Here we go...

Good Morning!

We have much to do today. This morning Mrs. Jones will be with you and I look forward to hearing her report. During RtI today you will have 3 choices. We will start RtI at 8:50 today.
Choice 1: Complete the Power Drill on the back table.
Choice 2: Read to Self (Book of your choice)
Choice 3: Read to Someone (must be a non-fiction book, must be with someone who does NOT have the same first letter initial as you)

Math Rotations will start at 9:20. You will need your rotation supplies. Today we will be talking about Measurement during rotations. In our room we will be talking about Area and Perimeter.

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Today during Communication Arts you will be listening to the story Guji Guji. Which can be heard at http://www.storylineonline.net/.  You will be working at finding the main idea and details in this story.

I'll see you this afternoon!

It could be you...

We are preparing to continue our study of famous inventors and their inventions. Below you will find 2 links to help move your learning forward.

This link provides information about famous kid inventors.

http://www.bkfk.com/inventor/kids.asp

The video below shows some of the amazing things kids created and shared on Ellen. Does this clip give you any ideas?


This site show several intersting inventions and tells about their history.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

Inventors/Inventions Hall of Fame

Please post your comments about the famous invnetors and inventions.

Make a live audience poll at Poll Everywhere

Click here to vote:
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTQ2OTY5MjI2OQ/web

On the Move on Monday!

Today you will have several opportunities to work with other classes to review information. This morning at 9:20 we will start Math Rotations. During this time you will be going to the other 4th grade classrooms to review math concepts. 

At 12:50 we will be meeting Mr. Winklemann's class in the lab to work on building electrical circuits and reviewing terminology.

Can you make it work?

Earlier this year we talked about building circuits. What makes them work? What stops them from working?

Use the site below to help you practice this skill:

http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=638


http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash/concepts/simplecircuits.htm

A Fresh Start

As you may have noticed last night I did some maintenance to our classroom blog. I noticed that I had some things that didn't work. I also noticed that there was some information that was out dated. Hopefully the blog is now current and a resource for your to use at home and at school.

Thre are a ton of websites listed for a variety of skills. My hope it that you will start leaving comments under the activities to let me know if we like them, if we learned anything and if they were fun!

Getting Picky About Our Punctuation

This week we are going to take a look at what punctuation looks like and different parts of speech that can improve our ability to share information.

Nouns
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats2.asp?rats_nounverb
Verbs
http://hoodaword.com/games/grammarninja.php

Punctuation
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/punctuation/index_pre.html

Understanding Story Elements

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/settingp.cfm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/test_tutor/build19/grade3/skill14/index_pre.htm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm

Which is the correct description of main idea?

Click on the link below and vote!
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTMyNzU4Njc3NQ/web

Main Idea

We have been working on this skill this week and today in club. Below you will fin a couple of fun activities that help us practice this skill.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/rosie/skill_pre.html

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap2.cfm

Watch this video
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=4254