'Twas the Night Before Christmas!

 

 

 

 

This famous poem written in 1823 and submitted to a newspaper anonymously was later attributed to Samuel Clements.  It has a lot of challenging vocabulary in it, so we decided to work in teams to annotate it while dressed in "mama's kerchief. To make it extra challenging one of our rules was that it had to be done with no oral communication. Check out our kerchief pics below:

 

The winning table was #4! Congratulations Catherine, Julia, Aynee, Ashley, Kaydence, and Kellan!

 

See if you can remember the meaning for the following 11 phrases.  Number a piece of paper with the phrases and write synonyms next to them for two clips up tomorrow.  

 

nestled all snug in their beds...such a clatter...threw up the sash...lustre of midday...coursers they flew...prancing & dancing...looked like a peddler...droll little mouth...encircled his head...we had nothing to dread...down of a thistle...

 

 

Earlier that morning, 7 am to be exact, we had breakfast with some

 V.I.P.s in the cafeteria...

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

We Are Over the Moon!

As part of our Astronomy unit we are studying phases of the moon.  Keeping a Lunar Log for the next two weeks and building a model of the phases has kept us busy.  Here are several pics of some of us trying to recreate the phases and trying not to snitch any Oreo filling until we were done!

 

 

 

Remember to bring your dad to school extra early on Friday for a special treat!

The highlight to our study of the American Revolution is singing along to the following video: Too Late to Apologize!

 

 

Snapshots of Our Writer's Journal

 

Being Kinder than Necessary

This past week was a tough one for me as I had to be absent from the classroom Monday to see a hand doctor, half a day Tuesday for an operation, and half a day Thursday to go back to the doctor to check the results. Losing the tip of my finger was quite an ordeal! In the future I will be hiring professionals to do yard work!!But, through it all I was reminded that little kindnesses are soooo appreciated.  I so appreciated...

Mrs. Gault for typing up my sub plans because my handwritten ones weren't very legible!

My 4th grade team for helping out by splitting up my class when my sub called in sick and they had to get another!

Miss Morrison for unpacking my lunch and handing me my sandwich!

My class for trying to focus on doing their best all week and proving it by 14 students getting an "A" on their long division test!

Shelby, Reese, and Sydnee getting signed papers stapled and put in folders when I couldn't!

Reese and her mom for sending in the best little orange and celery pumpkin snacks for everyone!

Julia sending me the sweetest note ever!

Dr. Falcon for doing an incredible job on my finger operation!  (After I told him in the operating room, I had just signed a contract for a hand modeling job : )

My husband for cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring me all week!

Cooper trying to be a perfect angel!

Historic Brattonsville Here We Come!

The weather was perfect as we traveled back in time...two hundred and thirty-five years to be exact to the Revolutionary War.  We found ourselves on Colonel Bratton's homestead complete with a militiaman, the colonel's wife, a slave girl, and a housekeeper all waiting to tell us their stories. 

We saw barns with livestock, tools, kitchens, a one-room school house and walked on miles of trails  through the woods. As we walked we got a glimpse of what life might have been like back then as we fought for what we believed to be right...patriot or loyalist in this new land.

might have been like for our ancestors back then. 

Stay tuned for student artwork and descriptions of their personal highlights from our trip...

Our OES Kindness Site Up and Running

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Spreading Some Sweet Kindness

Kennedi and her grandmother made special treats for the class on Thursday.

Needless to say we dug right in, eyeballs and all!

We are still testing 100 Fast Facts with the goal of having 100% of the class at 90% or higher.  Here are two of our latest members to join the MATH WIZ group:
 

 

                 Brianna and Shelby

Friday we had Career Day in 4th Grade with some wonderful guest speakers talking about their specific careers (an attorney, pharmacist, project manager in construction, and ophthalmologist) One of our favorites was the session in our room, a local attorney, Mr. Dave Moore, who set up a courtroom where Austin was on trial!  We learned there were prosecutors and defendants and  you had to not only gather evidence but also sometimes think creatively to prove a person's innocence or guilt.