Jefferson, our classroom teddy bear, loves to travel and learn about life. He's especially interested in how people use Lifeskills. With the help of his classmates (who will help him type), Jefferson will share his many experiences and what he's learned in this web log ("blog"). Enjoy following Jefferson along his merry adventures!
Name: Julia Siporin
Yo Dudes, I'm the classroom teddybear in my mom's third grade classroom. I love to blog with her students. I learning how to PawedCast (see my "Blogalicious Musings" blog.
Out, out!
Jefferson
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Yo Ali,
How's life in your new school? We all miss you. We had Teddy Bear Friday this past week. Check out the photos! Our class can blog to you on this spot & hopefully, you'll blog to us! Keep us posted!
Your pal,
Jefferson
Yo Dudes and Dudettes,
I think it's pretty awesome that you guys are studying heroes. One of my heroes is President Teddy Roosevelt. He started the whole teddybear thing. His real name is THEODORE and "teddy" was his nickname. That makes him rock in my book! I don't know much about him otherwise. I think I'll see what I can find out about him; after all, he is my hero! I like finding out about people who have made people's lives better for others. Just think, what would the world be like if people didn't take the initiative to make someone else's life better? That would be a real bummer. Who are you thinking about studying? I'm curious. Let me know why they interest you too. I bet you've been somebody's hero. I love to read your stories; you guys help me understand humans better. Thanks for that! I look forward to blogging with you about heroes!
Your pal,
Jefferson
YO Dudes and Dudettes,
I heard that you've been studying about some of my animal friends which I learned have become ENDANGERED. How can that be? Jaggie Jaguar, Ella Elephant, Lilia the Leopard and her cousins, even Joey the Giant Panda are losing their family members. It's way too sad! What is being done to help them? Please tell me SOMETHING GOOD is happening! What are you telling your friends to do? Please tell me you're doing SOMETHING! Hurry!
Your very worried pal,
Jefferson
P.S. I really loved your poems you wrote me. I read them twice!
Hey Dudes and Dudettes! Happy New Year! What did you guys do over the break? It was so fun to hang out with you guys during the snuggle down. I hope you earn another day soon! As for me, I played with my family and drank lots of hot cocoa. Enough about me though, what did you do? Your pal, Jefferson
Yo!
Some of you said you have written poems before. I'll share one of my poems with you. I have to look for it first. I'd love it if you'd share a poem with me. Okay? Remember to write your name! Poetry is one of my favorite things in the whole world ... that is next to chocolate (of course!) Remind my mom to show you the Hershey kiss poem I made. It's pretty cool; it's in the shape of a Hershey kiss. OH! I just found itl I typed it in the "Comments" part. Tell me what you think, and share one of YOUR poems!
Gotta go; Soda is calling me.
Jefferson
Yo Dudes and Dudettes,
The class Snuggle Down is happening soon. I'm looking for a good book to snuggle up with and read. (Huh, is it "snuggle UP or snuggle DOWN?... weird). Do you have any suggestions? Whoever can write the most persuasive book review, I'll read that book! REALLY!
Be sure to tell me the title and the author (so I can look it up in the library - if you don't know it, I'll figure it out.)
Also tell me a little about the characters, where the story takes place (the setting), what the big deal is in the story (the plot), and of course, why you think I'd enjoy reading this book MORE than any of the other books.
HINT: I especially like stories where the characters learn an important lesson or use Lifeskills. That could really persuade me! Please tell me about a good book! I need one to read today!
Your buddy ol' pal,
Jeffie
Yo Dudes and Dudettes,
I had a blast reading your blog posts this evening. I've been typing responses to lots of you all evening. My little paws are sore now! I better soak them in some vanilla ice-cream. It's more fun than an ice-pack. Has my mom ever said to you, "Reading is thinking"? Well, when I was reading all of your posts, it made me think that maybe I should come to school and hang out. I'd really like to see your poetry projects.
Your pal,
Jeff da Bear
Yo Dudes and Dudettes!
How are you doing? I'm hanging out with Chocolate and Soda, and my other brothers and sisters and friends. I hear you're just finishing up on your poetry project. I love poetry because its short (unless you're reading Edgar Allen Poe) and it makes me laugh or feel things in a strong way. I've even written a few poems! Maybe I can come to hear you present! What was your theme? What did you like about doing your project? Also, have you ever written a poem? I have. I'll share a poem I wrote if you share a poem you wrote!
Let's keep in touch!
Your pal,
Jefferson bear
P.S. When you write back, please tell me your name so I know who to write back to. Thanks dude!
Yo Dudes and Dudettes!
My friend Teddy-Dactyl blogged to me from the home of the National Grand Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race in Ferndale, California. That's about a six hour drive from Eugene. AND... I can't drive there. 
. I can't touch the brake and gas pedals while I'm steering. I was wondering if you could maybe invent something for me so I could go visit my turtle friend, Teddy-Dactyl? If you could invent something, what would it look like and how would it work? Will I be able to reach all the dials and stuff? Remember, I'm pretty little. Maybe we could even build something? Hey, that's a good idea! I can hardly wait to hear your ideas! Teddy-Dactyl will be so excited to know you guys are working on this! Cool!
Your pal,
Jefferson 
Yo Dudes,
I went to the da Vinci Days Kinetic Sculpture Race ("Kinetic Challenge"). Kristen wanted me to find out if the teddy bears in the race get dirty or if they take baths. So I asked! Most of them stay pretty clean. Some I saw definately needed a bath. One guy said he puts his bears in the washing machine. That would make Chocolate and Soda scared, so I told them those bears went to a Day Spa and enjoyed a whirlpool bath. 
The winner of the race "Hija del Tomate" (Daughter of the Tomato in Spanish) said their 2 teddy bears, Port and Starboard NEVER get wet or touch the mud. The bears told me in detail about how great their humans take care of them. You ought to go up there next summer and see the race for yourself. You can walk around and see the kinetic sculptures that are used in the races and talk to their teddy bears. Did you see the pictures I took of them? CLICK HERE. THen click on the "da Vinci Days Teddy Bear Kinetics" link at the top. I made a slideshow of all the teddy bears and other stuffies using Keynote! Tell me what you think of my very first PawedCast!
Your pal,
Jefferson
P.S. The Rutabaga Queen knighted me "Oregon's Only Glorious Kinetic Teddy Bear Journalist" WOW! I guess you can call me SIR JEFFERSON now!
Yo Dudes!
I just had an iChat with a pal in Holland and met Skippy - an Australian Kangaroo who blogs with his human student pals like I do! There are some great pictures of him posted by the teacher, Mr. Johnston. I think it would be great to blog with his class! What do you think?
Your pal,
Jefferson da Bear
Yo Dudes and Dudettes!
It's SUMMERTIME! I've been grazing on blueberries and cherries and plenty of chocolate. I've been watching birds through binoculars and learning bird songs. I don't know most of them, but I like listening to them. I couldn't sleep this evening (bears can be nocturnal creatures ya' know) and I was thinking about all of our classmates. I'm wondering what you're doing this summer. Please, I miss you all... catch me up on the summer haps!
Tomorrow is the start of the DaVinci Days Festival in Corvallis, Oregon. They have a Kinetic Sculpture Race where people make human-powered vehicles that have to go on land, water, and an amazingly long and deep stretch of MUD! Every vehicle has to have a teddybear on board or else they will be disqualified from the race. I'm thinking about going up there and interviewing those bears to hear about their adventures. I wonder how they survive the mud and water? Yeah, that's it... I'll nominate myself the Official Unofficial TeddyBear Judge of the Kinetic Sculpture Race! I wish one of you were here to make me a badge or a button. What kind of questions do you think I should ask those bears? Some of them have been in many such races around the United States. If you have a good question, I'll ask it and let you know what they tell me. It'd be great to hear from you and find out what you've been up to these days. Get in touch dudes!
Your pal,
Jefferson Bear
Yo Dudes! Happy New Year to you all! I guess you've noticed that I haven't been spending much time in class. Sorry about that. This has been a great year for bears in sports, and so I've been watching all the games. The Chicago Bears are going to the Superbowl - AWESOME - GO BEARS!! Then the Cal Bears (also known as The Berkely Bears) had a pretty good season in college football as did the UCLA Bruins (Yep, they're bears). The Baylor Bears had a crummy season. So sad. So who are you hoping will win the Superbowl. Da BEARS??? I am! I think it will be a really tough game, but I figure we can take the Colts by 3 points (a field goal). What do you think? Back at ya! Jefferson Da Bear
Yo Dudes! I've been thinking about the Lifeskill of Integrity. I know it means to act according to a sense of what's right and wrong, but I'm still wondering what that means for humans. For teddybears, if there's a football game on and all my brothers and sisters and friends want to watch, we all make room for each other on the table. The taller animals sit in back so the smaller bears can see in front. Sometimes I have to squeeze close to Racoco Racoon to make room for Montgomery. Even though it's kind of crowded, I don't want him to feel left out. For teddybears, that's integrity. How do you or people you know show integrity? Is that the same for humans or different? Please share an example or two so I get the idea. Your pal, Jefferson Bear
Yo Dudes! I just finished reading a book called "Stone Soup". It was really good about 3 monks who visit a village in China (do you know where that is?). They don't have any food and nobody will help them. So they offer to make stone soup with rocks. Yeah, that's what I thought, "ROCKS?" . It was kind of a trick to get the villagers to help out. One by one, people offer to put just a little food or spice into the pot. So many people give just a little that they finally have a great pot of soup. Everybody comes out to enjoy the feast. It shows a lot about the lifeskills of cooperation, integrity, and initiative. If the village people didn't use those Lifeskills, they would still be all alone in their homes and would have missed enjoying a great meal with their neighbors. Those monks were pretty clever and taught the villagers a good lesson. Have you read any good books lately? I'm looking for a new book to read. I really like learning about how humans use the Lifeskills, so if you could tell me about that when you describe your book, it'll help me decide which book to read next. Thanks! Your pal, Jefferson Bear
Yo Dudes! I heard you guys earned a Teddy Bear Friday! Way to go! What kinds of things did you do to earn all those points? Even though I'm coming to school tomorrow for school pictures, I won't be able to meet your animal buddies until Friday. I look forward to meeting them! Until then, let's keep in touch!
Yo Dudes and Dudettes! It took me awhile to warm up to the idea of a new school year. I was having so much fun at home with my brothers and sisters - Chocolate and Soda, and Indy and Montgomery and a bunch of others. I'm so glad that Blackberry has had a chance to get acquainted with you all. I was worried that he might become more famous than ME! And you know, they named a mountain after me! So, sometimes I blog from home and we can keep in touch that way. Be sure to type your name so I know who I'm writing to, okay? I hear you dudes and dudettes have almost earned a Teddybear Tuesday! Awesome!!!! I'm down for that!! Hurry up & get that last star!!! So, how's class going so far? What do you miss about summer? Anything else you want me to know about you? Your pal, Jefferson
Yo DUDES! I can hardly believe we only have a few days of school left! What was your favorite memory from third grade this year? You can tell me more than one memory if you like. One of my favorite memories was eatting a caramel milkshake at Aaron's house. I had so much fun visiting all of you this year in your home. Carmel and I played a mean game of "Guess Who", Maddie took me bowling, I went to the beach with Tracy, Nick and I had a snowball fight against his dad... so many great memories! So, tell me your favorite memories. Thank you all!
Love,
Jefferson
Yo Dudes! Can you believe it's the end of the year? Tell me what you are going to do this summer. We can blog to each other over the summer if you want! That would be a fun way to keep in touch! I'm going to chase away racoons, squirrels, and birds from our garden. They love the berries, cherries and plums almost as much as I do! And of course, I'm going to eat vast quantities of chocolate and ice-cream.
Yours truly,
Jefferson
I'm going to go to lexington today to talk to the redcoats.I hope you are ready!
Love King George
My Dear Countrymen, it is with a heavy heart that I tell you both good news and bad news. We have signed the Declaration of Independence. THis means we will be going to war. Tell me what you think about this. How will this effect your family? You? Your friends?
General Washington
Dear Colonists,This is a new law!You have to give me 10 shillings[dollers] a day!
Yo Dudes! I had a little iChat with Nick tonight. He's up north catching crawdads with his friends. One of the crawdads PINCHED him! OUCH! He said he'd check this blog & blog back to us. So, if you have something to tell or ask Nick, go for it! Don't forget to write your name!
- Jefferson
Yo Colonial Dudes & Dudettes! How do you feel about the way of King George III is taxing the colonists? Are you a Patriot or a Loyalist? I know you guys disagree about the fairness of his taxes. Do you think they're fair? Can you live with them? Will you continue to pay them? How are all of these taxes effecting you & your family? What's the scuttlebut in town?
Yo Dudes & Dudettes! What did you find out about plants, soil, or bulbs in your exploration of The Great Plant Escape? Tell me at least one new thing you learned. How's your plant in class doing by the way?
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