I have just added the link for the U.S. States Practice game that I used in class today. It is found under the links on the lower right side of the page.

*This is a reminder that all assignments are due to me by 3:30 PM on Friday, December 18, 2009.

I am very proud of my fourth graders! The whole class did very well on the Unit 3 Language Arts test! :)

We are getting ready to build Gingerbread Houses to help raise money for our field trip to Minden and Kearney. We are selling the raffle tickets to other Eisenhower Elementary students 1 for 50 cents or 3 for a dollar. We are very excited to build the houses are Friday, December 11!

December Book Orders are due Monday, December 7th. You can also order online. Books make great stocking stuffers! ;-)

~Miss Maucher

I can’t believe that it is December already! Where did the time go? I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I have posted the spelling words for this week on spellingcity.com. Please encourage your student to practice their multiplication and division facts at home. If you have a concern, please make sure to let me know. We have three weeks left in the quarter; this means three weeks left to meet AR goals! Have a great week! :)

~ Miss Maucher

 Reading

We are just starting to read Charlotte’s Web in reading class. I am working hard to incorporate the “thinking culture” into my reading class. If you hear your child talking about journaling and questioning this is coming from the new idea in the school district and our school building. We are using journals to record summaries and important/unimportant questions we may have about the story. The students are learning how to determine the importance of a question they have while they are reading.

Spelling

This week’s spelling words come from the book. I have put the list on spelling city. Thank you to the parents who tried ordering the books off of Scholastic.com. Please let me know what you thought of ordering online.

 Math

We are learning how to construct line graphs. The students have already learned about bar graphs and circle graphs.

 Language Arts 

We are learning about poetry and how to construct graphic organizers. Science

 We are working on our Motion and Design unit. Today we learned how to still make a car effective, but more cost effective.

Nebraska History We are going to be starting research projects involving PowerPoints on Native American tribes in Nebraska. I am very excited to start this adventure in my classroom. I was very pleased with the results from the Chapter Four test. Great job! :)  

Odds and Ends 

Thank you to the parents who tried ordering the books off of scholastic.com. Please let me know what you thought of ordering online. If your child is sick, please feel free to pick up the homework in the office. I am more than happy to have it ready or to send it home with a sibling.

Have a great week! 

~Miss Maucher

I sent home bookorders today! I am trying something new with the bookorders this month. Please try ordering online. The classroom receives more free books when you order online. I sent the directions home with your child today. If you have any questions please contact me through email jmaucher@nppsd.org.  The books will still come to the school.

The spelling words are up on spelling city for the week. Please remember to study the challenge words!

Have a GREAT week.

~Miss Maucher

Parents,

Here is a website that Mr. Alexander passed along that has great ideas about bullying.

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Miss Maucher

blank, daring, claim, flour, crack, bridge, float, plank, classified, cradle, brand, among, flatter, clothesline, bridle, credit, darling, flutter, clatter, cruise

Challenge Words: bulging, crumpled, haze, shrieking, waddled

Remember to visit www.spellingcity.com/jmaucher to help you student practice their words! :)

Test on Friday, October 23, 2009

Sorry, it has been so long since I have updated the blog! We made it through first quarter and are ready to jump into second quarter! I will try to do a better job of updating my blog! We have been covering rounding in Math, meeting AR goals, learning about regions in Nebraska History, building model cars in Science, and nouns in Language Arts. I had a great time visiting with all of you at conferences. If you need anything, please let me know!

These are the spelling words for this week. Please help your child study. You can also visit www.spellingcity.com/jmaucher to help you child study. The words are on the website with different interactive educational games.

~Miss Maucher

drank

rest

ahead

drink

dock

hung

trouble

magazines

self

deaf

lift

flock

trust

cousin

cannon

swept

pleasant

fist

couple

wealth

Wow! The first couple of days have been very busy in fourth grade. We have been going over procedures, expectations, and routines of the class. I have a great bunch of students and I am enjoying getting to know each one of them even better. I will start putting up the weekly spelling lists in the spelling section of the blog.

Miss Maucher

I want to welcome all of my new fourth grade students to my class! You should have all gotten your letters. I am very excited to start the school year. I am looking forward to learning more about each of you. Please make sure to ask questions if you do not understand what we are learning about in class.

See you on Wednesday morning!!

Miss Maucher

I can’t believe that August is here! School is going to be starting in a couple of weeks. I am very excited to see all of your faces. I have been working on getting the classroom ready. I just got done coaching State Swimming in Lincoln yesterday. I am very proud of my swimmers. I look forward to seeing your responses to my posts.

Miss Maucher

School is out for the summer and I have started coaching swim team for the summer. I am participating in a Blogging training with Neil Hokanson. I will be starting my summer classes in one week, I am not looking forward to being back in school. I moved all of my teaching supplies to Eisenhower Elementary school and I am very excited to start my new job in August! Have a great summer everyone!

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