What Happens Next? (Titanic)

You are asleep in your cabin on the Titanic. You wake up to a scraping sound outside your porthole. What happens next?

I looked out my porthole and saw a whale and it's friend throwing ice at the boat. I said "stop"!Then I threw a ball at him. He swam off. Then I went to sleep. The next day I got some fresh air. The whale came back. I threw another ball and it died.



Herbert
Durfee

Today's Journal: Out my window

1. Out my window is a pool.
2. Out my window there are 2 barns.
3. Out my window is the sky.
4. Out my window is the ground.
5. Out my window is the basketball hoop.
6. Out my window is the driveway.
7. Out my window there are trees.


Oliver
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today's Journal: Lost

One day my friend got lost in Disney. We were scared that we would never see her again. We finally found her. Then we went back to the hotel. I don't know if she got in trouble. It was a good thing we found her. If it was me I would be really scared.





Caleb

Math and Muffins!

A quick reminder....Math and Muffins will be held as usual on the last Friday of the month. That is this Friday! Come and join us from 7:45 - 8:45 in our regular calendar and math lesson. I know some of you are going crazy just wondering what the calendar patterns are this month! Come and see for yourself!

Tracy

Today's Journal: An Amazing Machine

I would have machine that would get rid of my brother. I would put him in it and take him out when I felt like it. I would not let him out. Josy wants a machine that she could take cookies out when she wants. I would get it for Josy. She thinks she is the queen. But she is my slave. I would think Tyler is also a slave, Tyler and Josy are my slaves and they will build me all the machines I want.

Molly

The soda bread was great!

The children really enjoyed tasting the bread they made. Thanks go out to Mrs. Davis, Ms. Oakley, Mrs. Birmingham and Mrs. Blow and Mrs. Paradis for helping with baking! Thanks also to Molly, Maggie and Caleb for helping to clean up afterwards!

Today we went to Ireland!

First we made loaves of Irish soda bread and then we got to eat them while we saw a movie all about Ireland! This week we continued to study Irish Immigration and stories of Ireland.

Are you a history buff?

In early April we are studying the Revolutionary War - at least Vermont's role in the war. We have an author visit scheduled for Monday. She wrote a book on the Battle of Valcour Island. We would also be interested in having another speaker who is interested in history and would like to come in and share their knowledge. Let me know if you are, or if you know someone who is and we can set up a day to come in and share!

Thanks!

Tracy

Next Week's Theme: Ireland

We had a great time studying the Iditarod and Alaska. Next we travel to Ireland to celebrate the land of St. Patrick. In order to align our unit of study the Vermont's Grade Expectations, we will be looking at Irelend through the lens of immigration. We will learn about the geography of Ireland as an Island and compare that to the county of Grand Isle.

If you have books, videos, pictures of Ireland, please send them in. We will also be doing some traditional Irish cooking with Mrs. Blow in the school kitchen!

For homework next week, children will be working on a report to show what they learned about Ireland. I am sending the Vermont benchmark showing the report standard for the 4th grade, the report rubric, and some information about Ireland to help kids get started. Clean copies will be due on Friday. I will be teaching the format of a good report on Monday so the kids will have some time in class to work on it.

Thanks!

Tracy Pearson

Today's Journal: What a kite sees and hears

I would see peoples heads.I would hear birds flying into a window.I would see another kite coming at me so I would kill it.I ripped the rope and I flew.Right into a plane engine. but kites cant see hear so this would never happen.the end

Zach

Today's Journal: My favorite video game

My favorite video game is mariokart for the wii. In mariokart you race against the computer or people. You have to race against the computer if you want to unlock characters. Wario is the evil version of mario. Wario sometimes says take that loser.

Emma

The Iditarod Display

The Iditarod Begins!

Today Ms. Oakley taught a lesson on the geography of Alaska using a large floor map. The kids were given cards that had various landforms and resoures in the state of Alaska and children created symbols to use on the map. Each child read their card, and then placed the symbol on the map.

Today's Journal: It bothers me when

It bothers me when my brother annoys me.I hate my brother.It bothers me when I don't get my way.I hate It



meghan

Today's Journal: If trees had no leaves...

If trees had no leaves I would not be happy. One I would not be happy because there would be no maple syrup. Two there would be no pretty color leaves. Three there would be no leavs to jump in. There would be not be work for the parents to rake up the leaves. They would look dead and carpenters would cut them all down there would be no air.



Margaret

Be nice to your kids tonight...they had to take the NAEP today!

The National Assessment of Educational Progress was administered to the 4th grade today. We don't get any results back, but it is a national test we have to have them take. They were real troopers about it!

Great Job 4th Graders!

From the Thank You letters to Mr. Farley

"They were a lot smaller than I expected!" -Molly

"I learned a lot about Togo, like he saved his owner and the other dogs. I never knew they dog raced 100+ years ago!" -Oliver

"When the dogs bark, do they ever wake you up?" - Darien

"It is funny how the eskimos race with their dogs in a horizontal line and the lead dog unhooked." -Herbert

"It looked like fun when you and Miss Oakley went dog sledding." - Meghan

Parent Conferences

I sent a parent conference sign up sheet home yesterday. Please let me know if you would like to schedule a conference. Report cards will be sent home Wednesday.

Thanks!

Tracy

Today's Journal: Eating vegetables

Eating vegetables? Well it depends. Eating cucumbers? No way. I don't like cucumbers at all. I like broccoli, carrots and celery. Those are some of the vegetables I like.

Rudd

Yesterday's Journal: Dogsledding

Dog sledding is strange. I never thought they would do dog sledding In Vermont. I never saw a siberian husky. The Iditarod mostly takes place Alaska. I never thought of poodles would race or chihuahua.

Damian

Journaling

Ten Friendly Words
1. Terrific
2. Outstanding
3. Great
4. Thanks
5. Nice
6. Good
7. #1
8. Fantastic
9. Wow
10. Welcome

Tatum


If Bees were as big as elephants

If bees were that big bears would all be dead. The stinger would hurt. I don't like bees. How come it can't be if pies were as big as elephants? Dang, that made me hungry. Bees are evil. If only they turned into apple pie.

Oliver

The telephone rang

The telephone rang yesterday. It always rings. My sister left her voice on the answering machine. My mom and dad have cell phones. There are two types of phones a cell phone and a telephone. We own both kinds. Phones are weird.

Herbert


Junk

I have lots of junk in my desk. I have trash in my desk. I don't want Maggie to help me. She will get points. I will keep my mess. I have lots of junk in my room. A whole box full.

Darien

2009 Iditarod Ceremonial Start: Grand Isle School

Rob Farley a musher working his team of sled dogs came in and taught us about dogsledding, its rich history, and its honorable dogs.

We got to pet and harness the dogs...and watch them run!