Early this morning, before the school day officially began, our fourth grade class happily boarded the bus for a field trip to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem where we were treated to a special Chinese New Year celebration.
Upon arrival, we were ushered into the museum auditorium where we enjoyed a wonderful storytelling session by [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Reflections About the Inauguration 2009
Posted in Inauguration, tagged fourth grade, Inauguration, Obama on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There was an air of excitement this morning as the children entered the classroom and noticed that the Inauguration was on our schedule. On each of their tables was a packet with the official inauguration program, the oath of office, inaugural weather forecast, a luncheon menu for the formal luncheon in the National Statuary Hall, [...]
An Inaugural Luncheon for Sasha and Malia Obama
Posted in Inauguration, Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Today we took a look at the menu for the Inaugural Luncheon in the National Statuary Hall.
First Course:
Seafood Stew
Second Course:
A Brace of American Birds: Duck and Herb Roasted Pheasant
Sour Cherry Chutney
Wild Rice Stuffing
Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Winter Vegetables
Third Course:
Cinnamon Apple Sponge Cake
While this luncheon might be suitable for a room full of adults, the children [...]
Take a Look Through Our Eyes: Newbery Medal Books
Posted in Newbery Books, tagged fourth grade, Newbery Books on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What makes a truly great book? That is the question we posed to two of our fourth grade classes today. Their answers varied from well developed characters, visual setting, and exciting plot, to lots of action and suspense.
Our next reading unit takes a close look at Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor books. Each child will [...]
Designing a Confucian School
Posted in Ancient China, tagged Ancient China, confucian school, fourth grade on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Let’s name our school The Confucius School of Poetry.” “Our school should have all of the classrooms around a courtyard with a fountain.” These are some of the many comments made today by students during our new Ancient China lesson: Design a Confucian School.
After studying the five Confucian relationships and the philosophy of Confucius, the [...]
Power Polygons: Trapezoids, Triangles, and Hexagons
Posted in Math Projects, Uncategorized, tagged fourth grade, geometry, math, power polygons on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Students have been actively engaged in our current math unit: Size, Shape, and Symmetry. The unit began with investigations using U.S. standard units (inches, feet, and yards) and metric units (centimeters and meters). Currently the class is studying the characteristics of quadrilaterals and other polygons using colorful transparent manipulatives which when put together, form other [...]
Logo Paths
Posted in Math Projects, tagged fourth grade, logo paths, math on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our new math unit, “Size, Shape, and Symmetry,” has an interesting software program called “LogoPaths.” In LogoPaths, the user controls a turtle character through complex mazes by typing in commands such as “FD 50” (forward 50 grid spaces) or “RT 90” (Turn right 90 degrees). This is a great opportunity for students to learn their [...]
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