Fix Up Strategy: Context Clues

One more preposition song

Another Preposition Song

Against, along, around
Amid, among, after & at
Except, for, during, down
Behind, below, beneath, beside
Between, before, beyond
By, in, from, off, on, over, of
Until, unto, upon
Under, underneath, since, up
Like, near, past, throughout, through
With, within, without, instead
Toward, inside, into, to
Aboard, about, above, across

Prepositions

KSDK Salutes! Gardner is on TV!

Mrs. Longust's 5th Graders:
http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1492574461001

Mr. Toennies' 4th Graders:
http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1494520754001

Mrs. Cooper's Class:
http://www.ksdk.com/video/1496525346001/48741813001/SALUTES---4th-graders-at-Gardner-Elementary

Science Fair

Congratulations!
What a great scientific experiment!
We are proud of you!

ISAT Week’s Color Themes

Mon-Blue:  “dive” into ISAT

the "town" students who wore blue



Tues-Yellow:  let your abilities “shine”

while in the computer lab, we posed for a quick picture

Wed-Green:  “Go” for the Gold

Is it St. Patrick's Day?  No.  Green means GO.  We are going for the gold on ISATs

Thurs-Red:  Be “red-y” to win!

Fri-Black:  show your team spirit wear “black” and orange AND “closing ceremony” lock-in J

Classroom News

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

March 2 is Dr. Seuss's Birthday!
Schools all across America are celebrating by reading his stories.

Be sure to check out Dr. Seuss's website!

http://www.seussville.com/

Other grade sites to visit include:

 

www.nea.org/readacross

 

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Dr__Seuss/

 

Last year, the fourth grade class had some visitors come into the classroom to the classroom and we made up a trivia game show...check out the link...

http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-birthday-dr-seuss.html

 

 

 

Some of Miss Liefer's favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes:

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss

"If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good." ~Dr. Seuss (One Fish, Two Fish)

"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." ~Dr. Seuss (Happy Birthday to You!)

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." ~Dr. Seuss (I Can Read with My Eyes Shut)

"Think left and think right think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think of if only you try." ~ Dr. Seuss

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." ~Dr. Seuss (The Lorax)

"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!" ~Dr. Seuss (Oh, The Places You'll Go)

"A person's a person, no matter how small." ~Dr. Seuss (Horton Hears a Who)

ISAT

Curious about the ISAT test coming up? 

Check out REAL sample questions at:

www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/sample_books.htm            

(Choose 4th grade reading, math, or science)

Want to practice?  Here’s an interactive site of ISAT multiple choice questions…

http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html

Book Review: Gulliver's Travels

Book Talk: Frindle