Today was fantastic! We got to spend our ten minutes of extra recess that we earned for being good and quiet when we were supposed to.
In math, we got checkbooks today! Each student got a checkbook; they aren’t real, but we’re going to pretend to get money and spend money in math. We also finished our insect life cycle displays in science and we learned more about slaves during reading.
Mrs. Redman came and talked to the whole fourth grade about cliques. A clique is a group of kids that like the same thing. Cliques are okay, but only if they allow anyone to join who wants to.
by Rachel and Paige
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tuesday, September 7
Guess what we added to our classroom today? We added a new class pet; a guinea pig named Cadbury. Our class gerbils were not adjusting to school life very well, so they are going to live at Ms. Jameson's house for now. Our guinea pig was an abandoned animal, and our class rescued her to live and play with us. Cadbury is dark brown with a white spot on her nose, and she is friendly and fun.
In math, we learned that there are three ways to write a number; it can be written in standard form (4,910), in word form (four thousand, nine hundred ten), or in expanded notation (4,000+900+10).
In science, we studied the life cycle of an insect. There are two kinds of metamorphosis; complete and incomplete. The stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Incomplete metamorphosis occurs when an insect looks the same as a baby as it will when it's an adult.
In reading today we learned about slavery in the southern United States. We listened to a story called "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which was a song that told slaves where to go if they escaped. Today we will be bringing home a book order form. We may order books through Ms. Jameson and through her website on Scholastic.com. Book orders are due Friday!!
We also had a tornado drill today; we are prepared for any emergency!
In math, we learned that there are three ways to write a number; it can be written in standard form (4,910), in word form (four thousand, nine hundred ten), or in expanded notation (4,000+900+10).
In science, we studied the life cycle of an insect. There are two kinds of metamorphosis; complete and incomplete. The stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Incomplete metamorphosis occurs when an insect looks the same as a baby as it will when it's an adult.
In reading today we learned about slavery in the southern United States. We listened to a story called "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which was a song that told slaves where to go if they escaped. Today we will be bringing home a book order form. We may order books through Ms. Jameson and through her website on Scholastic.com. Book orders are due Friday!!
We also had a tornado drill today; we are prepared for any emergency!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Fun Friday!
Today was a busy day in the fourth grade! We started our day by doing our five minute timed test; our class goal is to achieve a 95% average on addition for the first nine weeks. Today we raised our average to 76.4% thanks to many hard workers! We also played "Beat the Teacher" again; this time some of us were able to use our place value skills (and a bit of luck) to beat Ms. Jameson. During beat the teacher we talked about expanded notation, and learned a new way to write numbers.
In social studies many of us completed our maps of the southeast region of the United States, and we took a spelling test on spellingcity.com. We had to get that done this morning, because the afternoon was reserved for...FUN FRIDAY!
Fun Friday is a special day that only fourth graders get to have. It helps us get used to the responsibility of having homework and getting letter grades. Every other Friday, Ms. Jameson and Mrs. Goertzen plan a special activity. Students who have all of their homework done by that day get to participate, while students who need to finish their homework get the chance to complete it. It's a good reason to be responsible for turning in homework when it is due! Today we got to color and construct gigantic insects during Fun Friday; we were very creative! Our class finished the day in the library with our kindergarten reader's friends. We get to read a book with our kindergartner before helping them pick out and check out a book to take home. When they go back to their classroom we pick out a new book to read to them next week. We are having lots of fun, but are also learning that kindergartners can be a big responsibility!
In social studies many of us completed our maps of the southeast region of the United States, and we took a spelling test on spellingcity.com. We had to get that done this morning, because the afternoon was reserved for...FUN FRIDAY!
Fun Friday is a special day that only fourth graders get to have. It helps us get used to the responsibility of having homework and getting letter grades. Every other Friday, Ms. Jameson and Mrs. Goertzen plan a special activity. Students who have all of their homework done by that day get to participate, while students who need to finish their homework get the chance to complete it. It's a good reason to be responsible for turning in homework when it is due! Today we got to color and construct gigantic insects during Fun Friday; we were very creative! Our class finished the day in the library with our kindergarten reader's friends. We get to read a book with our kindergartner before helping them pick out and check out a book to take home. When they go back to their classroom we pick out a new book to read to them next week. We are having lots of fun, but are also learning that kindergartners can be a big responsibility!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Today in math our teacher beat us! We played "Beat the Teacher," a Place Value dice game, and she won. Tomorrow we are going to beat her!
In science we worked on our insect Keynotes, and researched what foods insects eat and what eats them. We learned the words omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore. In social studies we began making maps of the southeast region of the United States.
At second recess, there was a dust storm, and we had to come inside. We thought it was a tornado! It was okay, though, because when we came in we got to have a birthday celebration.
We also received our new home-reading calendar; in order to earn pizza, we have to read 20 minutes each night, 4 nights a week. That's a total of 18 evenings in September!
In science we worked on our insect Keynotes, and researched what foods insects eat and what eats them. We learned the words omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore. In social studies we began making maps of the southeast region of the United States.
At second recess, there was a dust storm, and we had to come inside. We thought it was a tornado! It was okay, though, because when we came in we got to have a birthday celebration.
We also received our new home-reading calendar; in order to earn pizza, we have to read 20 minutes each night, 4 nights a week. That's a total of 18 evenings in September!
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