Join Charlotte, Farzana, Michelle, and Teddy as they catch you up on how All in the Axes turned out, Thanksgiving fun, learning about the 3 branches of government in preparation for our visit to the Indiana Statehouse. PLUS, get some bonus info about the star of the week herself!
Sit back with your favorite beverage as Silas, Teddy, and our star of the week Louis regale you with stories of...well, writing stories! Our Thanksgiving roll-a-stories are underway, as well as graphing and data and loads of science (marble runs! catapults!). And, of course, we can't forget the 67th day of school!
...Probably not, but some cute 4th graders sure are trying to make it catch on! Join us this week as Teddy, Uma, Audrey, and Whitman share a little about the goings-on of our week together. Learn what crowd scientists do, hear all about the Indy Air Bears performance, get caught up in our current science challenges related to motion and energy, and more!
Join Teddy, Carolyn, and Silas as we catch you up on the week of HALLOWEEN! Even with ILEARN Checkpoints and a sugar-filled holiday, we managed to get SOME learning in. ;)
Join us as Logan, Adler, Teddy, and Silas fill us in on the last few weeks--not just the reward parties, but lots of creativity in writing, science, and math, as well! (Statehood Day essay contest, How Flexible is a Number, Rube Goldberg machines, and more!)
Join Whitman, Matteo, Teddy, and Charlotte as we chat about some of the goings-on of the last few weeks--from number palindromes to The Greatest Kid in the World, from writing about our best parts to some FUN maps of Indiana, from SLOWEST boat to FASTEST kids...it's been a wonderful few weeks! And yes, as you'll soon see, 6-7 is still a thing in room 404! :)
Join star of the week Matteo (with friends Yahya, Tigran, and Teddy) as we catch you up on the last couple of weeks! In today's episode we explore Visualizing Numbers, ArtSmart: Indiana paintings, class committees, birthday fun, and more!
Join Tigran, Matteo, Yahya, and Silas as we chat in a SUPER SHORT episode about our week, because the pizza got delivered to the school late and people gotta eat! :)
Join our star of the week, Carolyn (and a few of her friends!) as we recap some of the highlights of our week! We talk about consecutive numbers, Interland, Holes, Student Council, and Star of the Week routines!
Listen to Silas, Carolyn, and Michelle chat about first impressions in our first 8 days of school! What makes coming to school great? From rewards to genius hour, from reading and math challenges to flexible seating, come get a sneak peek into all the small things already happening in 4th grade!
Follow along as JJ, Layan, and May tell us all about the last few weeks, including butterfly camouflage, letters of recommendation, economics, Tile It, a field trip to the State Museum, and more!
Clara, JJ, and Kyla take us through the last few weeks, from the Slow Boat challenge to the actual performance of the play, from tessellations to Trap the Zoid, and everything in between!
It's been a MILLION YEARS, but we're back in action! Clara, Molly, and Kyla walk us through the ADVENTUROUS weeks before spring break, including catapults, our play, staff Living History Day, our first annual 4th grade Fairy Tale Day, and our "change the world" genius hour projects!
Join Kyla, Clara, and Layla as we look at measurement, more of our read-aloud, 18/19th century Native American studies, several presentations/guest speakers, Bob, and more!
Andrew, Daniel, and Knox tell us all about our field trip to the State House, our math task "All in the Axes," Purdue Space Day fun, a gingerbread house/cookie decorating party, our new (and super-important-to-us) read-aloud, and our Thanksgiving STEM challenge!
Theo, Sarita, and Mia talk about our math task (Leo the Rabbit,) our field trip to the Tippecanoe Battlefield, our school's Veteran's Day program, Thanksgiving Roll-a-Stories, the intro to our ENERGY unit, AND learning about the first peoples of Indiana!
Join us as Layla, Kyla, and Molly explain how we've connected with others outside of our classroom, from special areas to guest speakers, from state competitions to student-led conferences!
Minjoon takes us on a JOURNEY to the Delphi Opera House, through candy bar plate tectonics, and an in-depth summary of the start of our global read-aloud, And Then, Boom! (by Lisa Fipps).
Knox and Daniel teach us about crowd scientists, studying fossil records, the Indiana statewide essay contest, the start of our Global Read-Aloud, fort building, spooky First Look Fridays, AND Red Ribbon Week dress-up days! WHEW, we're tired!
Our week consisted of lots of routines and catching up on things, but we still squeezed in some fun things to talk about! From building Lego maps of Indiana to exploring erosion with "sand tables," from multiplication strategies to "First Look Fridays," and explaining more about our houses and early finisher options, the kids had a lot to say!We'll be back in a few weeks, after fall break and end-of-quarter assessments wrap up and we start our second nine weeks!