miércoles, 17 de diciembre de 2014

Mystery Skype #3

We are waiting... We are thinking of questions. Everybody is engrossed in their jobs... They're calling! They say "Hi!" We are doing rock, paper, scissors, SHOOT! To  see who goes first. They win. They ask if we live in the U.S, No!  We ask if the live in North America, yes. They ask if we live in South America, Yes! They live in the U.S.A! They are thinking... They ask if we border the Atlantic Ocean, Yes!  We ask if they're state borders water, Yes!  They ask if we live north of Uruguay, Yes! We ask if they live near the Pacific Ocean, No! They ask if we live south of Venezuela, No! We ask if they live near the Atlantic Ocean, Yes! They ask if we live in Venezuela, Yes! The crowd goes wild! Yay! They are going to guess our state! They live north of Virginia! They ask if we are near Caracas, No! We ask if they border Pennsylvania, Yes! They live in New York! We both say Yay!!! We are going to guess they're city! We ask if they border Manhattan, Yes! They ask if we live in Barcelona, Yes! We start clapping and clapping till our hands hurt! They LIVE in Manhattan!!!! YAY! They start clapping and clapping till they're hands hurt! We are saying bye to them... We tell them this was a fun Mystery Skype, one our best! We say bye again! 

By: Sol Terrado ;)

EARLY OUT TOMORROW AT 12:00

REMINDER:


School ends at 12:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Enjoy your vacation, and please take a look at the holiday packets to complete for prizes.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a joyful new year!


martes, 16 de diciembre de 2014

jueves, 4 de diciembre de 2014

Monthly Trait Community Meeting

REMINDER:

Please join us tomorrow, December 6th, 2014, for our presentation on...
COMPASSION!
The fourth grade will present a song and skit in the Gecko Dome at 7:45.
We look forward to seeing you there!

miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2014

Classroom Skit

Hi Fourth Graders!

Rather than posting the skit script online where it would ruin the surprise if parents read it, I have emailed it to your school google accounts.  Please check it there and be ready to practice tomorrow with memorised lines!

Cheers,

Miss Hodges

martes, 2 de diciembre de 2014

Google Classroom Homework Assignment

Hello!

Fourth grade, your social studies homework assignment is located on Google Classroom.  Please complete it by tomorrow, and be prepared to share feedback about using Google Classroom.  Happy Tuesday!

The class code for those of you who have not already accessed the platform is: h3mzzs

All but two of you have already accessed the classroom,

Sincerely,

Miss Hodges

Mystery Skype #2

             
                We are preparing for our second Mystery Skype!! The Think Tank is brainstorming questions. The Photographer is doing picture perfect photos. The Videografer is doing fantastic videos. We are super excited.  The question asker and answerer are making up funny jokes with the greeter. We are still waiting for them to call... I can feel the nervousness in the air. Ms.Hodges is helping the Think Tank. We're still waiting... They're are calling us!!! They said "Hello!" We asked do you live in South America, they said no  They asked if we live in the Northern Hemisphere we said "Yes!" We are going to ask them if the live in North America they said "No!" Where do they live we don't know it's soooo exciting!! They asked if we live in Asia "No!" we answered. They live in Europe! We are waiting for the Think Tank to brainstorm questions. We ask if they live in Russia; "No!" they reply. We are waiting for the Think Tank... They live near the Atlantic Ocean. They ask if we live in Mexico, No!  We ask if  they live north of 50 north latitude, they don't know. They ask if we live in London. No! We don't! They ask if we live in Central America. They ask if we live in South America! Yes! We ask if they live east of France. Yes! They ask if we live in Columbia, No! We ask if they live in Germany, No! They ask do you live in Venezuela, YES! We celebrate. The class is cheering. Now, they have to guess our city! We ask if they live west of Denmark, No! They ask if we live in our capital city, Caracas. No! We ask if they live IN Denmark, No! They ask if we live in Barcelona, YES! The class goes wild! WOOHOOOO! They don't live in Beguine. They live in France! We ask have much time they have left.They are in the South East of France. Their city starts with the letter D. They live near water. They ask if we wear uniforms, yes we do. :(  They ask what time it is. It's 8;30 a.m. We ask for their time. It's 2:00 p.m. They ask how many students we have, about 200 students. They are 7th graders. They ask us if we have clubs, yes. For example, basketball club and homework are some. They don't live in Douarnenez. They don't live in Dieppe. There're mascot is a dragon! Coooool! They live South of Dijon. They live in Draguignan.

By: Sol Terrado

jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2014

Community Gathering Lyrics and Concert Video

Greetings!

Get ready for December's community trait meeting!  Fourth grade will be leading the presentation.  More info will be headed your way shortly, but for now, here are the lyrics!



Finally, here is a link that Miss Katie shared if you would like to view this semester's elementary concert.  Hats off to a job well done!

Elementary Concert

martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014

Early Finisher's Math Project Directions

You get to build a zoo!  Draw one pen on your graph paper that has an area of 25, another pen that has an area of 512, and another pen that has an area of 513.  You can also add two pens of your own dimensions.
When you're done sketching your plan, then you can color it and add what animals you want to be in each area.  Have fun!

viernes, 14 de noviembre de 2014

Multiples Songs and Vocab Reminder

Hello, and Happy Friday!

Please remember to review the Multiples of 8 song!  Here's the new one for next week, so take a look at this one as well:


Next, please remember to study for your vocabulary test on Monday!  If you do not remember specific words, feel free to make flash cards so that you can study them.

Finally, the character trait of the month is "empathy." Talk with your families about what empathy means.  How can you display empathy to others throughout the day?

Have a marvellous weekend, and I'll see you on Monday!

Your Teacher,

Miss Hodges

jueves, 13 de noviembre de 2014

Monday's Vocab Quiz Words

You can have fun practicing these buy drawing pictures, writing example sentences that are silly, sculpting examples with clay, and more.  Happy studying!

Trellis
Compass
Compute
Horizon
Sequence
Persuade
Exaggeration
Sussinct
Villain
Notorious
Envision
Figure of speech
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Assume
Inform
Explain
Climate
Aspire
Custom
Analogy
Chronological order

Multiples of 8 Song

Good Morning!

Here's the link for our oh-so-fun Multiples of 8 rap!  Enjoy practicing at home!


martes, 11 de noviembre de 2014

SONG LYRICS FOR THE MUSICAL!

Dear Fourth Graders and Parents,

In preparation for the fourth grade musical, Miss Katie has graciously shared this link with us in order to practice the songs at home:

https://sites.google.com/a/ciplc.org/music/5th-grade/europeanexplorers

Enjoy your practice time, and remember to do your best!  "Practice how you play!"

jueves, 6 de noviembre de 2014

Reading Experiments: Focusing on the Senses

Here are two more pages from our reading lesson for our class to experiment with for fun at home.  Remember to ask your 6 questions as you read and wonder.  

Enjoy! :)



miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2014

Announcements

Dear Parents and Students,

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOURTH GRADE ON A PHENOMENAL CONCERT!  I am very proud of the fourth grade's dedication to practicing and perfecting such beautiful musical pieces, and for sharing them with our CIPLC community.  Thanks to all of you who showed up to support them in this endeavour.

Parents, please check your emails about basketball practice being cancelled for tomorrow due to the volleyball tournament.

Happy Wednesday!

Miss H.

martes, 4 de noviembre de 2014

MYSTERY SKYPE #1

 Yay!Our first mystery Skype on 4th grade.We are all getting ready for the other school gets called. Mr.Ku is telling us what to do.We are waiting and waiting.We are so exited.What country is it?I want to knoooooooow!!!!!!Mr.Ku is telling Christian to run because he is our runner.We are patient because they need more time.We are callllllllllllllllllllllllllllling!!!!!!!!!!OK they are not ready.We are writing signs so when the think tank needs more time to think like,are you close to Montana.Ok again we are calling.They are in the computer!!!!YAY!Our first question is do you live in north america and they said Yes.They ask us if you go to a Elementary school and we said yes.They want to hear a joke that we have and they think its funny.We ask our second question and its do you border the ocean because we said if they live in the USA and they said yes.We have a lot of YES.But we have two nos because the first no was if you border the ocean and they said no.The second no was if they live east of Kansas and they said no.Our 4th question is do you live in the USA and they said No.We ask if there country start with a vowel and they saiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!!!!!!!!!!!!No.They ask us if we live in Kansas and we said no.They have a lot of no's and we have a lot of yes. Coooool!We are waiting for our 7th question. Ok we got it and its No.Christian is waiting for a question from the think tank. Corrado is running around the class. Mr.Ku is telling Salomon to settled down. Theirs a lot of movement in the class.We have 9 questions.I think we bet the score of questions. Rodrigo is really  attention.They live in Texas.They guest our country. Eeeee hole salchaicha con pure hey!Know they want to guess our country and us to.There city is Midland Texas.We are asking if they live in Dallas and its a Yes.We are so close!!!!!!!They are in 5th grade and we guest there country first.They ask us if we are close to LA VICTORIA and we said no.Our question is if they live live near white lake rock and they said no.







                                            By,Rosario.d

lunes, 3 de noviembre de 2014

Happy November!

Dear Fourth Graders,

Here is the experiment from reading for you to try at home.  If you don't have a party blower, then don't worry:  This is just for fun and isn't a homework assignment.  I can't wait to hear about your binary tongue-spitting experiences!

Enjoy!

Miss Hodges


martes, 28 de octubre de 2014

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ARE TOMORROW!

Dear Parents,

I'm looking forward to meeting with you tomorrow!  Please bring your students with you so that we can go over their goals for the year altogether.

Please contact Jenny at jenny.baldivian@ciplc.org if you are unable to attend at your scheduled time.

I'll see you all tomorrow!  I look forward to a productive day!

Cheers,

Miss H.

lunes, 27 de octubre de 2014

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Hello, Everyone!

It was great seeing so many of you at Fall Carnival on Saturday night.  Thanks so much for your continuous support of the students here at CIPLC!

Remember, parent-teacher conferences will be held on WEDNESDAY from 8:00-4:00.  Parents, please be sure to contact Jenny if your allotted time does not work so that we can reschedule.  Also, please remember that these conferences will be student-led, so your fourth grader should attend the meeting with you.

Happy Monday!

Miss Hodges

jueves, 23 de octubre de 2014

REPORT CARD UPDATE

Dear Parents,

CIPLC report cards will be sent home TOMORROW, OCTOBER 24.  Please look for them in your child's daily folder.

Have a pleasant evening,

Miss H.

Goals

Happy Thursday!

Here's a "Think About It:"


How can breaking big goals down into smaller ones help you to achieve them?
Talk about it with your family!

miércoles, 22 de octubre de 2014

Conference Prep

Hello!

Today, all students should have received feedback on their quarter reflections, as well as on their persuasive essays.  This is their last chance to make revisions based upon the feedback I've given you, so please use the time wisely!  (Remember, this will be part of your presentation at parent-teacher conferences next week!)

Parents, please feel free to share examples of your own personal, social, and academic goals with your parents since we will begin discussing them in class.

Have a great evening,

Miss Hodges


martes, 21 de octubre de 2014

Quarter Reflections and Persuasive Essays, Continued

Hi, Everyone!

Please note that all drafts of both the persuasive essays and the quarter reflections were due today, and that your assignments for tonight are to edit the papers.

*IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEM TO ME OVER GOOGLE, THEN PLEASE CHECK YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR FEEDBACK AND REVISE THEM ACCORDING TO MY SUGGESTIONS!

*If you see that I have made suggestions, please be sure to read through them rather than to simply "accept" them.  Some of the suggestions I've made are comments telling you how to fix things rather than me fixing your sentences for you.  It's your job to go back through your work and think critically about how you can improve it!

Please refer to prior blog posts if you have any further questions, since the posted examples may be able to help you.

REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Saturday, Oct. 25th, from 4:00-8:00, is Fall Carnival!  Get excited for fun and games!
  • Wednesday, Oct. 29th are parent-teacher conferences.  Students are expected to attend and lead their conferences in 4th grade.  I'm looking forward to meeting with all of you!
  • Friday, Oct. 31st is Fall Spirit Day!  Students and staff are welcome to wear orange, purple, and/or black to school
Have a wonderful evening!

Sincerely,

Miss Hodges

lunes, 20 de octubre de 2014

Quarter Reflection Homework

Good afternoon!

As we discussed in class, your assignment for tonight is to finish your drafts for your quarter reflections.  (Your persuasive essay is also due from yesterday!)

See the following links for the directions and the prompt questions:

https://docs.google.com/a/ciplc.org/document/d/1WXy0_8OVvuecPH4Mz8y0V-3-53FnDKP8Qsy5pCGYLvw/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/a/ciplc.org/document/d/1a9lm9yH67FMB_5588heKR7sOz5DoX_WlXvkF_X_63EQ/edit?usp=sharing





  • All questions must be completed and shared on Google Drive with both Ms. Jezabel and myself.
  • Be sure to add details to your answers.  For example, if you say that one thing you like about your assignment is that you used "money" words in your writing, then list a few of the "money" words that you wrote in your story.

viernes, 17 de octubre de 2014

Transferring the Persuasive Organizer to a Draft

Hi, Fourth Grade!

As we discussed this morning, your assignment for the weekend is to transfer your persuasive organiser to draft form.

On Wednesday, you completed the persuasive map.  Here's my EXAMPLE.  Remember that all of your reasons must support your position, and all of your examples/details must support your reasons.

On Thursday, you transferred your persuasive map to a graphic organizer.  Here is my EXAMPLE.  As we discussed during morning meeting, you are simply rewriting your ideas so that they are in sentences and resemble more of a paragraph format.  Remember to write conclusion statements by saying your main idea (position) and reasons again, but using different words.

Your Friday homework assignment is to use your graphic organizer to draft a persuasive essay, such as how I did in this EXAMPLE.  Basically, you're just rewriting your graphic organizer out using complete sentences on either a piece of paper or in a Google Doc.  Please remember to share the Doc with me if you choose to type your draft! Note that the introduction, each reason, and the conclusion are their own paragraphs, so you should turn in a five-paragraph essay!

Next week, we will begin to add in transitions and money words while we revise and edit.  If you have any changes that you would like to make in the meantime, feel free.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend, and I'll see you bright and early on Monday!

Cheers,

Miss H.

jueves, 16 de octubre de 2014

Persuasive Organizer (Homework Assignment)

Greetings, Fourth Graders!

Tonight you were assigned a persuasive organiser to complete using your persuasive maps that you completed yesterday.

Basically, what you're doing is writing the same information that's on your map in a different format on your organiser.  You're making your position, reasons, and supporting statements look more like an essay.  I hope that the directions and examples were clear this afternoon, but just in case you need a reminder for how to complete the assignment HERE is the direction's page.

Have a wonderful evening and I'll see you tomorrow!

Warmly,

Miss Hodges

lunes, 13 de octubre de 2014

Welcome Back!

Hello, All!

Welcome back to class!  I hope you all had a fabulous fall break.  From what we shared in morning meeting today, it sounds as though everyone had a good week.

In reading, we have begun studying text features for expository (informational) texts.  Students, please point out any text features that you can to your parents, and remember to use them in order to help you comprehend what you read.

Pecha Kucha redos will be done this week during morning meetings. If your group has not already presented twice, be ready to present an improved presentation to the class!

Cheers,

Miss H.

viernes, 3 de octubre de 2014

Happy Break After Day 42!

Hello, Everyone,

Wow, quarter one is drawing to a close! The fourth graders have been busy creating book trailers, Pecha Kucha presentations, math demo videos, and persuasive essay outlines.

Here are some action shots from this week:




With only one week after fall break before it's over, quarter two is fast upon us.  Students will soon be setting goals and action plans to take their learning to the next level, and will prepare to share them with parents at conferences.

Here are some quick dates for you to know:


  • Oct. 13th:  Return to school from fall break
  • Oct. 17th:  End of quarter
  • Oct. 23rd:  Report cards go home
  • Oct. 29th:  Parent Teacher Conferences


I wish you all a relaxing and rejuvenating break!

Warmly,

Miss Hodges

miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2014

4th Grade Happenings....

Greetings!

Here's a peek at what 4th grade has been up to lately:
This week's activities have included Pecha Kucha presentations about Venezuela, art, and Book Trailer presentations.  These will be followed by a Skype session tomorrow to practice supportive statements!

*Please remember that from now on, it will be fourth grade's homework to share a fact about France on Google every night, and to share that fact with a classmate the following morning as we prepare for International Day.

Enjoy!

Miss H.







viernes, 26 de septiembre de 2014

Pecha Kucha Instructions and Rubric

Hi All,

Here you will find the Pecha Kucha project instructions and rubric in case you need it for this weekend.  The students should be wrapping it up since they had plenty of time to work in class, but if they had difficulty with the research or formatting section, then they may need the extra time.

Here are the files as a resource to you!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Sincerely,

Miss H.

Pecha Kucha Instruction Sheet
1:  With your partners, use your graphic organizers and your iPads to create a Pecha Kucha presentation on Google Presentations.
2:  Include 20 slides that show on screen for 20 seconds each.  Each image should support a speaking point about your Venezuelan topic.
3:  In the presentation, you should include answers to the following questions:
·      What information did you learn about your topic?
·      How did your event or person impact Venezuela?
·      Why is it/he or she important to Venezuelan history?
4:  Write a script using the above questions to accompany your images.
5:  All information should be presented in chronological order, as reflected in the graphic organizer.
6:  Once your script and images are complete, practice presenting your presentation to your partner.  Refer to the rubric to review speaking points.
7:  Present your presentation.




Pecha Kucha Presentation Rubric:  Name_________________________

Exemplary (4 pts)
Accomplished (3 pts)
Developing (2  pts)
Beginning (1 pt)
Venezuelan Topic
____x6=____
Student gives a thorough and detailed analysis of the event/figure, fully illustrating how it impacted Venezuela.  Facts are all accurate.
Student analyzes the key issues and details but ignores major points.  Uses mostly accurate information.
Student gives a partial analysis and/or overlooks key issues that are connected to the central historical theme. Facts are mostly accurate.
Little or no attempt made to portray Venezuelan history.  Facts are inaccurate.
Organization
___x3=_____
The Pecha Kucha was extremely organized and the ideas and images were in chronological order.
The Pecha Kucha was fairly organized and mostly in chronological order.
The Pecha Kucha was poorly organized and mostly in chronological order.
The Pecha Kucha was unorganized and difficult to follow. It was not in chronological order.
Visual Appeal and Creativity
___x1=_____
The images/text chosen were appropriate and extremely thoughtful to the topic and conveyed the topic and its impact in an excellent manner.
The images/text chosen were appropriate and considered the topic in a thoughtful way to convey  history.
The presenter has used adequate quality visual images, but does not use a creative or interesting visual design to present Venezuelan history.
Visual images are poorly
chosen, OR the quality of the images is not legible.
Prep & Presentation of script
___x1=_____
The presenter obviously prepared a compelling script, rehearsed, and demonstrated superior knowledge of their topic. 
The presenter obviously prepared a script, rehearsed, rehearsed, and demonstrated strong knowledge of the topic.
It appears the presenter prepared a mediocre script or did not rehearse enough.  The presenter demonstrated mediocre knowledge of the topic.
It appears that the presenter did not prepare a
script or did not rehearse, OR demonstrate knowledge of the topic.
Presentation Skills
___x2=_____
Demonstrated outstanding presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise, gestures, eye contact, rapport with audience, use of presentation media, etc). The PK met the 20X20 time standards.
Demonstrated sound
presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise, gestures, eye contact, rapport with audience, use of presentation media, etc). The PK relatively met the 20X20 time standards.
Demonstrated fair presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise, gestures, eye contact, rapport with audience, use of presentation media, etc). The PK relatively met the 20X20 time standards.
Demonstrated poor presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise, gestures, eye contact, rapport with audience, use of presentation media, etc). The PK did not meet the 20X20 time standards.



miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2014

Mental Math Day!

The fourth graders are busily creating Show me videos on how to solve mental math problems.  Check out our example by Valentina!

Think:  How can breaking apart numbers help you solve addition and subtraction problems mentally?

Here are some practice problems to tell a friend:

1:  121 + 347

2:  53 + 48

3:  26 + 64

4:  1,090 + 3,010

5:  5,790 + 4,200

Can you think of others to solve?

Happy Wednesday!

lunes, 22 de septiembre de 2014

Happy Monday!

Hi Fourth Grade,

Here's a quick review video on rounding, particularly to the nearest ten-thousands.  Be prepared to go over more example problems like this tomorrow.  

Remember that if you want your suggestion for what country we will represent during International Day to count, you MUST have your persuasive essay outline completed for class tomorrow.  I can't wait to hear strong, supportive arguments to help our class make this exciting decision!

Enjoy your evening!

Sincerely,


Miss Hodges