Student Led Conferences!

We are busy planning and preparing for our annual Student-Led Conferences on Thursday, February 16! Your student is learning so much this year and will have a wonderful opportunity to share this learning with you at the conference. Student-led conferences put the students in charge, holding them responsible and accountable for their school performance. student will do most of the talking. It will be a time for your student to review and explain his or her mid-quarter progress report and data notebook. He or she may have samples of work to share or may have areas of the classroom to show you. Teachers will be in the classroom, but your student is expected to lead the conference. If after the conference you have questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher to schedule an appointment.
You may be asking, "What does a student-led conference look like?" In a student-led conference, your

Students will be sharing a variety of different items this day and it will be a great opportunity for you to recieve a copy of your studen'ts 3rd quarter progress report.

Comparing and Contrasting

We have been working on looking at differences and similarities throughout out research.


This is a non ficiton text piece that we are going to be reading as a class.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/08/dolphin-dimples-detect-electricity/

Electricty Work

We are currently learning about electricity. This site provides information that we wll be using to compare and contrast information we are collecting.


http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=solar_home-basics




After reading the article from our science book and reading this article. Answer two of the questions below:


1.What is one way that the articles are the same? What is one way that the articles are different?


2. What is the author's purpose of the article in our textbook? What is the author's purpose of the online article?


3. Is the online article a trustworthy resource? Justify your answer.


4. Do you think that solar energy is a good idea? Justify your answer.

Graphing

This is a great way for us to practice making graphs!

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Math Groups!

We will all start with Flashcards. Once you have gotten 30 correct flashcards you may show me and I will let you move on to a different activity: http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/multiplication.html


Now you may play this: http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines-xfactor/index.html

STAR PJ Celebration!

In celebration of  reaching our class behavior goal we have earned a STAR Party. Today Students celebrated by bringing their favorite stuffed animals and reading in their PJs. What a great way to end a Friday!

Lewis and Clark Proof of Learning

We are choosing one of the choices from Assignment #5 to share our understanding of Lewis and Clark and their expedition. We will ALSO be creating a production piece to share what we believe to be the MOST important information about the Westward Expansion unit. Check back later this week for posted production pieces! Happy Researching!


http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/lewisandclarkassignment.html

Time Warp Trio

Feel free to check this site out for a little extra information on Lewis and Clark.

http://www.timewarptrio.com/adventures/lewisandclark/