Today was a great Monday! We got to plant lima beans in plastic baggies that we are going to tape to the windows, and we had AMAZING birthday treats for Brooke's birthday! YUM!
We worked on place value with crayons, and we have math homework...dum, dum, dummmmm... (You have to put that last part to music!) It's only 4 problems, though, to show off what we know!
We played on spellingcity.com and wrote about our heroes. Some people finished their insect keynotes, and so they got to play on the iPods.
A photographer came and took photos of our teacher and our classroom today, so some of us might be in the newspaper tomorrow! :)
Mrs. Goertzen won the Kansas Teacher of the Year regional finalist position, so she's one of 4 elementary teachers who will go on to the Kansas Teacher of the Year finals in November. A video crew is coming this Friday to spend some time in our classroom.
And TOMORROW IS PICTURE DAY!!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday, September 6th
Everyone is saying how quickly today flew by - it was busy, but we had so much fun!
We played on the iPods to practice our math facts during math skills time today. Some people used Education City (for the 1st time!) on the laptops to play a math game about shapes.
We made an ENORMOUS coordinate grid on the blacktop today. We drew it with chalk and then we won "fabulous" prizes (rubber bugs) by finding the right location on the grid. Mrs. Goertzen gave us each a notecard with a coordinate location on it and we had to stand on the right location.
Today in science we researched our insects to see what our insects eat - the food chain. The strangest thing we found is that some insects eat blood or flowers that are certain colors or poo or dead rotting carcasses. (See why we LOVE science??)
We played on the iPods to practice our math facts during math skills time today. Some people used Education City (for the 1st time!) on the laptops to play a math game about shapes.
We made an ENORMOUS coordinate grid on the blacktop today. We drew it with chalk and then we won "fabulous" prizes (rubber bugs) by finding the right location on the grid. Mrs. Goertzen gave us each a notecard with a coordinate location on it and we had to stand on the right location.
Today in science we researched our insects to see what our insects eat - the food chain. The strangest thing we found is that some insects eat blood or flowers that are certain colors or poo or dead rotting carcasses. (See why we LOVE science??)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Thursday, September 1
(Note from Mrs. Goertzen: I can hardly believe it's September now - what a scorcher today! We stayed inside at 2nd recess because it was 104 degrees!)
We have a spelling test tomorrow - be sure to practice tonight!
We finished our grid art today - it made an OWL!
We practiced subtracting with borrowing in math, and we proved that even Mrs. Goertzen makes mistakes! :)
We looked at cicada shells and dragonfly wings that we brought to class.
Tomorrow is Fun Friday - that means that anyone who has ALL of their work turned in AND has one sticker on the sunflower reader chart gets to do a FUN MYSTERY ACTIVITY!
We have a spelling test tomorrow - be sure to practice tonight!
We finished our grid art today - it made an OWL!
We practiced subtracting with borrowing in math, and we proved that even Mrs. Goertzen makes mistakes! :)
We looked at cicada shells and dragonfly wings that we brought to class.
Tomorrow is Fun Friday - that means that anyone who has ALL of their work turned in AND has one sticker on the sunflower reader chart gets to do a FUN MYSTERY ACTIVITY!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, 8/30/2011
(Note from Mrs. G: We have strep going around our classroom! If your child has a fever or sore throat, etc, you might want to keep the strep situation in mind.)
Today we found out which insects we are each going to have for our science project. We got on the computers and got some information about our insects today. We are going to make our information into a Keynote.
Even better, today we got MEALWORMS! Mrs. G went to the pet store and bought tubs of mealworms. They are awesome! We are going to get to hold them if we want to. But we are not going to eat them.
We talked about problems and solutions in reading today. Today in spelling we put the words in their sound groups in a chart. Our words this week all have the long a or the long e sound.
In math, we played multiplication war with decks of cards. We also used the iPods and laptops again to practice math facts.
We also learned about coordinate grids and WON FABULOUS PRIZES when we found the location on the grid!
Today we found out which insects we are each going to have for our science project. We got on the computers and got some information about our insects today. We are going to make our information into a Keynote.
Even better, today we got MEALWORMS! Mrs. G went to the pet store and bought tubs of mealworms. They are awesome! We are going to get to hold them if we want to. But we are not going to eat them.
We talked about problems and solutions in reading today. Today in spelling we put the words in their sound groups in a chart. Our words this week all have the long a or the long e sound.
In math, we played multiplication war with decks of cards. We also used the iPods and laptops again to practice math facts.
We also learned about coordinate grids and WON FABULOUS PRIZES when we found the location on the grid!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 29th
Today was a fantastic day in 4th grade! We played on the iPods - to practice our math facts. And we learned about metamorphosis when we talked about insects in science. Metamorphosis means changing shape. Insects start as eggs, then larva, then pupa and finally - adult. (Note from Mrs. G - ask your kiddo to show you the hand motions that go with the life stages!)
We got to choose the insects that we are each going to study in science - and we'll find out the final results tomorrow. :)
In math today, we made shape art. We'll have pictures up tomorrow of our final designs.
And most importantly, today we had Readers Friends for the first time. It was so fun. We helped them check out.
We took the MAZE comprehension test in reading - it's a great test because it is only 3 minutes long!
Today we also wrote our spelling words in ABC order.
We can't wait to find out which insects we get to start studying tomorrow!
We got to choose the insects that we are each going to study in science - and we'll find out the final results tomorrow. :)
In math today, we made shape art. We'll have pictures up tomorrow of our final designs.
And most importantly, today we had Readers Friends for the first time. It was so fun. We helped them check out.
We took the MAZE comprehension test in reading - it's a great test because it is only 3 minutes long!
Today we also wrote our spelling words in ABC order.
We can't wait to find out which insects we get to start studying tomorrow!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday's Newsletter for 4G 8/26/2011
Hello everyone! Your student will be bringing home a paper version of this newsletter, but I wanted to make sure that it was available for you online, in an "un-crushed-in-the-backpack" version!
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About Me
- Carla Goertzen
- I am a teacher, mother, wife of a drag racer, and avid reader who dreams of winning the lottery so that I can travel as exorbitantly as I wish.