This week, 4th graders have been learning a little bit about a lot of famous Americans. We are making our way through the 1700-1800s, with more current people to come next week. We have talked about the contributions of people like Alexander Graham Bell, Ben Franklin, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Frederick Douglass. We hope to finish the list and match students up next week.
In social studies, everyone has finished reading their book on an aspect of Colonial America. 4E also began creating Google slideshows to share what they learned. 4M will jump on board next week.
We have been very busy in language arts, too! This week, students read six very short chapters in our novel, The Tale of Despereaux. They are also working through a packet of comprehension questions. We look forward to discussing ‘Book the First’ at our book club meeting next Wednesday.
In addition, they learned four Greek morphemes and discussed comparative adjectives. We practiced writing sentences comparing two things and adding -er to our adjectives.
We also began working with analogies. Analogies are featured prominently on our ERBs, as well as all future standardized tests. We read a picture book introducing them, and 4E answered some multiple choice analogies and wrote some original ones of their own. Now that their play is over, 4M will catch up next week.
We celebrated three 10th birthdays this week. Happy Birthday to Campbell, Colette, and Vail!
In Morning Meeting we had lots of fun playing some new games, as well as some old favorites. We enjoyed Hidden in Plain Sight, Elevens, and Mind Reader. Everyone shared about their weekends, favorite childhood books, and things they are looking forward to this spring/summer.
Finally, we ended the week with Mr. Mogle’s class play. “The UnPrincess” was a big hit! I was so proud of the performance. Everyone looked great, delivered their lines enthusiastically, and pulled off a great show as a team! Way to go, 4M!
Miss Earhart's Class 
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