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Fourth Grade
–T. Glenn
The fourth graders are very enthusiastic about a
new, internet-based project we've recently begun: a class
"wiki." This is a web site with restricted, password-only
access that can be edited by any of its members. (Wikipedia
is the now-familiar, online encyclopedia written and edited
by volunteers.) Our wiki will present classroom news as reported
by student volunteers, and edited by any member of the class
as he/she sees fit. There is also a comment section linked
to each page, on which students and parents can offer responses
to the page itself.
Because of the password protection, students and parents
can feel comfortable that only those in the community are
viewing information that might include names and other details
about what we're doing. Additionally, the wiki administrator
(Teacher Glenn) automatically receives a report of each addition
or deletion to existing wiki pages. The students already have
shown themselves to be eager proofreaders, and the wiki is
sure to strengthen these abilities further.
Fourth Grade Science – T. Pasha
Since the fourth grade has finished their chapter on space,
they will switch their focus to the works of important scientists
and inventors. This will allow them to touch on several disciplines
of science and the scientific method. Fourth graders will
recreate some of these famous experiments in the lab (only
the safe ones, of course). The assessment of this study will
be a research paper, a visual display or demonstration, and
a speech about the scientist chosen by each student.
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