It came to my attention this morning that you might not be able to access the Shark Tank commercials with the link from my previous post. I have attached a new link that should work! Enjoy!
http://vimeo.com/search?q=farley+infomercials
** If the link doesn't work, you can go to www.vimeo.com and search Farley Infomercials.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Shark Tank Stars!
As I have mentioned in past blog posts, the kids had a TON of fun creating commercials for their own product. They were able to use what they learned about commercials and persuasion to create commercials for their UNIQUE products. Hud-Tv came in and taped our commercials and added some special effects.
We had a special showing of our commercials last week on Shark Tank!!! Mrs. MacDonald and Ms. Mann came into our class as the "sharks" looking to buy a new product. We were able to watch each commercial and then the inventors were asked questions by the Sharks. The kids did an awesome job under pressure answering questions about their product.
Since the kids worked so hard on these commercials, I feel as though you shouldn't miss out on these awesome pieces of work.
I have attached a link. All of the commercials are on one link. Mrs. Leger's class created commercials as well so their class is on the video as well.
You won't want to miss this! Enjoy!
https://vimeo.com/95312254
We had a special showing of our commercials last week on Shark Tank!!! Mrs. MacDonald and Ms. Mann came into our class as the "sharks" looking to buy a new product. We were able to watch each commercial and then the inventors were asked questions by the Sharks. The kids did an awesome job under pressure answering questions about their product.
Since the kids worked so hard on these commercials, I feel as though you shouldn't miss out on these awesome pieces of work.
I have attached a link. All of the commercials are on one link. Mrs. Leger's class created commercials as well so their class is on the video as well.
You won't want to miss this! Enjoy!
https://vimeo.com/95312254
Friday, May 16, 2014
Becoming Experts
The kids are really starting to become experts on their state. Each student has chosen a state that they want to learn more about. They have been hard at work this week working on researching their topics. They have also been working on "teaching" their topic to a classmate to help them figure out what they need to find more information on based on their partner's questions. This has helped them to focus their research as well.
During writing, the students have been taking their notes from their state research and using it in their informational writing. It is not easy to create informational writing that sounds like a "book" rather than a list of facts. Fourth graders tend to list facts when writing informational texts, so it is great to see the kids pushing themselves to write so that their text is more interesting by adding in their ideas.
Late in the week, we got our Persuasive Infomercials that we taped before vacation back on video. The kids were so excited to watch their infomercials on the big screen in front of their peers. There was a lot of evidence of persuasive writing techniques in the infomercials, but it is also clear that the kids were having a blast!
It has been a busy but great week in fourth grade. Just a reminder, next week we have a half day on Wednesday. Our Memorial Day program will also be held on Wednesday this year as well. We look forward to seeing you there!
Enjoy the weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
During writing, the students have been taking their notes from their state research and using it in their informational writing. It is not easy to create informational writing that sounds like a "book" rather than a list of facts. Fourth graders tend to list facts when writing informational texts, so it is great to see the kids pushing themselves to write so that their text is more interesting by adding in their ideas.
Late in the week, we got our Persuasive Infomercials that we taped before vacation back on video. The kids were so excited to watch their infomercials on the big screen in front of their peers. There was a lot of evidence of persuasive writing techniques in the infomercials, but it is also clear that the kids were having a blast!
It has been a busy but great week in fourth grade. Just a reminder, next week we have a half day on Wednesday. Our Memorial Day program will also be held on Wednesday this year as well. We look forward to seeing you there!
Enjoy the weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
Friday, May 2, 2014
State Journalists...
It was great to see that the kids had fun over April vacation! They seemed rested and ready to come back (even though they probably wouldn't have admitted it!).
As part of our state research, we started to notice and observe how a Scholastic News article is written. We read articles in the magazine first "like a reader" and then "like a writer." When we read it as a writer, we took notice of the structure of a newspaper article. The kids then started to write an article about their state's geography and climate based on the research they have done so far.
In social studies the kids performed their Rosa Parks play for the class. They were well prepared for this and had fun acting out different parts of the Rosa Parks story. We have had a lot of class discussions around equality. The kids are very passionate about their feelings towards treating everyone equally.
Just a reminder...we have the math MCAS next Tuesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 8.
Enjoy the weekend!
~ Mrs. Lewis
As part of our state research, we started to notice and observe how a Scholastic News article is written. We read articles in the magazine first "like a reader" and then "like a writer." When we read it as a writer, we took notice of the structure of a newspaper article. The kids then started to write an article about their state's geography and climate based on the research they have done so far.
In social studies the kids performed their Rosa Parks play for the class. They were well prepared for this and had fun acting out different parts of the Rosa Parks story. We have had a lot of class discussions around equality. The kids are very passionate about their feelings towards treating everyone equally.
Just a reminder...we have the math MCAS next Tuesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 8.
Enjoy the weekend!
~ Mrs. Lewis
Friday, April 4, 2014
Conference Forms
Conferences are approaching quickly! I am looking forward to meeting with everyone next week.
Earlier this week, I sent home a (pink) conference questionnaire with your child. If you could take a few minutes to fill the form out, it would be helpful. Since we only have 10 minutes to talk about your child's progress, the questionnaire helps us to focus on your concerns and any questions that you have.
If you could send the form in by Tuesday, that would truly help me to make sure that we are able to discuss your child's progress in a timely manner.
Thank you for your help in this!
Earlier this week, I sent home a (pink) conference questionnaire with your child. If you could take a few minutes to fill the form out, it would be helpful. Since we only have 10 minutes to talk about your child's progress, the questionnaire helps us to focus on your concerns and any questions that you have.
If you could send the form in by Tuesday, that would truly help me to make sure that we are able to discuss your child's progress in a timely manner.
Thank you for your help in this!
Excited Learners!
This is an exciting time of year in fourth grade! We are starting to use all that we have learned as readers and writers this year and apply our knowledge in different ways.
The kids were bursting with excitement this week during writing workshop. They are advertising executives who are producing a commercial for their new "inventions!" First thing in the morning, kids are asking to work on their commercials. They are using what they have learned about essay writing to persuade an audience to "buy" their product. There are some VERY creative students in our classroom.
In reading, they have been familiarizing themselves with the states. We have been working on the regions of the United States in social studies, but now they are at the beginning stages of starting a research project. The kids have been browsing through state books and trying to figure out what they are interested in learning about. In the next few weeks, the kids will choose a state and become experts on that state.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
The kids were bursting with excitement this week during writing workshop. They are advertising executives who are producing a commercial for their new "inventions!" First thing in the morning, kids are asking to work on their commercials. They are using what they have learned about essay writing to persuade an audience to "buy" their product. There are some VERY creative students in our classroom.
In reading, they have been familiarizing themselves with the states. We have been working on the regions of the United States in social studies, but now they are at the beginning stages of starting a research project. The kids have been browsing through state books and trying to figure out what they are interested in learning about. In the next few weeks, the kids will choose a state and become experts on that state.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
Friday, March 21, 2014
Hard Working Fourth Graders!
It has been a very busy week in our classroom! I am so proud of the kids for working very hard on the MCAS Long Composition and the first session of the Reading Comprehension. I am sure they were exhausted by the time they got home. On Tuesday they will take the second session of the Reading Comprehension test.
Report cards also went home today. Please keep the report cards and sign the report card envelope and return with your child on Monday. You should have also received a notice about signing up for conferences yesterday in your child's Thursday folder. Please sign up on the PTC Fast website for a spring conference time for your child. If you didn't receive the notice, please let me know and I will send another one home with your child.
We ended our week with some of the kids sharing their Genius Hour projects. Each Friday the kids work on a project around a topic that is of interest to them. It is fun to see the creativity and motivation to learn with these projects!
Today Abbey taught us about Appaloosa horses and how they are measured. Charles demonstrated 3 different types of fishing. Then, Lily taught us all that she had learned about sea horses along with drawings as she taught us about this animal.
As an audience the kids really worked on looking at the speaker and saving questions and comments for the end. We talked about asking questions that make sense and show that we have been listening to the presentation.
Have a great weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
Report cards also went home today. Please keep the report cards and sign the report card envelope and return with your child on Monday. You should have also received a notice about signing up for conferences yesterday in your child's Thursday folder. Please sign up on the PTC Fast website for a spring conference time for your child. If you didn't receive the notice, please let me know and I will send another one home with your child.
We ended our week with some of the kids sharing their Genius Hour projects. Each Friday the kids work on a project around a topic that is of interest to them. It is fun to see the creativity and motivation to learn with these projects!
Today Abbey taught us about Appaloosa horses and how they are measured. Charles demonstrated 3 different types of fishing. Then, Lily taught us all that she had learned about sea horses along with drawings as she taught us about this animal.
As an audience the kids really worked on looking at the speaker and saving questions and comments for the end. We talked about asking questions that make sense and show that we have been listening to the presentation.
Have a great weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
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