Here's the final cut of our hip-hop dance so you can practice at home!
(I left the post below with the link. The link has a clearer picture than the uploaded version)
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Newest Dance Video- Link
Practice! Practice! Practice! I'm having problems downloading the newest video of Miss Kerri doing our dance. Until I can get it to download please follow this link: DANCE
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Gus Blog Post
During the week of April 6-April 10 we studied lots of different things. In math we did geo board fractions which is basically splitting geo boards into fractions. Then we did decimals using base 10 pieces. Instead of mats (100) we counted that as 1 unit and a strip (10) was counted as 1/10 of a unit and a regular unit (1) was counted as1/100 of a unit. In science we are studying bones and skeletons. We played a card game where you put each of the bones in the proper major bone group. On Wednesday we did the wax musiem. There were so many great costumes and maps/models. Well thats all for now.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Explorer Wax Mueseum!
Students, you were amazing on Wednesday! Great costumes, wonderful maps and models, and most importantly great speeches! Don't forget to KEEP your NOTE CARDS for when you present your speech this week in class.
Here are a few pictures form the other night:
Here are a few pictures form the other night:
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Hip Hop Dance
Students: For those of you interested in practicing our hip hop dance at home, here is the video of Miss Carrie performing what we've learned so far. Have fun!
Parents: We will be holding a 4th grade dance assembly to showcase the dances each class learned. This performance assembly will be on May 1st at 1:45 in the cafeteria.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Explorer Project Update
Thank you for listening to and evaluating your child's speech last night. I read through the comments and found you gave some great feedback. Students will be asking you to evaluate them again this evening, please keep giving honest feedback that will help your child improve. Also, make them work for a 3. If they truly earn a 3 great, but feel free to give a 2.5 so they know that even though they've done well there's still room for improvement.
According to the contract the maps and models are due tomorrow, however I have told students that the map/model component is not due till the day of Wax Museum. There is simply not room in the classroom to put everything and it runs the risk for breaking or such as it sits around here a few days.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any component of the project.
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According to the contract the maps and models are due tomorrow, however I have told students that the map/model component is not due till the day of Wax Museum. There is simply not room in the classroom to put everything and it runs the risk for breaking or such as it sits around here a few days.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any component of the project.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Explorer Homework- 3/18
Dear Parents,
I want to inform you on tonight's homework so that there's no confusion and so it can be as productive a time as possible.
What we talked about and wrote in planners:
Due: Work on Explorer Speech
- Write speech through "Goals & Ambitions" (or beyond if you're up for it)
- Go over speech with a parent. Get feedback on how to improve your speech
My clarification to you as parents:
Students need to have the intro, childhood and goals & ambitions portions of their speeches written out on notebook paper. This does not mean they have to have note cards, we will do those later, they only need to have the speech written on notebook paper. Second, please read over the speech with your child. As you're reading over the speech with your child give them feedback-- does it make sense or are there some confusing parts? Is it detailed with specific names of people and places, as well as dates? Is it a list of facts or does it have description and personality- does it tell a story? Obviously don't write it for them, but do help them brainstorm ideas if they're struggling. Also, ask questions about things you're still wondering about the explorer's life, which they can research and add. Speeches need to be a minimum of three minutes.
Additional Note:
I have received a few emails regarding upcoming absences. If you are leaving early for spring break and have not notified me, please shoot me an email. This also means that it is your child's responsibility to complete all portions of the speech over spring break and have it completed when they return Monday, March 30th. We will start the note card writing process Monday and they will need to be ready for that step upon their return.
I want to inform you on tonight's homework so that there's no confusion and so it can be as productive a time as possible.
What we talked about and wrote in planners:
Due: Work on Explorer Speech
- Write speech through "Goals & Ambitions" (or beyond if you're up for it)
- Go over speech with a parent. Get feedback on how to improve your speech
My clarification to you as parents:
Students need to have the intro, childhood and goals & ambitions portions of their speeches written out on notebook paper. This does not mean they have to have note cards, we will do those later, they only need to have the speech written on notebook paper. Second, please read over the speech with your child. As you're reading over the speech with your child give them feedback-- does it make sense or are there some confusing parts? Is it detailed with specific names of people and places, as well as dates? Is it a list of facts or does it have description and personality- does it tell a story? Obviously don't write it for them, but do help them brainstorm ideas if they're struggling. Also, ask questions about things you're still wondering about the explorer's life, which they can research and add. Speeches need to be a minimum of three minutes.
Additional Note:
I have received a few emails regarding upcoming absences. If you are leaving early for spring break and have not notified me, please shoot me an email. This also means that it is your child's responsibility to complete all portions of the speech over spring break and have it completed when they return Monday, March 30th. We will start the note card writing process Monday and they will need to be ready for that step upon their return.
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