Category Archives: Literacy

T’was the Night Before Christmas – Compare and Contrast

Over the past two weeks our 4th grade students participated in a compare and contrast project.  We studied the poem T’was Night Before Christmas, written by Clement C. Moore.  Our class had 18 different copies of the book, The Night Before … Continue reading

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Cup Stacking, Literacy, Story Telling and More

Today was a full day of learning excitement.  Students started by participating in the Guinness Book of World Record Cup Stacking Event in Physical Education. We want to thank our P.E. teachers Mr. Kravig, Mr. Miller and Ms. Breen for … Continue reading

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Writer’s Workshop: Stamina

Our 4th grade students will become authors this school year as they practice writing during Writer’s Workshop.  During this time students have been working on “building stamina” as writers.  Just like an Olympic athlete practices and grows stronger, slowly building … Continue reading

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Double Walking Field Trips

Wednesday afternoon our students were invited on a “behind the scenes” tour of the Farr Library.  Kristen and Valerie (librarians) who took us on our tour gave students a scavenger hunt to look for Colorado animals in the various stained … Continue reading

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First ever – Chalk-a-lot at University Schools

Our students recently participated in the first ever “chalk-a-lot” experience at University Schools.  This past fall, the City of Greeley hosted an event called, “Chalk-a-lot” on the campus of University of Northern Colorado.  The goal of the event was to … Continue reading

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Student Treasures

After many weeks of brainstorming, writing, and illustrating, our Student Treasures books are completed.  Books will be mailed off to the Student Treasures company for publishing.  What an exciting day to celebrate our 4th grade authors.  Each student will have … Continue reading

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Read On !

Last week 3rd-5th grade students competed in Battle of the Books (BOB), a reading competition.  These students have been very dedicated for the past several months reading, and studying multiple books and the authors of these books, in order to prepare … Continue reading

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Author Illustrator Visit

Today Dana Sullivan an Author and Illustrator visited our school.  During the morning 4th and 5th grade students enjoyed a Graphic Novel Workshop in the small gym.  It was interesting for students to focus on what type of emotions a … Continue reading

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The Night Before Christmas Learning

Today students attended “The Night Before Christmas” the play at the Union Colony Civic Center.  The Stampede Theater Troupe is always auditioning for upcoming shows.  Two of the main actors in the play we saw today were only 12 years … Continue reading

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Reading Information

Here is the “A to Z” basic information on student reading opportunities. All 4th Grade students will: complete a monthly reading log (book summary) 2015-2016 reading log schedule reach personal AR goal each trimester Optional: Book it! – keep track of … Continue reading

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