Carrie Downie and Room 301 Happenings
May 26, 2009 at 1:38 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I know it is almost the end of the school year…it has been a success!
REMINDERS!!!
Today, Tuesday May 26th is the last day of the 6th marking period
Wednesday May 27th is ABC Day
Thursday May 28th is SMART Kid’s Day
Friday May 29th is Field Day
Also I found yet another website that is fun for the students to play with over the summer…
www.brainquest.com
This is also a question and answer game that I have asked the students during free time. There are fun games for the students to play, so check it out!
May 12, 2009 at 5:54 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I’ll keep updating this as I find other websites as well, but here is a great website to help students work on all different skills such as, math, reading, typing, writing, etc.
www.gamequariam.org
I also posted this on the side for your conveniece!
April 29, 2009 at 1:06 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
We are almost finished the 2008-2009 school year! With one more marking period to go I want to congratulate the students for their tremendous effort and success this year!
We are currently working in our Science Kit:Land and Water, conducting many experiments weekly and we will eventually be comparing our data with other experiments.
In Reading we are on our last theme, six. The focus skills are main idea, details, paraphrasing, and figurative language. Don’t forget to use the storytown website below to practice!! Be sure to practice your vocabulary each week!
In math we finished our 6th unit-fractions and decimals and are almost finished unit 7-solids and silhouettes.
Our spring field trip to Kalmar Nyckel will be on May 13th. Don’t forget to send in those permission slips and money. It costs $6.50. Parents are always welcome on the trips. However this trip costs $10 for parents.
http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/shipyard.asp
April 7, 2009 at 7:14 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
We are currently working on Decimals in Math and I found a great website for the students to practice:
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/
In S.S. we are working on the Revolutionary War and will be tested at the end of next week and then starting our next Science Unit-Land and Water!
In Reading we are currently on Theme 5. I have been sending home the vocabulary words along with the Weekly Reports. Don’t forget the STORYTOWN website that is listed below!
February 25, 2009 at 8:23 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Here is a chance for the students of Room 301 to see how they compare in math to students ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!! This is such a cool website. Students have their very own password and username to practice. It is definitely work checking out!!
www.worldmathday.com
February 19, 2009 at 10:15 am · Filed under Uncategorized
I found a great new website to help students study and practice the focus skills of the week we are working on. Students know the focus skills of the week because we discuss it everyday.
https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com/4thGrade
Make sure on the Left side of the screen you click on 4th grade and then go to the correct Theme we are working on. Currently we are finishing up the 4th theme with focus skills of “theme” and fact and opinion!
Feel free to practice and try as many things as you would like and let me know what you think!!!!
February 16, 2009 at 8:39 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Room 301 just finished up Unit 5 in math, as well as, our Science Kit: Magnetism and Electricity. We are starting the Thirteen Colonies in Social Studies and are finishing up our 4th theme in Reading. We also started working on a persuasion writing piece. Students are convincing Mrs. Guy to keep or take away sweets in the classroom. This is a big piece and will be graded throughout the process, making sure students are keeping up with the class.
NOTE: Students are working on their Delaware Book. It is due on Friday March 6th. There are plenty of opportunities to find the information online and in books that I have in the classroom. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me!
January 26, 2009 at 7:21 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
End of the 3rd marking period has arrived! Conferences are Wed, Thurs, Fri of the last week in January.
Report cards will be mailed the following week.
I can’t believe we are already halfway through the school year!!!
I HAVE ADDED A FEW WEBSITES TO THE SIDE——–>CHECK THEM OUT!
We are currently working diligently in our Science Unit–Magnetism and Electricity. Students are learning about electricity currents, how to set up circuits, and troubleshooting with different materials with their group members.
We have made a thousands chart in math and will be working on a 10,000 chart very soon. We are working on landmark numbers and different strategies for adding and subtracting multiple digit numbers.
Keep practicing the multiplication!
In Reading we are in our 4th Theme of the StoryTown anthology. We are currently on Lesson 17, students are also working on their spelling each week. Making sure that they are correctly spelling these words when they are writing!
ALSO NOTE: STUDENTS ARE TO BE COMPLETING THEIR READING LOGS DAILY. THEY LOSE RECESS IF IT IS NOT FILLED OUT! They need to be encouraged to read each night. I have plenty of books in my class library, we now have Library twice a week and we also have an AR cart filled with books. Students have plenty of opportunities to choose a book they would enjoy reading!!!
November 26, 2008 at 6:48 am · Filed under Uncategorized
I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving Break!
Students are currently working on their European Explorer/Spanish Conquistador Project. They were assigned a specific explorer and are to look up information on their explorer and answer questions on him. After they have all of the questions answered they need to collect their ideas and organize it into paragraphs and then write a final copy. This can be typed or handwritten.
This is DUE FRIDAY DECEMBER 19th!!!!! We are not working on this in class. This is an assignment for students to complete at HOME!
We just started our next Math Unit-Size, Shape, and Symmetry. Students will be using different measurement tools to find the lengths, perimeters, and areas of objects and rooms.
I sent home a packet on different strategies for math and division…Look for them in students folders!
November 18, 2008 at 5:32 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Parent/Teacher Conferences are among us. You should have already set up a time to meet with me. I look forward to meeting all of you!
Next week is only a 2 day week for students (Monday and Tuesday) Have a nice Thanksgiving Break!!
The end of the marking period was last Friday (November 14th) Report cards will be mailed this coming Friday November 21st
We just finished our last group of stories in Reading and our Conflict/Resolution paper. In Science, the students are finishing their observations of the crayfish life cycle, only to move onto the Europeans impact on the Native Americans. In math we just finished multiplication towers and division and will be starting Unit 4 on Size, Shape, and Symmetry.
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