Mrs. Pudvar
is a great teacher. She is very active and loves biking. She coaches
soccer. She has a brain pencil and loves Mad Libs. Her favorite color
is purple. She always corrects work with a purple pen.
We are studying the states and the capitals. Each month, we learn a region. At the end of each month, we have a test of that region. We have divided the map into Northeast States, Plains States, Southern States, Pacific States, SouthWest States and Great Lake States. At the end of the year, we will get tested on all the states. We also have to have the correct spelling for the State.
We are studying Rules and Laws. We are learning how our government works. We are also learning the history of how our government was formed, learning about important documents such as the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
We have eight units of study in science and social studies this year. Some of our units will be light and shadows, human body, the discovery of America, Vermont History and Geography, earth science, electricity and magnets.
We switch classes for math and for reading. Some students go into Mrs. Weldon's class and others stay in Mrs. Pudvar's class. In math, we are learning about ancient numbers, area, factors and number stories. We are using the math series Bridges to Mathematics. In reading, we work in different groups. Each group reads a different book. Mrs. Weldon's groups are reading The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Franklweiler and James and the Giant Peach. Mrs. Pudvar's groups are reading The Family Under The Bridge and Fantastic Mr. Fox. We do vocabulary that we might find in our reading, read a few chapters, and then answer questions about our reading.
In fourth grade, we have the
option of doing band and/or chorus. Most fourth graders are in the school
band. Band is very fun, Mr. Bowers is a great teacher and
conductor.
In Physical Education, we start running the mile in third grade, but we continue to run it this year. We do soccer every year with Ms. Wilson. We have started a low ropes challenge called The Whale Watch. You have to balance it for at least a minute. This year, we broke the record for the Whale Watch Challenge. We balanced for almost six minutes.
In Music, we are learning about tempo and speed. We learn the terms largo and presto. Largo is very slow and Presto is very fast. We learned about forte, piano, fortissimo and pianissimio.
In Art, we are making life sized paper bodies that represent ourselves. Mrs. Parsons loves to do art and she is very patient at teaching us. During the year, we will do clay sculptures, painting, and drawing.
We have library once a week. We will be voting on the Red Clover books. This is the last year for voting for Red Clover books. Mrs. Chamberlain reads to us and we check out our books to read at home.
Technology started this year with keyboarding! We are doing a very fun program called Type to Learn 4. We keep a book database listing all the books we have read this year. We also put our keyboarding scores for The Writers in a spreadsheet. We can see the graphs that show our progress. We also sometimes work on Sumdog and Kerpoof.
During the year, we will have Spanish classes with Mrs. Stapleford.
After lunch, we help the students
clear their trays. We collect food scraps for the compost pile, we recycle
the milk bottles and we collect the silverware and other trash. The
food scraps go to the compost shed. Horse manure, sawdust and leaves
are added to the food scraps to help it turn into compost. The compost
pile turns very hot. Even in the wintertime, when it is 10 below zero,
the compost pile might be 160 degrees Farenheit. It turns into very
nutritious dirt which is put on the school garden.
As you can see, fourth grade is a busy year. We have lots to learn and will have lots of fun. Mrs. Pudvar keeps us all busy, moving and thinking. Really BUSY!
Molly, Tess, Jackson, and Leah
Below are some other great places that you might want to investigate. We think these are great websites.
Rock of Ages
Free Online Learning Games - Sheppard Software
Science Modules
Learning Games for Kids
Fun 4 The Brain
Logic Puzzles
We are studying the states and the capitals. Each month, we learn a region. At the end of each month, we have a test of that region. We have divided the map into Northeast States, Plains States, Southern States, Pacific States, SouthWest States and Great Lake States. At the end of the year, we will get tested on all the states. We also have to have the correct spelling for the State.
We are studying Rules and Laws. We are learning how our government works. We are also learning the history of how our government was formed, learning about important documents such as the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
We have eight units of study in science and social studies this year. Some of our units will be light and shadows, human body, the discovery of America, Vermont History and Geography, earth science, electricity and magnets.
We switch classes for math and for reading. Some students go into Mrs. Weldon's class and others stay in Mrs. Pudvar's class. In math, we are learning about ancient numbers, area, factors and number stories. We are using the math series Bridges to Mathematics. In reading, we work in different groups. Each group reads a different book. Mrs. Weldon's groups are reading The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Franklweiler and James and the Giant Peach. Mrs. Pudvar's groups are reading The Family Under The Bridge and Fantastic Mr. Fox. We do vocabulary that we might find in our reading, read a few chapters, and then answer questions about our reading.
In fourth grade, we have the
option of doing band and/or chorus. Most fourth graders are in the school
band. Band is very fun, Mr. Bowers is a great teacher and
conductor. In Physical Education, we start running the mile in third grade, but we continue to run it this year. We do soccer every year with Ms. Wilson. We have started a low ropes challenge called The Whale Watch. You have to balance it for at least a minute. This year, we broke the record for the Whale Watch Challenge. We balanced for almost six minutes.
In Music, we are learning about tempo and speed. We learn the terms largo and presto. Largo is very slow and Presto is very fast. We learned about forte, piano, fortissimo and pianissimio.
In Art, we are making life sized paper bodies that represent ourselves. Mrs. Parsons loves to do art and she is very patient at teaching us. During the year, we will do clay sculptures, painting, and drawing.
We have library once a week. We will be voting on the Red Clover books. This is the last year for voting for Red Clover books. Mrs. Chamberlain reads to us and we check out our books to read at home.
Technology started this year with keyboarding! We are doing a very fun program called Type to Learn 4. We keep a book database listing all the books we have read this year. We also put our keyboarding scores for The Writers in a spreadsheet. We can see the graphs that show our progress. We also sometimes work on Sumdog and Kerpoof.
During the year, we will have Spanish classes with Mrs. Stapleford.
After lunch, we help the students
clear their trays. We collect food scraps for the compost pile, we recycle
the milk bottles and we collect the silverware and other trash. The
food scraps go to the compost shed. Horse manure, sawdust and leaves
are added to the food scraps to help it turn into compost. The compost
pile turns very hot. Even in the wintertime, when it is 10 below zero,
the compost pile might be 160 degrees Farenheit. It turns into very
nutritious dirt which is put on the school garden.As you can see, fourth grade is a busy year. We have lots to learn and will have lots of fun. Mrs. Pudvar keeps us all busy, moving and thinking. Really BUSY!
Molly, Tess, Jackson, and Leah
Below are some other great places that you might want to investigate. We think these are great websites.
Rock of Ages
Free Online Learning Games - Sheppard Software
Science Modules
Learning Games for Kids
Fun 4 The Brain
Logic Puzzles