Thank you Mrs. O'Neill for putting this awesome slideshow together!
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| Simon Says was really tough this year! |
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| A Special THANK YOU to Mrs. Leofanti for organizing the whole day!!!! |
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| Thanks Mrs. Leofanti!!!! |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sports Day Slideshow
Technology and Engineering
On Friday, Mr. Adams (Mrs. Adams' husband) came once again as our "Engineer in Residence". He talked to us about the design process, and gave us a task.... to create a "hands- free" flashlight. We were all given the same materials, and we created a variety of designs. On Monday, we presented our designs to the fourth graders.
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| Mr. Adams met with each group individually. He discussed our designs and our materials. |
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Coffeehouse PIctures
Thank you to everyone who was able to come to our Poetry Coffeehouse today! It was a great success!!!
Friday, June 1, 2012
June Has Arrived!
What a week it has been! Our week began with a Kennedy School Tradition ~ Tie Dye Tuesday! The weather cooperated and we were able to dye our ORANGE shirts. Thanks to our helpers, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs.Carolan and Mr. Reardon!
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| We tied our shirts on Friday with the whole fourth grade! |
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| We all took turns stirring the shirts in the dye. |
Finally, the shirts were dry! We were so excited to see ours!
We wore our shirts to the recorder and chorus concert on Thursday. We looked like an ocean of sunsets as we played our recorders.
On Wednesday, we participated in a mystery state question and answer. We used SKYPE to connect with a fourth grade class from Wisconsin! After asking and answering many questions, we were able to guess their home state, and they were able to guess ours! It was a fun and exciting time for our class. We hope to do this with a class from either the west or southwest region, but we are running out of time. What a great experience for our class!
In addition to all of these fun activities, the children have been working very hard preparing for our Coffeehouse next week. We are looking forward to seeing you on June 7 at 10:15!!
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| Happy Birthday to our June Birthdays~ Shane, James, Charlotte, and Mrs. Merten! |
Friday, May 25, 2012
Spring Has Sprung!
It has been a very, very busy few weeks in room 24. We have wrapped up our study of the weather, and Mrs. Merten was very impressed with our science tests. In the next week we will begin to learn about Magnetism and Electricity. We will even build some simple circuits!
In Social Studies, we finished our study of the west, and got to enjoy some mining just like the "Forty-Niners". We really enjoyed this activity, and we got to take some gems home with us today! We will be taking a test on the West Region this Thursday.
In Reading, we are wrapping up our interactive read aloud, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. This is a wonderful story about friendship, and we have really enjoyed reading it. While reading this book, we focused our learning on character's motivation (what they do and why), author's message, and reading with expression. We have read this book using a reader's theater model, and we've really enjoyed it.
We have been working hard to wrap up our poetry writing in time for our Coffeehouse on June 7th. We think you will be very impressed with all that we've written this year!
Lastly, we are all excited to welcome a new student, Casey, to our class on Tuesday. We are all very excited to meet him!
From the Teacher's Desk
One reason I love the spring is that we have developed a wonderful community that supports one another. By this time in the year, the children work very well together, and are clear about the expectations for our class. Learning is at its best. The children are excited about the new topics and they know what their responsibilities are.
As you know, the focus of this year was "independence and responsibility". I am pleased with how the children have grown in both of these areas. Despite this growth, homework has continued to be problematic for many students. This spring, I've noticed that there is an even bigger increase in missing or incomplete homework assignments. Please take a minute to discuss homework with your child. The year will end soon, and I'd love it to be with positive steps toward homework completion. I truly appreciate all of the support you provide.
In Social Studies, we finished our study of the west, and got to enjoy some mining just like the "Forty-Niners". We really enjoyed this activity, and we got to take some gems home with us today! We will be taking a test on the West Region this Thursday.
In Reading, we are wrapping up our interactive read aloud, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. This is a wonderful story about friendship, and we have really enjoyed reading it. While reading this book, we focused our learning on character's motivation (what they do and why), author's message, and reading with expression. We have read this book using a reader's theater model, and we've really enjoyed it.
We have been working hard to wrap up our poetry writing in time for our Coffeehouse on June 7th. We think you will be very impressed with all that we've written this year!
Lastly, we are all excited to welcome a new student, Casey, to our class on Tuesday. We are all very excited to meet him!
From the Teacher's Desk
One reason I love the spring is that we have developed a wonderful community that supports one another. By this time in the year, the children work very well together, and are clear about the expectations for our class. Learning is at its best. The children are excited about the new topics and they know what their responsibilities are.
As you know, the focus of this year was "independence and responsibility". I am pleased with how the children have grown in both of these areas. Despite this growth, homework has continued to be problematic for many students. This spring, I've noticed that there is an even bigger increase in missing or incomplete homework assignments. Please take a minute to discuss homework with your child. The year will end soon, and I'd love it to be with positive steps toward homework completion. I truly appreciate all of the support you provide.
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