Student News: June 17, 2005
by the Scholars of Room
208This week, the 4th graders
have finished "Starz 4 Broadway."
We had 3 concerts. One was in the afternoon
for the school. The second and third show was for family and friends. At the end
of the show, balloons went up to the ceiling and confetti shot of confetti guns.
Our class number was Oliver . The
songs were "Food," "Who Will Buy?"
"Where is Love?" and
"Consider Yourself."
Mr. S is putting a bonus show on the Podcast. The bonus show has
Starz 4
Broadway on it but only some of it because we
were doing a dress rehearsal when they called buses so we didn't get to do the
whole thing. Lately, the 4th graders
have been learning a lot about 5th grade. We have had 1 presentation in school,
and an optional one after school. We are going Tuesday to the Junior
High for a tour. In the in-school presentation, we learned about
electives. Electives are classes you choose for each trimester. Two are allowed
a trimester. You only have electives on one in three days. The days are called
"Red,"
"White," and
"Black"
days. Those are the colors of the school. On Red and White days we have the
required classes: Health 5, Physical Education, Music, Art, and Intro to Air
Transportation. The Academic courses are also on the Red and White days. They
are: Language Arts, Social Studies, Everyday Mathematics, and Science Program.
On Black days we have electives that we picked on a pink sheet of paper that
came home. Some of them are Future Transportation, Computer City Planning, and
more. The 4ths look forward to going to Jr.
High.
Also this week, we are finishing our research
on Native Americans. We are glad that we are almost done. After we are finished
we will start working on our frog research. Some of the people who finished
their research read theirs on the podcast so you can listen to them at
www.bobsprankle.com.
It took us two months to finish it because we had to make it perfect. We all had
to do a "Basket
Bibliography" to help us with our research.
"Basket
Bibliography" is an assessment that checks if
we can do a bibliography. Some of the students really did like the research and
some students really didn't like the
research.The last thing is, we are
getting ready for Portfolio Share
Night on Wednesday, at 5:00 to 7:00 but you
don't have to stay the whole time. We have worked hard on reflections and
stuffing. Portfolio share night is when we put our work into binders and have
our parents come and look inside to see our work. We are looking forward to
Portfolio Share Night.
Posted: Fri - June 17, 2005 at 05:56 AM
