Above and Beyond

Each month a select number of students are honored with the "Above & Beyond" award.

We had THREE winners for the month of September!  I'm so proud of you!

PRIDE

Our classroom takes PRIDE in our schoolwork!

Each day, Miss Liefer checks homework during our "morning check".
If everyone in the whole class completed the assigned work, then we randomly draw a Pride letter.
The letters spell the word PRIDE in five different colors.
We display these letters on a class chart.

When we spell the word Pride in the same color - we earn a gum day in the classroom.
When we fill the whole chart - we have a class party.

Today (Friday Sept. 27) we pulled the last letter in blue!  

So - Monday (Sept. 30)  is a "gum day" in the classroom. 

Which means students may chew gum in the classroom!  

(Students who cannot chew gum (if you have braces, for example) can choose to suck on hard candy instead - or we can make other special arrangements) 

We already discussed how to be respectful of our school while chewing gum.

We know what we should and shouldn't do with this privilege - and we'll review these rules on Monday.

So pack a piece of gum or two, and be ready to celebrate our Bulldog responsible student behavior!

Thank you for taking PRIDE in your schoolwork.  

Four Classrooms from Gardner Elementary on KSDK Salutes!

Sept. 24- Ms. Garrett's fifth graders: http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2688759571001

Sept. 25- Mrs. Eugea's fifth graders: http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2695594522001

Sept. 26- Mrs. Madden's fourth graders: http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2698208367001I

Mrs. Huffman's fourth graders are supposed to be on soon!
Be sure to tune in to channel 5

Addition Algorithms- U.S. Traditional Addition

 Addition - all three methods, same answer

 
 5714+5789 (traditional method)

 
 4343+526 (traditional method)

 
 905+496 (traditional method)

 
 2553+6424 (traditional method)

 
 3766+9469 (traditional method)

Addition Algorithms- Column Addition

 508+1848 (using column addition)

 
 481+239 (using column addition)

 
 634+86 (using column addition)

 
 746+827 (using column addition)

Addition Algorithms- Partial Sums Addition

Everyday Math has Algorithm Animations to watch how-to do the different addition methods.

We created our own how-to videos!  Watch us explain...PARTIAL SUMS ADDITION


67+85 (using partial sums)


1672+3221 (using partial sums)

 
4614+6058 (using partial sums) 


227+386 (using partial sums) 


439+71 using partial sums

Technology

Computers, iPads, Chromebooks...oh my!

a future teacher?

writing class

typing a narrative in the Google Drive

busy thinking

working hard on an online quiz

humm... I have to read this one carefully

students concentrating during literacy class

I'm so thankful we were able to borrow 15 Chromebooks today so everyone could get their hands on a piece of technology in our classroom.
(On a regular day we share 6 computers  (5 student/1 teacher) and 6 iPads (5 student/1 teacher).
We look forward to the next time we get to use them!  We're learning so much!