Newseum Field Trip

Girls and Parents,

We are going to Washington next Wednesday, April 30, to visit the Newseum.  This field trip provides an opportunity for a wonderful extension of our social studies curriculum.  The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism....featuring such things as the Berlin Wall and an NBC Breaking News newsroom!

The girls should come to our classroom at 6:50 A.M. for attendance.  I know that this is early, but please be on time!  The bus must depart at 7:00 in order for us to be on time for the museum.  
Barring any problems, we should be home on time for carpool.  Mrs. Cockerham will contact parents if we are going to be late.

The girls should wear their field trip uniforms and yellow Fourthie hat.  They will purchase lunch at the Newseum Food Court.  See the menu on on the side of the blog.  Around $10-$12 should be sufficient.  Girls may also bring snacks for the bus; however, they may not bring any electronics.

This should be a fun, educational experience for all of us!

The moon - PIXAR (La luna) full

Hi Girls!

Watch this little video and think about the theme that is being presented.  Who are the main characters?
What kind of relationship do you think they have?
What does the little boy learn from these men?
What do you think they learn from him?
What do you like best about this film clip?
What can you learn from the people in your own life that you love?

Fai-Tea, Fai-To, Boston Tea Party...Hello?

Go USA!  Beat the Brits!  I won a Bronze Medal!  I won a Silver!  I won a Gold!  Sochi, you ask?  No, Roberts M06...8:00 A.M, 9:20, 10:45, 2:00, 5:30PM, 7:30PM....every minute of the day.  These were the cries from MO6 during a recent international math competition with the UK.  The girls were begging for math....a teacher's delight, and no doubt, a parent's also!  We won our Fai-To with our individual school, but alas, the US lost the Fai-Tea to the Brits.

Some comments by the Fai-To competitors....

"I was really surprised when I won the last round.  It was hard because you had to think fast and click the mouse even faster."  Elise Round winner
"It made me do hard math problems in my head."  Another round champion.    Taylor
"I thought that it was cool that we could play other people from all around the world."  Round champion Claire
"I liked the feeling of completing a challenge and knowing that you have done something to help your team win.  Even if your team does not win, you have done something to help."  Round winner Evie
"If you know your basic facts, it helps with more difficult problems."  Katie
"I liked how you're against someone way across the Atlantic Ocean."  Jewell
"I enjoyed it as a friendly competition...playing math games and competing with people that you don't know.  I found games that I really liked."  Ellie
"It was really fun when you finally got your first medal...maybe your first gold.  It makes you happy. Oh my gosh!  I got a gold medal."  Bella
"You may not get it on the first try, but you just have to try hard, and eventually you get the lowest medal, and then maybe the highest one."  Zoe
"There are all different games, and if you don't understand that game, you can go to another, and you can do it over and over again. It's fun."  Lizzie
"I like to have a competition against other people because I love math.  It is my favorite subject."  Mimi
"It was really fun.  Earning points was really satisfying...to contribute to the USA competition."  Reed
"At first I didn't really like it, but the more I played it, the better I liked it."  Cathryn
"It was very challenging, but once you got used to it, then it became a very fun game."  Olivia
"It was really fun to earn medals, and when you got a silver or a gold, then your name would appear, and you would feel really proud seeing your name."  Lane
"I liked trying to beat the Brits."  Emma






Hard at work trying to win the competition.  Not a sound could be heard, except......

when victory was achieved!  Go Evie! Go Fourthies! Go USA!

Innovation, History, Valentines...What's This?

Ssh!  Don't tell....but today, February 18th is really Valentine's Day in the fourth grade.  February 14? Passe!  History is alive and well, and every decade is represented.  We have a refrigerator from the 50s, a race car from the 80s, a spinning top representing how animation and photography have evolved, a laptop from 1981, a disco ball, and the list goes on!  Such energy and creativity in this class!  It is amazing and really fun for all of us.