Rudolph, the ________Nosed Reindeer???

"What did you say"? Rudolph, the _____-nosed reindeer!!! Yes, we wrote stories and made reindeer today in buddies. Rudolph's nose was no longer red and they had to write a story about his new nose and how he got it. Have a discussion about it with your child and have fun listening to what they came up with. I know there are a few of the 4th graders that don't have buddies or share buddies and they have been so patient and such troopers about it so if they don't have a buddy, ask them what their story is going to be about because we, the 4th graders, are going to write ours next week. Ask them what their buddies new nose color was or what their story is going to be about and if they can tell you, write the color in the planner. These are so fun and creative!!! Today in Math we learned how to find the range, median, and mode in a set of data. Ask them about the difference between the 3 and if they can tell you, write R,M,M in the planner. We learn about the mean (average) later when we learn to divide. I am so excited to report that we have collected $55 for our empty stocking thus far. How cool is that!! We also had a great discussion today about the great feeling we get when we put others who are less fortunate before ourselves. Ask them to tell you about the powerful, short video clip we watched today. :))))) It definitely put a huge smile on my face. Plans for next week: Math, we are going to start division, linear measurement, perimeter, and area. Montana History-Our next section will be about how the horse & gun bring about change for the indians. Language-skills review with Christmas fun activities Lead 21-We are starting Unit 3 which is about the New England & Mid-Atlantic States. We will learn about the geography, economy, history, and culture of the area. It will be a great lead in to our SE section of the US when we start that after the holiday break. Spelling-Unit 14 words Pen pal letters will be written this week along with our Rudolph stories. Reminders: Food Drive collection is still on. PTA Holiday Stroll is on Friday, December 13th from 6-8. As you saw from the note that went home the other day, they have a lot of amazing things planned. Mid-terms went home today. Overall, they are very good. When you go over yours with your child, write mid-terms in the planner. Congratulations to Sydnie, our student of the week. We enjoyed all the fun things & pictures she shared. We found out she loves softball, pizza, art, her dog, Oreo. We also learned that she wants to be a gold medalist in gymnastics in the Olympics someday. Dream-Believe-Achieve-You can do it!!! We also learned that she can pitch a "change-up". She was asked if she could pitch a knuckle ball, well let's just say she can't for now, but that is her goal now. Have a great weekend. Let's hope for some warmer weather.