March 30, 2017

Ariel & Mira’s Classroom

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Field Trips/Special Activities:

Last week we went to the Vermont Statehouse, and the VHS (Vermont Historical Society).

At the Statehouse, we saw huge portraits of past governors and politicians. We got to see the golden dome, (but not go in it), enter the senate room, and even to go in the governor’s office! We got to see a huge portrait of Madeleine Kunin, who is Jacob Kunin’s grandmother!

At the museum, we did a workshop called “you be the historian”. We learned about being an archeologist, a curator, and a researcher. We got to touch real-life artifacts from a site, and went through stations, that showed you how it felt to be an archeologist, a curator, and a researcher. We got to touch real artifacts!! Then we ate lunch.

After that, we went through the museum, going from time period to time period. We saw things from indian longhouses, to World War II homes, with old-fashioned, working, radios! One thing that I learned is that Vermont had many native peoples living in it in the early days. Then some people, (me not being one of them), got to buy things from the gift shop at the museum.

We also went to a play by the middle schoolers called Into The Woods. They were amazing! They memorized all of their lines and songs perfectly. We also had a guest speaker come and teach us how to program a circuit. We were the only 4th graders that got invited to go. It was really fun.  

Writing:

Last week we learned the LEAF paragraph writing technique. L stands for lead. E stands for evidence. A stands for analysis. And then you actually do another EA. And F stands for finisher. We are doing response to literature. And  we are writing about a  character in the books trait. And this week we're doing are first drafts on lined paper!

Math:

Last week in math we did our assessment.We all finished it. It was for unit three. In unit three we learned about fractions and decimals and the relationship of them. An example is 0.12 = 12/100. We also learned about the relationship between 10ths and 100ths. One example of this is that 10/100=1/10. This week we learned a new math game. And were going to get started on unit four.