Saturn

This is our photo story on the planet Saturn. One thing we did really well was choosing pictures. Next time we will do more recording. Something I learned about the Solar System is that the inner planets are solid and the outer planets are made out of gas. A question I still have is witch is the last planet Ceris or Eires? While we were working I think we were really creative.

Sun

This is a photostory on the Sun. One of the things we did well was recording. Next time we will add more information. Something I learned was that the Sun has hydrogen gasses. One question is, do we have more than 1 sun? We think we were curious.

Neptune

Qur planet is NEPTUNE!I think that we were really good at helping eachother out with ideas.We took a really long time with the pictures.I learned that Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? I think we were thinking a lot together.

Mars Powerpoint

Mars is our planet and we are doing a power point. On Mars what we answered right was the slides and we have cool pictures. Next time we will do a photo story because we could talk. The thing I learned was that there Is a lots of
planets. Why Is Mars not able to have people on it?
While we were working we were thinkers and we were open minded.

Mars

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Jupiters photostory

This is our photo story on the planet Jupiter. One thing we really did well was how far Jupiter is from Earth and how long it would take to get there.Next time we will do the atmosphere differently.Something I learned about the Solar System is Jupiter has many gasses made of hydrogen and helium.A question I still have is are there any living things there?Well we were working , I think we were really creative for our pictures

Uranus

This is Servando,Jose,Devon,and Luis .
One thing we do well is work together.
Next time we will do this differently by choosing different pictures.
Something I learned about the solar system is Uranus got hit by a comet and that's what made its rings.
A question we still have is: Are there aliens on Uranus?
While we were working, I think we really were confident and we worked hard together.

Venus video

This is a video of venus.One thing we did realy well was we got the project done right and worked together. Next time we do this differently we will add way more.Venus is one of the hotest planets. How was the plant venus name made.We where coopertive becouse we helped each other.

Hello Fourth Grade!

Well here we are... it is fall and time for the beginning of school again. I am looking forward to another exciting year of learning. Believe it or not, I learn a lot every year just like my fourth graders do.

My wish this year is that this blog will become a place to:

• publish your writing
• create projects for IB
• make contact with people from around the world
• build a community of learners that is curious about the world around them

This week, I would like you to sign in to the blog and introduce yourself. Remember, don't use your last name. Tell everyone one thing you have learned so far in the fourth grade and one interesting thing that happened this summer.

We're Done!

Remember this post? This was the first one that I created for my class back on August 16th. Since then we have posted 100 times! (I can't count the number of comments) We have had 3,669 hits and 443 different visitors to this blog. You have published writing, movies and even participated in a conference using WiziQ and inviting people from outside of our room to participate.

I can't express how proud I am of you, students in room24. This blog will take a break over the summer, and then will re-emerge again with new students. But you all are the originals and you should be very proud of all that you accomplished this year. You are much smarter now then you were back then because of your persistence, teamwork and risk-taking. You will always be members of this blog, sign-in and post whenever you like.

Good Luck in Fifth Grade! (but you don't need it)

-- Mr. Lewis

Leadership Conference, Question #1

In Room24 we are finishing up a unit about leadership entitled Follow My Lead. (Information on our Leadership Conference here.) Students are working on answering four questions in the process of developing leadership skills. Each of the four questions is a separate post.

Room24 students: sign in and answer the questions as a comment, or ask a new question that comes to mind.

Visitors: Please answer the questions yourself, ask a question of my students or provide a comment rich with sage advice which will guide these young people down the path of leadership (no pressure).


Our first question is this: What is leadership? What qualities do I already have that are similar to that of great leaders?

Here's our discussion about the definition of
leadership:

Leadership Conference, Question #2

(Find information on our Leadership Conference here.)

Question #2 is: What problems exist in our school, community or world that require great leadership?

Leadership Conference, Question #3

(Information about our leadership conference is here.)

Here is question #3: What obstacles stand in my way from becoming a great leader?

Leadership Conference, Question #4

(Information about our leadership conference is here).

Our fourth question about leadership is: What goals should I set for myself to become a leader?




Here's a screenshot of our discussion, goals on the left, first steps on the right:

Leadership Summit!

We have been learning all about leadership in Room24. Each student researched a great leader (some researched a negative leader) and they spent some time identifying the qualities that made them great leaders. Now it is time to make some connections between those great leaders and ourselves. We will spend some time this week addressing these four questions:

1. What is leadership?
2. What problems exist in my school or community that could be solved if I were a leader?
3. What obstacles stand in my way that prevent me from being a leader?
4. What goals can I set for myself to get past these obstacles?

We will present the answers to these questions on Friday by publishing them on this blog and Tweeting them (follow room24). We will also invite anyone to join us in a live conversation via WiziQ where participants can address these questions themselves, thinking about themselves when they were young, giving advice to Room24 or sharing a story of a great student leader. Click here to view information about the session and to create an account to participate.

Why? Why? Why?!!

We've been talking and thinking a lot about "why". Why are we learning fractions in math? Why are we learning about comparing and contrasting in reading? Why do we need to learn the writing process? Why are we learning about India, China, Australia, Spain and the US? I am usually the one telling why...

My question today is this: Why do we have reading buddies? What is the purpose of inviting the first graders to our room to read them our writing or to help them with their writing, or to introduce them to our blog or Twitter?

Tell me what you think.

all about books

I think I did my best on my pictures.

I think I struggle with recording.

Next time I will do better pictures.

Beauty Cutie

What I did best was choosing the pictures.



I struggled on recording because somtimes they couldn't hear me.


Next time I will work on talking louder.

B-Creative

What I did best was searching the images.
I struggled with recording.
Next time I will do an advertisement about something different.

Soccer Ball

Cars

I did my photos are the best.
I struggle on the texed on the photos.
Next time I will do better.