Mrs. Elliott's Vacation

I had a wonderful time on my cruise. Here is a slideshow of my trip. We had a wonderful time. I hope you are enjoying your summer break.

Summer Fun!

Hey! Happy Summer everyone! I am going to keep our blog up for the summer, so check it out throughout your vacation and see how everyone is doing. You can talk to each other through the blog. What is everyone doing this summer? I am going on a cruise in about 2 weeks. I am so excited I have never been to Mexico before. Can't wait to hear from you!

Last Day of School

Can you believe it is the last day of school? I have had a fabulous year. I love each one of you. I know you will do great in fifth grade. Have a wonderful summer!

Take time to share your favorite memories of this year or share your thoughts on this post. We can't wait to hear everyone's reflections.

A Pirate's Life for Me!

Now that we know about oceans and islands... let's look at the life of a pirate.

1) Read some Treasure Island: http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/pirates/pirate3.htm

2) Answer questions about Treasure Island: http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/pirates/pirate6.htm

3) Find Hidden Treasure: http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/mapp.htm

4) Make your own Treasure Map. Make sure to include a key.

Surf's Up!

It is time to hit the beach! Travel to Hawaii and learn all about surfing. Hang Ten, Dude!
http://library.thinkquest.org/5282/splash.shtml

Ocean Sites

We are surfing the oceans to learn more about our environment. These sites will really help!

Make a Tide Pool: http://montereyaquarium.org/lc/kids_place/tidepool/tidepool.asp

Lost at Sea Survival Game: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/lifeordeath/ocean/lifeordeath.html





Current Caper: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/travel/teaser.shtml





Great Barrier Reef: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_animals/endangeredanimals_2.htm

Ology: Marine Biology http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=marinebiology&c

Secrets of the Sea: http://www.secretsatsea.org/

Amazing Reef: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/sea/interactive_module.cfm?id=20#

Build a Fish: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/sea/interactive_module.cfm?id=7

Caribbean WebQuest

Ever wanted to visit the Caribbean? Well, let's travel there together during this webquest.

http://www.whps.org/school/duffy/Web_Quests/Caribbean_Web_Quest/caribbean_webquest-Final.htm#Introduction

LAD Fair Winners!

Everyone was a winner at LAD Fair this year. We had ribbon winners and certificate winners. Congratulations Elliott's Fourth Grade Writers!

Girls' Day Out!

Boys' Day Out! April 24

Century Night at the Cardinals Game

Spelling April 21

Need some help studying for our Spelling Test? Visit www.spellingcity.com.

To find this week's list... go to Find a List. Look For those lists posted by Lori Elliott. Then you can decide whether to test or play a game with the words. Good Luck studying.

LAD FAIR Winners

We have great news! Our class had 17 winners for LAD Fair. Everything will be posted on April 26 at the High School from 8:00-11:00 a.m. Congratulations everyone! Check out the official site to view the results. http://www.nixa.k12.mo.us/lad/ladwinners.htm

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

Have a great Spring Break! I will miss you this week. Have lots of fun and I will see you next week.

Newest Blog... Science

Our newest unit and blog is The Need for Speed. It is a unit about force & motion. Come explore the science of water slides, roller coasters, and race cars!

http://rollercoastersandracecars.blogspot.com/

Math Practice

Math Investigators: http://elliottsmathinvestigators.blogspot.com/

Pioneer Day 2008

We had an amazing journey on the Oregon Trail. Check out our Headin' West Blog for more memories of Pioneer Day! http://elliottstripwest.blogspot.com/

Valentine's Day

M & M Games: http://www.mms.com/us/fungames/games/

Wonka Games: http://www.wonka.com/gamecentral/

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

This is an important day to Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. made a difference in our world. He believed we should all be treated as equals. Learn more about this great man today.

Timeline of his life: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

Black and White Photo Journal: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml

Study Island..Surf into Learning

Today we are going to check out this cool new tool... Study Island. You will need to use your username and password given to you to log in. You will see your assignment on the screen. Have a blast on the island today!

Study Island: http://www.studyisland.com/

Happy New Year!

Welcome Back! I sure missed everyone. I hope you had a wonderful break. I enjoyed relaxing, watching some fun movies, and playing DDR. I am pretty good.

This week we will start our Headin' West Unit. We will be learning about the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark first. We will work with measurement: perimeter and area. We will be setting our goals for third quarter and getting ready for the Literature Fair!

Check out my Grammar Goof for today. What is wrong?

Grammar Goof:

mrs elliott went to see the movie enchanted on new year's day

Graph of the Week: Sports

http://usatoday.com/news/snapshot.htm?section=L&label=2008-01-01-holnews

December Fun with Brain Buddies!