STAY HOME--NO SCHOOL AGAIN TOMORROW --THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026

Practice future with going to ____(base verb)

In our "correct proper English dialect," say, "Don't pay any mind to the demons", not "Don't pay no mind to the demons."  Also, don't say "it" in "The trouble it might drag you down."  Last, gonna should be going to

Describe the place you live now.  Did you do anything to make it feel more like home?  What did you do?

Yesterday Once More

Practice Using Simple Past Tense when something happened one time and finished

Practice Using Irregular Verbs

Some songs always bring back memories.   This song reminds me of ice skating in the 1970's with my babysitter -- a young man who wanted to be a magician.  He always found the quarters for the hot chocolate vending machine behind my ear!  The ice rink played this song a lot.  (Shah la la la, shing a ling a ling, whoa oh oh don't have any meaning, but people often sang those sounds in the 1950s)

Do you have any memories with this song?  What songs make you think of certain times in the past?

Snowman

 This song mentions Christmas, but it's not a Christian song.

Did you make a snowman or snow bird or snow angel? Did you do anything fun?

I'd love to see pictures of snow art or a video of how to do a chore well!

No School AGAIN tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28

Soooo, some years it doesn't snow at all.  Virginia doesn't put tons of money into snow removal. 

Please read in English.

Are you enjoying the snow?  Are you able to get out of your driveway or parking lot?  Write about a time you first saw or enjoyed or hated snow.

Getting Chores Done

 Whenever I have a snow day, I imagine I'll get a lot done around the house.  What are you doing today?

What is this dog doing?

Learning Chocolate: cleaning tools

Learning Chocolate: Chores around the house

Many Make or Do Expressions

What chores did you do today?  Do you like to listen to music when you do housework?  

Describe a chore that makes your life happier.

SNOW DAY!!! No School Tuesday, January 27, 2026 as well as Monday, January 26!

FCPS closed all schools tomorrow!

Enjoy your morning off!

Where are the snow plows?  Check the map!

Did you have snow days when you were in school?  Did you have snow?  Do you like snow?

SNOW!

This children's book has a lot of good irregular past verbs!!

If you like to read children's books,

 try looking at some books at

 Unite Books, or  Tumblebooks

Tumblebooks is a subscription from our school system.

Type in the name of our county starting with f as both username and password.

Vocabulary: Playing in the snow!

Driving Conditions

Winter Clothes

Do you like snow? Do you think it'll snow tomorrow? Did it snow a lot in your former country?  Write a story that happened on a snowy day.  What are you doing today?