Welcome to Indiana! We have four very distinct seasons and our weather changes tend to be bipolar...
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Welcome to Indiana! We have four very distinct seasons and our weather changes tend to be bipolar from hour to hour! But how awesome that our weather keeps us on our toes in constant change for a lovely mix-up in the middle of the day. Join us for a: Whimsical Winter Sweet Spring Sizzling Summer Family-time Fall All of our seasons here offer us residents a wonderful time for various recreational
Welcome to Indiana! We have four very distinct seasons and our weather changes tend to be bipolar from hour to hour! But how awesome that our weather
Welcome to Indiana! We have four very distinct seasons and our
weather changes tend to be bipolar from hour to hour! But how
awesome that our weather keeps us on our toes in constant change
for a lovely mix-up in the middle of the day. Join us for a:
Whimsical Winter Sweet Spring Sizzling Summer Family-time Fall All
of our seasons here offer us residents a wonderful time for various
recreational activities, or a cozy fire during the winter
months.
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Dear Fifth Grade Students, Howdy Hoosiers! Are you ready to
learn more about your states rich history that helped shape the
Crossroads of America? In this project, you will learn about
Indiana from the first settlers, fun facts you might now have known
about your home state, and how Indiana grew into the place we all
call home today. You will learn about fun and educational
activities you and your family can do together in all four seasons,
focus on the unique plants and animals that inhabit our home too.
Come along now, youre missin out! -Miss Kyriss
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Welcome to the Hoosier State! Indiana became a state December
11, 1816 and it was the 19 th state to become part of the United
States of America. Our state motto is the Crossroads of America and
the significance in waterways, railroads, and highways is
recognized as one of the states most important features to keep our
wonderful state up and thriving! The name Indiana was given to the
state as Indians were the first settlers in our state; so the name
means land of the Indians. Our flag represents the thirteen
colonies, Indiana as the 19 th state, and the burning torch for the
future. Michigan borders us to the north, Ohio to the east,
Kentucky to the south, and Illinois to the west. Indianapolis is
our states capitol and Fort Wayne (our home) is Indianas second
largest city! Though we may be the smallest state west of the
Appalachian Mountains (except Hawaii), we hold great pride with our
exceptional schools, highly ranked sports teams, hometown feel, and
some of the best elephant ears in the Midwest. Our state tree is
the Tulip Tree, or also known as the Yellow Popular, state bird is
the strikingly beautiful cardinal, and state flower is the gorgeous
peony. Indiana has four distinct seasons: a whimsical winter, sweet
spring, sizzling summer, and family-time fall. We are known for our
Hoosier-like hospitality, sugar cream pie, Indy 500, tons of
festivals, and summers spent at the lake. Who wouldnt want to call
Indiana home?
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Want some fun activities you can do with you whimsical winter
here in Indiana? Here is a list of activities: o Sledding o Build a
snowman o Make homemade slushies from snow o Watch a holiday movie
cozied up to a fire o Shovel your driveway o Make snow angels o
Inner Tubing o Make homemade arts and crafts o Build forts in your
living room o Make hot coca o Make a Summer bucket list o Ice
fishing Welcome to Indiana! We have four very distinct seasons and
our weather changes tend to be bipolar from hour to hour! But how
awesome that our weather keeps us on our toes in constant change
for a lovely mix-up in the middle of the day. Join us for a:
Whimsical Winter Sweet Spring Sizzling Summer Family-time Fal l All
of our seasons here offer us residents a wonderful time for various
recreational activities, or a cozy fire during the winter months.
How about that sweet spring smell now that the snow has melted, the
flowers are blooming, the air is fresh, and the sun is shining?
Here are some fun things to do: o Take a walk o Smell the flowers o
Plant some flowers and plants o Head to the nearest zoo o Have a
picnic o Go to an outdoor mall o Watch some outside sports o Play
baseball o Go fishing o Take a bike ride o Spring clean!
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What time is it? Its summer time! There are TONS of fun
activities to do on your sizzling summer break: o Summers up at the
lake o Water sports o Bonfires o Zoo trips o Sporting events (Fort
Wayne Tincaps) o BBQs o Camping o Fishing o Recreational Activities
o TONS of festivals o Indiana State Fair o Pie Eating Contests o
Picnics o Dates at the park o Swim o Fireworks Who wouldnt want to
come visit our fabulous state? We are home of the sugar cream pie,
the Indianapolis Colts, elephant ears, and tons of lakes for water
activities, and much more. Our home offers some genuine welcoming
attitudes, exceptional schools, home-cooked meals, and tons of
festivals that will keep your history alive. How about that time
for hoodies and crisp air? You got it! Its family-time fall season!
A few fun activities you and your family can do together are: o
Pumpkin patches o Hay rides o Pumpkin carving o Bonfires o High
school football games o Apple picking o Family pictures o Pumpkin
Spice is back o NFL Football games o Harvest festivals o Johnny
Apple Seed festival (Fort Wayne) o Hot Apple Cider
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Slide 8
Fifth Grade Students of Miss Kyriss Class Shambaugh Elementary
School 555 Leo Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 Greetings my lovely
students! Did you know Indiana has some amazingly beautiful animals
that call Indiana their home just like you and I do? I had the
opportunity to travel around some of Indianas known National and
State forests that house these fine animals? Unfortunately, over
the years, due to pollution, changes in our weather climate,
deforestation (one of our spelling words this week ), and
extinction has caused our native animals to either become extinct
or travel up north to southern Michigan to make that their new
home. Fortunately for us here in Fort Wayne, we are less than an
hour away from Michigan, we can head on up to visit our once native
inhabitants. A few animals such as elk, the black bear, black rat,
gray wolf, and prairie chicken have settled elsewhere besides the
Hoosier state. However, a ton have stayed behind for you and me to
visit and research! Some of these animals include: bison, mountain
lion (funny how we do not have mountains here, ha-ha ), porcupine,
river otter, and plentiful amounts of fish, lynx, and the red wolf.
All of these animals are so important to our ecosystem and to some
of our tummies during dinner time. How amazing is our state to
house so many unique and useful animals? Take care my amazing
students! -Miss Kyriss
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Fifth Grade Students of Miss Kyriss Class Shambaugh Elementary
School 555 Leo Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 Hello to all of my
wonderful pupils! I hope everyone is enjoying their peaceful Spring
Break with tons of rest and nice weather with some sunshine! I
certainly enjoy taking my fur-baby out for a nice walk every day
now that the snow has melted away. Along my walk at Matea Nature
Park, I took note at how beautiful the blooming flowers and plants
are (until Dixi decided to mark her territory, ha-ha ). Once spring
has sprung, life begins and all our states natural colors begin to
flourish. This walk got me to thinking, we need to take a field
trip here just to soak in how amazing nature is and we need to stop
and smell the roses-literally! I took pictures of some of the
flowers and want to share them with you next week. The peonies have
bloomed-and we know this is our state flower! Some others I noted
were: asters (all colors), peonies, elderberry, spicebush, silky
dogwood, red maple, switch grass, tulip popular (our state tree!),
butternut, and wild weed. A fieldtrip is in order for every one of
you to breathe in our fresh air and appreciate just how magnificent
our plants and flowers really are. Happy Holidays and I will see
you all very soon -Miss Kyriss
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