Miss Liefer's 4th Grade Class

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Panda Cam

In literacy we are reading the novel Year of the Panda by Miriam Schlein.

During class we were discussing pandas and asked what zoos have pandas.
This website shows the panda zoos around the world
http://www.giantpandazoo.com/panda/panda-zoos

There are three in the US: Washington DC, Atlanta, and San Diego.

Washington DC Smithsonian National Zoo (they have two cameras)
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/giant-panda.cfm

Atlanta Zoo (you can read the daily diary entries)
http://www.zooatlanta.org/1212/panda_cam

San Diego Zoo (the viewing area is closed for maintenance, but check back soon)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/

Another site with a panda webcam. (This camera feed is from a reserve in China)
http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/china-panda-cam-1

A link to photos from the Wolong Nature Reserve
(This is one mentioned in our book that they are sending SuLin)
http://explore.org/#!/photos/player/wolong-nature-reserve

another great site to check out...
http://www.giantpandazoo.com/panda/news/wolong-panda-reserve-scheduled-to-reopen-before-the-end-of-2012

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Hat Day

Remember tomorrow is HAT DAY!
Bring $1 (money goes to Honor Flight)

Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. They transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

For more information and to watch a short video, visit this website:
http://www.honorflight.org/

Legends

Legends are unverified stories handed down from earlier times.

These stories were passed down from one generation to the next. It was a way to share the history of the people so it would not be forgotten.

In social studies we discussed some legends Native Americans told that explained nature, such as the creation of owl and rabbit.

Pourquoi stories are simple legends that explain why things are the way they are in nature.

For fun we wrote our own pourquoi legends.
This is our collection of "why" things are the way they are in nature! Enjoy!

(Note some students are still creating their legends on the iPads, so we will add more links to this post as more are available)

Niagra Falls:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/niagra-falls-maggie/14169473/

How Tigers got Their Stripes:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-tigers-got-there-coler/14169257/

How Birds Learned to Fly:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/aidan/14169208/

How the Flower Got Created Out of the Ground:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-the-flower-got-created-out-of-the-ground/14168155/

How Tigers got Sharp Fangs:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-tigers-got-sharp-fangs-by-ethan/14168052/

How the Tortoise Got its Shell:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-the-tortoise-got-its-shell-by-joely-goulding/14167848/

Why Dogs Tails are Long:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/why-dogs-tails-are-long-by-meredith/13966025/

How the Zebra Got its Stripes:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-the-zebra-got-its-stripes-legend/14052983/

Educreations Update

Some people were having trouble viewing the educreation links at home... I tweaked the settings.
Check out these old posts and see if you can view them now...

Save the Rainforest:
http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2013/11/save-rainforests.html

Subtraction Methods:
http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2013/10/subtraction-algorithms-methods.html

Friday, November 22, 2013

Waterloo Community Chili Supper

To Benefit the victims of the Typhoon Haiyan Disaster in the Philipppines the Waterloo School District and local churches are coming together to raise funds to help those who are dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

Please join us for dine-in or carryout in the WHS Cafeteria, tonight (Friday, Nov. 22) from 4:00pm - 9:00pm!

This is a great opportunity for us to come together to help those in need!

JFK

On this day 50 years ago, President Kennedy was assassinated.

Fact About JFK...
*Born in Massachusetts in 1917
*Served int he U.S. House and Senate
*Elected president in 1960
*Youngest man elected president, and first Catholic
*Presidency involved the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
*Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963

Today's featured BrainPop movie:
(Note the daily featured video is Free to watch ALL day long! No password needed!)

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/johnfkennedy/