Today's morning news and announcements

Dear Fourth Graders,

    Welcome to Monday, September 24, 2018.  You have PE this afternoon at 12:50 with Mr. McFee.  

   Did you know the first teddy bear was invented in 1902 or 1903 - depending on who invented it and who you ask.  The important part is that the teddy was named after president Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. How it's made Teddy

     

   

               Love,

              Petunia and friends

Our Life Goals

When I grow up, I want to be:
A marine biologist
A doctor
An animal trainer
A baker
A marine biologist
A vet
A baker
An artist
An animal assistant for ocean animals
A hockey player or biologist (because not too many people go to the NHL)
An artist
A pro baseball player (I don't have a back-up plan)
A vet or a teacher
A pro fisherman
A vet
A scientist (inventing)
I'm still deciding
A singer or a vet (I could always sing to the animals)
A storyteller
A vlogger
A doctor and a mom
A pro gamer
Ms. Allen's still deciding...HA!

Welcome back to school! Here we are practicing building stamina in reading. We're using a new framework for reading from the American Reading Company (ARC). The kids give it a double thumbs up!

Three Act Math Lessons

Our class has had the luxury of having Mrs. Skiffington join us for math.  After a workshop, Mrs. Skiffington brought back a new idea:  three act math!  

Today's lesson was on dividing up pizza.  Who doesn't like pizza?  To complete the work, students used a new fraction math app.  

Here are some pictures of kids completing their work: