Sentences, Subjects and Predicates, Oh My!

We have been working with sentences. We spent quite a bit of time learning the differences between commands, statements, exclamations and questions. That went pretty well. Now, we have started "dissecting" the sentences. The kids have been learning where the complete subject and complete predicate are. Once they have that figured out, it's time to decide what the simple subject and simple predicate is. This has been a bit challenging. I thought a little "hands on" activity might help. They liked it.
We will be practicing this and starting to work with nouns next week.

It Was A "Spook-tacular" Day!

The big day was finally here. The kids were so excited. They were wonderful all day and hardly asked when the party was or when can we put our costumes on? They were very patient! When the time finally came, it was well worth the wait. The costumes looked great!We always go on a parade through the school so we can see everyone's costumes and they can see ours. It's a tradition that has carried over from the Elementary School. The kids were working on their Halloween placemats while they were waiting for the parade to begin.

Once we get back to our rooms, it's party time. My, oh my! Did we ever have a party! You parents went way above and beyond. Thank you so much! Thanks, Mrs. Schulte, for "taking charge" and organizing things for me. I really appreciate it!

Juice, cupcakes, cookies, treat bags and more....

How about some pizza, and meat with cheese slices?

Would you like some fruit, too?

I hope your kids didn't have too big of a tummy ache when they got home. I did pass out some "to go" baggies and it looked like most of them were used. :) All in all, it was a great success!

Happy Halloween! Have a great weekend!

Fourth Graders are Great!

We have a different "special person" each day. The special person runs errands and takes care of any special requests I might have for that day. The job rotates alphabetically and it doesn't take long before the kids figure out when their turn is coming. Everyone is very excited for their day. They keep much better track of it than I do!

Mrs. Smith (our friend in the office) donated some "frog eyes" to our classroom and the special person gets to wear them all day, if he or she wants. As you can see, lots of us still want to. (I will get everyone's picture eventually!)

Can't you see why I love Fourth Graders?