Friday, October 24, 2014

SUCCESS!

Thank you, parents and students, for the great conferences this week! The time spent with each family seemed to just fly by. I trust that each of you walked away with more understanding of what your child is learning in fourth grade and ways that you can support your child. The students did a very nice job as they presented their Leadership Notebooks from the "pink chair." I am proud of them all! The poster below reiterates a few of the tips that were offered this week.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
STUDENT HOLIDAY!
PARENTS, GO VOTE!

WE WILL CONTINUE MULTI-DIGIT MULTIPLICATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING NEXT WEEK. PLEASE PUT THOSE "X PLANS" IN MOTION! I AM ANXIOUS TO AWARD MORE STUDENTS WITH A "0 - 9 X FACTS" CERTIFICATE.  


 DOWNLOAD THIS GEORGIA STANDARDS NATIVE AMERICAN POWERPOINT TO REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE INUIT, KWAKIUTL, NEZ PERCE, HOPI, PAWNEE, AND SEMINOLE.
NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY. EVERYONE SEEMS EXCITED ABOUT THEIR CREATIONS AND WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING. DON'T FORGET TO WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH TO TELL ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO YOUR TRIBE. WE WILL BE WRITING OUR INFORMATIONAL REPORTS ABOUT THE TRIBES IN CLASS.

SORT 12 --- WORDS ARE READY FOR YOU TO PRACTICE AT  SPELLERZ (CUSTOM INVASION TNF456) AND AT             SPELLING CITY.


TODAY IN THE SCIENCE LAB, WE HAD A FUN S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) LESSON. WE WORKED WITH A PARTNER TO DESIGN  MOLDS FOR MAKING ICE CUBES INTENDED FOR USE IN BUILDING AN "ICE HOTEL." THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE THEIR MATERIALS FOR THE PROJECT FROM A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ITEMS MRS. KNOBBE HAD GATHERED. NEXT WEEK, WE WILL TEST THE SUCCESS OF THE ICE TRAYS WE CREATED. THANK YOU, MRS. HERNANDEZ AND MRS. BROWN FOR VOLUNTEERING TO HELP US WITH OUR ENGINEERING!

Animated Bat Flying Animated flying bat flapping
Another inky evening’s here—
the air is cool and calm and clear.
Can it be true? Oh, can it be?
Yes!—Bat Night at the library!

ON FRIDAY, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN TREAT! AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR BRIAN LIES WILL VISIT OUR SCHOOL. HIS BOOKS FEATURE BAT CHARACTERS AND EXCITING PLOTS. WE CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR HIM TO SHARE HIS WRITING TRICKS!


HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!

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