Happy New Year

I hope you are enjoying your vacation as much as I am! 

I will see you all January 5th!

Don't forget that the end of the term is approaching fast. 

We only have 10 school days.

Happy New Year!

Video from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQt12P-YAig

Book Recommendation

I just finished the new book written by Margaret Peterson Haddix entitled "FOUND."  She is the author of "Running Out of Time," and the "Among the Hidden" series.  This is her new series called The Missing.  

I think that fourth graders would enjoy this book.  However, be warned that it is only book 1 and does NOT end the story.  If you are willing to wait to find out what happens after the other book are published, go ahead and pick it up and read!

Enjoy your reading!

Christmas Presents From Class

I want to thank all of my students for thinking of me this holiday season. Their gifts were varied and creative.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFTS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!

Some of the many gifts were: cards, candy canes, cute bag/purse made from Lemonade juice bags, kitchen angel, a big bottle of hand sanitizer, a big Symphony chocolate bar, a box of homemade chocolates, a bag of homemade candy, a box of Maxfield's chocolates, warm vanilla sugar hand soap and scrunchie scrubber, beaded book mark, cloth bookmark, vanilla creme bubblebath, Peppermint hand foaming soap, another Symphony bar, Tootsie Roll Bank, Pampered Chef cookbook, cherry blossom shower gel, Christmas bowl of chex goodies, and a beautiful handmade necklace! Then there was my favorite yummy caramel popcorn, twisted peppermint hand soap, Christmas stories, and cookie mix with pot holder and cookie cutter!

Gifts from co-workers

Hand Lotion, homemade bread, pen, chocolate bar, Snickers, note pad, santa socks, apples and dip, hot chocolate, hot chocolate and Christmas book checkout! glove warmers, oranges, bottled water and hot chocolate mix.

Everyone, Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness!

Storytelling festival is over!

Our Storytelling Festival is over! We enjoyed the opportunity of having many of you come and join our class for a few minutes while we shared our stories and a few other things that we have been doing with you. We hope that you had as much fun as we did!

Here are a few more pictures of students presenting their stories at school.

More Storytelling Festival Photos

We have fun telling our stories!

Happy Holidays

December is such a special time of year. Wishing everyone Happy Holidays for all holidays that you celebrate. Happy Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and Merry Christmas!

May we all have a GREAT BREAK! See you again on January 5th!

Welcome to another new student!

Welcome, welcome to our new student..........JOE! We are glad to have you join us here! We hope you will enjoy your new home in Utah!

Biography File Folder Reports

Just a reminder that all file folders for your biography are due this Wednesday. Please get these in so you don't have to worry about during the vacation. We will also be signing up for our oral report this week. These reports will begin after we return in January.

We Loved Bolt!

We had a reading incentive program at school for the last five weeks. If the students read a certain amount, they would be taken

to see a movie.  Fourth graders had to read 9 hours during that period.

Today we went to see BOLT! It is a very cute movie. I think all the kids had a great time.

Multiplication practice

We found the coolest link to online games for practicing our multiplication facts.  My class asked me to post this link so they could find it easier at home so here it is:   http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Have fun and happy practicing!

12 Days of Christmas

At the request of my students.
Play it and enjoy.

movie from
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

Water Cycle

I found this cute movie about the water cycle.  Maybe it will help some of you students remember the things Mrs. Swasey will teach you about the water cycle.  Enjoy and learn!

Movie came from youtube:  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=okZBiy_IdBA

BOLT

Those of us who completed our goal of reading at least 9 hours will be going to the movie, BOLT, on Tuesday. We will have an early lunch, following the younger grades. Then buses will leave at noon. (Due to numbers we may NOT take any chaperones with us this year.)

We still have about 1o students who have NOT read their goal amount. It is not too late if you work hard on it this weekend. I want EVERYONE to join us so we can enjoy the movie together. Please don't let us down - Keep reding!

Let's make this a red shirt day!

Click here to see a trailer of the movie!

Here is the official website for the movie, BOLT!

Biography file folders

We have finished part of the Biography File Folder Book Reports at school. We finshed the cover, started the bibliography, and wrote the "Important Thing" Poem.

I have taken away the timeline portion of the assignment.  The students have started a bibliography instead.

The final portion needs to be finished at home. This section is the report part: telling what you learned about your person as you read your biography. You need to answer these questions in that section:
• Where was this person born? In what year?
• Where did this person grow up?
• What does/did this person do for a living?
• Why is this person famous? What did/does this person do to become famous?
• How has this person made an impact on others' lives?
• Quotes and interesting information about the person

Write your final copy in your best printing or cursive about your famous person.
The report folder is due back completed no later than December 17th.

After Christmas we will have an oral report on your person! Sign ups will come soon.

ALL SHOOK UP!

My students loved our AHS play "All Shook Up!" They came back to school dancing and singing!

On a personal note:  It sure is fun to see former students and how they have grown up.  Good luck to them all!

Goodbye Shaelie!

Shaelie is leaving us!  We heard the bad news today.  One of our special students is moving away.  We will miss our good friend.  We wish her great luck and happiness and hope that somehow someday she will be able to return, at least for a visit.

We will miss you!

Reading Notes for BOLT!

Please remember to read daily and record the time.  We are working on earning our tickets to the movie "BOLT!"  We are so excited for this opportunity!

Click here to see a trailer of the movie!

Here is the official website for the movie, BOLT!

Thanksgiving Break!

Remember that we only have school Monday and Tuesday next week.  The rest of the week is Thanksgiving Break!  Happy Thanksgiving!

AHS Play: All Shook Up!

We will be attending the play "All Shook Up" at the High School this morning.  We have declared this a "red shirt" day!

Chaundrea

How fun that you found us, Chaundrea.  If you can, leave us a message telling us how you are.  Do you like your new school?   We have 27 students in our class this year.  How many are there in your class?

We miss you !

Take Care of yourself!

Storytelling Festival

I love "storytelling festival" days.  It is so fun to watch the students "shine" as they tell the class and special visitors the story that they have chosen and prepared.  The students are starting to feel more comfortable presenting in front of their peers.

If we have time, we also share a Halloween Class Movie we made and have the parents join us in song.

We have a great time!

Upper Country Veteran's Memorial

Welcome to the Upper Country Veteran's Memorial

Dedicated 11-11-08

May peace and comfort come to all those and to the family of all those who serve and have served our country!