We have had a great first two days of school! We have rescued a worm named Fred, learned about exciting Fourth Grade activities such as Reader's Friends, written in our science journals, gone to the library, and so much more!
Today we discussed what a scientist is and what a scientist does. Then we became scientists! First, we examined a "mystery" object and developed a hypothesis about what it was. We still don't know for sure, but Ms. J. promises us that we will learn about it next week! After lunch today we saved a gummy worm named Fred. We couldn't use our hands, but could use paper clips. It took a lot of problem solving and teamwork, but most of us succeeded. Then we ate Fred!
We are excited about using the computers in fourth grade, learning how to keyboard with our new keyboarding program, and doing more science! We're also excited about recess and about reading.
We think we're going to have an extraordinary year in fourth grade; stay tuned to learn more!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Postcards and Word Wars
Postcards: We need 7 more from Alaska, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Delaware, Connecticut, Mississippi, and New Jersey. So please bring them.
We are about done with Inkheart 222 more pages.
The reading state assessments start next week. Also in math the 100% club. In the 100% club are drum roll please, Cole, Emily, Bethany, Sean, and Tanner. If as a class we pass all our math facts with a 95% or better we get to go on a picnic. We can finally wear shorts!
Miss Teen Kansas came today and talked about 4 kinds of bullying, physical, verbal, social, and cyber.
Word War 3!!! It is two classes at battle for reading. It will take a month to finish and then we meet back in the classroom to see who wins. The loser's class has to make a snack for the other class, and may the best class win!
So let's learn a lot and have a battle of the Word War 3, well actually I was going to say have a lot of fun! See you next time!
~Written by Tanner
We are about done with Inkheart 222 more pages.
The reading state assessments start next week. Also in math the 100% club. In the 100% club are drum roll please, Cole, Emily, Bethany, Sean, and Tanner. If as a class we pass all our math facts with a 95% or better we get to go on a picnic. We can finally wear shorts!
Miss Teen Kansas came today and talked about 4 kinds of bullying, physical, verbal, social, and cyber.
Word War 3!!! It is two classes at battle for reading. It will take a month to finish and then we meet back in the classroom to see who wins. The loser's class has to make a snack for the other class, and may the best class win!
So let's learn a lot and have a battle of the Word War 3, well actually I was going to say have a lot of fun! See you next time!
~Written by Tanner
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Happy March!
We have had a fun week, but had lots going on. Our postcards are doing good, but we still need more. Just this week we got one from Maryland, one from Maine, and one from Washington D.C. The person who sent us the Washington D.C. one also gave us a book. We still do need more postcards, so keep sending them!
In math we are doing problem solving and have a party coming up! We got the party for getting a class average of 95% or better on addition, subtraction, and multiplication on our timed tests. On division we have an 81.7%and are getting close to passing, but with a little hard work we think we can do it before the end of the year. Please help us by making us practice.
We are doing electricity in science are just starting a electricity lab. We just did a Gizmo on electricity. We had to make closed circuits, open circuits, and figure out how many double A batteries it took to make a 9 volt battery. It wasn't very easy, but we did it.
It's Dr. Seuss's birthday and we've had fun whether it's wearing PJ's or wearing a hat! We are now working on fact and opinion. We made fact and opinion sheets for the "booket" list. If you've heard of a bucket list you might have a little idea of what we're talking about. The "Booket" list is a list of books that we made as if the world was about to end. We can probably show it to you when we're done .
That's all we have to talk about. But remember keep sending postcards!
~Written By Bethany
*A note from Ms. J: Watch for more news on our "Booket" List; the kids have been hard at work identifying the books they think every fourth grader should read. As one student put it, "these aren't just any old books; these are the books that you would take with you if the world were about to end and you could only save a few!"
In math we are doing problem solving and have a party coming up! We got the party for getting a class average of 95% or better on addition, subtraction, and multiplication on our timed tests. On division we have an 81.7%and are getting close to passing, but with a little hard work we think we can do it before the end of the year. Please help us by making us practice.
We are doing electricity in science are just starting a electricity lab. We just did a Gizmo on electricity. We had to make closed circuits, open circuits, and figure out how many double A batteries it took to make a 9 volt battery. It wasn't very easy, but we did it.
It's Dr. Seuss's birthday and we've had fun whether it's wearing PJ's or wearing a hat! We are now working on fact and opinion. We made fact and opinion sheets for the "booket" list. If you've heard of a bucket list you might have a little idea of what we're talking about. The "Booket" list is a list of books that we made as if the world was about to end. We can probably show it to you when we're done .
That's all we have to talk about. But remember keep sending postcards!
~Written By Bethany
*A note from Ms. J: Watch for more news on our "Booket" List; the kids have been hard at work identifying the books they think every fourth grader should read. As one student put it, "these aren't just any old books; these are the books that you would take with you if the world were about to end and you could only save a few!"
Friday, February 3, 2012
EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!
*A note from Ms. J: This week we have a "guest blogger." Our class has expressed a desire to have work written by specific students, instead of blogs written by the whole class, so we're giving it a try! This week Molli wrote our blog.
For the last 2 weeks we haven't been writing. Sorry about that. But we do have some extremely exciting news, it's a secret 'till the end. Mwa-ha-ha. :D Right now we'll tell ya about some other things. Oh, and don't peek at the special news (it was worth the wait).
For the next 2 or 3 weeks we will be learning about different kinds of measurement. Right now we're learning about capacity. If you don't know what capacity is it's how much an object can hold. That's what we're learning about in math.
In social studies, we're learning about pioneers and Indians. We're making 3D covered wagons. Inside the covered wagons we're putting in a paper chest, a pot, a spinning wheel, a barrel, a coffee pot, a rifle, a lantern, an extra wheel, an ax, and a butter churn. That's what we're learning in social studies.
We are almost done with a fun project. It's a Time magazine project. If you read Time magazine then you would know what "Person of the year" is. We are doing a writing project about that.
The SUPER exciting news is (drum roll please) we got a letter from the WHITE HOUSE!!! We also got a signed picture of Barack Obama himself! We even got a picture of his dog! Well, write to ya later. Ms. J's class.
~Written by Molli
For the last 2 weeks we haven't been writing. Sorry about that. But we do have some extremely exciting news, it's a secret 'till the end. Mwa-ha-ha. :D Right now we'll tell ya about some other things. Oh, and don't peek at the special news (it was worth the wait).
For the next 2 or 3 weeks we will be learning about different kinds of measurement. Right now we're learning about capacity. If you don't know what capacity is it's how much an object can hold. That's what we're learning about in math.
In social studies, we're learning about pioneers and Indians. We're making 3D covered wagons. Inside the covered wagons we're putting in a paper chest, a pot, a spinning wheel, a barrel, a coffee pot, a rifle, a lantern, an extra wheel, an ax, and a butter churn. That's what we're learning in social studies.
We are almost done with a fun project. It's a Time magazine project. If you read Time magazine then you would know what "Person of the year" is. We are doing a writing project about that.
The SUPER exciting news is (drum roll please) we got a letter from the WHITE HOUSE!!! We also got a signed picture of Barack Obama himself! We even got a picture of his dog! Well, write to ya later. Ms. J's class.
~Written by Molli
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wanted: Postcards
Well, we told you to stay tuned to find out what was in our treasure boxes, and we sure made you wait a long time! Sorry about that. So, back to the treasure boxes. We opened one last week, and one this week. Last week's box was full of artifacts that taught us about homes of the Plains Indians. Native Americans in Kansas had one of three kinds of homes. Some lived in tipis, some lived in grass houses, and some lived in earth lodges. We saw models of all of these homes, and learned how they were built. This week, our box showed us just how many things the Native Americans could make using buffalo. They could make shovels, hoes, needles, toys, tipis, purses, and clothing! They even used the buffalo's bladder as a "water bottle!" We got to see one first hand. Ew.
Today was the final day to turn in Early Bird Sunflower Reader forms. Almost our whole class has met their goal of finishing Sunflower Reader. If they haven't, they have until May to get it done! Those of us who finished early get to attend a pizza party with the fabulous Mrs. Burgey.
In math, we've been doing geometry. Right now we're studying transformations. A transformation occurs when a shape moves from one place to another. One kind is a reflection. This week we made reflections of ourselves using Photo Booth on the computers. Then we drew a line of symmetry to show where we reflected ourselves. Now we're studying translations, which happen when a shape slides from one place to another but otherwise stays the same. We're drawing tessellations to help us remember what they are!
Our biggest project right now is happening in writing. We are writing a story for Time Magazine's Person of the Year in the year 2031. We are writing the story as if we have won the award, and telling about what we did to earn it.
We've been stuck inside with the cold weather, and are feeling a bit blue. Do you know what would cheer us up? POSTCARDS!!! We are still missing 17 states, and are worried that we might not make our goal. If you could help, please do!
Today was the final day to turn in Early Bird Sunflower Reader forms. Almost our whole class has met their goal of finishing Sunflower Reader. If they haven't, they have until May to get it done! Those of us who finished early get to attend a pizza party with the fabulous Mrs. Burgey.
In math, we've been doing geometry. Right now we're studying transformations. A transformation occurs when a shape moves from one place to another. One kind is a reflection. This week we made reflections of ourselves using Photo Booth on the computers. Then we drew a line of symmetry to show where we reflected ourselves. Now we're studying translations, which happen when a shape slides from one place to another but otherwise stays the same. We're drawing tessellations to help us remember what they are!
Our biggest project right now is happening in writing. We are writing a story for Time Magazine's Person of the Year in the year 2031. We are writing the story as if we have won the award, and telling about what we did to earn it.
We've been stuck inside with the cold weather, and are feeling a bit blue. Do you know what would cheer us up? POSTCARDS!!! We are still missing 17 states, and are worried that we might not make our goal. If you could help, please do!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Back to School
Welcome to the new year! It's hard to believe it's January, because the weather has been amazing. We can all say that recess was our favorite subject as we came back to school! Our classroom has seen a few changes with the flip of the calendar. One of our good friends and classmates moved away this week (we'll miss you!), but we also got to welcome a new friend to our class. Kyla is new to our school, and we're so happy she's here!
This week has been busy as we start lots of new projects. Our goal for this semester is to have a "Circle Up" time a few days a week at the beginning of the day. This will be a way for our class to get to know each other more and to practice good character.
In Communications, we are reading about Kansas. We learned that one side of Kansas has a much higher elevation than the other side due to the Rocky Mountains to the west of our state. We also learned that Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas, but we'll let you in on a little secret...it's not a mountain at all, just a really big hill! In writing, we began a huge project. Do you ever read Time Magazine? Every year they name a "Person of the Year." We're pretending the year is 2031, and that we have won this prestigious award. Over the next few weeks, we'll be writing magazine articles telling about why we have been named Person of the Year, and we will be illustrating a cover for the magazine. Big news...our entire class is almost done with Sunflower Reader...only 3 more students need to finish for all of us to have met our goal!
In math we started reviewing shapes for the math assessment, and then we kept working on advanced multiplication. We are learning two-digit by two-digit multiplication, and some of us have moved on to three digits! We wanted to show you how we handle this kind of multiplication, so we made a video describing how to complete lattice multiplication. Check it out!
This week has been busy as we start lots of new projects. Our goal for this semester is to have a "Circle Up" time a few days a week at the beginning of the day. This will be a way for our class to get to know each other more and to practice good character.
In Communications, we are reading about Kansas. We learned that one side of Kansas has a much higher elevation than the other side due to the Rocky Mountains to the west of our state. We also learned that Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas, but we'll let you in on a little secret...it's not a mountain at all, just a really big hill! In writing, we began a huge project. Do you ever read Time Magazine? Every year they name a "Person of the Year." We're pretending the year is 2031, and that we have won this prestigious award. Over the next few weeks, we'll be writing magazine articles telling about why we have been named Person of the Year, and we will be illustrating a cover for the magazine. Big news...our entire class is almost done with Sunflower Reader...only 3 more students need to finish for all of us to have met our goal!
In math we started reviewing shapes for the math assessment, and then we kept working on advanced multiplication. We are learning two-digit by two-digit multiplication, and some of us have moved on to three digits! We wanted to show you how we handle this kind of multiplication, so we made a video describing how to complete lattice multiplication. Check it out!
In social studies, we began studying Kansas by creating a map of our state. We'll be using this map all month to explore the land, economy, weather, and other aspects of our state. Kansas day is January 29!
The most exciting thing happened today in our classroom. A giant mystery box appeared at the front of the room. Well, it actually appeared at the back of the room, but Ms. J. carried it to the front. We really want to see what's inside, but Ms. J. said she won't open it until Tuesday. We know that the box is going to be used for social studies, and that it is from the Kansas State Historical Society. We can't wait to find out what's inside, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out, just like us!
Our postcard project has made GREAT progress. However...we still need postcards from 17 states! Please check out our postcard geography page to see if you can help. Many of the states we are missing are in the southern and eastern United States. This week we got lots of postcards from Pitt State Gorillas. Thanks to all the Gorillas sending us mail...you've helped a lot!
The most exciting thing happened today in our classroom. A giant mystery box appeared at the front of the room. Well, it actually appeared at the back of the room, but Ms. J. carried it to the front. We really want to see what's inside, but Ms. J. said she won't open it until Tuesday. We know that the box is going to be used for social studies, and that it is from the Kansas State Historical Society. We can't wait to find out what's inside, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out, just like us!
Our postcard project has made GREAT progress. However...we still need postcards from 17 states! Please check out our postcard geography page to see if you can help. Many of the states we are missing are in the southern and eastern United States. This week we got lots of postcards from Pitt State Gorillas. Thanks to all the Gorillas sending us mail...you've helped a lot!
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