3rd and 4th Grade End of Year

This week is our Workles Auction and Movie Day for 3rd and 4th Grades.  Your child should have brought home a letter about each.  Just in case they didn't, I have posted copies of the letters here.  The letters explain the requirements to participate in the Auction and the Movie.

4th Graders will need to be prepared on Tuesday, June 2nd.
3rd Graders will need to be prepared on Wednesday, June 3rd.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

3rd Grade Movie Permission Slip

3rd Grade Silent Auction

4th Grade Movie Permission Slip

4th Grade Silent Auction

There will also be lunch in the classroom for those students who mastered 100% on their Khan Academy.

I look forward to a fun time with the students.

Last Week of Home Extension Work - All Grades

This will be the last week of regular GT classes.  Below are the expectations for each grade level.

• 4th Grade - Students will come on Tuesday, 5/26/2015 - Students should have finished their book Bridge to Terabithia in order to watch the movie in class the last week of school.  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on 4th Grade Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school.   
• 3rd Grade - Students will come on Wednesday, 5/27/2015 - Students should have finished their book Night of the Twisters in order to watch the movie in class the last week of school.  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on 3rd Grade Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school. Students should have shown you the Silent Auction paper for the last week of school.
• 2nd Grade -  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on Early Math Session of Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school.
• 1st Grade -  Students should be working on achieving 50% mastery on Early Math Session of Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school. 
• Kindergarten - Please watch the video below to learn about Jackson Pollock and action painting.  We will be doing action painting in class this week.  Please be sure to dress your child in clothes you don't mind getting dirty.  Mrs.  Bunnell's class will come on Thursday, 5/28 and the other classes will come on Friday 5/29.  

Leprechaun Traps - 4th Grade Integrated Reading and Writing Lesson

Today we are going to create a Leprechaun Trap.  What is a Leprechaun trap you ask?  Let's start off by reading a story about one.

Read About It

Discussion Questions

Do you think you can create a Leprechaun Trap? or will the Leprechaun trap you?

Make a plan for your trap and write an expository paper on how to trap a Leprechaun.  Even though your paper is expository, it doesn't have to be completely true :)

Learning about Antarctica

Let's Read About Antarctica

Time For Kids

4th Grade Classwork

Welcome back to GT class!  I've missed you all so much!

Today we will be:

• Checking our Math GPS 46
• Exploring measurment reasonableness
• Learn to do measurement conversions
• Creating a word cloud using TagXedo
• Working on our Genius Hour Projects

We will be busy and I need you to be ON TASK!  and help each other!

When you arrive, please get your iPad.  On a new google document in your google drive, please type ten adjectives that describe you.  Think Character Traits.  If your parents responded to the survey, Mrs. Pogue will give you another word.  On your list, also type your name.

When you are finished typing your list, you will need to go to a computer.  On the computer, you will need to get on your google drive, look in your shared folder for the Tagxedo document, open it, and follow the directions.

I will be calling you in small groups to work on math.  We will also play Kahoot to check your GPS work.

2nd Grade College Research Presentations

The T-shirts were super!  The children were so excited to share their creativity and hard work.  I appreciate each family for working with their child to learn about the research process.

Yale University

Purdue University

Duke University

University of California at Berkeley

Harvard University

Michigan State University

Columbia University

Indiana University

Stanford University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1st Grade College Research Presentations

The students and families did did a great job!  I enjoyed seing their pennants!  Thank you for learning with your children.

Tarleton State University

University of North Texas

Midwestern State University

Texas Tech University

Stephen F. Austin University

4th Grade Christmas In-Class Project

Good afternoon!

What a whirlwind of a week!  Coming back from a holiday and then having a sick kid!  We did have a great class today!  Next week, fourth grade GT will meet on Thursday as I will be out on the 1st and 2nd Grade GT field trip on Tuesday.  We will begin our Christmas Card Project and participate in Hour of Code.  Below you will find the information about the Christmas Card Project.  Please don't forget to bring your items!

You'll also want to continue working on Khan Academy at home.  Remember your goal is 50% mastery to eat lunch in the classroom the last week before Christmas break.  So far one person has reached that goal and a few are following close behind.

As usual, please fee free to ask if you have any questions.

Next week in GT class, we are going to do a special Christmas card project.  In order to make your Christmas card more personal, I will need you to bring in some items from home.  You will need to bring 6 - 10 items that tell about you, your likes, your dislikes, your hobbies, your accomplishments, your family, etc.  

For example, for myself I could bring:

• A picture of my family
• My Coca Cola Christmas ornament to show where I went on vacation this year
• A book because I love to read
• One of my willow tree angels because I collect them
• My grandmother’s Christmas ornament because I like to decorate like she did
• A baseball because my family and I visit baseball stadiums around the country

The items you bring will need to fit in a box or bag that you can carry on your own - so they don’t need to be very big or very heavy.  Also, I wouldn’t bring anything too valuable.  If you like to play video games, I would just bring the video case or the video game controller.

It will be fun – so don’t forget!!

GT News for Parents and Students

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday,

I have a few important things to share this week.

1. College Awareness Week is next week at Scott.  We will have Spirit Dress Days all week.  You can find the information at the following link:  College Awareness Week Spirit Days
2. College and Career Research Projects are due next week.  Remember these are family projects.  If you need information for your child's project, you can revisit the following blog post:  College and Career Family Projects
1. First Grade Presentation Day is Thursday, November 20th
2. Second Grade Presentation Day is Wednesday, November 19th
3. Third Grade Presentation Day is Wednesday, November 19th
4. Fourth Grade Presentation Day is Tuesday, November 18th
3. Lunch in the Classroom Challenge.  Students who reach the following goals on Khan Academy will get to eat lunch in the classroom and play games the week before Christmas Break. 
1. First Grade - 50% of the Early Math Mission
2. Second Grade - 70% of the Early Math Mission
3. Third Grade - 50% of the Third Grade Mission
4. Fourth Grade - 50% of the Fourth Grade Mission

Have fun!

Storybook Character Day at Scott Elementary School

What a fun, fun day at school!  We had our first Storybook Character Day.  We encouraged our students to dress up as their favorite storybook character and bring the book with them.  The teachers dressed up, the office staff dressed up, our central administration staff came over in costume, and even our custodian and cafeteria workers dressed up!  The morning began with a storybook character parade.  Throughout the day select students have been awarded free books by random raffle drawings and we have mystery readers coming to read a book to each grade level. The classrooms are full of engaging activities involving the books the students brought to school.  Super fun!  I thought you all might enjoy some pictures of this exciting day at school.

In the Fourth grade pod, we dressed up as the Herdmans, the notorious and mischievous characters from Barbara Robinson's books, The Best School Year Ever, The Best Halloween Ever, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  I'm the youngest sister, Gladys, wearing my sign that says "Beware of Gladys" because I bite - teehee!  

Fourth Grade students listening to Mr. Worthy, our superintendent read Duck for President.  He was their mystery reader.

 Our group with Superintendent Kevin Worthy, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Julia Robinson, and Instructional Technology Coordinator, Zach Snow.

Fourth grade GT Students in Character

Mrs. Robinson reading Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland.

1st Grade GT Students in Character

2nd Grade Students in Character

3rd Grade Students in Character

Encourage the love of reading one student at a time.  This is why I teach - these kids have my heart!