4th Grade Recorders

4th graders should practice their recorder music at home. 
(Any 5th graders who still have their recorders are also welcome to practice.) 

Mr. M assigned the blue belt song over the break:
Blue Belt Tutorial Video

Check out the resources for music practice on the OGSD VPA website. 
You can find the recorder song book, the advanced book, and more.

Real vs. Artificial Trees -- What is your opinion?

Read and analyze these two articles about the pros and cons of real and artificial Christmas trees.  Develop an opinion about what is better.  Which do you think is better for the environment?  Why?

https://earth911.com/home-garden/real-vs-artificial-christmas-trees/

https://www.moneycrashers.com/real-fake-artificial-christmas-tree-types-facts/

Holiday Pop Up Cards

Would you rather make a pop-up snowman card?  Try out this link.
(The step by step instructions are at the bottom of this website.  This is more complex than the one above.)

Coding -- What's your opinion?

Reading these three articles about why kids should learn to code.  Do you agree or disagree?  Can you use evidence from these articles to support your opinion?

1. http://blog.learningresources.com/5reasonskidscoding/
2. https://teachyourkidscode.com/why-coding-is-important-to-learn/
3. https://www.technewsworld.com/story/85874.html

Here is an article that says you should not teach kids to code.  Do you agree?  Can you use evidence from the article to agree or disagree?

1. https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/05/12/teaching-code-in-the-classroom/teaching-coding-to-kids-is-a-scam

Santa Claus Drawing Contest 2019

Vote for your favorite Santa drawing using this Google Form.

Adding Fractions With Rectangle Models (5th Grade)

Poems All Students Should Read

Paul Revere's Ride by Longfellow
Harriet Tubman by Eloise Greenfield
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Casey's Revenge by Grantland Rice
The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service
The Shark by Jennifer Huynh
The Duel by Eugene Field
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
Helen Keller by Langston Hughes
The Children's Hour by Longfellow
Barbara Frietchie by John Whittier
The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson

Are there any poems you think other students should read?  Share them with me in the comments and, if I can find them online, I'll post them here.

Kaley recommended:
" Daddy Fell Into The Pond" By Alfred Noyes.
"I'm Not Really 60" By Margaret Hill.
"The Man In The Jar" By Irwin Mercer.
 "When Santa Claus Comes". (author unknown)
"My Doggy Ate My Essay" By: Darren Sardelli

Winter Book Project

This project will be due on January 9.  Make sure you get your book approved by me this week.  You may start working on it immediately after you get your book approved.

You have 4 book project options.  Make sure you read the directions for your choice carefully.

Bill Nye The Science Guy Atoms

Field Trip -- CA Academy of Sciences

Learn about the CA Academy of Sciences before we go there on Friday.
https://www.calacademy.org/

Divide Decimals (5th)

Math Antics - Prime Factorization