http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil Just another Kentuckyclassroom.org weblog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't forget that next week we will be out of school on 11/26, 11/27, and 11/28 for Thanksgiving. We have been discussing KY culture in the 1800 and 1900's in Social Studies and we will be going outside to find natural fabic dyes in the next couple of days. Our next ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/11/19/111908/ We are so busy in the 4th Grade!! We are working very hard to finish our first portfolio piece. We have also been participating in many interesting activities in Social Studies. We have had a "mock" trial to understand the Judicial Branch of government and we also got to vote in ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/11/07/11708/ What a wonderful week!! We have been so busy in the 4th grade. I enjoyed getting to see so many of you at Open House. We have lots of activites coming up this month. 1. Halloween Happening Basket- We still need many items for the basket. All items must be in ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/10/02/10208/ Happy Thursday! We have been working very hard on letter writing this week. Next week will continue our letter writing unit. In social studies, we will begin chapter 3. The Kentucky Scrapbook was assigned this week and is due December 12, 2008. Everyone seemed very excited and many students have already begun. ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/09/18/91808/ food-drive-letter.doc Parents- Please take a look at our Community Service Project!!! http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/09/10/91008-2/ food-drive-letter.doc Parents- Please take a look at our Community Service Project!! http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/09/10/91008/ Happy Tuesday!! Our Brillant students have been working so hard!! Today in Social Studies we participated in an activity where we created a "trading post" and students had to barter for goods they would need on the frontier of Kentucky. We had a blast!!! We are also reading a story about the ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/09/09/9908/ Hope everyone had a great long weekend!! We have lots of work to do this week in 4th grade. In Language Arts we have been working on grammar drills,  drawing conclusions from what we read, paragraph writing, and the study of early Kentucky, just name a few!! Next week we will ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/09/02/9208/ Hello All! We had a great first day of school. We went over procedures, expectations, and routines. It will take a while for these to become a habit, but we will all be working together. If your child has not already informed you, I will be returning to school on ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/08/17/81508/ Hello Everyone!! A new school year is just around the corner and we have many exciting things planned. I will be sending home welcome letters and supply lists on 7/17/08. Please look over them carefully and try to have all supplies by the first day of school. Important Dates Meet and Greet Aug. ... http://kentuckyclassroom.org/cecil/2008/07/03/7308/