Monday, December 12, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! We are hard at work on our Native American research projects and are excited for our upcoming Native American museum scheduled for Friday, December 9th @12:30-1:15. 4th graders are enjoying writing their own Legends and researching topics on the Iroquois. We also enjoyed reading The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh about the first Thanksgiving.
We've had some special guests visit Craig's 4th graders recently: Bill "Mountain Man" Staulters presented to the kids about Native Americans and survival in the wild. Former Niskayuna student-athlete and NFL player Andre Davis visited Craig and shared his experiences with the kids and talked about setting goals and perseverance!
We've had some special guests visit Craig's 4th graders recently: Bill "Mountain Man" Staulters presented to the kids about Native Americans and survival in the wild. Former Niskayuna student-athlete and NFL player Andre Davis visited Craig and shared his experiences with the kids and talked about setting goals and perseverance!
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Field Trip!
We had a blast visiting the Brookside Museum's Native American exhibit today in Ballston Spa!
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Full Swing in September!
We are settled into our 4th grade routine and are enjoying several activities and topics in our classroom!
In writing, we have explored "Personal Narrative" and have chosen a "small moment" to write about. We will go through the writing process: Brainstorming-Rough Draft-Editing-Revising- and will type our Final Copy using Google Docs.
In reading, our skill of focus this month has been Character. We are reading several stories in our Scholastic Storyworks magazine and have also enjoyed the book The BFG by Roald Dahl together as a class.
In Social Studies, we have begun our New York State unit of study by labeling important places on the New York State map and talking about the geography of New York by reading The Big Rock by Bruce Hiscock. We will kick off our Native Americans unit next week by visiting the Brokkside Museum in Ballston Spa on October 6. http://www.brooksidemuseum.org/
In Health, our first unit covers all things "Safety", including ways to be safe at home, in school, and on the internet.
Please note upcoming important dates!
In writing, we have explored "Personal Narrative" and have chosen a "small moment" to write about. We will go through the writing process: Brainstorming-Rough Draft-Editing-Revising- and will type our Final Copy using Google Docs.
In reading, our skill of focus this month has been Character. We are reading several stories in our Scholastic Storyworks magazine and have also enjoyed the book The BFG by Roald Dahl together as a class.
In Social Studies, we have begun our New York State unit of study by labeling important places on the New York State map and talking about the geography of New York by reading The Big Rock by Bruce Hiscock. We will kick off our Native Americans unit next week by visiting the Brokkside Museum in Ballston Spa on October 6. http://www.brooksidemuseum.org/
In Health, our first unit covers all things "Safety", including ways to be safe at home, in school, and on the internet.
Please note upcoming important dates!
Friday, September 9, 2016
Craig Community Day!
Welcome Back to School! We enjoyed a fun morning with our 2nd grade buddies to celebrate Craig Community Day!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Fair
Congratulations to our 4th graders and their businesses for raising money for Jack's Place http://www.jackfalvoiiifoundation.com/ at the high school on the evening of Tuesday, June 7th. We will report back soon with our final donation amount from all 5 elementary schools. Thank you Craig families for supporting this project!
Friday, May 20, 2016
Scotia Glenville Museum: Simple Machines!
The Scotia-Glenville Traveling Museum visited Craig's 4th graders today with an awesome exhibit on Simple Machines. Check us out!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
iMovie Book Trailers
During Library/Flex Media, 4th graders have been using iPads and iMovie to create book trailers of their favorite books. Enjoy!:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Pictures from the 4th Grade Biography Bash!
Our class enjoyed sharing their Biography projects today- Job Well Done!
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