As fourth graders, some of you have been here for five years. Others have joined our community only this year. Think back over your time spent in this school. What do you think you will remember the most?
Reflections on Jefferson City May 14, 2010
Yesterday was an awesome day. We had a great field trip to Jefferson City. We toured the Supreme Court, Highway Patrol Safety Museum, Governor’s Mansion, and Capitol. What was your favorite part of the day? What was something that you learned? Would you like to go back? What would you like to learn more about?
Thinking about next year…. May 7, 2010
Next Wednesday we will visit the Intermediate building. We will take a tour and meet some of the staff. What questions do you have about the Intermediate building? What would you like to know before we go on our visit? Post your questions here. Please remember to follow rules of grammar and writing. Take time to read over your comments before you submit them.
Reflecting on Earth Day April 23, 2010
Yesterday we did our best to go paperless and live green. I have to admit that I think we did a pretty good job. I had to think a few times about how to cut back and avoid using paper, but we did it! Review the list of ways we saved paper on the whiteboard. What did you like the best? Which one or ones would be easy to do everyday? Can you think of other ways that we can save paper at school?
Earth Day 2010 April 22, 2010
Today is Earth Day. We are going to try to go paperless today and not use any paper. What does your family do to try to help the environment? If you don’t think you do anything, what could you do to help save the Earth?
Thoughts about the end of the school year… April 19, 2010
MAP testing is over, we are on the countdown to the end of school, and many fun things will be happening in the weeks to come such as East Extravaganza, Field Day, Transition Day, our field trip to Jefferson City, and the last day of school. What are you most looking forward to? What do you have questions about? Please include your ideas, thoughts, and feelings about one of these events in your post.
The First Week of Testing… April 9, 2010
So now that you have the first round of MAP testing under your belt, what are your thoughts about it? Was it shorter/longer than you expected? Harder/easier? What did you like best? How could we change things to make your testing situation easier? Post a comment including your thoughts, ideas, and any questions you have about next week’s test in math.
MAP: Grade Level Assessments April 5, 2010
Tomorrow we begin grade-level assessments as required by the state of Missouri. This task is designed to help schools identify the knowledge and skills of their students. What questions, concerns, or comments do you have or would you like to make about these assessments. Please post a comment before going to recess today. We will discuss these before going home.
Spring Break March 30, 2010
What would you like to share with your teacher and classmates about your spring break?
Getting Started with Our Student Blog March 29, 2010
This is a new activity that I would like to start with our class. Periodically I will post to this blog called “ Hayter’s Student Blog” and you will get the opportunity to make a comment. Sometimes it will be something simple, such as getting your opinion or finding out what you did over the weekend. Other times, you may post comments to a specific question relating to something we are studying in class. We can even conduct a poll through this blog. All comments will come to me and I will read them and either approve them or delete them.
Here is your first post on which to comment: What do you think of this new activity? Does it sound like something that you would like to do? Do you have any suggestions for how this could be used? Be sure to post your name with your comments.
