Thursday, September 7, 2017

NWEA Testing

Students will be taking the NWEA tests on Tuesday (9/12) and Wednesday (9/13) of next week. They will occur in the afternoon. 

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

First Week Highlights


  • Getting to know our classroom libraries by having a genre scavenger hunt
  • Generating safety ideas for school so no one gets physically or emotionally hurt
  • Word Ladders
  • Writing prompts
  • Our favorite summer reads bulletin board

  • Pledging to be responsible 4th graders
  • "Wanted" posters for respectful teachers and classmates this year
  • Learning circles with Mrs. Cyr
  • "Filling" our invisible buckets and being acknowledged with "warm fuzzies"
  • Picto graphing our birthdays with cupcakes

  • Read alouds (Thunder Cake, Respect, Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing)
  • Mrs. Randall's About Me Box
  • Digital breakout.edu "Catch the Bus"
  • Outdoor cooperative games: When the Warm Wind Blows, Hoop Game, Find your Match, Escape! (Quacker Birds)