'm very impressed with how you found and followed the directions for HTML code! Good job!
See you tomorrow!
Cheers,
Mrs. R♥nney
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteWe are excited to have Chase in your class this year! We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night.
Best,
Richelle B.
Chase's mom
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am glad I am in your class because you are a nice teacher. I am also glad I finished my owl. I can't wait till we learn all about science. When are we going to learn science?
Your student,
Anthony
Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI played the Eword Game and Dog Bone last night. I also played Ghost Blasters Even because I really like math and any games that go with math. Thank you for giving us those links. I plan on playing more games on your site over the weekend.
Sincerely,
Kim
Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful Back to School Night presentation. We are so lucky to have you as our third grade teacher this year. We really appreciate all of the information that you provided and the great handouts.
Best,
Kim's mom, Michelle
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI am very happy that Lexi has such a good teacher this year. Lexi came to visit us in the desert a few weeks ago. While she was there, we went up on the Palm Springs Tram. We had a very unusual occurrence. While we were eating at the restaurant on the top of the mountain, we were told to evacuate because the hill was on fire. It was a little scary, but fun (on the way up). I hope you and Lexi have a great year together.
Sincerely,
Carol (Lexi's Grandmother)
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Gabby. I am Annsley's little sister. I am in first grade. My teacher is Mrs. Broussard. Did any of you have her as a teacher?
This my first blog post!
Have a good weekend,
Gabby
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteI just learned a queen bee can live 3-7 years. It can lay 1,500 eggs! I thought it would be interesting.
Sincerely,
Anthony
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteMy dad got a new motorcycle.It is red and white. It's name is Bonnie.I helped pick it
out and I also picked my dad's helmet.I can't wait till I am older so I can ride it !
What are you looking forward to doing when you are older?
Sincerely
Annsley
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteToday on my homework I saw Blythe's name in a math problem! Did you see that? I saw some of my other friend's names in it too! I am excited to see Mulan tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Lexi
Dear Mrs. Ranney,
ReplyDeleteI went to visit my grandma (my mom's mother) to celebrate her birthday. I got to see all my aunts and uncles. I don't have any 1st cousins from my mother's side but I have a lot of cousins from my dad's side.
Sincerely,
Ayden
Dear class,
ReplyDeleteWhen my brother was in 3rd grade his class made this video! It was a huge help! I liked this video! Are we going to put up a video this year?
Sincerely,
Lexi