FIELD TRIP

We love our new T-Shirts!  A GIANT THANK YOU to Citizens Bank of Hazel Green for their generous donation to purchase our shirts! We had a great time at Huntsville Utilities last week. 
Next on our agenda is a trip to the U. S. Space & Rocket Center!

OCTOBER NEWS

Read!  Read!  Read!  All forms for the Alabama & Auburn Reading Contest must be turned in by October 19.

Field Trip, Huntsville Utilities, October 18

Book Character Day, October 26

FIELD TRIP

Huntsville Utilities 2011

                                           
We will be visiting Huntsville Utilities on Thursday, October 18.  This is always a favorite day for the students.  Lunch will be provided.  Permission forms will be sent home this week. 

WOW! GREAT JOB!

I am proud to say our 2011-2012 Fourth Grade Class scored 100% on the Spring ARMT+!!  Mrs. Faulk and I are very proud of our students!  Their hard work and firm committment is a shining example for future classes.  Our school set a precedent - WGS had 100% in all grades, 3 - 5, tested!  How great is that!  Congratulations and great job, students, teachers, administration, faculty, and staff.  It is validation of the terrific teamwork and committment we witness everyday in our school.

OUR SUMMER'S BUCKET LIST

What do you want to do this summer?  We know what is on our bucket list for summer!

DIARY OF A LOCKER

Students wrote a short diary, from the locker's perspective.  They talked about their 4th grade year.  Nice!

Happy Day!

We survived Testing!  All the students worked really hard during their tests.  I am very proud of their dedication and hard work!  I cannot believe this school year is almost over.  It has flown by!

LOBBY DISPLAY

Our beautiful display in the lobby case.  Thanks to Mrs. Faulk for doing such a wonderful job designing it!  There are various samples from this past year displayed.  Great job, students!

TESTING

ARMT+ Testing is fast approaching!  Scheduled dates are April 9 - 20.  We will not test everyday during that time period, but please do not schedule appointments during these 2 weeks.  Any student absent will be required to make-up that portion of the test.  We will survive!  Students are working hard on restating questions and locating facts! 

CIVIL WAR PROJECT

Civil War Project   -   Due Date  March 12

Assignment:  Research a battle or person connected with the Civil War.  We will use computers to research during class, but you need to also look in books and on computer for additional information.  Give facts pertaining to the person or battle.  Construct poster with pictures and facts.  Make the poster colorful, interesting, and eye-catching! 

Your report, which will also be given orally in front of the class, will count as a test grade. 

The poster will also count as a test grade.  Neatness counts!!

CRITERIA:

Person:  Date and place of birth; connection to the War; what battles was he involved in; what did this person do to make a difference in the war; any other pertinent information.  We do not need information about marriage, kids, etc.  All we are interested in is his connection with the War. 

Battle:  Place; date of battle or battles; significance to the outcome of the war; persons connected with the battle; any other significant information. 

Poster:  Neatness; eye-appealing; information and pictures correct; Information presented on poster in correct manner; overall look of the poster.

Oral Report – correct information; ability to tell about the person or battle; able to answer questions pertaining to the subject; interesting (not boring!). 

If you have any questions, please see me.  Make this fun and interesting!!

OUR FABULOUS STAFF

Walnut Grove's Fabulous Faculty & Staff  (minus a few other fab folks!)

What do you think??

Our Seashell Display

After receiving a seashell, students decided upon an oceanside area to research.  Combining fact with fiction, they wrote stories from the viewpoint of their seashell.  Research included information on the city, country, language, food, ocean, and various other facts about their shell's home on the sand.  Their stories are fabulous!  Our hallway display looks great!  Yes, we are dreaming of warmer days!

A TECHNOLOGY FRACTIONS LESSON

We love to use the IPAD!

WELCOME TO CLASSBOOK

Post your thoughts on Classbook!  Our new door consist of a daily topic. 
Day 1...

4th Grade is ....

The Week Ahead.......

Reading:  A Readers Theater,  The King in the Kitchen
Grammar:  Pronouns and Antecedents. 
                 What is an antecedent?  The nouns or nouns to which the pronoun refers. 
                  Example:  Bobby was upset when he missed the goal. 
                       The pronoun, he, refers to Bobby, the antecedent.
Spelling:  Words with final er, ar
Math:  Fractions - Mixed numbers and improper fractions; ARMT Review
Social Studies:  Black History Month
Fluency:  Our end of year Benchmark Level is 118.  We're doing great!!

Are You Listening?

Great Philosophy!

Fractions, Fractions, Fractions Everywhere!

                                       
A fun way to review equivalent fractions!  Fraction dominoes, flashcards, games, and match-up game.  Much more fun than pencil and paper!

This week.......

A busy week ahead! 
Our reading story:  Encantado:  Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
Math:  Fractions, Fractions, and More Fractions!
Social Studies:  Ch 14 - Slavery in Alabama
Language Arts:  Subject and Object Pronouns
Spelling:  final le, al, en

Author Edie Bowman, aka Chester Drawers, will visit our school Thursday! 
            

 An online reading with Former First Lady, Barbara Bush, also on Thursday.
                

Progress reports will be sent home on Thursday, February 2.

                                                    BIOGRAPHY SPOON PUPPETS
Students read a biography.  then they made a spoon puppet of their person, timeline, vocabulary words from the book, and gave oral reports.  Our biographies included:  Babe Ruth; Betsy Ross, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Franklin, George & Martha Washington, Clara Barton, Thomas Edison, Will Clark, Meriwether, Lewis, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Henry Ford, and various other important historical figures.

Our Spoon Puppets!

Creative Writing: "My Life as A Soldier During the Revolutionary War"

                         

Students wrote their own historical fiction stories from the perspective of a soldier.  They did a great job!

                                                         OUR ALABAMA BOXES
Assignment:  Construct a box, with facts about Alabama on each side. 
Write a story:  "When I opened my Alabama Box, out came......"

Students did a great job with their stories!!  Very imaginative, as well as informative!

CONGRATULATIONS to our fourth graders on their great DIBELS scores!

We are very excited to have Miss Kristy, UAH student, observing our class for the next few weeks!  The students enjoyed reading with her today! 

We will read The Houdini Box this week!  This story is always a favorite with the students.  A young boy taxes his mother's patience by trying to imitate Houdini's magic tricks.  When he spots Houdini in a crowded train station, the child boldly appoaches his hero.  A magical ending for the child.  Read the book!

Welcome to our classroom!  We are a fourth grade class in Alabama.