Star of the Week

Chase was our star this week!

It was fun to listen to Chase present his poster, poem and photos.  We learned a lot about him during his presentation, like how he is a big fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, his family has a lot of pets, and his hero is his dad.

Chase's special guests were his mom, dad, and his sisters.

Thanks for doing such a fantastic job, Chase!  You were awesome!

Star of the Week

Jack is our star this week!

Our class learned a lot about Jack during his presentation.  We learned that sports are very important to him, and that his baseball team won the state championship last year!  He also shared that his hero is Joe Mauer, and his favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows.

Jack's special guests were his grandpa and grandma.

Thanks for sharing, Jack!  Great job!

Star of the Week

Our star this week was Ian!

He did a fabulous job presenting his poster, "I Am" poem and photos.  

We thought Ian's pictures were great and the class had a lot of questions about all the trips they represented.  He and his family really enjoy traveling together!  We learned that Ian's favorite book is Hatchet, his favorite TV show is Yukon Men, and he really enjoys archery and hunting.

Ian's special guest was his dad.

Thanks for being our star, Ian!  Great work!

Native American Studies Posters

Here are the posters our class created for our Children of Native America Today project!  They did a great job representing each tribe using symbols on their posters.

The 4th graders had a chance to look at the posters made by the rest of the class and were asked to reflect on them by answering the questions, "I See, I Think, I Wonder."  It was interesting to read the different observations and questions they wrote on their graphic organizers.  It led us to have another great conversation about perception and understanding other points of view.

Native American Studies

This week we have been studying various Native American tribes from across the country.  Students read sections of the book Children of Native America Today in groups and then worked in their group to create posters with symbols that represented the tribe they studied.  

When they're done we'll have a classroom gallery walk to learn more about each Native American group they researched.  Then we'll discuss the similarities and differences between those ten groups, and then talk about the similarities and differences between our own culture and the groups we studied.

Star of the Week

Htoo Wah was our star this week!

It was fun to learn more about her during her presentation.  She did a fabulous job on her poster and poem.  We really enjoyed seeing her photos; especially the one of her when she lived in Thailand.

We learned that one of her favorite books is Three Good Deeds, her heroes are her parents, she was born in Thailand, and lived in St. Paul before she moved to Albert Lea.

Htoo Wah's special guest was Mrs. Neid.

Thanks for doing such a great job, Htoo Wah!  

Red 'Writing' Hood

The 4th graders performed Red Writing Hood in a Readers' Theater format for their 1st grade reading buddies.  While they were rehearsing for their performance they focused on perfecting their fluency, accuracy and expression.  They did an excellent job and I think the 1st graders really enjoyed it!