Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Welcome to 4th Grade!

August 1, 2018

Dear (Almost) Fourth Grader,

Hello!  I am so excited to meet you this year.  I have been working in our classroom so we can get right to the work of learning on September 5th.  Below you will find some pictures of our classroom. I hope they give you an idea of what fourth grade will be like.

Your first homework assignment is to view these pictures and then, with your parent's permission, leave a comment on this post.  You can write a question you have about fourth grade.  You can also leave a sentence describing what you are looking forward to.  You should only use your first name whenever you leave a comment on the internet.  Please complete this assignment by September 4, 2018.


This is the Foot Power pad that powers one of the laptops in our classroom.  You will use this to get some physical exercise while you are also giving your brain a workout.


This is our class library.  You will read every day.  I challenge all of my students to earn a place on the Reading Wall of Fame.  I will tell you how to do this during the first week of school.

Here you see our Science and Social Studies center.  We will learn about many topics related to Science, History and Geography.  You will get study guides and have tests in each unit.  We spend a lot of time learning how to study for these tests.  We also do a lot of hands-on work as we are learning.  

 This is one of the groups in our room.  You will sit with 4-5 other students to do your work.  You will be responsible for keeping your desk and the black bookshelf neat and organized.  

This is my work space.  I am in charge of keeping this space neat and organized.


Thank you for visiting this blog.  I will see you at school on September 5th!  Be sure to leave a comment or question below in order to complete your first homework assignment.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Monday, July 9, 2018

July 11, 2018

Welcome Teachers,

Thank you for coming to today's class "A Teacher's Guide to Tech."  I look forward to sharing this valuable resource with you.

You will want to connect to our wifi using whatever device you typically use for school work.  Your Surface should automatically connect to our network.  If you are using a personal device, you will need to follow these steps to connect to our network:

Go to settings
Select Wifi
Select Iroquois


Today's work come from a terrific website called The Cult of Pedagogy.  You are welcome to click on the red letters and take a peek!  We will get started shortly!

Kindly,
Melinda