“Thank You” Lake Maloney Staff

4th graders at Lake School truly are appreciative of everything that our school staff does for our kids.  We made posters thanking the various staff members throughout our school, from Mrs. Wagner that helps to teach kids to Miss Sharon for cooking us delicious lunches.  We listed all of the things they do to help our school run smoothly.  Check out the slideshow of pictures below of staff receiving their recognition posters. Thank you to everyone who helps make our school ROCK!

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Ag Awareness Day

The 4th graders participated in Agriculture Awareness Day on the morning of October 11.  It was a cold morning, but our participation in all of the unique stations warmed our brains right up!  There were many different stations to learn about agriculture.  We learned all about corn, the good bacteria inside cows, the food guide pyramid, GPS, horses and livestock, tractors, and new farm equipement.  It was a fantastic day!  Check out the pictures below!

 

Our Classroom 2011-12

Here are a few pics of our classroom at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year.  We have tables for students to work at.  We have several different parts of the room for different learning activities.  I am really excited about having our couch in our classroom again this year.  What a great thing for kiddos to sit and read!

Last Day of School 2010-11

4th graders and all Lake School finished their last day of school on Wednesday, May 18, 2010.  It was kind of a sad day, as I have grown so close to these kids.  We started the day watching a movie, and then went cosmic bowling, where everyone had a great time.  When we got back to school, we had a sack lunch, participated in step-up day (where they went to 5th grade for a short time) and then said our goodbyes.  I will really miss these kiddos!  Hopefully they will all have a safe and fantastically fun summer!

Check out the pics of our last day together comsic bowling!

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Splash Pad Project

 

Our Splash Pad Project was a big and fun real-world math and science team project that asked students to design a splash pad (a ficitional one!). This project included a field trip, guest architects coming out to visit our classroom, a presentation that have guest judges, and a selected team to present to City Council at their May meeting. Students worked extremely hard on this project.   I am so incredibly proud of their work!  Great job 4th grade! Below are the videos of the presentations, pictures of the students working throughout the project, and a link to the news articles covered by KNOP-TV and North Platte Telegraph.

 

http://www.knopnews2.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1460:splash-pad-project&Itemid=105

http://www.nptelegraph.com/articles/2011/05/17/news/40001877.txt

Living History Day

On May 5, 2011 our class went to experience Nebraska History in action.  Along with other 4th graders throughout our district, our class took part in Living History Day.  The Lincoln County Historical Museum and Buffalo Bill Ranch were the host sites for the event.  It was a neat experience that started off with a walk down history lane to a one-room school house and teacher from 1880.  We then went to see a model of Bailey Yards right here in North Platte, and listened to a railroad speaker talk about our unique record-setting yards.  We also went to see the rope-maker and the blacksmith, and learned about each of those invidual trades.  4th graders enjoyed a sack lunch under the gazebo, and then headed to Buffalo Bill’s Ranch to learn more.  We enjoyed a presentation on spinning/weaving/sewing and had the opportunity to see how clothes were made in times past.  We also took a tour of the house and barn, and watched a movie about Buffalo Bill’s life.  We ended our day with a visit to the mountain man in his log cabin.  The kids had a wonderful day!  Check out our photos from the day.

Student Teacher Miss Streiff

 

We have had the wonderful opportunity to have a student teacher the last several weeks in our classroom.  Miss Roka Streiff is from Tryon, NE.  (my hometown actually!)  and will be finishing up her rotation with our classroom next week.  She will be graduating from Chadron State College the first week of May.  Miss Streiff has been a wonderful addition to our classroom, taking over subject areas such as reading and writing workshop, and also helping with our big math and science project, Project Splash Pad.  Below are some pictures of Miss Streiff in our classroom.  Thanks Miss Streiff for joining our classroom and our community.

Probability Games

http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/probability-games.html

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/probability.html

http://www.surfnetkids.com/probability_games.htm

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Math/Probability/

Geometry Practice

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/stockshelves1.htm

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/mathgeom.html

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Math/Geometry/

Dr. Seuss Day March 2, 2011

On Wednesday, March 2, 4th grade students at Lake Maloney celebrated the love of reading during our annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration.  We had several assemblies of DEAR (drop everything and run–to the gym) to join the school in reading a book.  We did several activities involving Dr. Seuss and his books.  We also read in books together and independently in our classroom.  Check out the pictures of kids enjoying their crazy day!!