Wise Owl Awesome Native American Social Studies Projects

Miss Nicholson's 4th Grade class are great students!

Just check out the wonderful photos of some of the class' Social Studies Project:

A Modern Day Native American vs. A Classic Day Native American

Practice Multiplication by using Rap! Try it!

 

TeacherTube - Using Arrays to Solve Multiplication Facts

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TeacherTube - Using Arrays to Solve Multiplication Facts

Did You Miss Curriculum Night?

Hamilton E Holmes Curriculm night 2012 from 4thgradewiseowls

REMINDER: BIG MATH TEST TOMORROW! - Place-value - Rounding - Regrouping -

Reminder to students....

Big Math Test on Friday will cover place value, rounding, and subtraction/addition with regrouping.






BE PREPARED
With preparation, who needs luck? Get ready so that you will be calm, cool, and collected when it's time to take your test.

Working With Large Numbers and More Regrouping

Revisit the following links for some fun time practice:
Rounding Numbers Fun
Place Value Practice To The Thousands

BE A BOX TOPS HERO!

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Bring in BOX TOPS to your classroom teacher for the class competition which will end October 26th, 2012.

Parents can help jumpstart our school's earning for the year signing up at btfe.com/hero between now and September 15th, 2012. 

New members will automatically earn 5 eBox Tops for our school when they register!

WOW! REPORT CARDS ALREADY!

It’s here. The dreaded first home delivery of the report card. There’s a moment of anticipation and maybe even dread. The most basic advice is to ask open-ended questions instead of yes-or-no ones. Think of the report card as a conversation-starter. A way for your child to talk about how he’s doing in each area, what is easy or hard for her, and how you can help him to do better.

Here are more tips for talking about report cards with your child:

• Ask your child how she thinks she did. This opens up the dialogue for any problems she’s having in the class or reasons for a less than stellar performance. And it sets the tone for parents to listen.

• If the teacher is commenting on your child’s chattiness or inability to listen, don’t set yourself up for an argument.  Instead of asking why he’s chatty or why she can’t sit still, ask, “Why do you think the teacher feels you have trouble listening?”  Getting your child to explain from the teacher’s point of view enables him to think about how his actions are being interpreted.

 

• Offer specific praise and encouragement instead of broad statements. Try: “You worked very hard to bring up your math grade this period,” instead of “Great job in math.”

• Separate your child from his grades. No parent wants his child to feel his self-worth is derived from what teachers say about him. Consider statements like, “I love you, but I don’t like this report card” as a way to distinguish between the two.

ASTRONAUT RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH

Click here to download this awesome Astronaut Wallpaper

Astronaut Research Assignment

• Choose an astronaut to research using the internet and books from home or the library. 
• Write a 1-2 page paper that examines the personal and professional life of the astronaut.
• Describe his/her childhood focusing on events and interests that led him/her to a career in space travel
• This research assignment is due Friday, August 31, 2012
• Pay attention to what you read and do a great job!

Wise Owls Busy Learning In The Classroom

Rounding Numbers Fun

 Here's a great video, recommended by Miss Nicholson, that will help you with rounding numbers while having fun. Feed your brain!

Rounding to the Nearest Thousand

Rounded numbers are easier to work with in your head. They are only approximate. An exact answer can not be obtained with these numbers. Sometimes an exact answer is not required.

Understanding The Phases Of The Moon

"Those Are The Phases Of The Moon" is a rap song, recommended by Miss Nicholson, to help you remember the lunar phases.  It is sung over the "You Be Killin' Em" by Fabolous instrumentals. The video shows all of the lyrics. Have fun!
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The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of its primary, having a quarter the diameter of Earth but only 1⁄81 its mass.  The Moon is the only celestial body other than Earth on which humans have set foot.

When we gaze up into the night sky, what is it that we see? Sometimes we see a Full Moon. On other occasions we may only see half of the Moon, or less than half, or maybe more than half. Then there are times when we don't see it at all. What we're witnessing are the Phases of the Moon.

 Check out MoonConnection.com for lots of great information about the Moon.

Place Value Practice To The Thousands

Here is a math video about numbers in the thousands. Quiz yourself or your friends by reading the numbers at the end of the video out loud.  Pause the video if you need more time. Have fun!

Recommended by Miss Nicholson

 

Wow! Your Backpack Sure Is Heavy!

One day my son's backpack was very heavy.  When I looked inside it was full textbooks for homework. Images of children walking with heavy backpacks drooping down their backs, or the child struggling with a rolling luggage/backpack contraption. I wanted to find a solution or, at least, another option.

Click here to find out the optimal backpack weight for your child.

In my search, I discovered that all of his fourth grade textbooks, except for reading, could be found online. Even though his reading textbook couldn't be found, a really great interactive site created by the publishers for learning, homework help, and extra practice.  I even lucked up on finding a website that has links to pages in the Reading Practice Workbook! Enjoy! These links sure make homework easier. The Science is really cool because it has interactive features and most sites will read to you.

MATHEMATICS

PearsonSuccessNet.com
This website requires a login. I didn't recieve one from the school yet, but I found one online:

username:
fourthSAE

password:
123456



SCIENCE

ThinkCentral.com
This website requires a login. Complete the required fields including this information:

username:
fcsfourth

password:
fcsfourth

Then click on "MY LIBRARY" to be directed to the Science textbook.

SOCIAL STUDIES

eduplace.com

username: grade4earlyyears

password: 123456









READING

HarcourtSchool.com
This site has awesome interactive activities to strengthen learning and homework.





If you forget your Practice Workbook homework (I hope you don't), here is a link to acquire those worksheets:

Trophies Practice Book Grade 4

BuffaloSchools.org

Welcome Back To School

Yay! School is back! It's that time of the year again - the beginning of a new school year. 

Orientation day at my son's school, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary, was quite interesting to say the least. Getting all of the wonderful information the school had to offer was like being on the trading floor at Wall Street. Everyone there worked hard and did a good job. Then, I finally get to know who is going to be my son's new teacher and to meet her.

Miss Nicholson. Sounds nice. It takes 235 steps from the beginning of the main corridor to the door of her room.

Hi Miss Nicholson!

It was such a pleasure meeting this new and young teacher who has a very pleasant spirit. She has nice teeth too! The classroom looked great and I found out some interesting facts about Miss Nicholson.

She's from New Orleans and loves spicy food and seafood. She was born in 1985 on January 28th, which makes her an Aquarius, if you're into that. Her first name is Neil and her favorite color is purple, which works out great since the school's colors are purple and gold. Go Lakers! Miss Nicholson loves owls! Owls are her favorite bird and her class looks awesome with all of the owl themed decor. One last thing that I can remember is that she genuinely loves to read.  She said that she really loved reading and wasn't saying that just because she was a teacher, but she really loves books.