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Howdy.
September, 2006 I began teaching 4th grade at Brookside. I am
happy to be returning for my fourth year at this wonderful
school. I have previously taught middle school at Room Nine
Community School here in Shoreline, and before that my teaching
experience was at the Muckleshoot Tribal School and
College.
Thank you to all the parents who helped make
our corn maze field trip a good learning experience and great
fun.
Check out our image gallery for pictures from the
trip.
Math
We just began a unit in single digit multiplication that includes a
review of such terms as multiples, factors and products, as well as
the meaning of the computation. One of the main goals of
fourth grade math is helping students to gain fluency in
multiplication, moving up to multi-digit work.
Reading
We are also beginning exciting work in reading. Our text is
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach. Our
goals are learning to judge main events, summarize the plot, and
become attuned to the most evocative language. We will have a
special guest, Gail Sehlhorst, a theater professional affiliated
with the Seattle Rep. She will guide students in creating tableaux
that express the essence of the story.
Check out our image gallery for pictures
from the class.
Writing
Our writing continues to focus on organi-zation and
exposition. Students have become familiar enough with the
4-square prewrite to write a five-paragraph essay on their
own. They will be using the laptops to compose their essay on
the topic of The Corn Maze Field Trip.
Social Studies
Our beginning unit on Washington State geography will be wrapping
up in a couple of weeks with students creating a 3-D map of the
state out of salt dough!
Science
Among the exciting projects in the weeks ahead, students will be
making electro-magnets and constructing simple electri-cal
circuits.
Reflections Project
This year, all BKS fourth graders are required to submit a project.
Entries along with an application form are due Oct. 19. The
theme is: Beauty Is.... Detailed information is included in a
separate handout in this week’s Boom-erang. Thank you
Mrs. Phipps, for going over the requirements and showing lots of
examples!
What happens if we have an
earthquake?
Come and get your child! Students will be on our field, backpacks
in hand, awaiting a friendly face to take them home. But we have
over 500 students, so don’t expect to pull up to the front
door!
We encourage you to park at the Presby-terian Church, just 2 blocks
from the school. Then come directly to the field to find your
child. And don’t forget your neighbor’s child, if you
are on their emergency contact list. Before you leave however, you
will give those large, brightly colored name tags to someone at a
check-out stations.
It is important to have as many neigh-bors, friends, and parents on
your child’s contact list as possible. Staying here at school
for hours is no fun. And if you are out of the house at the moment
the earth trembles, the traffic jams and debris could make even
short trips impossible.
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