Southwest Region

  This week we are studying the Southwest region. I had 3 interesting facts. One was that potatoes are the #1 crop in the Southwest. This week we are also doing poetry! I like reading poetry, but I don't like writing it. I know, that's weird. My poem was, "Black copter, black copter in the air flying in the rain."

Blog Post by Matthew

Book Club Fun!

In humanities we were reading a book called Puzzling World of Winston Breen.  

When we finished the book, we could made a board game, a Movie Poster, or a comic strip. My group chose a board game based off of Monopoly, except you want to find the key to the chest instead of money. We were graded on summary and character description as well as artwork and working together. I feel like we did really well, and I had a lot of fun doing it.

Blog post by Nolan

Midwest Region

This week in class, we are learning about the Midwest Region. There are many great tourist attractions in the Midwest and many states, states like: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. A total of twelve states in the Midwest and a lot of sightseeing. My favorite place in the Midwest Region is the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. I will enjoy learning more about the Midwest Region!

Blog post by Rusty

Welcome to Mrs. Zumwalt’s 4th Grade class blog. These are the thing we’ve been doing this week. In class we’ve been working on picking a topic and researching the topic. Now today, Jan.31st, we have completed our research, and are now putting the research into paragraphs. Last week we had a word study test on Friday. We are currently studying the Southeast Region. We’ve read some chapters about the Southeast Region’s agriculture, and found some songs that were either the Blues, Bluegrass, Dixie Jazz, and even some Cajun music.  We got to dance to some of the music and everybody had so much fun!  Later that class time some people looked up and wrote down some Southeast Regional food recipes.  I sure hope we get to try some of these!

Blog post by Patty Grace

Jump Rope for Heart

Today’s big thing is the Jump Rope for Heart unit. Every two grades like kinder and first, second and third, and fourth and fifth grade are doing a routine for Jump Rope for Heart. Fourth and fifth are doing something different which is that they can make a group of 3-10 people and choose a song so that they can do a routine with six or more jump rope moves.  Kinder through second with their two groups, they do a routine with their both the grades and it is to one song. The group that I am in, is a group of 5 and were doing the song Invincible and our routine will be shown at the assembly. The Jump Rope for Heart assembly is where we all do our routine in front of parents and the whole school. That is the big thing in Allen Academy for right now. And will be in the future.

Blog post by Ayman

Thank you for the blog post Ayman. It is important to support such an important cause, such as Jump Rope for Heart!

In Humanities, students have been researching for their student choice projects. Topics are connected to our book club reading. I am so impressed with the variety of topics that students were able to come up with!

We have also continued with our study of the Southeast region by exploring the music, food, and geography of this region. Students will be tested on important vocabulary for the region on Friday, February 3rd.

Southeast Region and Book Club Project

In the continuation of learning about Southeast Region, we are still talking and learning about the Southeast Region, but in a fun way by playing a board game about Jamestown! I had a lot of fun playing the board game, and so did my group. Students will also be doing research about book club books by making a brainstorming web, choosing, a topic, next do research and then present via brochure, article, or essay.

Blog Post By: Ihdaa

Book Club projects will be completed during class time. No outside resources will be necessary.

We Have a Dream

We are currently learning about the Southeast region of the United States.  That's where Martin Luther King Jr. held most of his peaceful protests.  We have learned that they used to have different water fountains labeled "colored" and "white." In the buses, if a white person wanted a seat, a person of color would have to get out of the seat and stand up in the very back of the bus.  There was also a woman named Rosa Parks, and in the bus she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.  She became a symbol of dignity and strength.  The leaders of the black community organized a bus boycott.  All of their efforts put an end to segregation in the United States.  

Blog Post by Anna 

Students are working on poems that compare America during the years of segregation and America today.  These poems will be displayed outside our Humanities classroom once completed.