5th grade

Well i am in 5Th grade now and i can't blog as fourth grade anymore so farewell and i had a good time blogging:)
Some things to know: There is a lot of homework most of the time(some times we ony get two things) its more advanced(of course) You may use planners for recording homework if you don't already and yea, ITS FUN!
I hope we can make a new blog called life in fifth grade and if or when we do ill blog the link! thanks for reading our posts!:)

Were 5th Graders!!

Hey you guys! Well... this blog team shouldnt be called Life in Fourth Grade because... WERE 5TH GRADERS!!! Dont you think it should be called Life in FIFTH grade? Well, 5th grade is pretty darn tough if you know what I mean. We don't get that much homework. This is pretty much all we got so far
Reading for 45 minutes
Writing for 15 minutes
1-4 math pages
Thats pretty much it... so... BYE!!

Getting back to blogging

Its almost time for school again and that means we have to start blogging again but not a lot of people are blogging this summer but i try to keep it up because i want to be ready for when school starts again, so if your reading this and saying maybe your right then i think we should all start blogging again for the school year(and also there is so much more to blog about during the summer.)But you might also be busy and cant blog as much so i can understand that too(its like me when i go on vacation because i don't have a computer there)

What do you think? is there more to blog about during school or after school in the summer?

comment and keep on blogging:)

A good DS game to play over the summer to keep school grades up

The DS game i recommend is...

Brain age!!!!!

All you have to do is go by everyday and do your training, its easy you can pick from math to reading to counting and you do one thing a day you pick(but if you want to do more things you can after but you can't do the same thing twice.) When you finish one you get a stamp for the day and if you come by every day for a certain amount of days you get some thing new to do.

Tips:

1. Get the one with sudoku because its fun and good for your mind

2. Make sure you check your brain age about once and a while

3. Do it everyday because its good and fun!!!

Thanks for reading and comment(if you have it tell me your favorite activity)

My favorite activity is the reading and syllable count

Thanks again and COMMENT:)

Boy By: Roald Dahl

Hi and today i am here to post about boy by Roald Dahl, its a good book about Roald Dahls life and how it was when he was a kid.
His dad only had one arm, His dad died because his favorite kid died and more and more.
I couldn't stop reading the book because it was so interesting but cool to see how hard it was to be a kid back in the days and to see how his family was and all the story's.
This is the best book and i recommend it to everyone in the world!!!

Thanks for reading and comment(and if you read the book, what was the part that interested you the most?)

Thanks again

Beacon Street Girls 1 By: Annie Bryant

Have you read the Beacon street girls yet?
Well, if your a girl looking for a book it should be the Beacon street girls.
Its one of the best books, my friend gave it to me for my birthday and i just finished it and loved it(i really didn't want to stop reading it but i know there are a lot more of the Beacon street girls books.)
Its about this new girl in school named Charlotte Ramsey and she is a first day YIKES!! which means that she has to do something to make herself the laughing stalk of the day, and the problem is she is always moving so its the first day like all the time. Her dad is a writer and her mom died when she was little but now she has a new problem, the girls at her assigned lunch table Avery Madden(The school sports girl), Katani Summers(The trend setter with a strong fashion sense) and Maeve Kaplan Taylor(A movie star with a dramatic part and friendly/fun.)
They are all at the same table in lunch but when Charlotte has a first day again everything goes wrong but some how at the end they all become friends, but i've told you to much already so thanks for reading and if you have read the book leave a comment on how you liked it.

Thanks for reading and comment:)

Bye

The frog Princess

First of all, I want to dedicate this post to my friend, Ellie who introduced me to this book!!!
Now, this wonderful book called the Frog Princess is about princess named Emeralda who IS NOT so princess-like, her laugh is like the sound of a donkey throwing up, and instead of beautiful, blond hair, she has unkempt, brunette hair.
One day, when Emeralda is wonder the swamps near her home, she spots a talking frog that tell her that he is a prince, AND she must kiss him to bring him back. Of course, she does not believe this, like any other person would not,
But one day, her mother tell her she must marry the SNOBBIEST prince in the whole world. And she gets hysterical and kisses the so called "Frog Prince." And you have to read the book to find out what happens next........

This review is by me
This is where I got the pic
The sequel is Salamander Spell
Please comment

Which Kinds of Game Systems Do Kids Like?

I was wondering what kinds of game systems kids like.

1) DS

2) Wii

3) X-box

4) Playstation 1, 2, or 3 (if you choose this choice tell me which version you like)

5) Game Cube

6) other(if you choose this choice tell me what kind of game system you like)

Please comment on which one you like best.  

DS(tips on games that i enjoy and i hope you might like them)

This is the simple DS, there are a lot of games for the DS:

1) My Sims/Sim city

2) Cooking mama/Gardening mama

3) fashion designer

4) Guitar hero for DS(world tour)

5) Club penguin game

6) Mariokart

7) The new super Mario  bros.

8) Animal crossing

9) Super monkey ball: Touch and roll

10) Brain training     11) Pokemon diamond    12) Diddy Kong racing     13) Drawn to life

I love to play those games and i hope if you need a new game you can get one of these!

Comment:)

BYE!!!

(This pic of the DS has been taken by Oncle Tom on creative comments) 

Keyboarding practice

Wouldn't it be great if you could all practice keyboarding over the summer and come back in September touch-typing? Just 10-15 minutes a day with your hands on the home keys and you can do it! Who's with me? Will you pledge to practice?

Reflecting on the blogging experience

As summer approaches, your year of blogging is coming to a close. Let's take a moment to reflect on the whole experience. What was it like for you? What did you get out of it? What would you do differently if you could do it over? What would you do differently if you were Kathleen? Do you think you'll keep blogging on your own next year?

School is almost over and SUMMER IS HERE

School is almost over that means SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE!!

I interviewed my friend on this blog team also, her name is Claudia!

So Claudia how do you think the year was?

she just said "pretty good"

I said "I really agree, we had a lot of homework and school was hard but its so fun to see our friends and learn new things!"

Jessina said about the school year(also on blog team)"Awesome and fun"

Elizabeth said"she thought it went really well and it was interesting/fun!"

I agree with everyone and you should comment and tell me what you think!

COMMENT

bye:)

Your favorite, just pick!

Social Studies and Trips

Have you noticed that most of our trips are for Social Studies?
So far I've noticed that every field trip my class takes is for Social Studies. Every single one of them except for the first one I think. But I'm not good with field trips so I'm most likely wrong. Is it a good thing for every field trip to be Social Studies and personally I think it's fine but some other kids complain about it a lot so... is it?

Harry Potter 2

As you know there is a blog that is called Harry Potter 1 by Claudia, if you haven't seen it click here.

Well now that we have that clear we will talk all about monkeys(just kidding!!)

Harry Potter series is the best one almost ever. Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets is one of the coolest books, its about how Harry hears about the Chamber of secrets and he wants to find out more about it. So he asks a lot of questions and goes through books and he finds his answer near the end and also realizes that Ginny is gone!

There are letters on the wall written in blood and spiders lead the way to trouble.

Is Hogwarts falling apart? can Harry save the school and Ginny all at once? And the worst part...

 will Hogwarts close?

Find out all this and more! (if you read the book don't tell!)

COMMENT!!!!!

bye:)

What do you think?

The Nobodies!!!!!!

 This post is about the book The Nobodies. There is a book before it called The Somebodies but that book has almost NOTHING to do with this one. This book is about two kids names Fern and Howard who attend a special camp for Somebodies. (They them selves are are Somebodies.) Camp Happy Sunshine Good Times. But this year, the camp is all wrong. All the counselors are mean and snobby, the normal bus driver/repairman has disappeared and there are strange, new, dangers at the camp. (For instence, a cannibal hermit.) Last (and worse) of all, they don't lean a single the about the art of Somebodies. What has become of Camp Happy Sunshine Good times? Will Howard and Fern save the day?

The review is by ME

 This is where I got the pic.

PLEASE COMMENT :)

 

Harry Potter book 1

Once again, I am ONLY going to talk about the first book of Harry Potter. Just in case.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is one of the best books I have ever read! It is about this boy named Harry, he lived with is mean Uncle and Aunt and their spoiled son, Dudley. They say that Harry's parents died in a car crash. But they did nit. The evil Lord Voldemort (Gasp!) really killed them. One day, poor 11-year-old Harry gets a SPECIAL letter in the mail that asks him to attend Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which starts it all!
READ THIS BOOK!!!

This review is by ME
This is where I got the picture

The Giving Tree Is Waiting For YOU!!!

Did you see the BIG GREEN TREE on the wall at the 1st floor? I bet your wondering what that's for, right? Well that's for thanking someone because they helped you with something.  If a person did something for you and you want to thank that person you could write it and we will post it. But not right now, but soon. And not on regular paper but on red pieces of paper that are round. Don't worry the student council will give you the red, round pieces of paper. And we will tell you everything you need to know about the Giving Tree. And remember the Giving Tree is waiting for you!!! 

Quotes from 4th graders

Adam says "If you're going to break or fracture your leg, do it in winter."

Hannah S. says"It's annoying this lice."

Grace says "it's awesome."

Georgia says "lice has been in this classroom all year and no one thinks it's going to go away."

Florizelle says "I'm with Grace."

Ethan says "It's hard!"

Well that's it for now! Catch more cool talk in Quotes from 4th graders! :)

The series of sister Grimm by: Michael Buckley

The Sisters Grimm series is one of the best series I've read. Its like behind the scenes with the fairy tale characters that the Grimm's wrote about (Sleeping beauty, snow white, little red riding hood and many more)

Its about these two girls who's parents have been kidnapped by a evil group called the scarlet hand. And the two girls have to go around to a lot of foster homes and live with crazy people. Then one day they are put with this old woman who says she's their be their grandma, but their dad said she died when he was born. Is there a secret hiding that their dad and mom never told them about and can all this lead them too do what they do as Grimm's?

Well if you want to know you HAVE TO READ THE BOOK!

I hope if you choose to read the book you will like it and if you are reading it or read it i hope you enjoyed it!!!!

bye:)

TELL ME!!!!

Which type of books do YOU like better?

1. Fantasy
2. Mysteries
   
3. Non-Fiction
4. Realistic Fiction
5. Sci-Fi (Like aliens and Starwars, stuff like that!

When I get enough answers, I will tell you witch is the most popular book to read!

News/Uglydolls

Hey if you have noticed in this blog i didn't say "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" because i am not doing that anymore and also i have a blog about uglydolls for you!
the website:click here
a picture:click here
Uglydolls are awesome they are fun, ugly and cute at the same time(how is that possible?)
But i have two (Bigtoe was my first), if you can't get a huge one then get a medium or a backpack key chain.
well i just wanted to spreed the news, so its short but keep on reading!!!!!
bye:)

the beatiful land called earth

earth day was the beast day for me i had a lot of fun i got to plant flowers and experiment colored flowers. In school many people were talking about earth day, maybe it was just so impotant they just need to talk about a lot. well it is true earth day is very much Important cause you need the earth to live in. dont you agree.Do you think we could still survive if the earth dies and theres no more food or water or do you think were going to die?

licoln center

Lincoln center is like the funnest school activity. In my classroom we have a dance choreographer she dances great. sometimes you might feel embaressed dancing infront of your classmates when we do a activity with her, but still its kind of fun. Lincoln center might be embarresing but still fun. cause you get your feet up and start dancing. If you never had dancing lincoln center how would you feel if you did?

Shelfari!!!!!!!

There is this website called Shelfari and it's REALLY awesome!
Selfari is a website where you can share what books you have read, what books you are reading, and books that you want to read!!! They have every book in the world on that website.

Anyway here is the link: http://www.shelfari.com/
And thins is the link to MY shelfari: http://www.shelfari.com/claudiak


GO TRY IT!!! Its really cool!!!!
The pic is Terry Freedman at flicker.com

the link about clubpenguin

If you have a email or you ASK YOUR MOM OR DAD! then maybe you can go on clubpenguin here is the link to clubpenguin and the login to be a new person in clubpenguin.
clubpenguin:click here
ok so that is your link and i have a reminder for u people already on clubpenguin: the medivel party is on friday the 8th and longer(you should also read the terms so you can be safe)
this website is by disney and your parents control your account and ask them if you can do safe chat and free chat but you can also pick on your own.
JOIN NOW!
bye and keep reading!

Dutch Day!

Hey! On April 7, PS116 fourth graders had Dutch Day!!! Dutch Day is when the kids dress up like Dutch children and experience how the school day of Dutch students was. It was SO much fun! Even though the consequences were bad, it was still fun experiencing the time! Also, at the end of the day, we had a great Dutch feast! but, during the day, we had to call our teacher Vrouw, if they were a lady, and Miner, if they were a man. We even got to try the punishments! Thats how fun Dutch Day was!

Pets

I know a lot of people like pets or LOVE pets. Please comment responding to what you like.

1. cats

2. dogs

3. hamsters or guinea pigs (if so tell me which one)

4. other (if so tell me what animal you do like)

Social Studies

In social studies we are working on articles. It's mostly about colonial times. I've just finished my piece about punishments for New Amsterdam. I also have a short story saying what the punishments the child got for doing something bad. What I like about social studies is going on trips. What's your favorite thing about social studies?

The Sisters Grimm Book 1

The Sister's Grimm is a VERY good series but right now I'm going to talk about the first book in case you did not read it and I would be giving the 2end or 3erd book away. Now there are there two orphans named Sabrina and Daphne. They are both sisters. One day, a woman who claims to be their Grandma. (Even though everyone claims her to be dead.) And they realize that they are related to the famous "Brother's Grimm". And it all leads to a FABULOUS adventure with giants, fairies and other magical creatures....

The sequel is: The Unusal Suspects
The review is by ME
This is where I got this pic < Also, the link leads to the website

Recess

I know kids can be very creative. I wanted to know what majority of kids like to play for recess. Tell me what you like to by commenting.

1. jumprope

2.boxball

3.hulla hoop

4.other (if so tell me what you play)

Lice

These are very annoying little insects so I feel sorry if you have lice. You can get a lice comb that will help. Different shampoos help. No matter how wacky this seems, vinegar can help prevent it. Even olive oil! It's almost like you have salad dressing on your head! Cleaning your house and pillows. You can bag your stuffed animals and hats and scarves for two weeks so the lack of air kills lice. I hope you can get rid of lice. If your hair is very unnaturally itchy it might be lice or if you are absolutely sure it's not then you just may be using a bit too much shampoo.

Preventing it

Putting your hair up can help you prevent it. Lice crawl from head to head so try not to tell secrets, or get your head too close to other kids and people in general. You might want to use rosemary shampoos or conditioners and some other types of flavors. I hope you can prevent it.


Ellie :)

going

In 1 month we will be going to 5Th grade and it will be a big step for us that are going to 5Th grade because it is a new challenge for us and it will be fun or not . If i had a chance to choose my middle I will pick east side and i just got pray that i pass 4th grade

ANNOYING ClASSMATES!!!!!!!

I hate annoying classmates SO MUCH!!! They bother me all the time!! Have you ever had someone annoy you ALL the time? And if  you had someone annoy you how  do you make him or her STOP? PLEASE , PLEASE , PLEASE comment on this post! I NEED YOUR  ADVICE!!!!!

Boy Tales of Childhood

First of all I want to dedicate this post to Rachel. She introduced me to this book.

    Which is Boy Tales of Childhood.  It is a book about Roald Dahl's childhood. It teaches you how it would be WAY back in the 1920-1930's  school, the typical family, and how people traveled. It is a VERY exciting, sad and wonderful book. And best of, you understand all his books better!!!! You understand why he wrote his books the way he did. 

    It is a really fascinating book and I hope you will read it!! Also, if you have read it, tell me what you think of it!! 

This review has written by ME!

The link is to Rachel's profile

This is where I got the pic

The name of this book is SECRET!!!!

There is this book called The Name of this Book is Secret! It is a really fantastic book! When you first look at it you think it is a ripoff of a Series of Unfortunate Events but it is NOT!!!! It is a exciting book with hangoffs and adventure it goes places you have NEVER imagined, and every page makes you keep on reading!!! It is about these kids that discover a box called the Symphony of Smells and it leads them to an adventure that NEVER stops.

 The sequel to the book is: If You're Reading This It's To Late!  

 This review is by ME!!

 The link is to Sofa's Blog 

 This is where I got this pic  

tales of a fourth grade nothing:Matilda by Ronald Dahl

Matilda is the best book in the WORLD!!
I loved it and i just finished(april the 14th), its about this girl who is so smart and her parents are all mean too her. Then she goes to school and finds out about the mean headmistress, that is mean(that means she is very mean if i blogged it twice.)

Then at the end there is a twist but i won't tell you. You have too read it!!

Thanks for reading, and read Matilda(its level s)

Comment!!

This is where i got the pic

Warriors Series

Hey! Have you heard of the Warriors series? The warriors series is about a cat who used to be a kittypet. He joins a clan named Thunderclan and goes through really big adventures! There is violence and a lot of blood, so I should warn you. l There are betrayles, many deaths, new borns, Twoleg trails, monsters and many more, but this cat always strives for his clan. Go and read the warriors series!
P.S They are level S/T

Clan: A group of cats
Kittypet: a cat raised by Twolegs
Thunderclan: a clan
Monster: a car
Twolegs: Humans

This pic is by Mossclaw at flickr.com Also it's book 1 in the series

Charlie Bone!!

The  series Charlie Bone is a lot of really good books put together. I have only read the first one so I am only going to tell you about the first one. First of all it is called Midnight For Charlie Bone. It is about a really ordinary kid named Charlie Bone. But one day , he finds out that he is NOT so ordinary, at all. He can tell what people in pictures are saying. Is two REALLY mean aunts find out, and they make him go this genius school called Bloor's Academy. And soon, he is caught in the mystery of one of them..... 

   The sequel to this book is Charlie Bone and the Time Twister 

    This review is by ME no one else! 

   This is where I got this pic.

The City Of Ember!!!!

    BEFORE I talk about the City Of Ember, I want to dedicate this post to Mrs.Heaton's class.

Now I will talk about The City Of Ember.   This is a REALLY good book about a city that lives underground. But they do not know  they are, they think Ember is the only thing on the whole planet. But after 270 years, the city is falling apart. They are running low on supplies and the flood lights are starting to flicker....too often. Will two 12-year-old kids save the city?

    This blurb is by ME! Not the book! 

   The sequel is People Of The Sparks. 

  This is where I got the pic.

Studying New Amsterdam

What has been most interesting or most surprising to you in your New Amsterdam/early New York studies?

A series of unfortunate events

The kids in my class have gone crazy about the books in a series of unfortunate events. I have to, I love them! Why do you think their so popular?

Comment on what you think.

vieux bandit at flicker.com

breakfast and the tests

People allways say that before a test you should eat a healthy breakfast.That means no candy or sweets,but most kids think it's a joke and eat eather candy...or nothing, that makes you have trouble concentrating, especialy before tests.Thats why I believe

the signs that say "without a good breakfast, your not really there"

Walsh at flickr.com

relax!

Hey people! Im guessing that after a long week of school and homework everyone wants something they can do to relax.My way of relaxing is going to the movies. Whats yours?

ecstaticist at flickr.com

jump rope

Most of the girls in my class love to jump rope.I agree,it's my favorite thing to do at recess...and its super fun to do! You can jump rope alone (like in the picture) or you can do it with friends.

which way do you like to jump rope? Comment on which one you prefer.
To find out more go to hannah s.'s blog

                                                                                                                       wishymom at flicker.com

tales of a fourth grade:Glasses

If you need glasses tell someone because you will do bad i school if not.
I got my glasses because i couldn't see the board and that can make you do bad in school too. If you think glasses are lame they will look bad on you, well, they don't they are comfy and also they of course help you see and they do look good.
You may need glasses so if you can't see the board in class then talk too your parents about getting glasses:)
Thanks for reading AND COMMENT!!



Brendan lynch at creative comments(flickr)

CREEPY CRAWLY LICE!!!

In my school LICE is going around. Lice are bugs that live in human hair so they they can live off your blood. If someone has lice it is easy to spread. To not get lice, you have to be super careful. Rarely if you are not making sure you are using bags to keep your stuff in and staying away from peoples hair then youmight get lice. I know a lot of classes have lice but luckily it is starting to go away. If you have lice then you get really ichy on your head. Sometimes even if you don't have lice you can be ichy but not extremely ichy. Lice is a NIGHTMARE!!!

Edward's Eyes ROCKS!!!!

Do you know the book Edward's Eye's????? It is a REALLY good. It is touching, and exiting. (No wonder they choose it for breakfast with books!!) 

    It is a book about a kid named Edward. Ever since he was born, he has been special ever since he was born. He can do ANYTHING and he can cheer ANYONE up. It is an amazing book and I think you SHOULD read it. 

This is where I got this picture 

homework!

Hey guys! Im guessing that pretty much everyone has experienced something like this picture before,well have you?I know how it feels to be so stressed out by homework...where you just want to tear up the page!





Kimmer KC at flickr.com

how you ever had a cute little fluffy animal than you would that I'm talking about a dog.A fluffy little animal that sometimes you can play with at the park . A animal that if you let it would tare up your house and 

research about pg-13 movies

I did research on if should 4th graders watch pg-13 movies. What I found out what that if young kids should watch pg-13 usually when they watch scary pg- 13 movies they get nightmares. When they watch inappropriate movies they think its okay to say things inappropriate stuff or bad words. And when they see pg-13 movies about violence they will most likely like to fight and become violent. So young kids (under the age of thirteen) shouldn't watch pg-13 movies!!!

How do they grade the ELA?

In my point of view, people grade the ELA by how much answers you get right. But the real answer on how the ELA is graded is that they grade the ELA by how you get better in your disabilities. This website tells you more of the ELA.   

Is it okay for 4th graders to watch pg 13 movies?

Is it okay for 4th graders to watch pg 13 movies? If students who watch pg 13 movies that are with bad words and violence, will they say bad words and become violent? Or if they watch a scary pg 13 movie will they get scared and have NIGHTMARES? Or will the just do nothing if they saw pg 13 movies? You can post a comment on what you think and I will do research on this topic and see if it is okay for 4th graders to watch pg 13 movies!

wiitch one

Hey Fabian here I have a question for you guys and girls witch grade is harder 4th or 5th comment on it

tales of a forth grade nothing:track

Hi, I'm here to talk to you about track.
Track is a good sport to get fit, do a sport and its FUN!
I do track in our school and its lots o' fun, i love track because i like to run a lot.
I have the question of the day:

what is your favorite sport??

a)soccer

b)track

c)basketball

d)baseball

e)other

and also, do you play that sport or watch it on TV??

thanks for reading and COMMENT:)

test prep

Test prep is when you jot down some notes that will help you for the ela test,the math test and the sience test.Test prep helps you a lot cause when you take all the test's,everything on it is on your test prep.

reading

Reading is so much fun,it is my favorite subject. You know In fourth grade you can not lose stamina, stamina means you can not stop reading your book,your eyes are just on the book.

computer class

computer class is awesome, the best part of computer class is getting to blog a post. Sometimes it gets difficult to do our work because you lose track of what they are talking about and it gets confusing too.

puberty

when you grown up you start to change 1 your voice changes 2 you get bigger 3 you acted different and you look... cool 4 you must be your self and do not follow people and remeber were you came from.

social studies

In fourth grade we have social studies. Social studies is alot of fun you learn a lot.my most favorite part of social studies is when we get to draw the terrian maps. sometimes social studies is very hard but sometimes it is easy. Also sometimes you do activity's that are so fun.

Good Job

Everyone is doing so well in school. You guys have been patient and the most wonderful friends.

I wanted to thank you for that and say good job.

You guys are just wonderful and... thanks for all your confidence in me and everyone.

So hard?

Now think back to those test months....
You thought test was going to be hard and then when you are doing test prep for the next test you think 'I just am hoping the test comes soon because it's a whole lot easier than this test prep.' Then you think, 'I already took a test and the prep/preparation is whole lot harder so why am I freaking out so much?' Then you realize it's because you are too caught up in the heat. so you try to take it down a little and what do you know? you got a perfect score on your next test and you think, 'I should pass that strategy onto other kids that need help.' You pass on the hint and the world seems perfect just as it used to be before the test. That is wise and good.

!:-P!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:clubpenguin 4

Maybe you've herd that clubpenguin has new puffles!

They are white puffles and of course they are so cute!

But the only bad part is that you have to be a memeber>:(

They are cute and i beat you would want to see them play(if you don't have one)and eat and take a bath, and more.

They are very cold not that they are mean they are "ice" puffles, they have ice breath and with any breath they can turn anything into ice(chilly.)

You can now(and always) find them in the puffle catolog, it will tell about them.

Well i hope you see them and also check out the club penguin blog.

Thanks for reading!!

this pic has been taken by: www.clubpenguin.com

MY FINAL QUESTION!!!

This is the question I am researching about. Why is fourth grade SO important? People are always saying fourth grade is important. And I am going to find out if it's true!!!

the love of school

every day we get up at 8.00 and we get to see our friends and having fun and every day i play with my friends and i wish i can stay home sometimes but i can't.my year has bin crazy i had to take 7 tests including the days i wish my year was no tests free for one year but it will never happen.

Math!: Addition

I have some tips for you for math:                                       

                    1                

Adition:    23

                   29                                                      

                  ---

                    5 2

Do you know the way I got that answer? 

9+3=12, but 12 can't fit into 1 didget, so you

travel on to the ten's colum. Now you add the 10's 

column. 2+2=4. You also add the 1 from the 1's

column so 4+1=5. Then you put together the 

two digets and you get.... 52! 

                 

4th Grade

Well you know in school how there are subjects. Well I was curious about something. I wanted to know what people like better. Please comment on the subject you like best.
1. Math
2. Reading
3. Social Studies
4. Writing
5. Other(If you choose this choice tell me which subject you like)

Question has answer!

1. 
   

Do you rember my last question? Do test scores show how smart you are???  The answer is.................................   

   NOOO!!We have all agreed that test scores do not show how smart you are!! 

1. The test scores do not show how well you can dance, sing, design etc.
2. A super smart person can make one tiny, tiny mistake and not get 100%
   

Here are some good things about the test:

1. They show how smart you are at math and english 
2. It depends what type of education you are going to have
3. You learn alot of things by studing for it 
   

This pic is by: lotyloty at flicker.com

Reading Books

In class there are many books you can read. Books teach you a lot from the words in the book. Reading is really fun, it can keep you busy when your board. The book Im reading right now is Hard Boiled Detective. What do you think about books? What's your favorite book?  

My year

My year has be fun but a lot of things get in my way one example is that i have a gut feeling and it is holding me back from some i love i wish i could tell you but it is my problem and i feel like i am the best person i could be if you want info read this blog each week.

tales of a fourth grade nothing:new bloggers for 116

There are some new people that are blogging, as you know, and I've been reading them so you should check it out,the name is Ms.Heaton's class.
we also have others but this is the school that has found out about our blogs!
and they have been commenting on our blogs.
So just to tell you ps116 check out their blogs too
bye!
if you want to know more comment to me:)

Reading Helps so Much

Picture from: Karin Elizabeth

You might think that reading is boring, but it's good for the mind and the soul. It helps you learn. Reading takes you to a whole other world with adventures all around. Check out my friend Maddy's blog through this link: http://116fourthgrade.blogspot.com/2009/01/tales-of-fourth-grade-nothingawesome.html

This tells about cool books you might want to check out sometime. So take a look.

tales of a fourth grade nothing:club penguin 3

Hello everyone, welcome to club penguin 3! this is a twist to my blog today because you have to ask me questions(if you need too)
so today I'm gonna tell you about some items that you can do thins with.
*the clown suite, you can wear the wig and the clown suite and you can juggle the balls(dance)

*wear the green apron and you pour coffee(dance)
*if you wear the pizza apron or hat you twirl the pizza up in the air(dance)

*if you wear the grass skirt and the lei you do the hula dance(dance)
*if you have the lasso in your in your hand you can twirl it(dance)
*if you have the paddle ball game in your hand you can play it(wave)
*if you have any instrument in your hand you can play it(dance)
*blue apron when you dance you have icecream(dance)
last but not lest...
*the puffle shirt you can pour puffle food put the shirt on, only the shirt(dance)
some items only members can get.
well bye!
look at my other blogs and COMMENT!

Rewards

In my class we started a new rewards system. A lot of classes already have this system. The reward system is ...we earn a STAR every day if we don't get our name on the board. If we get 15 stars we get a prize I am really looking forward to winning 15 stars like a lot of other people in my class because the prizes are really cool!!! The reason for the the stars is because some people keep getting punished for things that they shouldn't be because of about 3 people. Do you suffer other peoples consequences?

another question

   I have ANOTHER question to that needs your opioin: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Do Test Scores Really Show How Smart You Are???

         I don't know because Elburt Enstein was REALLY good at math. But he

         did badly at school, so I REALLY don't know!! Comment, comment, comment!!

             

Art Class

In art class Mr .McGreevy teaches a lot in art. Sometimes in my class we do published piece covers or etc. The things we do are mostly from artist like Vincent Van Gogh. All the artist interest in art comes from teachers or artists. What do you think about art? Who's your favorite artist?  

art class

Art class is the best. But when your in fourth grade it is a lot different from 3rd,2nd,1rst and kindergarten also pre-k.fourth grade you do a lot of artistic stuff then the other grade's.My most favorite part is when we get to do selves portraits .

iCarly

Hey! Alot of fourth graders love iCarly! iCarly is a TV show on Nickeloden about 3 typical teens who do a webshow. They talk about weird and awesome things too! The cool part about it is they even show what they do off air too! Fourth graders love it because you never know who they will bring to the webshow or what they will do! A lot of people can't wait for new episodes too! GO WATCH ICARLY!!!

FRED!

HEY! Have you heard of Internet sensation FRED! I mean, ALOT! of Fourth graders are really addicted to Fred! There are a few reasons why he is awesome! But first, read Madeline's post about FRED!

1. He is FUNNY!
2. He is kid friendly
3. He talks about the oddest things!
4. He was on iCarly (Hit TV show that fourth graders love!)
GO WATCH INTERNET SENSATION FRED!!!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:ps116

Hi there, today I'm gonna ask you some questions about PS116 and what you like about it. but if you don't go to PS116 then you can ask me some questions, OK here we go:
1. who's your fave teacher?
2. what do you think the school has to change(if it anything needs to be changed)
3. what do you like about the school?
4. whats you fave subject in school?
5. do you read the school news paper or do anything for the school(student council, mediator)

you can always use your own school too but if you want to ask me questions thats fine too.
thanks for reading:)
bye!!!!!!!!!!!!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:blogs

Hello, as you know i am a blogger because of what your reading right now and I'm here to tell you people who don't blog yet out there that its fun and how to do it.
when my computer teacher said we where gonna start blogging i was excited and wanted to start right away, you can blog about anything(but at school we are in groups.)
everyone in my group blogged about blogging so thanks for choosing mine!
but back to blogging, here some tips:
1. never use your last name in blogging or other peoples
2. try to make the blog fun and not to boring
3. make sure you add your labels!

so i hope that(if you want to) you will blog because its AWESOME!
please comment:)
bye!!!!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:test prep

Test prep is hard but easy in way.
Like i'll say that test prep is my third fave subject because i like to do the tests but on the real one you can get very nervous, and that's the why we have test prep to be ready for the tests.
i wonder how it will be in fifth grade, much harder or Little easier, what do you think?
well now i dont know what else to talk about >:(
wait, i have a question!
1. do you like test prep?
2. do you get nervous when its the real test?
3. do you get a lot of homework or none during the real test after school?

please comment :)
and remember to look at my other blogs!!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:i have some questions

Hi, i have some questions that i would like you to answer:

1.witch is harder 4Th or 5Th grade?

2.what do you like more webkinz or clubpenguin?

3.do you think we should get more time for recess and lunch?

4. Last but not lest, do you like to blog

And check out more questions from my friend witch the blog is called what do you think

comment and answer!

well i guess if you commented you would answer, anyways bye!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:fred on youtube!

Have you ever seen Fred on YouTube?

if you have what is your fave one(i like Fred goes swimming)


I'm sorry if you can't go on YouTube but I'm just saying.
so if you can please answer my question but...
i have some facts that i found out:
1.his first show was Fred goes to the park(i think)
2.he is now so famous you can catch him on iCarly
3.Hes the funniest guy on YouTube(i agree)

if you saw him on iCarly the video at the end(i LOVED it)was so funny so now you can search that up and see it on YouTube!
BYE:)

BLOGGING!!

Hey! I'm going to tell you how fun BLOGGING IS! First, you have to read Claudia's post about blogging. CLICK HERE!! So blogging is a super fun way to pass the time. Whenever I'm bored, I zip on the computer & go to Blogger. You can read other post, make your own posts and SO much more! You can even be on a blog TEAM! A blog team is just a group of people blogging together. Blogging is a way to talk about so many things with the WORLD!!! Try out Blogging!!!


This pic is by Sagolla

Which is more fun??

Which grade is more fun? 4th or 5th grade?
I'm kind of wondering which.
So, uh, I'm running out of things to say!
Keep reading to find out more!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:Oh no i dont have a title!

um hi this is weird because i don't know what to talk about, but i do have a question!
what is your favorite subject?????
i want to know but ill tell you this...
I LOVE WRITING & I LOVE TEST PREP!
i dont know why but i love to take the tests
please comment:)
(this was short)
bye!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:I LOVE THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS AND THE MOVIES

HARRY POTTER VS TWILIGHT

Do you or do you not like twilight better then harry potter?

enter the contest!

but just to tell you twilight fans harry potter is awesome!

let me bring it back to the beginning...

harry potter defeated you know who(voldemort), if you didn't read the book i wont give it away.

but I'm not kidding I have read twilight (little bit)

and in one of them Edward from twilight is in it (the fourth one)

thanks for reading:)

PLEASE COMMENT!

What do you think?

Which is harder?

4th grade or 5th grade

What's more fun in 4th grade?

Club Penguin or myachi

Please comment to post your answer. I would like to know the answers to these questions and especially the second one. I would like to start a debate on these two subjects.

                                                                    Thanks! :)

My question

This is a post about fourth and fifth  grade.

      *drum roll*

             WITCH IS HARDER, FORTH OR FIFTH GRADE???

I do not know because forth grade has all these GIGANTIC tests and stuff. And fifth grade is just harder, you know. Also in fifth grade you have to pick a middle a little school. So, post on your opinion and when it is time (LOL) I will post who won. So please, PLEASE post. IAM BEGGGGGGGGGGGGING YOU!!!

          

End of the year

Hey! I'm going to tell you about the end of the year! The end of the year is a sad time because your friends might not be with you next year. Also, if you had an awesome teacher, you can visit, but you can't have them for a whole year unless if they move up a grade. There is a fun thing about the end of the year actually. You get to have a few days at the end of the year to pack all your things for a WHOLE day! I've done it last year.

Math Compared to Writing

Math is a hard subject but in my opinion much easier than writing. Math has short-cuts that you are allowed to use, in compare to writing. Writing is an activity that requires steps that may not be skipped. I have many reasons not to like writing but there are reasons to like writing as well. For instance you get to express your feelings through words as well as make a whole new door to an interesting world. If you disagree or agree strongly so you want to say something feel free to comment.

Computers

In computers Kathleen will teach you lots of things. She even taught me how to upload the picture of the apple computer next to this text. Kathleen will teach you all you need to know about computers and much much more. If you don't get her first two quarters then you might get her after mid-year switch. To know more about mid-year switch go to Hannah's blog by clicking the link below. Kathleen shows how to link. Kathleen will also she will show you how to blog when you hit the fourth grade where you could be on the blog you're reading now. Use your computers and you could make your own blog site! :)

http://116fourthgrade.blogspot.com/2009/01/mid-year-swith.html <-Hannah's link

Cute little Lizards!!!

Ms. Kim's class got some Anole Lizards! The "zookeeper" (Ellie) came up for recess to take care of the Anole Lizards and took them out once. She let the other kids helping out up there hold the Anole Lizards and when it was time to put them back they wouldn't go back! They loved being held and even fell asleep in some of the students' hands! Unfortunately class 4-218 thinks that the one named "Fred" might die and is not eating. Anyway to stay on the positive side, the lizards are loving every student that comes near them. If you are in another class the lizards just need to see you so they can make friends. These lizards could be the friendliest breed of lizards there ever is. I'm not sure if they are the friendliest breed, but I'm so absolutely sure they love children and students. I mean if these guys didn't like us then I wouldn't be writing nice things about them. These guys are nice and lovely. If you've seen them then who agrees?

The Point of Blogging

As Kathleen always says "I don't want you just to be blogging because I said so. I want to know why you are blogging," so the same people always raise their hands and say the same things:

1. Since it's fun.
2. So we can learn.
3. To share knowledge.
4. To ... ... ...
5. Therefore ... ... ...

The thing I want to know is why aren't there ongoing reasons. No one ever says reasons that weren't already exposed to the open. This is getting a little fishy....

Maybe there are other reasons. Think about it.

Fun Things 2

If you haven't seen the first Fun Things blog you might want to check that out first by clicking the link below:
http://116fourthgrade.blogspot.com/2009/02/fun-stuff.html

Therefore you can know what this post is about.

Like Jessina and I both blogged about, Myachi is a very fun game. The little bean bag is a fun toy but the little devil is very hard to catch. Addicting it is, to hear more about Myachi's go to these sites:

http://116fourthgrade.blogspot.com/2009/02/myachi.html Jessina's blog and http://116fourthgrade.blogspot.com/2009/02/myachi-mee-aaah-chy.html my blog.

If you want to post your own blog on fun things go ahead but post a link to this blog please. And if you have any ideas but you're to busy to make your own post about it just post a comment and I'll include that you put it in. Keep thinking! :)

Our Time at Recess and Lunch (Such little amount of time)

I personally think we have such little time at lunch and recess. We have only about thirty minutes at lunch and recess together. If you have recess before lunch, this is your schedule:

twenty minutes at recess then three minutes at lunch, and two minutes to get around every where.

Here is the schedule for having lunch first: three minutes lunch, two minutes to get around, and twenty minutes recess.

There is thirty minutes in all for everyone. Most schools have at least an hour for both periods. Do you think that we should mor time? Tell me what you think by posting a comment for this blog.

Reading

You might be asking yourself: "Why is there no reading test?" That's because the way test

makers test your reading skills is through the ELA/writing test. They have you respond to

something you just read so they can see how much you are able to take in and understand.

Therefore they don't need three tests but only two. It was hard for me to figure this out but you

can't combine writing and math. You may think of some way to do it but it's a hard concept and

it will basically never work. If you think of some way there is probably more than one mistake.

Anyway I'm getting off on a tangent so bye for now. Don't forget that logic is the answer. =) :)

MYACHI!

Hey guys! Every fourth grader love MYACHI'S!!! Before you read this, read Ellie's post about Myachi's. A Myachi is really just a very light and little sack. What you do is balance it on your hand, BUT you can't hold them, you balance them on the flat side. You just throw them in the air and then try to catch them still on the flat side. Another cool thing is you can do a trick like under your leg and THEN throw them. In 4-218, they even tried throwing them and trying to bounce it on their shirt and then catch it. People succeed doing this actually! Get your self a MYACHI!!!

I got this picture my self!

tales of a fourth grade nothing:art class

This is about art, I just finished my awesome piece of art work

as you can see by the brush (kidding)

but this is about art and how i can help you so if you have any questions, just comment or comment on my questions:)

1. get your paintbrush and get a bowl of water

2. take your paper and put the paint on a tray (for the paint)

3.START PAINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!(be creative)

Ok heres my question about art:what do you like more finger painting or painting with a brush?

 

(this pic has been taken by terence j sullivan)

Reading:Mysteries

    These are some REALLY good mysteries you will love <3:

• Cam Janson 
• Nancy Drew
• Hardy Boys
• Encyclopedia Brown
• A to Z mysteries 
• Room One (it's 2 mysteries in one!)
• Boxcar children

 Those are some REALLY COOL books that are  mysteries!!! THEY ROCK!!

Myachi (mee-aaah-chy)

A fun thing to do that everyone likes nowadays is to play Myachi. Myachi is a little sack about

1/4 pounds. It's very light and is in a big variety of colors and designs. You do tricks by throwing

the air different ways. You can throw it under your legs or over your head. It's really hard but 

there are very talented Myachi players. I'm really not good at it but it's fun and addicting. Lots 

of fourth graders set trends and this is probably one of those trends. It is gaining power but

soon it will loose a little more strength and be like clubpenguin but clubpenguin is still really

 cool and fun.(: :)

BLOGGING IS COOL!!!

Do you know the reasons I blog more then other people:

1.   I lose track of time a I do not remember how many blog posts I have done that week
2. I REALLY love blogging it is so addictive!!! Every time I do a new segment, I can't wait to do the next post
   

Right now I am going yo talk about pie and kangaroos.(Just kidding!) I am REALLY going to talk about why blogging is sooo fantastic.

1. It is a excuse to use the computer
2. You can learn new things just by reading a sentece 
3. expressing your feelings
4. IT IS FUNNNN! 
5. You can talk about pie AND kangaroos (NOT KIDDING!)

Pic by kuribo at flicker.com

dogs

Dogs
they are the most cutest thing in the world and when you have one they are real hard to keep because they pee and poop but when you are sad they know how to make you feel better and they lick you but most of the time they sleep with you . from my experience with 5 dogs they can be a pain in the butt but when you make them feel like star they make your today fun the picture is by costumedogs.com

Fun Stuff

In fourth grade there are a lot of fun things to do. As well as that there are lots of fun kids to make

friends with. If you're in fourth grade you know how fun it is,but if you're not then let me name

some fun things for you to look forward to. Of course you know about the job of taking care of class

pets, but you don't know how most of the pets jump all over you when you open the cage and stick

your hand in so they jump on you. You might also know that you can have a better chance to be an

older reading buddy. To know about more fun things to look forward to wait until you see Fun

Things 2, the second edition. :)

Math Tests!

Hey! The ELA is gone. But now there is the MATH test!!! I bet it'll be easy like the ELA. The math tests is just like math workshop. If your prepared enough, it'll be easy, I can tell you that because this is what happened to me and 4-218 before the ELA test. But Day 3 and Day 2 are really the same because you show your work in both! If you prepare, it'll be a breeze. Trust me, I know.

Club Penguin!!!

HEY! Before you read this, you should read Madeline first post about Club penguin.
Also read the second one by Madeline! Okay, so Club Penguin is a SUPER awesome site that a ton of fourth graders play. It's SO cool! The game is where your a penguin and you waddle around and meet new FRIENDS! There are awesome features on Club Penguin like you can be a secret agent, a tour guide and even MORE! But some things have requirements. Like you need to be a certain amount of days and stuff like that. There are cool places too! Like the Ski Hill and NightClub. The NightClub is where you can show off your moves and the Ski Hill is where you can verse other people in a sledding match. Club Penguin is so AWESOME, it has it's own plush toys, books, and even video games too! TRY OUT CLUB PENGUIN!!!

To see this picture, click here
Ps To find this pic, just go to http://dundonald.wdfiles.com/local--files/club-penguin/ClubPenguin.jpg

Fantasy

In my class we are studying fantasy. In fantasy there are usually magical creatures such as goblins, evil scientists and much more. If you want to know some great books click on the link: Fantasy:Reading
If you like to read, Fantasy:Reading is a great blog for you.

tales of a fourth grade nothing:awesome books

The books that I'm going to tell you about now are books that i will give you a level too and check out my friends called reading: fantasy

*harry potter series (V & Z)

*diary of a wimpy kid (level R & S)

*kokos kitten (its non-fiction)

*the big book of knitting (for good knitters that want to know more)

*warriors (s)

*cluck cluck moo the cows that type ( picture book level k)

it might sound funny but its a good/funny book

 the last but not least *inkheart & inkspell & inkdeath 

thanks and keep reading:)

 this pic has been taken by discoluxx)

Mid-Year Switch

In the middle of the school year you switch specialty classes. In my class almost everyone is hoping for certain specialty classes that they love.This year my classes specialty classes stayed the same except for art switched with science. Some people were happy about the switch but others were disappointed. Would you like this change?

Reading: Fantasy

This readers blog is about.... FANTASY!!! 

 If you really like fantasy you should read these books:

*The ink trilogy (inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath)

*The Harry Potter series 

*Deltora Shadowlands & Deltora Quest 

*A Series Of Unfortunate Events (it does not have magic or anything, it is just VERY unlikely)

*The Borrowers 

*Things not seen

* The Name of This book is Secret & If You Are Reading This It's To Late

*The Sister's Grimm   

       Those are some really good fantasy books!!!

This is where I got the pic

gym

gym is fun but then it has it off days but when you get to know the teacher you will like him. my favorite game is football but when somebody get hurt it is not fun . My 2 favorite is around the world me and some off my friends have a count down and zuri always wins.

Math Test

Can you believe that the math test is in 1 month? We just took the ELA test now we are taking another one!  That' s TOO MUCH to handle for a 4th grader!  The test is 3 days long!  Just like the ELA test. Now we have to do LOTS of test prep, well GOOD LUCK!!!!

the math test

Did you know that there is a math test in fourth grade. The math test is really hard. It has multiplication,division and many more. when you go to fourth grade you have to, have to, know your multiplication all the way to 12x12. Do you think that multiplication is harder than division?

tales of a fourth grade nothing:club penguin 2

Hello if you haven't looked at tales of a fourth grade nothing: club penguin then look at it after this post but if you did you know all the facts from the first one. 

so today we will talk about igloos on club penguin.

As you can see this guy is a member.

he has a lot of stuff in his igloo.

so you see how he doesn't have a bubble so he can't write,

well there is also safe chat you can use the words they give you or you can do free chat.                                                              

(this picture is by Wesley fryer)

OMG!!! This is the last step!!!! Writing!

THIS IS YOUR LAST STEP!!!!!! PUBLISHING!!!!

 This step is kinda weird. It has steps in it.

1. Type up your piece OR write it in pen 

2. Make a cover

3. HAVE A AWESOME PARTY!!!!

 I am so sad, this is the end of the writing unit!! I am also very proud :)

This pic is by: hownowdesign at flicker.com

Before Report Cards

At ps116 it is close to report card time. Our teacher had us show her our homework and we are now supposed to put dates on all of our work. We are expected to also have our homework checkers make sure we have all homework with a date and to have all parts completed. Sometimes you are scared that you are missing or don't have completed homework.

RULES!!!!!

Rules here, rules there, rules are EVERYWHERE!! They can be annoying. Every place I go, there are rules. Do this, be helpful, respect each other, focus on your work. The ONLY rule I like is HAVE FUN! Having fun is my specialty but the other rules AREN'T! Rules can teach you stuff if you want to learn but for me, I already learn TOO much in school. What do YOU think about rules?

AHHH! I'm running out of names!!! Writing

O.k, Claudia here!!! This is your second to final step!! Editing!!!!
1st of all, you have to check for....
*paragraphs
*spelling
*grammar
*punctuation
*anything like that!
After you have done that, you ask a parent or sibling to check for you. Like, if you spelled the word Elvis wrong, your peer might check it for you.
HAPPY EDITING!!!!