Science In 4th Grade

In 4th grade science is really fun. You still win surprises like having popcorn while watching a science related movie but also you get to play games based on what you're studying. I like this idea because you get to learn new things but you are still having fun. Also, if your class stays or earns back 10 points by the end of the class you receive a star to get the movie with popcorn. Do you think this would be or is fun?

Tips on the ELA test

These are some tips on the ELA test:

1. Work on it spread out DO NOT WORK ON IT ALL ON THE NIGHT BEFORE!

2. At home, imagine this is the real test DO NOT DESIDE YOU NEED A SNACK!

3. Also at home, do your homework first! What's more important, checking your e-mail or getting good grades? 

Those are some tips on passing ANY test  

RECESS!!!

Everyone loves recess, so do I. Who can blame them, it's the only time kids have FUN! Without learning. Recess it all about having fun, being yourself, hanging out with friends and playing!! Once it was snowing so much outside but we still went out. It was great being outside especially because it was snowing. It was snowing so much I became a snowman covered in snow!

Tales of the 4th grade nothing:MEAN student teachers>:(

Some student teachers are mean mean mean and guess what, mean!

But they have to be mean sometimes. Like this week in our class we had A LOT of subs(not subway subs student teacher subs).

We had some mean subs but they turned out to be nice. Like every sub cant be all the time. If they where nice all the time  we would almost get away with everything.

Student Teachers

This past week, my class has been having a lot of substitute teachers for some of the day. My teacher has been going to a bunch of meetings and then because of that we have had a bunch of substitutes. Some of the substitute teachers that we had were pretty nice. When you have a substitute they seem like they are doing everything wrong but they really are just doing what they know to be right. When a substitute comes into a room they might not know your teachers rutine. Sometimes you have to give them a chance.

help us

Every day we go though lots of home work . Every day we have to do home work because it is helping for when the test comes around but I think we should have less home work 4Th grade is easy .one day i had to do7 home works in one day it took me 3 hours to do but ... i did it because i had no choice

4th grade

4th grade is fun!!! In 4th grade you get to learn all these different things. It great to know stuff that you NEVER knew before. Like did you know who discover New York? Or how the Native Americans lived their lives?  These are questions can be answered if you are in 4th grade. Anyways the best thing about 4th grade is... EVERYTHING!!!!

math fun

In class we have been working on faster ways you can get an answer like math my mom said that it is easier.I think it's really hard. Algorithm is an up and down met That means you write the numbers that you add on top of each other. You add the numbers in columns. If it's over 10 you put a on the side and put it in the tens, and if it's in the if it is over 100 it goes to the hundreds column.

how is 4grade different then 3grade?

Fourth grade is different third grade because you do more stuff different math,reading,writing,word study and others.                                                                                               You might think these subject is so easy but really not.                                                                              so don't say it's easy.

Social Studies

In fourth grade usually you will learn about the  Native Americans, or the colonists that came after them. If you're in fourth grade basically all your field trips will be based on the olden times. Something fun that happens is Michelle Yokell gets to teach you. She teaches everything you need to know about pretty much anything-it's awesome! In fourth grade your education is so much more advanced.

HOMEWORK!!

Homework is really easy once your get the hang of it.  4th grade homework is pretty easy but apparently  for some people it's hard. 

Homework definitely helps you to be prepared for some big tests in the future. It helps you because the teacher would always put "write an entry" as homework and that helped the whole class with the ELA test, when we have to write the essay.

Everyone thinks homework is hard but it's really EASY!! Sometimes I don't like homework because it's hard but all I have to do is try!

teachers

Do you think your teacher is mean . You should not say anything because she might be a good teacher  it might be you . ONE time i had one problem with my teacher in 2 grade my teacher was loving i did not know by time the school year went bye me and her worked it out. so don't say anything to your teacher.

Even MORE writing

WARNING: If you have not, I repeat have not read More About Writing do not read this blog!!!

This blog is about picking a piece. All right, first of all, set all of your pieces in front of you. Pic out the pieces you think are good, not great, but good. Then pick out the pieces that you are really close to. Then pick out the one that you think is really interesting, strong AND close to you, this the one that you are going to focus on.

MAKE SHORE YOU REALLY REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE!! YOU ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tales of 4th grade nothing:reading

Reading is my favorite silent time of the day. Its always good reading in silents because you can concentrate. 

Reading is good , and i love to do it.

The best books are the ones that are movies because it gives you more detail and you don't have to watch a long movie. But the new book desperaux its a movie book and it has more detail but then the movie has more detail too.

Keep reading and keep commenting!

(photo taken by manueb)

tales of a fourth grade nothing:email

have you made your email at school yet?
well if you have that's cool but we can't email each other, only for homework that you forgot so your friends can tell you about it.
if you haven't this will give you something to look forward to in 4th and 5Th grade.
I don't have an email out of school, a real one i only have the school one.
but i think that you should be able to email your friends not just for homework but teachers just want to keep you safe.
keep reading and keep commenting!

tales of a 4th grade nothing:gym

Gym is so much fun. I love the soccer games there so much fun!
Soccer is what we are doing but we switched to throwing and catching. I was sad but we did an awesome game called battleship. AWESOME!
I love gym, but it makes you so sweaty sometimes so remember to wear a short sleeved shirt.And sneakers. Don't forget and keep reading.

(photo by user:jbellunch)

fourth grade field trips

In fourth grade we have awesome field trips.The best part is we get to see cool stuff and artifacts
from along time ago.when you go to field trips you learn alot of stuff like the famous people from along time ago and what they did to help also the people before us.

Tests

In this year the tests are big, your patience is small, and you're afraid of a three. Your work is coming down in your face. Your not allowed to watch T.V. , you can't play D.S. , and your wii is not allowed to be played until every little piece  of test prep is done. But you have to remember when you get a four you'll be proud. You can't wait until the test is done so you can relax. So remember that all the test practice comes now so you can relax later.

tales of the forth grade nothing: homework

Some people think that we get to much homework. And that our book bags are so heavy every night!
But i agree that we get to much homework but the teachers have a reason.
(ill tell you why) it because they don't want you to forget what you have learned.
So if you get homework on the weekend don't worry. But i for one think thats unfair but its worth it.
KEEP ON READING:)

More About Writing

Today we are going to talk about.......COLLECTING ENTRIES      

This is the VERY most important step because we can not go forward with our work if you don't do this step? O.K, you should make a list of writing territories, like your family or your friends or your dog or your hamster, anything you might write about. If you're going to write about it check it off, if you write about it twice, check it off twice etc. Now make a list of the things that you can write some thing about yourself on. Pick one and write away! 

Next: Picking a piece  

tales of the 4th grade nothing:if you don't make student council

Don't worry if you don't make student council.
i didn't make student council and I'm OK so don't go loopy and start crying (even if i know you won't)
this kid in my class lost because he only got two votes but he didn't cry because he was glade that he even got a vote.
So stay happy and if you go to your teacher and ask AND YOU HAVE ONE OR MORE be happy that you even got one.
KEEP READING!

Student Council

In 4th grade it is the first year you are able to be a part of the student council. Of course not everyone can get a part in this but some people do get to be a part in student council. The way some classes figure out who is going to be the two representatives and one alternate is by having an election like the presidents do. As you probably know Obama just got president elect. This image of Obama is from Caruba at Flickr.com.

tales of a fourth grade nothing:4th grade classrooms

I always thought that the 1st grade on the first floor and 2nd on the second floor and so on and so on, i thought it was weird for them to be on different floors but that was when i was little. now i know that they can't be on the same floor as the class.
that would be weird.
but now i understand more on why that doesn't happen.

Kids in Need in 4th Grade just like you

     Some kids are just like you and me but in wheelchairs and on crutches. You may make fun of them but it isn't their choice. They are just me and you with different transportation and accessories. They wish they didn't have so many accessories. 

     They have been put in separate schools and classes so we don't make fun of them.

     Do you have Asama or anything (other than being born or getting shots) that sent you to the hospital? Well for these kids they go every week and for some everyday!

     Please don't hurt them more, help them more.

Cool Big Field Trips

In 4th grade you have some BIG field trips. Maybe a little smaller than the 5th grade end of the year trip where you can spend a night in the forest and sleep in sleeping bags but these trips a pretty big. You can go to Phillisburg Manor on the metro north or going to the tip of New York to study Lenape Indians. Are there any other field trip recommendations that you have?

Jungle Gym

Is your favorite game at recces a game that you need the jungle gym for? Well, in 4th grade you can't use the jungle gym. It's the first year you're not allowed. I have a game that I like to play but I can't play it without the jungle gym. Why aren't we allowed?

tales of a forth grade nothing:computers

Computers is so much fun!
every Friday i just cant wait for COMPUTERS its fun because you get to go on computers and Kathleen is fun and a great teacher,she knows so much about computers and now at home i know all these tricks from playing games to logging out.
Sometimes computers can get hard and you need help so ask away!
4Th grade is all about blogging in the beginning.
do you have any advise for me what to post on life in forth grade?
KEEP ON READING!

gym

Mr.h is so fun and he can teach you many fun games . he is good in foot ball and running 

Moving Levels

Hooray! I just moved up a level in reading, now instead of being level P, I am level Q. It's very exciting to move up a levels cause you know you accomplished a goal. I know I did. You never know if you are going to go up a level or go down a level. If you read hard you could go up 10 levels, maybe even more! Don't you love read!? I know I do!

READING!!

O.k, I'm Claudia, you might of recognized me from all about writing orrr green 116.  But now I'm not here to talk about writing OR the world of green. I'm here to talk about........ READING!! Reading you can never get bored of, (unless you're NOT reading.) It's perfect for rainy days or the park.  All you need is a good book and a place to sit without someone bothering you.  Now I'm your library in a computer.  I recommend.  Tell you some books that you have never even HEARD of!  I tell you what are some good books for you, depending on your personalty.  The reader blog, that's what I am, a reader blog.     

my 4rth grade classroom

In my classroom its the best. you get to go to allot of field trips,and the best part is sometimes in my classroom my teacher buys my class classroom pets.My class is my favorite class in the world.When it was the first day of school I was seriously scared.Life in fourth grade is fun,you get to do allot of fun stuff.The best part about fourth grade is that you get awesome field trips.

tales of a fourth grade nothing:cool facts about 4th grade writing(from a 4th grader)

4Th grade writing is fun and creative, it can be non-fiction or fiction.
I love fiction because you can write about anything like a talking dog or a girl driving a super car.
I think the hardest is a personal narrative because you have to think up all these ideas about what you have done in the past, pick one edit it and publish it.
Non-fiction takes a lot of research, like last year I researched on cats and you can't just go on the computer, you have to look in books too.

tales of the 4th grade nothing: Tests and homework

4th grade is hard but 5th is harder, you get harder tests then 4th grade you will realize you will get more homework but if your not there yet, don't sweat it you'll do fine.

its hard to do the tests because you keep thinking is this right or wrong is this proper or none proper. This can make you worried but when you get the score you'll feel better.

4th grade is the best sometimes you can get less homework but sometimes the more homework is fun, your teacher can give you cool homework and fun homework and maybe on trips you'll get no homework.

The Field Trips

In fourth grade you get two field trips in the first three months!

Fourth grade is a big year not only for the tests but the also the field trips! You are tested for your behavior on trips. The reason they do this is to test you for fifth grade and there you go on an overnight field trip (peec) and you have a barbecue.  Loads more too! 

                                            

  Be on your best behavior, don't be grumpy, and have a wonderful time. Look forward to fifth grade field trips and be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Get ready for the time of your field trips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4th grade trouble

In fourth grade you might realize that you get a lot more homework. In lower grades you have to do homework but it is a little easier and you have less of the work. When you are in 4th grade you have more of almost EVERYTHING. You have to do writing, reading, math, word study, social studies and, you need to remember all the notes.If you do not do your homework you get a missing homework slip. Then you have to stay and do your missing homework at the quiet table. Sometimes 4th grade is hard.

All About Writing!!

My posts are all about writing! And step by step you will have your own book!! I personally love writing I will personally teach you how to wright a good book! Well, for one thing it is NOT as easy as it looks. here are the steps:

*Collecting entries

*Choosing an entry

*Revising your chosen entry

*Editing your chosen entry

*Publishing your entry and......

*Having a party and signing autographs!

What are entries are you asking? They are the little moments you write about, like, SHARKS! or The Baseball Game or whatever! It just has to be interesting. Not like, Why I Bought These Pants or How to Cry. Make shore its interesting. Next week I will show you the different the types of writing, remember don't get TOO exited