Looking for numbers...

We began our new chapter in Math today by looking for various numbers in the newspaper. The students flipped through to find a number in the millions place, a percent, a number written in word form, etc. Here are some pictures of the work in progress:

Our Fish!

We are excited that Kristina brought in guppies for our fish tank!
Here they are!

Back to School Night

It was really nice to finally meet the parents of my wonderful students! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy evening to come in for a visit. For those that were unable to attend, feel free to stop by after school one afternoon to check out our classroom.

Kids: your parents were impressed with how well your desks were organized! Your bio-poems were a hit!

Heroes

Scholastic Suggestions for September

The Scholastic Lucky and Arrow Book Orders and Click Order for September is being sent home on Friday. There are many interesting books in this order. You can send cash or a check made out to Scholastic, in an envelope with your child's name and "Scholastic Order". You can also online this year at
www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Class User Name: mrsdowd
Password: 4ocs

Here are some of my recommendations for each order:

Presidental Pets - book that tells about the different pets that have been in the Whitehouse, including a hippo
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Last Straw - paperback, not sold in stores
50 Amazing States Book and CD-ROM to become an expert on all 50 states
Family Huddle - a football book written by Archie, Eli, and Peyton Manning!

Ripley's Believe it or Not - 2010 edition hardcover
Everything You Need to Know Pack - 6 homework helper books for all subjets
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Can a 12 year old girl survive on a deserted island alone?
Books about current movies - G-Force, Transformers 2, GI Joe

Computer games: Type to Learn, Adventure Workshop 4th-6th Grade, I Spy Fun House
Wii and Nintendo DS games: Backyard Baseball 2010, Learn Math, Escape the Museum

See you tomorrow!

I'm looking forward to see all of the smiling faces on my 4th graders tomorrow!