I really liked this book, so many talk worthy points and memorable characters. I especially liked the use of "good luck sayings," at the start of each chapter to engage the reader in the story. This book is just right for spring 4th graders, but will be a bit of a challenge to new 4th graders. The ending left me wanting more...and you will too!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Bookworm Buzz
Another great installment in the Big Nate series. I love the lesson here-believe in YOURSELF and never give up. I also like the new character DeeDee and how her friendship with Nate evolves throughout the story. Enjoy!
Bookworm Buzz
A very interesting historical fiction about dogs in Russia post World War II. If you like dogs, and reading about dogs, then this is the book for you! It is just right for 4th graders and a great example of historical fiction. Thanks to my niece Sophie,also a 4th grader, for recommending this book to me. Let me know what you think!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Bookworm Buzz
A collection of all school related comics. Very funny, I love these teachers! Thanks for letting me borrow it, Jake!
Juicy Nibble
O.K. gang, you know I have a BIG stack of books to read for the week, keep checking back for my updates! I know everyone brought home at least ONE book, and many of you have two. I can't wait to hear about your book adventures!
A Big Bite
What an incredible week we had in room 23! I was told several times, "Wow, what a great day, I don't want to go home!" Art and Poetry were our themes and it stretched across all curriculum areas. As Brendan informed us, it was National Children's Poetry Week, and we really immersed ourselves in this philosophy. We began the week in writer's workshop by painting watercolor pictures on paper bags in the style of Douglas Florian artist and , poet. We will be writing poems based on our paintings after vacation. In reader's workshop we listened to Hate That Cat, by Sharon Creech and had some very interesting discussions about how the character Jack has grown and changed from Love That Dog. We even learned some American Sign Language! In Math we have started a unit on symmetry and created art work for writing poetry. We did A LOT of drawing, cutting and creating in math this week. I can't wait to share our "Creepy Clown," poems. They even "creeped out," Mrs. Toye! In Science we have started to learn about motions in the oceans and watched some . really cool videos about rogue waves and tsunamis. In Social Studies we are learning about the Midwest. Some of us really want to see the Badlands of South Dakota and the art will continue when we create paper models of Mount Rushmore! Friday was "Rock Poetry Day," in room 23. We created visual imagery dictionaries and drew in them as we listened to our peers play their tunes. I will post a playlist later this week, but some of the poems that were analyzed were: You've Got a Friend in Me, by Randy Newman; Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne; Baby by Justin Bieber; Firework, by Katy Perry; Benny and the Jets, by Elton John; Fearless, by Taylor Swift; and Fireflies, by Owl City. There were some deep poems to read and analyze. In Art class with Mrs. Hess, the students created Sum-E paintings. We will write Haiku poems about these paintings. Enjoy the week off, the weather looks great!Mrs. W
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Juicy Nibble
It was a short week at JFK. On Monday, Jeremy Reiner, meteorologist from Channel 7 Boston, came to JFK to talk about weather with all of the 4th graders. It was incredible! We also started to learn about the ocean and tides. In Social Studies we finished our tour of the southeast and everyone did a great job on the test. Language arts has been all about poetry! We are writing poems, reading poems and listening to poems. We read Love That Dog by Sharon Creech and listened to Walter Dean Myers and Robert Frost read poems. Walter Dean Myers has an awesome voice and we could listen to him all day. Have a great long weekend.
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