What do you know about DECIMALS?

Today, we started our investigation of decimals. In a 4th grade paragraph, write what you already know about decimals, what you learned about decimals today, questions that you have about decimals. Feel free to  respond to your classmates paragraphs, but be sure that you are using 4th grade classroom language. 

Weekly Poem - I Love the Look of Words

I Love the Look of Words
by: Maya Angelou 

Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor
of a hot black skillet
and into my mouth.
Black words leap,
snapping from the white
page. Rushing into my eyes. Sliding
into my brain which gobbles them
the way my tongue and teeth
chomp the buttered popcorn.

When I have stopped reading,
ideas from the words stay stuck
in my mind, like the sweet
smell of butter perfuming my
fingers long after the popcorn
is finished.
I love the book and the look of words
the weight of ideas that popped into my mind
I love the tracks
of new thinking in my mind.

Weekly Poem - To You

To You

By: Langston Hughes

To sit and dream, to sit and read,

To sit and learn about the world

Outside our world of here and now —

Our problem world —

To dream of vast horizons of the soul

Through dreams made whole,

Unfettered, free — help me!

All you who are dreamers too,

Help me to make our world anew.

I reach out my dreams to you.

Class Wish List

We are in need of the following items:

-Vis-a-Vis Markers (wet erase markers) - 30

-Lined chart paper with sticky backs

-12" x 18" white construction paper 

Thank you in advance for you donations!

Weekly Poem - Be Kind

Be Kind

by: Patricia Gatto

Be kind to others,

take a good look around 

Although we are different,

similarities abound.

Try not to judge,

pick on, or tease.

Treat each other fairly,

with kindness and ease.

Wait until you know,

what’s deep down inside,

You might find a friend,

standing right by your side

Weekly Poem - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

We remember MLK,

Honored on this special day.

He had a dream that we would stand

United together in this land,

That we would strive to find a way

To live as friends in peace today.

He wanted each of us to see

The beauty of equality.

He taught that right overcomes wrong,

That hope can turn the weak to strong,

And showing love instead of hate

Would make our country truly great.

His message, meant to set us free,

Was filled with hope for you and me.

So on this day let freedom ring,

As we remember Dr. King!

For a PDF of this poem, please visit http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/media/images/free_resources/teachers_corner/printables/MLKPoemActivity.pdf (Page 2)

Jamestown - How would you feel?

You are an English colonist who has been living in Jamestown for a few months. 

Write a paragraph or more in the comments section or on a sheet of notebook paper about the following:

*Describe how you are feeling.

*Describe your surroundings or environment.  

*Tell me about what you eat, what you do and who you spend with each day. 

Remember:

-Use correct grammar and punctuation when posting on the blog.

-If you respond to another student, make sure that you are asking appropriate questions or comments related to the topic. 

-Happy Blogging!