Welcome to Grade 4A's blog for 2014. Here you will find student work samples, student posts on different topics, links to popular learning websites as well as other news about what we are learning about in school. I hope that this space, along with the integration of iPads as an educational tool, helps 4A students to enhance their skills and thinking in order to become Smart, Safe and Responsible users of technology in this digital age. Hopefully it will also allow students to further share their learning journey with families at home. Enjoy!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

How are we going ?

Dear 4A,

I'd like to get an idea of how you are settling into grade 4 so far. Please use your red hat to let me know how you are feeling at this stage. I'd also like to know what you think are the good points (yellow hat) and bad points (black hat) about the year so far. 

I look forward to reading your posts. 

From Ms Box  

26 comments:

  1. I feel happy that I got lots of friends in my class because they play with me and they help me. The bad things are that some people have been a bit naughty.

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  2. Dear Ms Box,

    I'm fealing great because i have wonderful teacher that is you and because my friends are caring for me.

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  3. Dear Ms Box

    At school I have enjoyed learning about all the bucket filling and all the activtes that come with it. And what do you think about the keep australia beatiful idea
    From Isobel

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    1. Dear Isobel,

      I think that the Keep Australia Beautiful idea is wonderful and it shows how much your care about the natural environment. I definitely think we should consider doing something like this as a class. Maybe we could go for a local walk together one day soon or we could set a homework challenge for families to help clean up local areas and report back to the class on the following Monday. Let's talk as a whole class about this. :)

      From Ms Box

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  4. dear Ms Box,

    i like partner games because then 2 people have FUN!!
    and i am feeling great because i am sittting next to aiden!!

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  5. Dear Ms Box
    I feel happy because I have a new freind.

    I looking forawd to later in the year becuase of the grade four camp and using our own ipad. You are a great eacher so far.

    The bad thing is that we have to wait a long time to go to camp and to use our Ipads.

    from Chad

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  6. Dear Ms Box,
    I'm settling in to grade 4 great because I have such an amazing teacher
    I haven't picked up anything I don't like apart from some of the students behavours.
    From Tom.

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  7. dear ms box's
    I'm haveing a graet time here in 4A. I'v like all the fun thing with done you.

    from mika

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  8. Dear Ms Box
    Through out the year I have loved the way you teach and explaining before you show us what to do.My favourite thing was the day everybody started school becuase we dont know who are in our class.You are the best teacher ever !!!!! grade 4 is the start of being a school leader of a student voice leader and talking at acembly.I would never have a better year without you becuase we have thrilling thursday and faboulous friday.From thomas

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  9. Dear Ms Box,
    I am very happy with the year so far. I am happy with the activities, spelling and also how you disscuss things with us before doing it. The bad things unfortunately are the maths test was too easy, and I think that we have too less time on laps,
    From Andy

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  10. I am liking grade 4 but there is one too many math lessons for me because math is easy and at the momment I don't feel challenged. I like being in your class again. It's fun seeing you all day.

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  11. Dear Mis Box,
    I feel happy because I'm looking forawd to grade four camp.
    from matt

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  12. Dear ms Box i flee good .

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  13. Dear Ms box,

    thanks for writing the post for us, I enjoyed being in your class a lot, I feel really happy being in your class again, althouh I really missed mr. le, the good points are that I like the way you teach us because you never get really angry when we do things wrong, and I like it when we get to have free time every friday, but I can't think of any bad points, how are you feeling? And I don't know why all of a sudden you changed into grade 4?

    by Yinan

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    1. Dear Yinan,

      I'm feeling pretty good. Thanks for asking. I am really enjoying Grade 4 and the challenge of integrating technology (the computers and iPads) as much as possible into Reading, Writing and Maths tasks. I know this is important because you are the digital citizens of the future. :)

      I changed to Grade 4 because I had been teaching Grade 1 for four years and it was time for a change so that I can experience something new in my job. Also, because I am in charge of cyber-safety and helping the school to become eSmart, it makes sense for me to work with older kids who use technology more. What are your experiences with cyber-safety? Have you ever had any problems on the internet or with technology?

      From Ms Box

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  14. dear Ms box,

    I Like grade 4 because you are my favourite teacher and I aso like fan fridayand aso like mini lessons.I can't think of any thing bad.

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  15. Dear Ms Box ,

    I'm really interesterd in grade four because I get a lot of help in maths.

    from breeannon.

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  16. Ms box,

    I like math because it fun and have panrter.but writing is to hard because we have to do pertest.I had lots of fun and made friend at school.Computer are also fun we can go to blog mathletic and other staf.My best thing is reading.Ms box do you have a boy

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  17. dear ms box this year so far has been great i have laernt alot of new stuff so i lean more with you by abbey 4a

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  18. Dear Ms Box,

    I'm feeling really happy because we do a lot of fun things with you. The good points in 4A are maths,reading and writing.The bad things in 4A are people who are too noisey and too naghty. from zafirah

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  19. Dear Ms Box,
    I'm feeling very good and I love Fan Fri!!

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  20. Dear Ms Box
    red Hat=
    I am really happy about this year sofar.





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  21. dear Ms Box

    I am feeling fabmuose ( somthing I got from Geronimo Stilton) because it's almost the end of the week. I've had a great school year apart from a few times that I've been injured.



    Ryan

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  22. Dear Ms Box, I've settled into grade 4 very well. I am very exited about grade 4 indervidurely. the graetest thing about grade 4 is that I'm finally in your class, because my fiends are always talking about your class when we were in grade 1.The bad thing about this year so far are that I got the wrong school box, so I have to get my own highlyter and pens, and I am very concernd. Sincerily, Rose

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  23. Dear Ms.Box,
    How are you feeling this year? I'm feeling fine, and I'm finding the work quite easy, and my mum is always saying that everyone should be challenged.
    Hope you reply,
    Rose

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  24. Dear Rose,

    Thank you for your additional comment. Despite being extremely busy and feeling a bit frazzled, I am really happy and absolutely loving working in grade 4.

    You are right about the fact that everyone should be challenged. I hope that the special projects over the year, the self-assessment (evaluating whether and why a task is easy, medium or hard) and my suggestions for self-extension will help you.

    See you tomorrow,
    Ms Box

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