Welcome to our new fourth grade blog! Hopefully, this will be a great way to update everyone on our latest classroom event, and eventually, publish stories and articles from the students themselves.
We've had a very busy September, getting to know each other and getting started in all our subjects. We've already read several short stories, including one about sea turtles, and finished our first chapter book, Henry and Ribsy. Students are currently creating a new character that would fit into the world of Beverly Cleary, drawing pictures and writing stories about him or her. In writing, students have been learning about sentences, writing in their writer's notebooks, and are now taking a story they want to share through the five stages of the writing process: exploring, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Students have also learned just about everything they can about plants in science, and they have had an introduction to American history, beginning with European exploreres arriving in North America and meeting the Native Americans, up through the Civil War. Once we finish history, we'll move on to the geography of the United States, leaving a more in-depth study of history to fifth grade. We've dissected flowers, "built" seeds and had contests to see how well they travel through air, water, and on animals, and we've planted seeds in different conditions to see how well they grow. We've had some surprising results so far; the tallest plants are the ones that don't get any sun! We'll have to see if this changes as the weeks progress.
We've had a very busy September, getting to know each other and getting started in all our subjects. We've already read several short stories, including one about sea turtles, and finished our first chapter book, Henry and Ribsy. Students are currently creating a new character that would fit into the world of Beverly Cleary, drawing pictures and writing stories about him or her. In writing, students have been learning about sentences, writing in their writer's notebooks, and are now taking a story they want to share through the five stages of the writing process: exploring, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Students have also learned just about everything they can about plants in science, and they have had an introduction to American history, beginning with European exploreres arriving in North America and meeting the Native Americans, up through the Civil War. Once we finish history, we'll move on to the geography of the United States, leaving a more in-depth study of history to fifth grade. We've dissected flowers, "built" seeds and had contests to see how well they travel through air, water, and on animals, and we've planted seeds in different conditions to see how well they grow. We've had some surprising results so far; the tallest plants are the ones that don't get any sun! We'll have to see if this changes as the weeks progress.
In religion, the fourth grade has planned and read for two masses, learned about St. Francis of Assisi, and studied the parts of Mass and the stories Jesus told about the Kingdom of God. We've also had the privilige of participating in the GREAT program, where a police officer comes in once a week to teach the kids about communicating, how to manage anger and rumors, and other strategies they need to resist joining gangs.
The latest project has been getting ready for Hispanic Heritage month. Our country is Ecuador, and we have been creating a class PowerPoint to tell the school about it. We are buddies with the preschool 4 year olds, and we have made migajons out of bread and glue with them, as well as learning about the Galapagos Islands and studying the artist Oswaldo Guayasamin.
October will be a big month for us. Soon, I'll be updating you with information about our Day of the Dead ofrendas, field trips to the National Museum of Mexican Art and to see Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, and our experiments with mealworms!
The latest project has been getting ready for Hispanic Heritage month. Our country is Ecuador, and we have been creating a class PowerPoint to tell the school about it. We are buddies with the preschool 4 year olds, and we have made migajons out of bread and glue with them, as well as learning about the Galapagos Islands and studying the artist Oswaldo Guayasamin.
October will be a big month for us. Soon, I'll be updating you with information about our Day of the Dead ofrendas, field trips to the National Museum of Mexican Art and to see Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, and our experiments with mealworms!
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