2014-2015 School Year

Families, 

Welcome to another school year. Our family will be growing soon and our third child is expected to arrive at the beginning of September. We are thrilled to add another addition to our family and I will be taking some time off from the classroom. I'll return to the classroom and regular blogging next year. 

Mrs. Yoder

Field Day 2014

Addition Videos with Shadow Puppets

Students created addition videos by rolling four dice and making a double digit addition problem. They took pictures of the dice and put them together into these videos using Shadow Puppets. They had a blast becoming the "teachers" and I think they did a great job. Here is just one sample video from a student, make sure to look at your child's work on KidBlog.

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Zebadiah is do a good job on his animal book. Cole Thompson

Shadow Puppet - Merry Lea Field Trip

Students also used the app Shadow Puppet to complete a project explaining our recent trip to Merry Lea Environmental Center. Students took pictures from the trip and added sentences to them by using the app Pic Wall. Once they were finished with the slides they put them into Shadow Puppet to explain what happened on the trip. Here is one student sample, more samples can be found by visiting our KidBlog page.

Shadow Puppet

We've been exploring a new app called Shadow Puppet. Students did a project this week that used the app. We did a math project where the students used an app called Label Box to divide shapes into equal parts. They took the slides from this app and put them into Shadow Puppet which allowed them to explain how they divided each shape. Here is just one student sample below, remember to check for your child's work on KidBlog.

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On our field trip we went on a tractor ride.

Reece Shellman

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Lydia brought 3 peas in a pod for mystery bag. Jade Lee Call

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We had a ceremony for Memorial Day and saw a rock for the soldiers. Myah

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We are writing an abc book. Taedym

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Haley is doing  listen  to reading. Elizabeth

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We are learning how to make yogurt  from a farm. Haley Mueller

Virtual Field Trip

We took a virtual field trip today called "The Journey of Greek Yogurt from Farm to Fridge" from Discovery Education. We met Hamdi Ulukaya founder of the Chobani factory in New York. He took questions from students via the web and took us inside his factory. After we watched the virtual field trip students created a slide demonstrating what they learned in Pic Wall. They could draw a picture on paper or create a picture in Doodle Buddy to include in the slide. Once students were finished they posted the slide in KidBlog. I posted just one sample a student created, don't forget to check KidBlog to see your child's work. Once we finished we enjoyed yogurt samples supplied by Mr. Pine! YUM!

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My favorite job is work on writing

because I like to write books. ANDY

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This week we are reading different Little Red Riding Hood stories. Haylee

Vending Machine Math

Students practiced adding money and making change this week by playing vending machine math games. Yesterday, students looked at the vending machine poster and selected two items to purchase. They were required to take pictures of the items they wanted in the Pic Wall app.  Once they had the pictures, they needed to write a sentence telling me what two items they picked along with the price and how much the items cost together. Here is one example: (make sure to check KidBlog for your child's poster)

Today, some students pretended to be the customer and were given a bag a money to purchase items from the vending machine. Other students pretended to be the vending machine and they had to return the correct amount of change to the customer. Here are a few pictures of students working.



Fairy Tales

Today students finished writing their own fairy tales. We've spent weeks learning about the elements of fairy tales and folk tales by reading many different versions of Cinderella, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, and Jack and the Bean Stalk. Today, students shared their masterpieces with each other in our publishing party!

Blogger of the Day

Evan and I are playing a game at fourth grade buddies.

Steven Smith

Blogger of the Day

Zeb was our "Blogger of the Day" today. He chose to give you his daily report using an app called Pic Wall. He's letting you know what he read during "UT" or University Time.  

Blogger of the Day

We are doing mystery bag and Jade brought a lite up globe thing and everyone got a chance to touch it and it is awesome!!!!!

Lydia Hallman

Everyday someone new will the be the "Blogger of the Day". When it is your child's turn they will bring home a paper so you are reminded to check the blog that day. They are responsible for taking a picture of something exciting that happens that day during class. They will then email the picture explain what is happening. I'll post the email here for you to see!

SCIENCE

Yesterday, we had our last visit from Mrs. Munk at the Kendallville Library. We've been studying about plants and she talked to us about all the different plants we EAT! We tried each part of the plant (root, stem, leaf, flower, and seed) and they were all YUMMY! Mrs. Munk also talked to us about the summer reading program at the library and she is hoping that we will ALL come and visit her this summer! Thank you Mrs. Munk for a GREAT YEAR!

Muffins with Mom

We had a great time with our moms this morning. I hope that all of you have a great Mother's Day. The students made "Handprint" pot holders and wrote a recipe on what makes a wonderful mom. They also took home the book All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri and will read this story to mom at bed time.

Book Buddies

We had a great time this week at Book Buddies. We focused on Story Telling with Mrs. Munk and with Mrs. Pashea we read a subtraction story then played a subtraction game. The last book buddies with meet next Tuesday, May 13th.

Pic Wall - Compound Words

Students have been learning about compound words for the last several weeks. Today students used Padlet to collect pictures of a compound word of their choice. Once they selected and saved their pictures they used a new app called Pic Wall to create a Compound Word poster. Check out the example below and don't forget to look for your child's on our KidBlog!

Me By Numbers

Students created posters using the SKITCH application titled Me By Numbers. They measured their height, weight, shoe size, and recorded their birthday. One sample is below, and you can find your child's on our Kid Blog site.

Our Plant Padlet

Students have been learning about plants. We made a Padlet together including the information we learned. Check it out!

Created with Padlet

How to Plant a Seed Books

Here are our How to Plant a Seed books. These view best when using Internet Explorer.

How to Plant a Seed Books

Easter Fun

Last Friday, students searched the room for Easter candy. Once they found 10 pieces of candy, they had to sort the treats into two groups - chocolate and not chocolate. Students then had to show the two groups using fractions. Math had never been so YUMMY! Thank you to all the parents how donated the treats!

                       

4th Nine Weeks Writing Project - How to Plant a Seed

Students used the Disney Story App to publish their 4th nine weeks writing project. All the students demonstrated their knowledge of planting seeds by creating a How to Plant a Seed book. I'll be posting them as students send me the links.

Non-Fiction Writing with the Disney Story App

Students have been focusing on writing non-fiction pieces in Writer's Workshop this month. Once students had written a "How-To" on paper, they used the Disney Story app to create a published book. Here is an example of one students work.

Skype Visit From Riley Hospital

We were able to talk with one of our classmates while they were staying at Riley Hospital this week. It was so great for the students to check in with their classmate and it was wonderful for her to be able to visit with the class for a few minutes. EVERYONE is ready for her to return to school!

Junior Achievement Thank You

Junior Achievement - Thank You! We've had Mrs. Sells, a Junior Achievement volunteer, in our classroom for the last five weeks. Thursday will be her last day with us, the students created this video as a thank you.

Mystery 3-D Shapes

 

This week students learned about 3-D shapes. They made video riddles using the app Chatter Pix Kids.  Students first took a picture of their 3-D shape and then gave the class clues about their shape based on the shape's attributes. Finally students disguised their shape by adding stickers to the video. We had so much fun trying to guess each shape. All of the videos are posted on Kid Blog if you would like to see your child's creation. Some students worked in pairs so if you don't see the video posted to their page, just look at their partner's page.

Junior Achievement

This week in Junior Achievement students learned about needs and wants. Students wrote a letter to a family member at home asking for either a need or a want. They told their family member why they wanted the item and that they would do some work to earn the item. Many students asked for puppies...they were also reminded that sometimes when we ask for something the answer is no! :)

Electrical Safety

We had a visit from Noble County REMC this week. We learned about staying safe with electricity inside our houses and how to stay safe outside when around electricity. The students made posters in Pic College to demonstrate one safety tip they learned Look at KidBlog to see your child's safety tip poster.

Polygons

Today students made polygons with straws and twisty ties. They learned 4 facts about polygons that are always true.
1. Sides of a polygon are all straight.
2. Polygons have corners where two sides meet.
3. The sides meet only at their ends.
4. The sides are connected. They do not have gaps.

Once students created their own polygon, they took a picture of the shape they made in Pic College. Students had to tell why they KNEW the shape they made was indeed a polygon. Check out the sample below. You can also find your child's work on our KidBlog page.