It's Friday, Friday...

We got a lot accomplished today and it was chaotic and fun and stressful and crazy! We took a M4T test this morning and only a handful of kiddos did well on it. Hrmph. Then, we had Guidance with Mrs. Vidic and Mrs. Williams' class. After special, we started a new book for read aloud to help us with perspective and point of view, called Because of Mr. Terupt. So far, it is really good! Ask your child what it's about and be sure to ask them about Dollar Words, too. After Read Aloud, we looked at comparing and contrasting first-hand accounts and second-hand accounts of historical events using informational text. We read about Ruby Bridges and compared Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges and The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Cole. The students did a great job finding the similarities and differences between the two accounts of the same event. They didn't have much time to read independently or blog though but they were ok with this. We thought we were going to make it outside for recess but it started raining while we were eating and we ended up staying in. Blah. The afternoon was a little where the chaos and fun came in... we made fossils! (and a big mess!) and we played Mrs. L says with geometry terms and looked at the geometry of letters and explored and discovered using geoboards! I'll be posting pictures on Twitter and Facebook of our Fridaty Fun! Check them out: Twitter: @ADE4thGrade and Facebook: Fourth Grade Superheroes !