Wow! It's been quite awhile since I've had the time to write. I have been very busy preparing for two major events coming up this month. The first is our District Family Science Day and the second is our Second Annual ACE Talent Show. I am very excited to be involved with both.
The fourth grade team has been busy preparing for the Ohio Achievement Assessments. Mr. Tausch came to speak with the students about putting forth their best effort on the assessments. He offered some very good incentives for next week. Hopefully I will be able to 'bust a move' with all of the fourth graders next Friday. Mrs. Troyer, our guidance counselor, has also been joining us on Thursdays to offer testing tips and strategies. The students have really enjoyed her skits and advice.
The last project the students completed was a sequencing activity to review the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The classes worked so hard to illustrate the causes and effects of the war. The were able to choose to make a book or a roll movie to show off their talent. The had to match the summary with each picture and then put the events in order. We are now working on productive resources and economics in social studies.
In science, we are working on the forces that change the landforms of the Earth. The students conducted a wind and water lab last week. Our focus was on erosion and weathering. The students also learned about deposition and the landforms created by that process. Some of the examples of those landforms are dunes, deltas, and moraines. They will have a quiz tomorrow.
The fourth grade team has been busy preparing for the Ohio Achievement Assessments. Mr. Tausch came to speak with the students about putting forth their best effort on the assessments. He offered some very good incentives for next week. Hopefully I will be able to 'bust a move' with all of the fourth graders next Friday. Mrs. Troyer, our guidance counselor, has also been joining us on Thursdays to offer testing tips and strategies. The students have really enjoyed her skits and advice.
The last project the students completed was a sequencing activity to review the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The classes worked so hard to illustrate the causes and effects of the war. The were able to choose to make a book or a roll movie to show off their talent. The had to match the summary with each picture and then put the events in order. We are now working on productive resources and economics in social studies.
In science, we are working on the forces that change the landforms of the Earth. The students conducted a wind and water lab last week. Our focus was on erosion and weathering. The students also learned about deposition and the landforms created by that process. Some of the examples of those landforms are dunes, deltas, and moraines. They will have a quiz tomorrow.