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This week in math we have been using games to reinforce our concepts. Towards the beginning of the week, we practiced ordering decimals through a comparing game.  Today, students played “Dynamic Data” and used the concepts of mean, median, mode, and range to play a tic-tac-toe type of game. The kids all agreed the Dynamic [...]

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For Science homework this week, students were to pick an organ in the human body.  They were to consider what would happen if their organ were “laid off” from the Human Body Corporation.  (Everyone knows the economy has been struggling, so….). Once they picked an organ and examined its role in the human body, they [...]

Today students in fourth and fifth grades had the pleasure of visiting the newest garden / plant design shop in town….Roots of Greenville! Mr. Wesley Turner, head designer and owner, invited our students to tour his store and learn about (among other things) roots! We learned that Orchids grow on trees (who knew?!), that the [...]

Yesterday, we were again given the honor of hosting Officer Kinsler in our room. He had reviewed each student’s work since his last visit, and had written each student a personalized note.  In his notes to each student, he talked about ways they could polish up their writing. The most amazing part (Well, one of [...]

In his book entitled, “Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8,” Ralph Fletcher says “Young writers are no different from the rest of us. At times their writing falls into a rut, and we find ourselves looking for a spark to liven it up. Writing through a mas (personification is the fancy word for it) is one [...]

Our very own Jo’Nae was invited by Mrs. Latham (second grade teacher) to come and model for the second graders how to pick a “Just Right Book.” Jo’Nae, a RW veteran and expert, has had a lot of practice in the area.  She prepared her lesson, practiced it, and was ready to teach! She decided [...]

An Important Poem for Cassidy
By: Mrs. Self
The important thing about Cassidy is that she is the sunshine in our classroom
She loves her classmates
She adores her art and music teachers
She even likes doing homework!
She loves orange-ade
She loves ham, onion, and pepper sandwiches from Duke’s Sandwich Shop
She would have eaten Cotton Candy ice-cream if she had the [...]

Last Thursday, fourth graders in Mrs. Self’s class visited the Mauldin Public Library. They researched the subject of their biographies (important men and women from the Middle Ages). We had a great time seeing all of the reference books and films! We look forward to going back to the library many more times throughout the [...]

Last week, we began our Core Knowledge unit on the Circulatory System.  We learned how to figure out our resting heart rate, and our heart rate after a minute of jumping jacks. Everyone had a great time integrating physical activity into our daily lessons!
 

We all knew Darby had a talent for writing, but it wasn’t until we realized his father is a journalist for The Greenville News, Upstate Parent Magazine, and TigerNet that we realized just what an important role writing plays in his entire family’s life!  We were fortunate enough to have his father, Mike Burns, visit [...]

I recently uploaded a few pictures of our kids sharing their Non-Fiction finds from Friday.

Every Friday, we delve into the world of non-fiction. We focus on science reference books, magazines, and trade books….as well as history books and magazines. Students can work in pairs or individually to come up with facts and illustrations of what they learned through their reading. We then share our non-fiction finds with the group….and [...]

Yesterday we had the distinct honor of hosting Officer Ted Kinsler (of the Greenville Police Department) in our classroom. Officer Kinsler is a published author, and has a passion for writing. We were so glad he took the time to share his life as a writer with us! He created a PowerPoint presentation entitled: Four [...]

The other day, we created stained glass windows as part of our unit on the Middle Ages. We learned that stained glass windows were a way for early church-goers to learn, because many were illiterate. As the students created their windows, they talked about how much work it took just to create one window.
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